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Boston. Chicago. Nazareth. Berlin. Asia. Miami Sound Machine. All bands that have drawn their names from locations on a map. Add Nottingham’s Tigguo Cobauc to the list. According to Wikipedia, “Nottingham was described as ‘Tig Guocobauc’ in Old Brythonic, meaning ‘place of caves’, by the Welsh Bishop of Sherborne Asser in his The Life… Read More »Video Premiere: Nottingham Cave Dwellers Tigguo Cobauc Unearth “Ascended Deliverance”

Indie K-pop artists are a dime a dozen, but the vast majority make music that sounds indie. Small ambition, subdued energy, etc. You know… coffeehouse vibes. Every once and awhile someone comes along with a bigger vision — often emerging from unexpected places. That’s happened… Read More »Song Review: Fairy Mai – Light Please

Grab an earful of the bewitching debut, Sorrows, from Scottish gothic doom outfit, Cwfen (pronounced “coven”). This female-fronted quartet—Agnes Alder (vocals/rhythm guitar), Guy DeNuit (lead guitar/backing vocals), Rös Ranquinn (drums), Mary Thomas Baker (bass)—has mined the sorrowful gloom of Type O Negative and swirled it together with some… Read More »Full Album Stream: Cwfen –Sorrows

Deluxe Decibel subscribers can experience a taste of greatness with an exclusive 1987 vintage live recording of Motörhead’s eponymous “Motörhead” track courtesy of the Decibel Flexi Series in honor of our upcoming 250th issue. The only way to secure this essential piece of your vinyl… Read More »Get an Exclusive MOTÖRHEAD Single Via the Decibel Flexi Series!