Sweden is definitely the place to shop for all your metallic hardcore needs. There’s just something in the water that produces a whole different level of crushage. Witness Swedish quintet Obstruktion doing maximum damage in just three brief minutes on new track, “Sow Fear.” The track… Read More »Track Premiere: Obstruktion – “Sow Fear”
Dutch progressive/technical thrash outfit Cryptosis are looking toward the future, both in terms of technology and of the genre, on their new album, Celestial Death. Released earlier this month by Century Media, Celestial Death dwells at the intersection of multiple genres while tackling some big ideas. Decibel caught up with bassist Frank… Read More »Interview: Tech-Thrashers Cryptosis Discuss the Intersection of Technology and Extreme Metal
Over the past few days, Stray Kids have been releasing music videos for each of the unit tracks on their new mixtape. We’ve already heard from Changbin, I.N, Han and Felix, leaving four more members to go. Up next is Bang Chan and Hyunjin. Their… Read More »Song Review: Bang Chan & Hyunjin (Stray Kids) – Escape
As someone who doesn’t keep up with Xdinary Heroes’ schedules, it seems like the band are making comebacks with incredible regularity. That may be more of a sense than a fact, but they’ve quickly developed a hearty catalog of music that sees them exploring various… Read More »Song Review: Xdinary Heroes – Beautiful Life
With the recent announcement that boy group A.C.E would not be renewing their contracts with Beat Interactive, the agency’s decision to debut Newbeat seems even more important. These rookies are now the vanguard of the company, paving a new road forward. If their pre-releases were… Read More »Song Review: Newbeat – Flip The Coin