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Interview: David Wood

Posted 05/16/2011 12:01PM by DevDawg as Interview

This interview was conducted with David Wood, vocalist of Down to Nothing and bassist of Terror. Hey...

Jake's Short Reviews #2

Posted 05/10/2011 05:33AM by Jake Oliver as Article

Armor For The Broken — The Black Harvest What we have here is a solid run of nine tracks that...

Nick's Picks: Round 5

Posted 05/05/2011 09:18AM by Nicholas Fritz as Nick's Picks

It’s been awhile since the last Nick’s Picks article, but don’t fret, the series is still alive and well...

Interview: With One Last Breath

Posted 05/03/2011 11:14AM by Jake Oliver as Interview

First of all I want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule. If you would, tell...

Jake's Short Reviews #1

Posted 04/28/2011 08:15AM by Jake Oliver as Article

So for those of you who absolutely cannot get enough of our full-length reviews section, I present...

Interview: Justin Smith

Posted 04/27/2011 08:40AM by DevDawg as Interview

So Justin, you seem to be a pretty busy guy with the new Graf Orlock EP, the new Owen Hart album (which...

Battle of the Bands: Electronic

Posted 04/26/2011 08:52AM by Zach Roth as Article

In honor of Consider Me Dead still topping the overall charts with over 20,000 votes, I’ve decided to...

Rick's Discoveries Volume IV

Posted 04/21/2011 09:41AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve tried to expand the scope of new music that I’ve been listening to...

SXSW 2011: Day Six

Posted 04/19/2011 06:04AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Sunday finally arrived, and with it the last day of SXSW. While the festival officially ends each year...

SXSW 2011: Day Five

Posted 04/13/2011 06:52AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Saturday started with my third and final Pulled Apart By Horses show of the week, and after the first...

Interview: The Dropkick Murphys

Posted 04/12/2011 09:03AM by Bill Lohr as Interview

OK so let’s get right down to it. Going Out In Style, amazing album, 4/5. It’s been about 4 years or...

Battle of the Bands: Alternative

Posted 04/11/2011 09:54AM by Zach Roth as Article

What is alternative music anyway? As nebulous and ill-defined as many genres are, I never find myself...

Rick's Discoveries Volume III

Posted 04/07/2011 07:37AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

I enjoy listening to a wide swath of music, from hardcore to hip-hop to post-rock to death metal to who...

SXSW 2011: Day Four

Posted 04/06/2011 06:16AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Friday began with one the most buzzed about indie bands of the festival, Cults, a band I have been supporting...

Interview: Gatsbys American Dream

Posted 04/05/2011 06:26AM by Dylan Newell as Interview

An interview conducted with Nic Newsham by Dylan Newell. Can you give an approximate time line of the...

Extreme Thing 2011 Festival Review

Posted 04/04/2011 12:02PM by aaron as Show Review

Desert Breeze Skate Park - Las Vegas, NV - March 26 This is my first year attending the Extreme Thing...

Interview: Trapped Under Ice

Posted 03/31/2011 08:30AM by DevDawg as Interview

Could you please introduce yourself and tell the readers what band you’re in and what you do in the band...

Battle of the Bands: Experimental

Posted 03/30/2011 11:06AM by Zach Roth as Article

If it isn’t already apparent from my other three Battle of the Bands features, I am a sucker for bands...

SXSW 2011: Day Three

Posted 03/29/2011 06:13AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

Thursday was the day of the official Exploding In Sound + Friends of Sound Records showcase, an obvious...

SXSW 2011: Day Two

Posted 03/25/2011 03:16PM by explodinginsound as Show Review

With my ears still ringing from the previous night, I was eager to head out for round 2, a day filled...

Battle of the Bands: Metal

Posted 03/24/2011 01:58PM by Zach Roth as Article

I’ll admit I’m still growing into metal, but I do know that it is probably one of the largest and most...

SXSW 2011: Day One

Posted 03/23/2011 06:24AM by explodinginsound as Show Review

I'm happy to report that the greatest week of the year has finally arrived--the 25th anniversary of SXSW...

Sleepers: Part Five

Posted 03/21/2011 09:42AM by Jake Oliver as Article

The Sleepers series was started as a means to give Decoy space to albums that had slipped under the site’s...

Battle of the Bands: Punk

Posted 03/20/2011 05:59AM by Zach Roth as Article

Punk is the musical backbone to just about everything that I listen to. Punk is directly responsible...

Battle of the Bands: Frontrunners

Posted 03/17/2011 05:55AM by Zach Roth as Article

This year, the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands is on its fifteenth cycle. This friendly competition has...

Rick's Discoveries Volume II

Posted 03/07/2011 07:49AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

I really didn't know how long it would take me to come up with another batch of quality albums to put...

Interview: Touche Amore

Posted 03/04/2011 06:46AM by DevDawg as Interview

So tell everyone your name and what you do in Touché Amore. My name is Jeremy and I sing. Can you give...

Rick's Discoveries Volume I

Posted 02/25/2011 02:10PM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

I have a unique position in that during my spare time I get to work as the editor for Decoy Music, hearing...

Interview: A Light Divided

Posted 02/24/2011 12:20PM by Decoy Staff as Interview

Interview conducted by Wendy Ford. What do you feel are some of the benefits and drawbacks of having...

Interview: Cradle of Filth

Posted 02/15/2011 06:32AM by Jake Oliver as Interview

Prior to the almighty Cradle of Filth’s departure to the Americas for a tour in mid-December, I had a...