Decades - Numbered

Decades is a young hardcore band from the Dallas, Texas area on State of Mind Recordings, a label with a reputation for helping bands reach that next level of success (This Is Hell, Dead Hearts). They have recently released this EP, 'Numbered' and I have had the chance to listen to it quite thoroughly, and I really like it.

Decades' sound is something right up my alley, there's a slew of bands that I hear in this music, Modern Life Is War, The Carrier, Hollywood, even some older early 2000's metalcore stylings, and I really like it. It's a melodic sound that maintains a heavy edge and a lot of emotion in the vocals and composition keep it really engaging.

There is a lot of experimentation within the norms of hardcore that really accent the music that they've put together. They're not afraid to slow the songs way down with cleaner parts, and there are some really great parts where the vocals do an awesome, standout job of completely taking an otherwise normal piece of music and giving it an extra push.

It's a pretty meaty EP, the 5 songs here come in around 20 minutes, which is pretty long for a hardcore EP, but it's not too long. The songs are wrote well enough where they don't fall flat, they don't get repetitive, and they flow together very well. I think that the variety that they've put in this EP surely helps too. It's not a very predictable sound, and it's a sound in the ballpark of other bands, but it has it's own distinctness.

Decades is a great looking band, and this first EP they have released is very strong. I strongly recommend checking them out. I think they have a really bright future as a band, and I'm eager to see that future.

Decades on MySpace
State Of Mind Recordings