Music

Game With Members of FROZEN SOUL, EARTHBURNER, DREADNOUGHT and More During Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2024 Weekend!

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November 19, 2024

In case you haven’t been keeping score, our latest installment of Metal & Beer Fest: Denver kicks off in just three weeks. Though we’re excited to experience all 14 bands and 13 breweries tapped to participate, we’re not trying to speedrun the weekend either. This… Read More »Game With Members of FROZEN SOUL, EARTHBURNER, DREADNOUGHT and More During Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2024 Weekend!

Five Powerviolence Albums You Probably Missed in 2024

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November 19, 2024

We all say it every year, but this year was another exceptionally-loaded year for extreme music, with more album-of-the-year contenders and records that raise the bar than in recent memory. The Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2024 list reflects that fact, too: it spans across genres and… Read More »Five Powerviolence Albums You Probably Missed in 2024

Track Premiere: Horsebastard – “Reflecting the Nonsensical”

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November 19, 2024

Horsebastard are back! Who exactly are they you might ask? Emanating from the sweltering cesspool that is Liverpool, HB are fine purveyors of some of the most chaotic and blistering grindcore the world has ever seen. Seriously, if you don’t believe me go back and… Read More »Track Premiere: Horsebastard – “Reflecting the Nonsensical”

Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2024: STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT

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November 19, 2024

Before I take a brief look at many of K-pop’s smaller agencies, there are a few that I have more to say about. Consider these “bonus” write-ups — shorter than the “big four” but longer than a paragraph or two could cover. As usual, the… Read More »Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2024: STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT

Interview: Thunraz’s Madis Jalakas Brings the Baltic Gloom via ‘Incineration Day’

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November 19, 2024

Estonia’s Thunraz is a prime example of one of those idiosyncratic treasures that we occasionally stumble across while sifting through the rubble of social media (man, talk about a couch-fort in the ol’ oubliette). Discovering an act that arouses real emotion and legitimately provokes the… Read More »Interview: Thunraz’s Madis Jalakas Brings the Baltic Gloom via ‘Incineration Day’