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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...

Sleepers: Part Four

Posted 02/08/2011 09:29AM by Jake Oliver as Article

This fourth segment of the Sleepers series will tackle another batch of albums from the past year, 2010...

Nick's Picks: Catch-up Round 4

Posted 02/03/2011 12:30PM by Nicholas Fritz as Nick's Picks

Every few weeks I’ll be choosing noteworthy releases that the site hasn’t reviewed in hopes that you’ll...

Sleepers: Part Three

Posted 01/26/2011 10:33AM by Jake Oliver as Article

Sleepers returns with its third installment. This one will also deal with overlooked releases from the...

Decoy Music Top Films of 2010

Posted 01/24/2011 08:29AM by Monk 0 Nuggets as Top 10

I feel guilty making lists about what I feel was the best in music and movies for each year. There will...

Interview: Recs of the Flesh

Posted 01/21/2011 07:35AM by Jake Oliver as Interview

Interview with Max (Massimo Usai) So I have to start with this—sort of a strange band name. Where did...

Interview: Letlive

Posted 01/19/2011 11:53AM by Bill Lohr as Interview

Several weeks ago I had the chance to interview letlive. They were in NYC for the first time and I was...

Interview: As They Sleep

Posted 01/18/2011 07:55AM by Jake Oliver as Interview

The cover art for Dynasty is awesome! Who did it? Thanks! Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter did it. We LOVE...

2010 Top 10: Dylan Newell

Posted 01/13/2011 01:36PM by Dylan Newell as Top 10

My top ten this year may not include too much of a variety in genres, but I felt like the genres I did...

2010 Top 10: Rick Gebhardt

Posted 01/12/2011 11:02AM by Rick Gebhardt as Top 10

This past year was an interesting year for music, at least in regards to what I listened to. At the beginning...

2010 Top 10: Zach Roth

Posted 01/12/2011 05:46AM by Zach Roth as Top 10

I’d be the first to tell you I have terrible taste in music, and I’m especially unfit to be a critic...

2010 Top 10: Brian Myers

Posted 01/11/2011 07:08AM by b_myers as Top 10

In a year that has been absolutely amazing for music of all genres, 2010 has surely shown us how it’s...

2010 Top 10: Jeremy Deal

Posted 01/10/2011 06:25AM by Jeremy Deal as Top 10

1. Margot & the Nuclear So and So's – Buzzard I've been a Margot fan since I first heard “Skeleton...

2010 Top 10: Bill Lohr

Posted 01/09/2011 05:14AM by Bill Lohr as Top 10

2010 started off as one of the slowest years for music, well for me at least. However, as the year moved...

2010 Top 10: Cody Rogers

Posted 01/07/2011 06:43AM by Decoy Staff as Top 10

This year was full of surprises, and has easily been one of my favorites for music in the past decade...

2010 Top 10: Corey Mack

Posted 01/06/2011 06:10AM by pantsmeetshit as Top 10

This list is pretty much a compilation of those records that spent a lot of time coming through my speakers...

2010 Top 10: Jared Mehle

Posted 01/05/2011 06:42AM by Jared Mehle as Top 10

1. Parkway Drive - Deep Blue Before even hearing it, I knew Parkway Drive's new album would be in...

2010 Top 10: Kevin Hakansson

Posted 01/04/2011 06:48AM by KevinHakansson as Top 10

I must admit that these days, whenever I hear an album that I really like, I immediately think to myself...

2010 Top 10: Michael Duchnowsky

Posted 01/03/2011 06:58AM by Mike Duchnowsky as Top 10

2010 was a weird and confusing year for me. The music I found the most appealing came from a lot of different...

2010 Top 10: Aaron Yarborough

Posted 01/02/2011 05:45AM by aaron as Top 10

1. Letlive - Fake History  Far and away the best album this year. The raw energy, passion, and...

2010 Top 10: Jordan Smith

Posted 01/01/2011 07:31AM by Monk 0 Nuggets as Top 10

1. Japandroids - Younger Us Sure, this is just a 7" and the B-side is a cover, but there is not...

2010 Top 10: Jacob Oliver

Posted 12/31/2010 05:48AM by Jake Oliver as Top 10

My top ten list from 2009 was characterized by hardcore, hardcore, more hardcore, some metalcore… oh...

2010 Top 10: Dan Goldin

Posted 12/30/2010 07:35AM by explodinginsound as Top 10

2010 was another incredible year for rock music, though it continues to come mainly from the underground...

2010 Top 10: Nicholas Fritz

Posted 12/29/2010 05:40AM by Nicholas Fritz as Top 10

Compared to past years, compiling this list proved to be difficult and not because there were too many...

2010 Top 10: Stephen Harris

Posted 12/28/2010 06:42AM by Decoy Staff as Top 10

2010 was a phenomenal year for music. For everyone jockin’ all over Kanye West newest bloated narcissism...

2010 Top 10: Josh Hofer

Posted 12/27/2010 12:41PM by Josh Hofer as Top 10

1) Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise  I love this album. There was a period of honestly, 3 to 4...

Sleepers: Part Two

Posted 12/23/2010 08:49AM by Jake Oliver as Article

They say the sequel is never as good as the original. That’ll be up to you, fair Decoy Reader, to be...

Nick's Picks: Catch-up Round 3

Posted 12/14/2010 11:51AM by Nicholas Fritz as Nick's Picks

For those readers who were around a few years ago, you might remember my previous Nick’s Picks articles...

Live Review: D.R.U.G.S.

Posted 12/10/2010 10:14AM by aaron as Show Review

SLO Brew - San Luis Obispo, CA Let's start off by saying I may already be biased towards D.R.U.G.S....

Rick's Mailbox Volume XXI: Let's Drink!

Posted 12/03/2010 12:59PM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

Being an editor here at Decoy, I get a fair amount of mail from bands, labels, PR companies, and other...