Decadence | pt

THE BAND: who are Decadence?
Decadence is one of the representatives of the new generation of Thrash Metal. Like classic Thrash we love the intensity and speed but we are adding melodic art and technicality to our genre which we call Melodic Thrash Metal (more about it below). Decadence is a young band formed in November of 2003 in Stockholm, Sweden. The concept was created by the band's vocalist and manager Metallic Kitty and since that time we has worked hard on creating albums and playing live. We are usually seen as a live band so if Decadence would be presented to someone new to us, a live show would definitely be the place to do it. We love being crazy on stage, headbanging, connecting with the fans and simply have a good time with what we love doing the most.

Death Metal is already dominating the Metal scene. Scandinavia is flooding with all Melodic Death Metal bands and the scene will grow even further and even faster in the nearest future. That makes Decadence' goal to strengthen the Thrash Metal scene, with a new touch but still in the roots of the old, great, Bay Area. The Thrash Metal scene needs support and we will do our best to help it out.

THE SOUND: melodic thrash metal?
We have worked hard on this genre that we call Melodic Thrash Metal. It is like the bridge where Thrash and Melodic Death meet. This genre can be described as Thrash Metal with the heaviness of melodic Death Metal without keyboards. An addition of extreme, aggressive female vocals and growl techniques as well as Thrash Metal screams is added to the mix. The combination of these effects along with the new touch of Thrash Metal gives a specific sound which is what defines Decadence.

This will describe the bands' overall sound quite well. The riffs have a Thrash Metal basis but we have added a melodic touch to them as well as extreme, aggressive female vocals instead of what would be heard on clean vocal based Thrash sounds. The keyboards are replaced by harmony lines made by guitar. We recommend Decadence music to people who appreciate bands like Death, Kreator, Testament, Metallica and the like.

THE MEMBERS: who plays in the band?
The band members are young people born between 1983-1988:
Metallic Kitty (extreme vocals)
Kenneth Lantz (1st guitar)
Joakim Antman (bass)
Erik Röjås (drums)

THE ALBUMS: how about decadence albums?
Decadence has released three full-length albums and one demo as follows:

( 3 ) 3rd Stage of Decay (limited-2006), 2nd edition (Japanese-2007) and 3rd edition (worldwide-2008)
( 2 ) The Creature (2005)
( 1 ) Decadence (2005)
( 0 ) Land of Despair (2003)
Read more about our albums and music here

THE LABELS: which record labels does decadence cooperate with?
- HTI Records
- Massacre Records
- Spiritual Beast
- Earache Records (Best of New School Thrash compilation album: "Thrashing Like A Maniac", 2007)

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Kenneth Lantz is our sound technician. He is responsible for all of our studio work which gives Decadence its own specific sound. If you have any questions concerning sound, studio etc. Feel free to contact him .