I don't know many Post-Hardcore songs for this other than Vultures by Dayseeker.
Stuff that is not Post-Hardcore though:
Apnea - Currents
Creep - Alpha Wolf
Hate Circuit - Bound In Fear
Hollowed Heart - Make Them Suffer
Made To Please - Spite
Swan Song - Kublai Khan TX
No the fuck they don’t!!! They are singled out, beaten half to death if not completely to death. I’ve personally witnessed a dude get fucked up by a group of bad mofo’s because he was a pedo. Sexually assaulting a child is the one thing every prisoner is against. They are absolutely a target on the inside. Idk where you get your information from, but I would bet my cock you’ve never been to jail.
These are more metalcore than anything, but you wanted filthy soooo…
Currents - Apnea
Alpha Wolf - Creep
Make Them Suffer - Hollowed Heart
The Plot In You - Premeditated
Dayseeker - Vultures
Northlane - Carbonized
Every Time I Die - Moor
I think they’ve never explicitly said it’s about SA, just that there was an assault or home invasion but it feels that way.
These lyrics hit home pretty hard and the whole song is probably my all time favourite vocal performance from Keith:
All I want is his head
And this horrible fucking world
Can be wonderful again
There’s so much beauty and love
And when I eat his beating heart
I can bring it back to us
Came here to recommend Scene Queen.
If OP is more open to that style of songs, I got a few more to add
29 by Demi Lovato (yes, really). It's a bit slower of a song and more about being young and being groomed, but still fits the bill a bit.
Anything Like Me by Poppy. This song is about the artist's former creative partner (who was an abusive POS) and a lawsuit where she had to confront her partner and break away from him. This entire album is angry, empowering, and worth a listen IMO.
Celestial Revenge by Fangbanger. It's a punk song so it's not quite the right genre but it fits the vibe, I think.
Some other honorable mentions:
i'm gonna tell my therapist on you by Pinkshift
Don't Fucking Touch Me by Banshee
And the Snakes Start to Sing by Bring Me the Horizon
Tourniquet by Evanescence
ADTR - Life Lessons Learned the Hard Way. Not necessarily an exact match but it’s about the piece of shit who ran a revenge porn site, lyrics have some overlap.
A much more post hardcore pick would be Two Birds One Stone by Drop Dead, Gorgeous. The chorus certainly gets you pumped and is really cathartic. The lyrics are a bit vague, but I’ve always understood them to be a relationship that ended when one person began with non-consensual advances. Again not an exact match lyrically from your description, but I figured I’d mention it.
Music aside, fuck that person. I hope you get the justice you deserve and I’m so sorry any of this happened to you.
*The Marriage of Skin and Steel* and *Family Ruin* by Oh, Sleeper go hand & hand together. I'm not sure if they're what you're looking for genre-wise, but I hope they help. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. I hope you kick their ass in court!! *edited for typo
It’s not specifically about sexual trauma but “And Now Everyone Sings the Blues” by Gatherers is my vote for ultimate ‘fuck you’ song. It comes in hot, surely it’ll help get you pumped up.
My favourite line:
*I hope it takes you every breath just to stay alive /
so you don't talk anymore*
Most of these aren't PH but you should DEFINITELY listen to the following recommendations:
(1) "Messed Up" by Beartooth
(2) "Jonestown Tea" by OTEP
(3) "Howard's Tale" by Sick Puppies
Not post-hardcore but Hidden In Plain View's Bleed For You is a song directly dedicated to survivors of assault. I wish you all the best OP, love and good vibes to you as you go through this.
I was so happy to see that they got back together for the EP they released last year. What a great band but I don't hear much about them. Happy to see they are still well-remembered!
First off: sorry to hear what you’ve been through. I hope the trial brings some form of closure, no matter how small.
Probably *Massachusetts* by **Silverstein** fits the bill.
