Orem, UT · post-hardcore · emo

The Used

3 upcoming festivals

Bert McCracken's scream-to-croon whiplash defined a corner of early-2000s post-hardcore and still detonates live — the chaos aged into craft.

The Used formed in Orem, Utah in 2001, with Bert McCracken on vocals and Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard and Branden Steineckert completing the original line-up. Their self-titled debut, released in 2002, and the 2004 follow-up In Love and Death established the band as a central act in early-2000s post-hardcore, driven by McCracken's shifts between raw screaming and clean, melodic singing and by lyrics dealing openly with addiction, grief and self-loathing. Songs including "The Taste of Ink" and "All That I've Got" became staples of the era's rock radio and television programming.

The band has continued releasing albums and touring across subsequent line-up changes, with Howard and McCracken remaining constant. Their live shows retain much of the volatility of the early records.

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