The Decibel family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Brujeria co-founder and frontman John “Juan Brujo” Lepe today. We send our love to Brujo’s family, his bandmates and countless friends and fans in the underground metal community. RIP, El Hefe. The post Juan Brujo… Read More »Juan Brujo (1963-2024)
OK, friends, settle in for nine minutes of avant black/death metal depravity courtesy of Aussie outfit Ploughshare, a band whose name evokes pastoral imagery, though their music definitely doesn’t! The apocalyptic sounding—both in title and approach—”Fall of All Creatures” is the lead track from Ploughshare’s upcoming… Read More »Track Premiere: Ploughshare – “Fall of All Creatures”
Released on September 25, 2001 in North America to generally favorable albeit mixed reviews, Silent Hill 2 has gone on to be regarded not just as one of the best horror games of all time, but one of the best games ever, full stop. A… Read More »KILL SCREEN SIDE QUEST: Stream a New Track From RESTLESS DREAMS, a Silent Hill 2 Black Metal Tribute by GRAVERIPPER’s Corey Parks
To me, new Korean/Japanese boy group KJRGL are most memorable because their name looks like someone smashed their head on a keyboard and wrote down the resulting nonsense. In reality, “KJRGL” is an acronym for “Kind (of) Just Right Good Luck”, which is somehow even… Read More »Song Review: KJRGL – Overture ~ The Blue Wave
Slark Moan’s “Nervous Breakdown” music video features a veritable downpour of treasures: cascades of bubbles, balloons, glitter, playing cards, and […] The post Video Premiere: Slark Moan – “Nervous Breakdown” appeared first on The Alternative.