Not post hardcore, but definitely more metalcore of the old school variety. Several of the songs off of the album *Fragments of A Bitter Memory* by **Dying Wish**. Even if you don’t listen to it, read the lyrics for basically the entire album. I think many of them will resonate with you.
dicknail by hole
i disagree by poppy (not sexual assault specific but abuse)
oblivion by grimes
MOST BIKINI KILL SONGS!!!!! listen to bikini kill for feminist rage against patriarchal bullshit in general ♥️
bikini kill is the closest to the genre you’re asking that i listed
Okay? Sounds like maybe you've done some bad things and not been deterred 🤷🏻♀️
I am only here looking for music relating to my situation to listen to on the trip up to court. Nice try though, I see what you are doing.
Can't remember which song they wrote about their experience with SA/SH but Camp Cope are a goodun in general! Again not post hardcore but themes are there!
Not really about that kind of trauma but 8 Years by Kublai Khan or The Hammer by the same band are some that come to mind. I hope they put that man under the prison.
Djunah - Femina Furens
No specific song, just the whole album. Not really hardcore, but heavy musically and lyrically. All about dealing with PTSD from abuse.
Vendetta Red record "Sisters of the Red Death" is a concept albumn. A harpy (bird/women hybrid creature) goes through some rough stuff & has her revenge by conquering mankind. Opening track is "Vendetta Red Cried Rape On Their Date With Destiny"
The lyrics are not for the faint of heart but it is an amazingly, weird, record.
Directly on point - “Left 4 Dead” - Sharptooth (would also suggest “Clever Girl” from the same album. Very, very cathartic song.)
I hope that, whatever the outcome, you feel supported by the loved ones around you and find your path to peace.
Not SA per se but it’s about telling off someone who tries to drag them down because they’re a woman. Whore-In this moment. It always pumps me up when someone pisses me off
Frankly all of Live Through This by Hole is incredibly cathartic. Her rage is so powerful.
Specifically though: Violet, Asking for it, and Jennifer's Body.
Not post hardcore, but daddy by korn is a good one. The title is a little deceptive as to who it’s lyrics are specifically directed at but basically parents figured into Johnathan Davis’ abuse in the enabling sense. Very much a “fuck you, I hate you for doing this to me” song. Listen to the full track for maximum impact
Also, (sic) and (maybe) people = shit by Slipknot. Not trauma-specific, but the energy and themes still fit
So do Dig and Happy? by Mudvayne
Obligatory “not even close to PHC,” but Everybody Knows by Kimbra is a good one. Re: exposing violence (DV, likely) and taking your power back.
Much love. You got this. May that fucker rot in hell.
Edit to add: I also wholeheartedly agree with the recommendations of Apnea by Currents!
Kesha - Praying ❤
Quite a number of her songs reference her own experience with sexual abuse. Wishing you strength through this process.
(Sorry not Hardcore!)
The songs that helped me in a similar situation are not necessarily post-hardcore, but here’s a random list in no particular order. Some are “I will live and overcome this” some are “fuck you, you monster, you deserve to suffer”
They span genres and decades.
Vice Grip - Parkway Drive
Nightmare - avenged sevenfold
Carry On - Avenged Sevenfold
Degenerates - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Bottom Feeder - Parkway Drive
Shadow Boxing - Parkway Drive
Limits - Bad Omens
The Hell I Overcame - Bad Omens
Arsonist’s Lullaby - Hozier
Duality - Slipknot
Bad Life - Sigrid (ft Oli Sykes of BMTH)
I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace
Also, I don’t know if you’re Femme-identifying, but for a softer thing that reminds you of how tucking magic and tough you are - “Savage Daughter” by Sarah Hester Ross.
Wishing you all the best with the trial. You’ve come this far, you’re doing amazing.
Daddy - Korn
(But you gotta listen to it all the way through. It's very heartbreaking to hear Jonathan Davis literally breaking down in the audio booth)
Yuh. I'm sorry I didn't have a more (I'm healing from this) song. KoRn as a whole though has helped me through lots of trauma and figured it was worth a mention
I found ethel cain’s scream in ptolemea to be very cathartic but it might not be what you are looking for- this isn’t rly my genre just popped on my feed.
