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Rick's Discoveries Volume XXXVI

Posted 05/21/2013 11:29AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

As a counterpoint to my last Discoveries article, which was all about heaviness, this installment focuses...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXXV

Posted 04/30/2013 10:16AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

I've recently run across so much new music that I've truly enjoyed that I've broken down my most recent...

Rapid Reviews: Born Ruffians, Port. St. Willow, and Woe

Posted 04/26/2013 10:38AM by Nick Senior as Article

My first round of Rapid Reviews was, to no one’s surprise, heavy on the metal. Well, I like to consider...

Rapid Reviews: Northlane, Anacondas, Fights & Fires, and Hatchet

Posted 04/24/2013 12:04PM by Nick Senior as Article

I know it’s hard to believe, but some of us at Decoy have lives outside of the internet. That often...

Interview: Idlehands

Posted 04/23/2013 09:47AM by Nick Senior as Interview

Progressive indie rock has become a “thing” of late, and I am not at all disappointed by this. I recently...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXXIV

Posted 04/10/2013 09:08AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Well, looking over this list, I guess I was all over the place with what I was enjoying this last month...

Live Review: Soilwork, Jeff Loomis, & Blackguard

Posted 04/02/2013 08:45AM by Rick Gebhardt as Show Review

Bands really need to stop going to Station 4 when they come through Minnesota. There are many better...

Interview: Darkthrone

Posted 03/27/2013 11:32AM by Jake Oliver as Interview

First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, Fenriz. If we could, I’d...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXXIII

Posted 03/07/2013 08:19AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Lately I've been a bit more judicious about what I actually give a full listen to. My "new in 2013"...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXXII

Posted 02/15/2013 07:37AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Bandcamp is such an amazing tool, site, hangout, discovery engine… it's the perfect music platform right...

Bandcamp Surfing

Posted 02/13/2013 11:25AM by Zach Roth as Article

Bandcamp was a great idea to begin with, but it has become this incredible force in the way I discover...

Interview: Alaya

Posted 02/05/2013 07:58AM by Nick Senior as Interview

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I love the science of nomenclature. It’s probably my science background...

Zach's Top 20 EPs of 2012

Posted 01/29/2013 11:44AM by Zach Roth as Top 10

I did say 2012 was the year of the kickass EP, didn’t I? I decided I might make a list of the EPs I consumed...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXXI

Posted 01/27/2013 08:20AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

So DecoyMusic was down for a week or so… my bad. I didn't keep track of how our domain registration and...

2012 Top 10: Rick Gebhardt

Posted 01/10/2013 12:01PM by Rick Gebhardt as Top 10

Another year, another near 1,000 albums listened to. The difference this time around is that for most...

2012 Top 10: Jared Mehle

Posted 01/09/2013 08:00AM by Jared Mehle as Top 10

1. Periphery - Periphery II Periphery makes the perfect music for me. They have quick paced, heavy...

2012 Top 10: Zach Roth

Posted 01/08/2013 07:40AM by Zach Roth as Top 10

2012 was the year of the kickass EP, single artists and splits--perhaps a coincidence, perhaps a new...

2012 Top 10: Attila Timar

Posted 01/07/2013 08:20AM by Attila Timár as Top 10

1. After - Edges of the World Inspired by the grunge classics, AFTER’s music has been infused with...

2012 Top 10: Jacob Oliver

Posted 01/04/2013 08:04AM by Jake Oliver as Top 10

I almost don’t even know where to start with the sheer amount of excellent releases this year far exceeding...

2012 Top 10: Mike Duchnowsky

Posted 01/03/2013 06:43AM by Mike Duchnowsky as Top 10

I just write these lists up to be as pretentious as possible. Hi my name is Zach Ro... Wait, that doesn...

2012 Top 10: Nicholas Fritz

Posted 01/02/2013 07:49AM by Nicholas Fritz as Top 10

2012 has been an interesting year for music to say the least. My biggest take away from it is that there...

2012 Top 10: Nick Senior

Posted 01/01/2013 08:15AM by Nick Senior as Top 10

2012 was a crazy year for me. I finally finished my 7 year journey through college (no, I’m not Van...

Live Review: Doomtree Blowout 8

Posted 12/27/2012 10:51AM by Rick Gebhardt as Show Review

For the 8th year in a row, Minnesota collective Doomtree took over First Ave in Minneapolis for a local...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXX

Posted 12/21/2012 12:31PM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Christmas is only four days away. I still don't believe it. December (and November to an extent) has...

Interview: In the Silence

Posted 12/14/2012 06:57AM by Attila Timár as Interview

Sacramento-based In The Silence may only be familiar to those in the know as we speak. However, this...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXIX

Posted 11/16/2012 11:20AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

I know, it's been well over a month since my last Discoveries article. It's been a bit of an "off" time...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXVIII

Posted 10/11/2012 10:35AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Friends, readers, listeners, whoever you are… I'm coming up empty for a good intro this time around....

Catch Up Before the Apocalypse, Part Two

Posted 10/09/2012 08:55AM by Jake Oliver as Article

Cloudkicker — Fade This album’s a nice sleeper pick for those of you who enjoy a band that approaches...

Interview: Billy Talent

Posted 09/27/2012 10:27AM by Attila Timár as Interview

It has been nearly a decade since Billy Talent put out their self-titled record by which they managed...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XXVII

Posted 09/21/2012 09:07AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

With fall arriving here in the Midwest, the hustle and bustle of summer is slowing down in favor of the...