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Embrace was an emocore band from Washington, D.C. from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. The group was primarily noteworthy because of its well-known members, Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and The Teen Idles, Michael Hampton, Ivor Hanson , and Chris Bald , all former members of the pioneering band Faith . Hampton had also played in S.O.A. with Henry Garfield (later known as Henry Rollins). All four members had been involved in popular and influential bands in the nascent D.C. punk scene since the late 1970s. Their only album was Embrace.
For hardcore icon MacKaye, Embrace represented a transitional project between the short and fast sound of his youth and the later melodic tones of his current work (after his often maligned Egg Hunt project with Dischord Records cofounder Jeff Nelson, and the Ministry crossover Pailhead , of course). While most fans know that MacKaye eventually teamed up with former members of Rites of SpringThere is also a ballet called The Rite of Spring. Rites of Spring was punk rock band from Washington, D. Rites of Spring is often cited as pioneering the emocore movement. Although they were only together from the spring of 1984 through the winter of 1986 to form the perennial punk outfit FugaziAlternate meanings: Fugazi (disambiguation Fugazi is an alternative rock band from Washington, D. formed in 1987. After the seminal hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye (vocals and guitar) was active with a few short-lived groups before, guitarist Michael Hampton first played with Fugazi’s Guy PicciottoGuy Picciotto is a punk rock musician from Washington DC. He is most famous for his bands Rites of Spring (together in the mid- 1980s), in which he played guitar and vocals (the band was highly influenced the emo sub-genre of punk rock), and his current b, as well as Embrace’s co-producer Edward Janney, in One Last Wish . Bassist Chris Bald moved forward with the band Ignition , and drummer Ivor Hanson paired up with Hampton again in 1992See also 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Though other arti for Manifesto .