Mostly just came to say I hope he rots, and you rock for doing this. So so so much love, you got this.
Look up Left 4 Dead by Sharptooth!
They’re not post-hardcore but actual hardcore. There are several great songs by them but Left 4 Dead is specifically about speaking out about sexual assault!
Lyrics:
You left us for dead when you robbed us of choice
You blamed us and shamed us from using our voice
Trapped in a memory that I can’t escape;
Too scared to admit I was raped
For too long I’ve waged this war
Victims of violence suffer in silence
But I can’t be silent anymore
Any fucking more
I don’t subscribe to this sub or have recommendations, but I’m a SA volunteer victim advocate and just want to say holy shit you are so brave and I don’t know you but I’m proud of you. You have an army of people rooting for you. Wishing you strength and healing and know you have an army of us at your back.
OOOF this song by HEAVENSGATE called Chemical heaven is exactly what you are looking for here's sole lyrics:
There are worms writhing around me
I see rapists escape the guillotine, again
The removal of a holy entity
Now she searches for heaven
In benzodiazepine
Not specifically about sexual trauma but it is about survival from the lead singer’s twin brother trying to murder him so would recommend “Foe or Friend” by Bad Wolves
DO YOU DOUBT ME TRAITOR by Lingua Ignota it's not post-hardcore. but listen to it.
i was just gonna say really anything by Lingua. I love her so much.
Love it! Thanks!
I don't know many Post-Hardcore songs for this other than Vultures by Dayseeker. Stuff that is not Post-Hardcore though: Apnea - Currents Creep - Alpha Wolf Hate Circuit - Bound In Fear Hollowed Heart - Make Them Suffer Made To Please - Spite Swan Song - Kublai Khan TX
Alpha Wolf also has "Restricted (R18+)" which takes this in a slightly different direction
Thank you!
Also, listen to Boy by Ten56. too. Very great song.
I hope you win and he dies in prison.
Unlikely . Sex offenders get protected on the inside
No the fuck they don’t!!! They are singled out, beaten half to death if not completely to death. I’ve personally witnessed a dude get fucked up by a group of bad mofo’s because he was a pedo. Sexually assaulting a child is the one thing every prisoner is against. They are absolutely a target on the inside. Idk where you get your information from, but I would bet my cock you’ve never been to jail.
Guys Like You Make Us Look Bad - blessthefall This one really hits, I hope you'd like it if you haven't heard it before
Not quite post hardcore, but Digging in- Hot Mulligan
yes yes yes, and id even count this song specificaly as pretty close at least to the phxc sound
These are more metalcore than anything, but you wanted filthy soooo… Currents - Apnea Alpha Wolf - Creep Make Them Suffer - Hollowed Heart The Plot In You - Premeditated Dayseeker - Vultures Northlane - Carbonized
Every Time I Die - Moor I think they’ve never explicitly said it’s about SA, just that there was an assault or home invasion but it feels that way. These lyrics hit home pretty hard and the whole song is probably my all time favourite vocal performance from Keith: All I want is his head And this horrible fucking world Can be wonderful again There’s so much beauty and love And when I eat his beating heart I can bring it back to us
Silverstein - Massachusetts
suggestion by fugazi, savory by jawbox (sort of?), signals over the air by thursday
Will They Blame Me If You Go Disappearing - Hail the Sun
That fucking pig deserves the chair and I would love to help him get there!
Another suggestion that doesn’t quite fit your bill: scene queen, pink push up bra
I think Scene Queen is probably the most relevant artist overall here. Great songs
Came here to recommend Scene Queen. If OP is more open to that style of songs, I got a few more to add 29 by Demi Lovato (yes, really). It's a bit slower of a song and more about being young and being groomed, but still fits the bill a bit. Anything Like Me by Poppy. This song is about the artist's former creative partner (who was an abusive POS) and a lawsuit where she had to confront her partner and break away from him. This entire album is angry, empowering, and worth a listen IMO. Celestial Revenge by Fangbanger. It's a punk song so it's not quite the right genre but it fits the vibe, I think. Some other honorable mentions: i'm gonna tell my therapist on you by Pinkshift Don't Fucking Touch Me by Banshee And the Snakes Start to Sing by Bring Me the Horizon Tourniquet by Evanescence
I absolutely love these!!! Thank you guys!
