Post-Grunge
Stylistic origins	Grunge Alternative rock Hard rock Pop rock
Cultural origins	Early-1990s, Florida, Ontario, Southern California, Seattle, Georgia
Typical instruments	Electric guitar - Bass guitar - Drum kit
Mainstream popularity	Peaked during the mid and late-1990s; lower but existent in the 2000s
Regional scenes
Central Florida, Chicago, California, Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, Southeast Texas, Southern Ontario
Other topics
Post-grunge bands

Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that somewhat emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge music. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau 's definition The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Southeast Texas is a subregion of East Texas located in the southeast corner of the U Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario lying south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of ^[1] Generally, bands labeled as such are rock bands that are influenced by grunge. Their music may often incorporate the distorted guitar, angst-filled lyrics and "loud-quiet" dynamics of grunge, but produce it in a radio-friendly and commercial way. ^[2]

While there are exceptions, many post-grunge groups do not explicitly refer to grunge bands as influences. Rather, they often cite as influences those bands that influenced the development of grunge itself, such as The Melvins and early hard rock acts such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. The Melvins is an American Sludge metal band that usually perform as a Power trio. Led Zeppelin were Black Sabbath are an However those bands show less of a relation to these "influences" making them more of idols than the true influences they were for grunge bands of the early 90's. ^[3][4]

The first huge "post grunge" albums were Sixteen Stone by British band Bush and Live's Throwing Copper. Sixteen Stone is a Post-grunge album released by Bush in 1994 (see 1994 in music) Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 Throwing Copper is a 1994 album by Live. Many critics and fans consider it the band's breakthrough album due to the commercial success of the singles " The albums featured many hit singles, a departure from the day's grunge artists Nirvana and Pearl Jam whose most recent albums featured one or two hits. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Bands such as Everclear, Collective Soul, Silverchair and Candlebox were soon to follow. Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge Georgia. Silverchair is an Australian Alternative rock band. The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992 Candlebox is a band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in November 1990 they originally named the band Uncle Duke they later changed the name as a tribute to

By 1994 "post grunge", along with alternative rock in general, had overtaken grunge as the main rock format in America, while in Britain, Brit-pop (Britain's alternative rock scene) was becoming massively popular. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. However by the end of the millennium, with disappointing follow ups by most "post grunge" artists, few bands survived. Those that did were the bands that evolved, most notably Dave Grohl's post-Nirvana outfit, Foo Fighters, whose first two albums fit in with the rest of the "post grunge" pack. David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 At the turn of the millennium the band shifted in style to more melodic, classic rock like songs. No studio album by Foo Fighters has failed to reach the top 10 since 1995. Another band to evolve was Stone Temple Pilots, whose first album "Core" was more grunge like, but whose later albums were more Post-grunge their 1994 album "Purple" debuted at #1. Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland

Today there are a number of post '90s bands still thriving commercially in this genre, most notably Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Seether, and 3 Doors Down, all of which currently have albums on the Billboard 200 chart. Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Three Days Grace is a Post-grunge band based in Canada The band was formed under the name of Groundswell in Norwood Ontario, Canada in 1992 their Seether is a Post-grunge band from South Africa. They are currently signed to Wind-up Records. 3 Doors Down is an American rock band formed in 1994 in by Brad Arnold ( Vocals and drums) Matt Roberts ( Guitar The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard

See also

• List of post-grunge bands
• Grunge music
• Alternative rock

References

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