The Picks feature has existed under one guise or another for a few years now. This one’s special. Because of that, I’m dropping the usual theoretical ‘we’ and taking responsibility for some big words. I’m Chris. And our first recommendation… Continue Reading
You’ve seen the lower half of my Top 20 Albums of 2017. Now let’s step it up a notch. My ten best albums of the year are, as you might expect, stupidly good. So, off we go. Click here for… Continue Reading
2017 has given us an embarrassment of riches in the world of rock, metal and hardcore. In the last couple of years the great new albums have been coming thick and fast, meaning that coming up with a top twenty… Continue Reading
Not everybody arrives at metal music in the same way. Some grow into it. Some later grow out of it. Some discover it through friends, or anger, or tragedy. For me, heavy music just always seems to have been there.… Continue Reading
This British scene, whatever it is, is in phenomenal shape. We already have a scintillating Employed To Serve album this year. In July they begin touring with Milk Teeth. Despite often sharing little musically these bands, along with HECK, Creeper,… Continue Reading
Today’s the day. Jurassic Parkour, the second EP by WAVE, is now available to buy and stream here on what we used to call the information superhighway. It’s the second release on This Decay Records so we’re calling it DEC-4.… Continue Reading
For an ordinary record label, releasing music is mere bread and butter. But when you’re the smallest record label in the world it comes with a lovely little frisson that takes you right back to where and why it all… Continue Reading
Fed up of elections? Worried your voice just isn’t being heard? Well, don’t give up completely – you can make your vote count this Thursday in Coventry… by backing our favourite duo WAVE! The noisy two-piece are back on the campaign… Continue Reading
Everyone’s favourite duo WAVE are set for the biggest gig of their career this Saturday: the Metal 2 The Masses Coventry Grand Final. The noisy twosome, whose debut EP The First Wave was released on This Decay last September, will be… Continue Reading
This weekend you’ll have the opportunity to catch our own WAVE twice in three days. The noisy duo will first be supporting raging feminist post-hardcore mob Petrol Girls at Birmingham’s Subside Bar on Friday 24th March for a free entry… Continue Reading
Last Sunday I headed over to the other side of Coventry to support my This Decay partner Dave Musson and his drummer, Will, for their appearance as WAVE in the wildcard heat of Metal 2 The Masses Coventry. They were… Continue Reading
Our favourite noisy duo WAVE has been given one last chance to progress to the semi finals of Metal 2 The Masses Coventry, after being selected for this weekend’s wildcard heat. The twosome originally played in Heat 3 of the… Continue Reading
The world’s in a pretty messed up place right now, and the actions of the new President of the United States of America have spurred a response all over the world. This Decay Records is not a political entity. We’re… Continue Reading
2002 isn’t exactly remembered as a vintage year for many in our musical bailiwick but to some it was a temporary interruption of the dark ages. To me it’s the year that New Found Glory brought Finch and The Starting… Continue Reading
Funny old game, nu-metal. As a moment in time it was perfection, bringing fresh ideas and even fresher fans into the alternative subculture. For fans of my generation nu-metal was more than just exciting. It was vital. And then, just… Continue Reading
It’s been more than adequately publicised elsewhere, but 2016 has been a fabulous year for heavy music. Various niches have found a satisfying groove, from goth-flavoured post-punk to the very edges of extreme metal. Few of my favourite twenty albums… Continue Reading
It’s the moooost wonderful time of the year. Not because of Christmas. Not because of festive food and drink, or a bottomless supply of Quality Street, or Boxing Day football. Well, a bit because of Boxing Day football. But also… Continue Reading
Despite long gaps between records, Metallica haven’t exactly been taking it easy. Their music since the nineties has been a long way short of their best but their unquenchable thirst for new creativity has been alive and well for much… Continue Reading
Today is quite a day for This Decay Records. Friday 9th September 2016. The start of a gorgeous weekend. The beginning of autumn. And, most importantly to the two of us, the day our odd little record label becomes legitimate.… Continue Reading
Metallica’s Master Of Puppets album is recognised as one of heavy metal’s finest ever. Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen and released in March 1986, it dripped with creativity and ignited the band’s career. Metallica weren’t the vital thrash… Continue Reading
Today is a fantastic day for This Decay because we’re announcing our very first release. My label partner Dave Musson has been working hard on two fronts: firstly, lining up the physical and digital manifestations of our first recording; secondly… Continue Reading
Cards on the table. I’m a Matt Skiba acolyte. I’m a worshipper at the alter of the lyricist in black. The last few weeks have been thoroughly enjoyable because he’s been everywhere, revelling in blink-182’s rebirth alongside part-time cohort and… Continue Reading
This blog post has been a long time coming. In 2013, with a little push from my mate Jeff, I decided to turn my dream of running a record label into some kind of a reality. And I did, sort… Continue Reading