Wow, what a change a year can make! At this point in 2023, I was only able to pick a small handful of tracks to feature in my mid-year countdown, but 2024 has me spoiled for choice. My list is unusually long this time and… Read More »Top K-Pop Songs of 2024 (So Far)
K-pop/J-pop collaborations are growing more common lately (Fantastics x EPEX say hello!), and I can’t think of a better match than BE:FIRST and ATEEZ. Both employ a heavy hip-hop style with dramatic instrumentals and a free-wheeling, inexhaustible energy. I can’t say I’ve been a fan… Read More »Song Review: BE:FIRST x ATEEZ – Hush-Hush
Though it wasn’t everyone’s preferred style for the group, I loved STAYC’s transformation into bubblegum pop last year. It provided a nice counter to many of the year’s subdued, cooler-than-cool trends. Judging by its title alone, Cheeky Icy Thang seemed poised to continue this run.… Read More »Song Review: STAYC – Cheeky Icy Thang
New York City-based death metallers Daughter Chaos return from pandemic-induced slumber with new track, “Noble Rot,” the first single of the group’s upcoming full-length, Noble Rot. The band features primary songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Sara Abrams, currently of hard rockers Strange News and formerly of Armageddon and The… Read More »Track Premiere: Daughter Chaos “Noble Rot”
We’re just two months away from an epic hometown birthday bash at Decibel’s 20th Anniversary Show on August 31 at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia, so it’s time to make those holiday weekend plans NOW! Nearly four decades after their messy birth, California death metal legends Autopsy will make their… Read More »TWO MONTHS AWAY! Decibel’s 20th ANNIVERSARY SHOW with AUTOPSY, IMMOLATION, HORRENDOUS & More!