A few years ago, many of K-pop’s best tracks were buried as b-sides. This year was different, with most of my favorite music promoted as title tracks. I certainly prefer this approach. After all, great songs should be paired with great visuals/choreo whenever possible. However,… Read More »The Top 40 K-Pop Album Tracks & B-Sides of 2024 (20-1)
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Someday (from Snowflake – 2016) Snowflake is a strong album, but sometimes its b-sides can be dwarfed by Rough’s immense shadow. Someday is light and bouncy but there’s still enough going on… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Someday
Before their full-group comeback next month, GOT7’s Yugyeom has returned with a new digital single. Many of December’s releases are holiday-themed and don’t warrant much of a review, but Sweet Like takes a different approach. Its soft percussion melds house music with Afrobeats for a… Read More »Song Review: Yugyeom (GOT7) – Sweet Like
The longest-running heavy metal tour in North America returns with its boldest lineup ever in 2025! The Decibel Magazine Tour resumes this spring with Norwegian black metal godfathers Mayhem headlining Decibel’s 12th continental expedition of the extreme. Tour support comes from countrymate and dungeon synth progenitor… Read More »Announcing the Decibel Magazine Tour 2025 Featuring MAYHEM, MORTIIS, IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT and NEW SKELETAL FACES!
Bindrune Recordings is once again bringing black metal’s raw spirit to life with the announcement of By the Grace of Death, the fourth full-length offering from Minnesota’s atmospheric purveyors Canis Dirus. Following 2020’s Independence to the Beast and their 2021 split A Harmonious Union of… Read More »Full Album Stream: Canis Dirus – By the Grace of Death