dream in japanese wrote:ummm...i'm not sure if you've noticed but a lot of bands change their sound to fit what's popular at the moment (example, sum 41, who now scream in their songs when they never did before). so i have a feeling the popular "emo" bands of today might disappear, or at least change their sounds for the next popular trend.
Screaming isnt an emo trait. There is screaming in emo but sum 41 did not change their to sound like an emo band. Sum 41 and its members are big fans of metal, which is probably where the influence came from. Lastly Sum 41 isnt "Emo."