Heroin is considered the first true hardcore emo band, coming out of San Diego around 1991. Their entire recorded discography totals under one hour, but their music's influence is unsurpassed in the genre. Heroin is described as chaotic and furious noise, vocal-cord-shredding screaming, lyrics of ultimate disillusionment and pain and just the right amount of melody to pull things together without interrupting the flow. Hardcore Emo is a style of music that existed primarily in the early-mid 90s, also known as emo violence or chaos emo. The first hints of the sound began with bands like Merel and Iconoclast on the East Coast, but it is considered to have primary started in 1991... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ...