different 'alternative' eras (from what i know of)

the "grunge (riot grrl)" era
years: 1990-1996
peak: 1992-1994
bands to remember: nirvana, alice in chains, hole, jack off jill,
soundgarden, the smashing pumpkins, bikini kill, babes in toyland,
sonic youth

the "mansonite/mall goth" era
years: 1997-2004ish
peak: 1998-2001
bands to remember: marilyn manson, slipknot, kittie,
otep, korn, deftones, linkin park, system of a down,
evanescence

the "emo" era
years: 2005-2010
peak: 2006-2008
bands to remember: my chemical romance, fall out boy
, panic! at the disco, taking back sunday, blink-182, green day,
paramore, black veil brides, pierce the veil

the "scene" era
years: 2009-2013
peak: 2010-2012
bands to remember: mindeless self indulgence, 3OH!3,
metro station, bring me the horizon, blood on the dance floor,
asking alexandra, brokeNCYDE

the "tumblr girl/fangirl" era
years: 2014-2017
peak: 2015-2016
artists/bands to remember: twenty one pilots,
melanie martinez, lana del rey, halsey, artic monkeys,
marina and the diamonds, 5 seconds of summer, the xx

if there's anything i got wrong or something, don't be afraid to tell me! just did this out of bordem. lmao.