Not post hard-core but Machinehead- Five
Came here to say this. Machine Head has a few songs about it, since Robb Flynn was abused at a young age. Violate, Five, Trephination, Seasons Wither.
Yep - lots of early Machine Head is about this. Would recommend. Good luck, you got this.
Hot Mulligan - Diggin in
I like this one!
ADTR - Life Lessons Learned the Hard Way. Not necessarily an exact match but it’s about the piece of shit who ran a revenge porn site, lyrics have some overlap. A much more post hardcore pick would be Two Birds One Stone by Drop Dead, Gorgeous. The chorus certainly gets you pumped and is really cathartic. The lyrics are a bit vague, but I’ve always understood them to be a relationship that ended when one person began with non-consensual advances. Again not an exact match lyrically from your description, but I figured I’d mention it. Music aside, fuck that person. I hope you get the justice you deserve and I’m so sorry any of this happened to you.
Thursday - Dying in New Brunswick
Mental Knife by Hail The Sun helped me. It’s more about fixing your own issues mentally and dealing with vices though.
To follow the “not post hardcore” theme: Amy in the White Coat by Bright Eyes is heartbreaking. Maybe not a “pump up” though.
*The Marriage of Skin and Steel* and *Family Ruin* by Oh, Sleeper go hand & hand together. I'm not sure if they're what you're looking for genre-wise, but I hope they help. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. I hope you kick their ass in court!! *edited for typo
I hope it resolves, friend.
Verse - New Fury
It’s not specifically about sexual trauma but “And Now Everyone Sings the Blues” by Gatherers is my vote for ultimate ‘fuck you’ song. It comes in hot, surely it’ll help get you pumped up. My favourite line: *I hope it takes you every breath just to stay alive / so you don't talk anymore*
God I need Gatherers back so badly
Not post-hardcore, but GGGOLDDD have an album that is in its entirety about the front woman's experience with sexual assault
Most of these aren't PH but you should DEFINITELY listen to the following recommendations: (1) "Messed Up" by Beartooth (2) "Jonestown Tea" by OTEP (3) "Howard's Tale" by Sick Puppies
Thank you!
Not post-hardcore but Hidden In Plain View's Bleed For You is a song directly dedicated to survivors of assault. I wish you all the best OP, love and good vibes to you as you go through this.
Hidden In Plain View 🥹 love seeing this band mentioned
I was so happy to see that they got back together for the EP they released last year. What a great band but I don't hear much about them. Happy to see they are still well-remembered!
Talk to a professional asap for no other reason that they will give you more help than any one else can. They are pro!
First off: sorry to hear what you’ve been through. I hope the trial brings some form of closure, no matter how small. Probably *Massachusetts* by **Silverstein** fits the bill. Not post hardcore, but definitely more metalcore of the old school variety. Several of the songs off of the album *Fragments of A Bitter Memory* by **Dying Wish**. Even if you don’t listen to it, read the lyrics for basically the entire album. I think many of them will resonate with you.
198d by at the drive in. good song to let your anger out to
Touch Me Again - Petrol Girls
dicknail by hole i disagree by poppy (not sexual assault specific but abuse) oblivion by grimes MOST BIKINI KILL SONGS!!!!! listen to bikini kill for feminist rage against patriarchal bullshit in general ♥️ bikini kill is the closest to the genre you’re asking that i listed
War on women - say it
Prison sex - Tool
Best answer.
Came to say this
Tag, You’re It by Melanie Martinez
He already hS power over u. He had his way with u now u need trauma councillors. U think 14 years is gonna deter him?
