A J-pop act’s single isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them the props they deserve. I don’t usually… Read More »Buried Treasure: Hiromitsu Kitayama – NEØ Era
The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I’d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have… Read More »Global Pop Round-Up: March 2024 Edition
The Bias List doesn’t have a recurring feature for new album reviews outside of K-pop, but my favorite acts always get extra coverage so I had to devote a special feature to J-pop group Ryugujo’s new EP. I often refer to Ryugujo as the most… Read More »Album Review: Ryugujo – Deep Wave
Earlier this year, a new festival popped up on my radar: a new death metal festival in Austin, Texas! This year marks the first-ever Austin Death Fest, being held on April 27 and 28 at Mohawk, and features basically the top-tier of modern, contemporary death… Read More »Austin Death Fest: Interview With Jason Dahlke
Little Rock’s big riff machine Terminal Nation return with their incendiary new album Echoes of the Devil’s Den, and Decibel has an exclusive vinyl variant on Easter Yellow Inside Orange Crush limited to a scant 100 copies! This crushing death metal and hardcore amalgam arrives in a standard jacket with an… Read More »Pre-Order TERMINAL NATION’s New ‘Echoes of the Devil’s Den’ LP on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl NOW!