Electro rock is a sub-genre of punk. Often it has been called "electro post-punk". It is a hybrid of new wave and punk rock, and uses elements from electronica such as synthesizers, drum machines, and samples. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian, British, Canadian and European popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine Drum machines are sequencers with a synthesizer, sampler, and/or a sample playback (rompler) component that is tailored to imitate the sounds of drums and other percussion instruments. ...

Some well known electro rock artists are Le Tigre, Prospect, and The Faint. This article deals with the band. ... Prospect has many meanings: Often a prospect is something that is awaited or expected. ... Todd Fink The Faint is an indie rock/synth pop band. ...