Originally Posted by Nightshade
No they are not. They had a few songs that rank in the emo genre but they are not classified as emo and it is a common mistake to think they were emo.
I am not going to argue this really because its pointless.
Just about every reputable alternative/punk source I've seen fits fugazi squarely in that catagory...granted they are a bit harder than stuff like Dashboard, Coheed, Death Cab, etc...the whole essense of true emo isn't the whiny bullshit, but more about the true emotion conveyed behind the lyrics...which I think you can agree Fugazi conveys really well.