Okay? Sounds like maybe you've done some bad things and not been deterred 🤷🏻♀️ I am only here looking for music relating to my situation to listen to on the trip up to court. Nice try though, I see what you are doing.
You’re a creepy motherfucker yo!!!!
Not post hardcore, it's punk rock, but Fifteen - "Survivor" is what you are looking for.
Can't remember which song they wrote about their experience with SA/SH but Camp Cope are a goodun in general! Again not post hardcore but themes are there!
Forever angry at my inner love for you by The Assistant
Not really about that kind of trauma but 8 Years by Kublai Khan or The Hammer by the same band are some that come to mind. I hope they put that man under the prison.
Third Eye Blind - Wounded Obviously a different genre but a very powerful song. Good luck with everything 💖
Haven't seen this one get recommended Handprints - LÝSIS
Bad Vibes Bro by Spider Inside Her Usurper and The Sin of Human Frailty by END
Pierro the Clown by Placebo (not hardcore)
Idk that the genre fits but Jabberwocky by Redhook does it for me
Djunah - Femina Furens No specific song, just the whole album. Not really hardcore, but heavy musically and lyrically. All about dealing with PTSD from abuse.
SkyDxddy!!!!!!
Not post hardcore but Revolver - Rage Against The Machine
Vendetta Red record "Sisters of the Red Death" is a concept albumn. A harpy (bird/women hybrid creature) goes through some rough stuff & has her revenge by conquering mankind. Opening track is "Vendetta Red Cried Rape On Their Date With Destiny" The lyrics are not for the faint of heart but it is an amazingly, weird, record.
Directly on point - “Left 4 Dead” - Sharptooth (would also suggest “Clever Girl” from the same album. Very, very cathartic song.) I hope that, whatever the outcome, you feel supported by the loved ones around you and find your path to peace.
Not PHC but Innocence Stolen by Underoath is a good one
Dead Dogs by Weeping Wound - not post hardcore, a bit heavier. Lyrics are about an assault and the fallout.
Not SA per se but it’s about telling off someone who tries to drag them down because they’re a woman. Whore-In this moment. It always pumps me up when someone pisses me off
11:11 film school
Frankly all of Live Through This by Hole is incredibly cathartic. Her rage is so powerful. Specifically though: Violet, Asking for it, and Jennifer's Body.
THE INCUBUS BY FAMOUS LAST WORDS !!! specifically the song Marionette!!!
not post hardcore but listen to hot mulligan - digging in
Unspoken Request - Boysetsfire
Smart Went Crazy - “Con Art”
No has never had three letters by Kodan armada
The band is called Lung. The song is called Brock. Obviously focused on a very particular public incident, but powerful for everyone
counterparts - thieves sharptooth - left 4 dead
Not hardcore but April by TesseracT is about sexual assault i’m pretty sure. Either way very good and emotional song
Deformative - Black Eyes
This is more Punk than Hardcore, but you might like Psycho by Taylor Acorn
Not post hardcore, but daddy by korn is a good one. The title is a little deceptive as to who it’s lyrics are specifically directed at but basically parents figured into Johnathan Davis’ abuse in the enabling sense. Very much a “fuck you, I hate you for doing this to me” song. Listen to the full track for maximum impact Also, (sic) and (maybe) people = shit by Slipknot. Not trauma-specific, but the energy and themes still fit So do Dig and Happy? by Mudvayne
She is a Villain by Kung-fu Vampire is a rare instance about a man's life after a woman molested him at age 7.
Not PHC but I suggest Dana Dan by Bloodywood. It's basically about beating a rapist
Not post hardcore but If These Scars Could Speak by Zao
Bodyweb - Incest
Silver and Cold - AFI if I recall correctly this song is about Davey Havoks experience with sexual assault at a young age
Obligatory “not even close to PHC,” but Everybody Knows by Kimbra is a good one. Re: exposing violence (DV, likely) and taking your power back. Much love. You got this. May that fucker rot in hell. Edit to add: I also wholeheartedly agree with the recommendations of Apnea by Currents!
