Alternative Rock is an umbrella term for a number of genres of music that emerged in the 1980s and became popular in the 1990s. Alternative Rock bands, or alt-rock bands, were Post Punk inspired bands signed to Independent labels that didn't fit into the mainstream, which was dominated by Metal, New Wave, and other genres. Genres within Alternative Rock include Grunge, Indie Rock (which is itself an umbrella term), Post Rock, Gothic Rock, College Rock, and others.
Current Artists[]
- 1 Rising
- Action Toolbelt
- Archdeacon
- Bayside
- Brand New
- Chateau Drive
- Cobra Starship
- Con the Villain
- Cortez the Killer
- Diminishing Returns
- Don't Run
- Escape the Skyline
- Exit Verona
- The Fragments
- Idle Vice
- Last Charge of the Light Horse
- Lights Resolve
- Men, Women & Children
- The Urgency
- Post Roman
- Stealing Jane
- Straylight Run
- Testing For Echo
Past Artists[]
- A Leaf in Fire
- A Midnight Orchestra
- Always the Crash
- Bad Juju
- Double Header
- Drama for the Masses
- Ether Switch
- Geometry
- Late Night Follies
- Lux Courageous
- Sarcasm
- Styrofoam Junkies
- Ultra High Frequency
- Vaeda
- Vibes
- Never Say Forever
- Not Quite Rebels
- Otherwise Magnificent
- Paradoxical Popsicle
- Pegleg
- Pisces
- The Radio Spirit
- Razor Blade Kills
- Red11
- Riot Versailles!
- Rocco
- Seer
- Soundside
- Space Robot Scientists
- Spinning Images
- Split the Skies
- Squirrel from Hell
- The Still Life
- Stratosphere
- Sweet Hollow
- The Taco Band
- Team Ramrod
- The Test Dream
- Too Busy Being Bored
- Tragic Sense
- Uni Royal
- Virginia Creeper
- Vision Through Sound
- Webster
- Winter Academy
- X Ray OK
Subgenres[]
- College Rock
- Dream Pop
- Gothic Rock
- Grunge
- Indie Rock
- Noise Pop
- Post Rock
- Shoegazing
- Twee Pop
Fusion Genres[]
- Alternative Metal
- Psychobilly
- Industrial Rock
- Post Punk/Post Punk Revival
- Riot Grrrl
- Experimental Alternative Rock