Girl group Navillera debuted early this year with the rough-around-the-edges No Limit that built itself upon way too many current K-pop tropes. With follow-up Friday Night, they’ve returned with a bad song dressed up in an upbeat, summery style I tend to enjoy. This results… Read More »Song Review: Navillera – Friday Night
I last wrote about GOT7’s Jay B in late 2024. He was fresh off military service and releasing his first full album. Since then, he’s been touring and signed with new agency 528Hz. Today’s Layback offers a new sound for his title tracks, though this… Read More »Song Review: Jay B – Layback
Baltimore weirdos Nuclear Tomb have never been interested in coloring inside the lines. On new full-length Epoch Inhumane, the Maryland thrash unit continue to mutate their sound into something sharper, stranger and more hostile: part classic technical thrash, part punk snarl, part prog-damaged nightmare fuel.… Read More »Album Premiere: Nuclear Tomb – Epoch Inhumane
Decibel celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie and its iconic gateway metal soundtrack with not one but TWO covers honoring The Reformatted Edition of the soundtrack and the lasting impact of both the movie and the original soundtrack on ’80s metal fans. All Decibel subscribers will receive the “A”… Read More »Decibel Celebrates 40 Years of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK! Pre-Order Our New Issue!
When Converge released their eleventh album earlier this year, the critical and fan response was nearly universal: Love is Not Enough is the best Converge album in a long time. How long depends on what you like most about Converge, but Love Is Not Enough… Read More »Comparing & Killing: Converge versus Converge