Month: January 2024

Our friends down in Uruguay are gonna be bummed about this one. Earlier this afternoon, Megadeth announced on their official social media pages that a show set to take place there on April 11 isn’t happening anymore. And details behind the show’s cancellation are pretty scarce at this point. The legendary thrash band was supposed
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Ava Max is consistently one of pop’s catchiest stars, churning out earworm after earworm. She’s also known for sampling and interpolating other famous music in her songs, especially ’90s and 2000s electronic and pop music. Since breaking out with her smash single “Sweet but Psycho” in 2018, Ava has released a string of upbeat, dancefloor-friendly
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With so many looming departures between seasons, it makes sense that  Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 1 made it a focal point. Two series regulars will be off the canvas by midseason, and a recurring character has already moved on to another house. That’s how life works. People move in and out of our lives.
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Thirty-four years ago today (Jan. 19, 1990) was a career-changing day for Reba McEntire: It was on that date that the singer made her film debut, appearing in the movie Tremors. Tremors, which stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward and Michael Gross, is about residents in a small town who are forced to defend themselves against underground creatures that are
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Today we celebrate the official release of Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult—Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition by revealing the first excerpt from this massive hardcover black metal history (over 800 pages!), authored by Dayal Patterson. The following passage transports readers to—you guessed it—Norway: the waning days or the underground death metal craze, the messy
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KoRn’s Brian “Head” Welch has announced his partnership in the opening of a mental health treatment centre. The guitarist has launched Atlantic Behavioral Health, a treatment centre which provides intensive outpatient treatments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Its focuses include addressing anxiety, depression, and various mental health disorders. According to a press release, the centre “combines
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It feels like it’s been a minute since the last Weekend Playlist…hasn’t it? I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and maybe took some much needed time off work and socials. Unfortunately, we are in the dead of winter, which means I’m losing steam quickly. Call it seasonal depression, winter blues, you name it…I have it.
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On Jan. 19, 1963, 61 years ago today, “The Ballad of Jed Clampett” hit No. 1 on the Billboard country charts. Known to most as an adaptation of the The Beverly Hillbillies theme, the tune highlights the inimitable bluegrass stylings of country legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. (Guitarist Flatt also sang the single version, although the
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Greetings, Decibel readers! Those of you who like to inhabit the borderlands between thrash and death metal will be very happy with the first three albums on this week’s list. Those of you who just want to hear the new Vemod will be happy too. Enjoy! — Boundless Chaos – Sinister Upheaval Deadlier than what
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