Embrace (band, USA)

Embrace is an American post-hardcore band from Washington , founded by renowned DIY punk musician and producer Jan Mackay . The group existed from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986, but had a great influence on the emo core and hardcore punk scene. The vocalist of the group was Mackay himself, and the other three members were former members of The Faith - guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bass player Chris Bald ^[1] . Hampto and Hanson were previously members of the Henry Rollins SOA group ^[2] . Of the recorded releases, the group has only one Embrace album , which was released after the band disbanded on Mackay’s own label Dischord Records ^[1] .

Embrace
Genres	hardcore punk post hardcore emo core
Years	1985 - 1986
A country	USA
City	Washington
Where from
Language of songs	English
Labels	Dischord
Structure	Ian Mackay Michael Hampton Ivor Hanson Chris Bald
Other projects	Minor threat Fugazi Egg Hunt Skewbald / Grand Union The teen idles SOA Ignition Manifesto

After the collapse of Embrace, Mackay along with former drummer of his first band The Teen Idles, Jeff Nelson, is created the Egg Hunt project ^[3] , Beld joined the Ignition group, and Michael and Ivor founded the Manifesto band in 1992 ^[4] .

In the first years after the collapse of Embrace, fans began to call them the founders of the emo core, but Mackay himself denied this, calling them the Rites of Spring group ^[5] .