I thought about waiting to write a review for One Pact’s FXX OFF (꺼져) until the music video was released, but the situation surrounding it is just too ironic not to explore. The group’s comeback is today and — like many K-pop acts — they’ve… Read More »Song Review: One Pact – FXX OFF
Longtime Decibel readers probably remember Philly dormant grind freaks Die Choking for their high-speed, technical musicianship and solid songwriting. Though it’s been a few years since we’ve heard from the trio, core members Paul Herzog and Jeffrey V. Daniels have been hard at work alongside guitarist Jason… Read More »Full EP Stream: Vile Form – “Unending”
Today, we present to you the debut EP from Cruce Signatus, a one-man multi-instrumentalist project from David Frazer of Pillaging Villagers. This instrumental album is the first of four releases that will together make up the soundtrack to a feature-length animated anthology. He has collaborated… Read More »EP Premiere: Cruce Signatus – Self-Titled
Brave Entertainment’s in-house groups continue to baffle me. Brave Brothers is one of the best producers in the business, capable of churning out epic dancefloor fillers and supercharged pop classics. Yet, he rarely gives his strongest material to his own groups and promotion continues to… Read More »Song Review: Candy Shop – Don’t Cry
Photo by Mikel Palmer Although Broken Hearts Are Blue have moved past emo, their 1997 debut LP The Truth About Love endures as an underappreciated classic of the genre. But don’t take it from me–take it from the legends in Braid, who covered the record’s opener “Because… Read More »Song Premiere: Broken Hearts Are Blue – “Last Night’s Tattoo (2024 Remaster)”