Where did grunge rock go?

[Street Hunger]

Where did the grunge rock scene go?

Amazing grunge rock bands came out of Seattle in the 90s. Where did the grunge rock scene go, though? like, I don't know who replaced it. I guess no one did?

a bunch of famous grunge rock lead singers died.. Unfortunately.

But there must be some new versions of these bands out there. But I don't know who they are.

[JohnnySic]

Grunge was great for a couple of years in the 90's, but it had a shelf life. Its generally not fun, catchy music. People (the mainstream) got their fill and moved on. There's probably still underground stuff going though.

[FultzNationRISE]

Like every other genre of music, it died with the advent of Napster/file sharing.

[Patrick Chewing]

I gotta say, I think Nu-Metal killed it off. And, the genre just wasn't that big enough. It was a subgenre of a genre and it probably had a good 5-6 bands that stood out and that was it. It had a good run of in between 1988-1995 and when you think about it, that is actually a pretty good run. And of course, the most obvious of them all, a lot of these guys died during that period.

[Long Duck Dong]

It was a subgenre of a genre and it probably had a good 5-6 bands that stood out and that was it.

I got busy with work and was about to come in and ask "Wasn't grunge just a microgenre with 10 bands or so?" before you made this post. This confirms my suspicion

Speaking of which, where the hell did rock itself go? Indie rock had a nice stretch between 1999-2012 but it seems like that was "rock's" last hurrah. A lot of pure rock enthusiasts probably don't even consider indie rock real rock.

[John8204]

Speaking of which, where the hell did rock itself go? Indie rock had a nice stretch between 1999-2012 but it seems like that was "rock's" last hurrah. A lot of pure rock enthusiasts probably don't even consider indie rock real rock.

It's bisected into two points...the uncool popular groups (Nickelback, Coldplay, Maroon Five) and bro-country.

Most rock groups are extremely old so for fans of rock they just go into the past and listen to the classic waves of the 70's-90's.

[Im Still Ballin]

It's bisected into two points...the uncool popular groups (Nickelback, Coldplay, Maroon Five) and bro-country.

Most rock groups are extremely old so for fans of rock they just go into the past and listen to the classic waves of the 70's-90's.

Don't forget about Indie Sleaze and Folk in the '00s. Bands like Artic Monkeys and Mumford and Sons. Although, I'm not sure if folk is rock? Is it?


I got busy with work and was about to come in and ask "Wasn't grunge just a microgenre with 10 bands or so?" before you made this post. This confirms my suspicion

Speaking of which, where the hell did rock itself go? Indie rock had a nice stretch between 1999-2012 but it seems like that was "rock's" last hurrah. A lot of pure rock enthusiasts probably don't even consider indie rock real rock.

Artic Monkeys had some huge songs. One of the best examples of Indie rock.


I gotta say, I think Nu-Metal killed it off. And, the genre just wasn't that big enough. It was a subgenre of a genre and it probably had a good 5-6 bands that stood out and that was it. It had a good run of in between 1988-1995 and when you think about it, that is actually a pretty good run. And of course, the most obvious of them all, a lot of these guys died during that period.

Don't forget "post-Grunge" - the heavy commercialization of grunge in the mid-to-late '90s. Or what many now refer to as "butt rock." Creed, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Hinder, etc. Technically, there's a distinction between early post-Grunge like Silverchair, Bush, and Candlebox, but it's all the same, really. Just the commercialization of an "authentic" rock movement.


In the late 1990s, post-grunge morphed into a more clearly defined style that combined the sound and aesthetic of grunge with more commercially accessible songwriting, rising to prominence that lasted into the 2000s.


Like every other genre of music, it died with the advent of Napster/file sharing.

Great point.

[John8204]

Don't forget about Indie Sleaze and Folk in the '00s. Bands like Artic Monkeys and Mumford and Sons. Although, I'm not sure if folk is rock? Is it?


Well that's an interesting point....because those bands would have been classified as alternative but because Rock doesn't really have any main stream movements alt rock is now the mainstream of rock.

[Street Hunger]

Bring grunge rock back