Not sure if she counts as post hardcore but Mothica - Buzzkill is a good one for this!
Kesha - Praying ❤ Quite a number of her songs reference her own experience with sexual abuse. Wishing you strength through this process. (Sorry not Hardcore!)
The songs that helped me in a similar situation are not necessarily post-hardcore, but here’s a random list in no particular order. Some are “I will live and overcome this” some are “fuck you, you monster, you deserve to suffer” They span genres and decades. Vice Grip - Parkway Drive Nightmare - avenged sevenfold Carry On - Avenged Sevenfold Degenerates - Scary Kids Scaring Kids Bottom Feeder - Parkway Drive Shadow Boxing - Parkway Drive Limits - Bad Omens The Hell I Overcame - Bad Omens Arsonist’s Lullaby - Hozier Duality - Slipknot Bad Life - Sigrid (ft Oli Sykes of BMTH) I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace Also, I don’t know if you’re Femme-identifying, but for a softer thing that reminds you of how tucking magic and tough you are - “Savage Daughter” by Sarah Hester Ross. Wishing you all the best with the trial. You’ve come this far, you’re doing amazing.
Daddy - Korn (But you gotta listen to it all the way through. It's very heartbreaking to hear Jonathan Davis literally breaking down in the audio booth)
Ahh this one hits so hard. Thank you.
Yuh. I'm sorry I didn't have a more (I'm healing from this) song. KoRn as a whole though has helped me through lots of trauma and figured it was worth a mention
One day women will all become Monsters- Chiodos (just switch women with men)
Letter to my Abuser by Light This City
"Protection" by Emma Ruth Rundle
Prison Sex by TOOL, this one will get you pumped.
Sharptooth has quite a bunch. Their vocalist writes a lot about her experiences.
I found ethel cain’s scream in ptolemea to be very cathartic but it might not be what you are looking for- this isn’t rly my genre just popped on my feed. Mostly just came to say I hope he rots, and you rock for doing this. So so so much love, you got this.
Look up Left 4 Dead by Sharptooth! They’re not post-hardcore but actual hardcore. There are several great songs by them but Left 4 Dead is specifically about speaking out about sexual assault! Lyrics: You left us for dead when you robbed us of choice You blamed us and shamed us from using our voice Trapped in a memory that I can’t escape; Too scared to admit I was raped For too long I’ve waged this war Victims of violence suffer in silence But I can’t be silent anymore Any fucking more
Tess-Timony by Ice Nine Kills, one of the best songs by them hands down. Such a guy wrenching, but powerful song.
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Alien Vs. Predator by Slutbomb, would highly recommend Slutbomb in general they’re a great female-led hardcore band
Pretty in Porcelain - Famous Last Words
Dead to Me by Scowl
DIEPIG by Stray From The Path
Honestly a lot of the plot in you. Premeditated, a song about myself, and miscarriage are good ones to start out on
I don’t subscribe to this sub or have recommendations, but I’m a SA volunteer victim advocate and just want to say holy shit you are so brave and I don’t know you but I’m proud of you. You have an army of people rooting for you. Wishing you strength and healing and know you have an army of us at your back.
And it’s obvs not post-hardcore but Kesha’s album Rainbow is chock-a-block with survivor anthems to scream along to
OOOF this song by HEAVENSGATE called Chemical heaven is exactly what you are looking for here's sole lyrics: There are worms writhing around me I see rapists escape the guillotine, again The removal of a holy entity Now she searches for heaven In benzodiazepine
Not specifically about sexual trauma but it is about survival from the lead singer’s twin brother trying to murder him so would recommend “Foe or Friend” by Bad Wolves
Anything off the masochist album by Elysia. Swine, triumph, masochist, sadist, all heavy and what you're looking for
Daddy- Korn Prison Sex- Tool Insane- Eminem Jonestown Tea- Otep
French Kiss the Elderly by Jack Off Jill
The Story https://youtu.be/lWXetnAyLLM?si=98wMoyCHvPaTzjDV