The Alt Weekly Roundup (5/5/25)
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Song Review: Chenle (NCT Dream) – Lucid
It’s a slow day (week? year??) in K-pop, so I’m going to sidestep over to the Chinese market for a moment with the debut solo single from NCT Dream’s Chenle. The song is part of a “special EP,” and given the way Chinese music is… Read More »Song Review: Chenle (NCT Dream) – Lucid
Track Premiere: Paralysis Expletive – “Willow Road”
Gird the loins of your soul, for they are about to be smashed in. Straight from the Pacific Northwest Crime Syndicate comes the new single from Paralysis Expletive. No nuance, no subtlety, and absolutely no mercy will be found on this track. In Decibel‘s always-correct… Read More »Track Premiere: Paralysis Expletive – “Willow Road”
Dvne: Progressive Post-Metal Collective Releases “Live at The Biscuit Factory”
– May 5th, 2025 – Full Live Session Now Playing + European Tour Underway Watch Full Release HERE & Stream HERE! “Voidkind is a candidate for post-metal album of the decade… Every note’s perfectly placed to make this an album that demands re-entry again and… Read More »Dvne: Progressive Post-Metal Collective Releases “Live at The Biscuit Factory”
Metal Blade Records Proudly Announces the Signing of Gradience
– May 5th, 2025 – Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of GRADIENCE, the uncompromising Danish metal act forging a bold new path with their explosive fusion of black metal, deathcore, metalcore, and trap-rap. With their critically acclaimed debut EP Ironsight, produced… Read More »Metal Blade Records Proudly Announces the Signing of Gradience