Chicago progressive instrumental metal trio Coyote Man showcase a broad musical palette on their upcoming second full-length, Prosthetic Memories, but on new single, “Zealotry,” they abandon subtlety for sheer force. This is a four-minute-plus roiling bulldozer of a track that uses melody sparingly and mostly just rides… Read More »Track Premiere: Coyote Man – “Zealotry”
Italian death metal act Into Darkness take a page from the classic Dutch death metal scene on their new album, Route to the Other Side. The quartet’s first proper album in a prolific 15-year career, Route to the Other Side is both a musical tribute and an extrapolation, building on… Read More »Full Album Stream: Into Darkness – “Route to the Other Side”
Earlier this month, Buñuel frontman, and long time Decibel back page columnist, Eugene Robinson suffered a severe stroke that robbed him of the used him of his ability to write, read or speak. Though doctors are hopeful that Eugene recover all of those skills in… Read More »Help Buñuel Frontman and Decibel Columnist Eugene Robinson Get His Voice Back
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »NCT U: A Career In Song Ratings
U-Know is one of a handful of idols now working in his third decade as a performer. That’s rarefied air and a huge achievement for any pop star. He didn’t make his “official” solo debut until 2019, but has steadily been releasing material since then.… Read More »Song Review: U-Know (Yunho from TVXQ) – Time’s Tickin’