Grunge is a darker, edgier style that is usually depicted these days with glitches, vinyl records, c!gar3tt3s, neon lights, and the color black (which is only loosely related to the original grunge). Historically, the original grunge movement has its roots in the 1990s hard rock scene of Seattle, Washington. It was a countercultural, anti-consumerism youth movement and musical genre that defined Generation X. Grunge fashion was made popular by bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden, and was meant to be timeless and quite casual. Grunge started coming back into fashion in the 2010s and 2020s as '90s nostalgia began (an argument could be made that this led to the rise in prominence of Vaporwave as well). Grunge songs were featured on games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero which introduced them to a new generation of fans. This revival saw old staples of the original grunge scene making a return to popularity, such as Soundgarden with King Animal and Alice in Chains with Black Gives Way to Blue, and also led to some new grunge bands rising up the ranks, such as The Jins, Sun Puddle, and Wolf Alice. In addition to the music, grunge fashion also made a comeback, i.e. Pastel Grunge and Soft Grunge. The philosophical elements of the original Grunge movement were largely dropped in this revival, where people merely achieved the visual aesthetic of looking Grunge, often paying far more exorbitant amounts of money compared to the original Grunge style icons, who almost exclusively shopped at Thrift Stores.
