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Indie rock titans and eight-time GRAMMY nominees Death Cab for Cutie, recently announced their 11th studio album. I Built You

Up until now, degenerate gamblers in New York City had to travel down to Atlantic City or up to Mohegan Sun if they wanted the full casino gambling experience. No more! On Tuesday, Resorts World, a division of a Malaysian entertainment conglomerate, held the grand opening for Resorts World New York City, the city’s first full-fledged casino. One of the company’s partners in this venture is Queens rap legend Nas, who was right there for the casino opening. He was one of the first to roll dice at the casino’s craps table, and then he performed a quick set at the ceremony.

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There’s a certain kind of anger that doesn’t just sit—it moves. It mutates. It finds a way out. On their latest single, ‘Parasite,’ New Jersey deathcore unit 9 Dead let it rip.

Formed in 2020 in Gloucester City, the quartet has been steadily building a name for itself through a mix of modern slam brutality and early deathcore bite. That momentum has already carried them further than most bands at this stage—onto festival stages, into collaborations with heavy hitters like Eddie Hermida (Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish) and Don Campan (Waking the Cadaver), and, increasingly, across the Atlantic. Now, they’re doubling down.

“It’s our second time going over to Europe in under a year, and all of us still can’t believe it ourselves,” says vocalist Jonathan Stauffer. “First time we did seven countries, this time twelve. We absolutely love it over there and can’t wait to see our friends and fans again.”

That same intensity fuels ‘Parasite,’ a track that feels less like a calculated release and more like a pressure valve finally blowing.

“We were really angry as we were creating it,” Stauffer explains. “You might hear ‘the anger’ within the song itself. But what’s cool about music, especially this genre, it allows us to vent. Whether we had a bad day at work or this or that, the beauty in music is its magic power, freeing ourselves to escape within it, and forget about life for a while.”

That balance—between chaos and catharsis—is exactly where 9 Dead thrives. There’s a rawness to ‘Parasite’ that doesn’t feel overly polished or overthought; it’s immediate, physical, and built for impact, whether that’s through earbuds or in the pit.

And with a 12-country European run on deck, they’re about to test that impact the hard way. If ‘Parasite’ is any indication, the response won’t be subtle.

The post Track Premiere: 9 Dead – ‘Parasite’ appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

Citizen have returned! Today the Toledo, OH-based rock powerhouse have announced their new album, Halcyon Blues, due out August 7th

Their U.S. stops include a multi-night residency at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl to celebrate July 4th. Continue reading…

For decades, Shinichi Atobe was considered shadowy. Until last May, the 50-something Japanese artist had not been interviewed. He seldom performs, save for the occasional appearance at a space near his apartment in Saitama — such as WWW in Tokyo or the FFKT festival. “When I listen to great music, my own work can feel immature,” he tells me in an email, when questioned about his choice to stay private. “I still feel like I’m learning.” In spite of the humility and reclusiveness, Atobe’s discography is one of the most revered in deep house and techno.

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All of our shows start with a simple premise: invite some of our favorite singer-songwriters to share a stage. On June 18th, that stage is the legendary Café Wha? in New York City. Charlie Marie possesses a voice that draws comparisons to country music’s classic era—the kind of singing that stops a room. Her songs […]

Polish progressive rock outfit Riverside have been dealt another major shake-up, as also guitarist Maciej Meller (who joined the band as a touring member in 2017) announces his departure from the band.
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Dave Grohl reflected on Nirvana‘s legacy and the years following Kurt Cobain‘s death in an appearance on the Broken Record Podcast. He said (transcribed by Blabbermouth): “The Nirvana experience was — I don’t even know what the word is for it. It was just something else — in all the best and worst ways. And when you go through something like that with a small group of people, you’re forever connected by that. We’re a big family, all of the people that were there, and we all do love each other.”

The Foo Fighters frontman described how music pulled him through the loss: “When Nirvana ended, I kind of knew… Well, at first it was hard for me to get through it. And then I realized that music is the thing that’s going to get me through it.”

Grohl also spoke at length about his bond with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic: “Krist has such a gigantic heart and such a brilliant, amazing mind. And Krist sees the world through an entirely different lens than anyone you’ve ever met, in the most beautiful way. He’s an artist. And he’s a writer. And he’s the same. The first day I ever met him, he had not changed. And so the experience that we had together in Nirvana, we’ll be connected by that forever. And just as we all continue to move forward in life and live life, it’s like, we’re still beautiful, loving friends. And whenever I see him, it’s a trip… So, yeah, he’s amazing.”

In a separate interview with Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe, Grohl described the search for safety in music right after Nirvana ended: “I think that we all wound up in places that felt… I don’t want to say comfortable, but safe. When I went into the studio and recorded that stuff by myself, I felt safe there. And I can’t speak for Krist, but I think at that time it was like we were just trying to get our feet back on the ground. For me, that’s something that I thought, ‘Okay, well, music is the thing that’s going to rescue me.’”

He talked about what it felt like to approach the old material again in the years that followed: “It’s such a weird thing to feel afraid to play songs. And for a long time, it’s like I was even afraid just to sit down at a drum set and play the opening riff to ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. It just seemed sort of forbidden. And so the few times that Krist and Pat [Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear] and I have gotten together to do it, it’s a trip… The noise that the three of us make together, you don’t really get that noise anywhere else. The way that Krist strums his bass lines, the bass that he uses, the equipment he uses, his sense of feel and time, it’s like all of those things, combined with Pat, with that crazy Germs/Pat Smear guitar thing. And then some loud-ass drums, when it happens, you’re just, like, ‘Oh, fuck, I remember this. Shit, I haven’t heard this in 35 years.’ It’s a really beautiful sound and a beautiful feeling.”

Grohl was equally direct on Cobain‘s stature as a songwriter: “The songs that he wrote, I think he wrote them to be heard. I think that most songwriters, when they write songs, want them to be heard or you want them to be felt or you want — not necessarily validation, but you want someone to feel what you feel, just as a listener wants to feel what the artist feels.

“I don’t know what the exact intention was, but I do know that Kurt was one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And it was inevitable that his songs would be recognized as some of the greatest songs of all time.”

Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, introduced by R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe. Grohl, Novoselic, and Smear performed four tracks at the ceremony with guest vocalists including St. Vincent, Lorde, Sonic Youth‘s Kim Gordon, and Joan Jett.

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