Decibel Magazine: The Deciblog Screamo Cover Elimination Bracket

The Deciblog Screamo Cover Elimination Bracket

Posted August 24 by nick

Screamo bands covering Top 40 songs: full blown epidemic. Decibel is looking to drive the final nail in the coffin on this trend so we can move on to poking fun at other things that suck. Unlike other nefarious trends (i.e. sensitive singer-songwriters ironically covering gangsta rap), this one's already wayyyy past its natural expiration date and shows absolutely no signs of stopping. It's at the point where you can go to YouTube and search for "screamo" + [the first thing that pops into your head] and you're virtually guaranteed a return. Seriously, do you need any more proof than this?

We sent 15 members of the Decibel extended family 15 different head-to-head match-ups with the following instructions: write a couple hundred words and pick a "winner" based on whatever criteria you choose. Defending the indefensible is actually a lot harder than it looks: J. Bennett tried to puss out by declaring "everyone loses" before we put his balls in a vice and made him choose. In honor of Fred Durst, who pioneered the art of taking two horrible things and transforming them into something even more ghastly, we present the first (and hopefully) final edition of the Dursties. Every day for the next eight days, we will be presenting the match-ups, whittling down the Sweet 16 until there's only one "winner" left, all to find -- to paraphrase Jonah Hill -- the ultimate anti-poon.

Prepare for overkill!

Posted 8/24/2009 11:59 AM by kill

this is funny

Posted 8/24/2009 12:05 PM by The Goat

I think a better contest would be something like this (to paraphrase George Carlin): Put both bands in 100x100 ft. cage made of electrical wire and have them fight to the death. Give them nothing but whiskey and PCP and just have them beat the shit out of each other. And the last person alive put him up on a Pedestal and shoot him in the fucking head!

Posted 8/24/2009 12:11 PM by anathema

half these bands arent even fucking screamo, you morons.

Posted 8/24/2009 12:14 PM by Andy

Set Your Goals isn't really one of these nu-screamo bands.

Posted 8/24/2009 12:34 PM by maya

stupid

Posted 8/24/2009 12:45 PM by Sergeant D

This is a fantastic concept and I am thrilled that Decibel had the balls to do it! Now let's watch as the comments fill up with angry losers who are either mad because a) "this shit isn't metal!" or b) "this shit isn't screamo!"

Posted 8/24/2009 12:51 PM by lobo

who cares they all need to die.

Posted 8/24/2009 1:05 PM by bold

It's not 2001 bros, Thrice isn't making that shit anymore. Step out of your moms basement and look around.

Posted 8/24/2009 1:29 PM by Munson

If brokenCYDE does not win, there is something wrong with all of you.

Posted 8/24/2009 1:57 PM by steve from levittown

well every band on there does indeed suck, except for thrice. get them out of this shit. there fucking good.

Posted 8/24/2009 2:10 PM by big_metal_al

Posted 8/24/2009 12:51 PM by lobo who cares they all need to die.

Posted 8/24/2009 3:15 PM by Matt

Why in the hell is Number 12 in here? Not even close to screamo.

Posted 8/24/2009 7:22 PM by CrowleyHead

We talking actual top 40 as of now? Or just really popular songs? We don't need Atreyu whipping out a Guns & Roses cover to half-ass their way through...

Posted 8/24/2009 7:46 PM by MMM88

Thrice dont belong on that list.

Posted 8/24/2009 8:15 PM by Slim

Theres no screamo here

Posted 8/24/2009 8:19 PM by DcST

really? you can honestly think that thrice should be in this "competition"? jesus... get you heads out of your asses

Posted 8/24/2009 8:34 PM by will

the loosers are killed, the winner gets sterilized.

Posted 8/24/2009 10:28 PM by Sergeant D

LOL @ all the ppl defending fucking THRICE of all bands!

Posted 8/25/2009 2:09 AM by Gremlin

What the guy above me said

Posted 8/25/2009 9:35 AM by welovemetal.com

I love it. They all should win/lose, whatever you do here.

Posted 8/25/2009 11:20 AM by Slender

Thrice is a beast ass band, but hardly screamo and atreyu is hardly screamo

Posted 8/25/2009 11:21 AM by Slender

yeah your list is fucking stupid set your goals? a day to remember? not sreamo.

Posted 8/25/2009 2:03 PM by reason

who the hell cares. seriously? get a life. leave every other band alone and just sit in the corner in silence and jack off to your own ego

Posted 8/25/2009 2:05 PM by Conduit

Who knew the Deciblog had such an outpouring of pussy screamo fans?

Posted 8/25/2009 5:00 PM by schlitz

Conduit, for the win!

Posted 8/25/2009 5:31 PM by sumo-sid

really? decibel should know what screamo is/was. it ain't this shit.

Posted 8/25/2009 10:49 PM by bloodyvag09

i know fucking right conduit?? back the fuck off decibel bitches. what the fuck does beast ass mean, slender??

Posted 8/26/2009 11:21 AM by sameshitdifferentday

conduit, you managed to get a hearty laugh out of my ass with that comment. good job.

Posted 8/26/2009 5:52 PM by jerkstore

like a fart?

Posted 8/27/2009 3:44 AM by Opie

For the record...Thrice and Atreyu!? Definitely NOT screamo by any means. I wouldn't even consider Ice Nine to be screamo...this whole "bracket" pretty much sucks. Let's compare Thrice to Attack Attack...please. Fuck that.

Posted 9/8/2009 8:37 PM by mikediaz

honestly thrice doesnt deserve to be here. or syg. atreyu sucks dick.

Posted 9/11/2009 10:07 PM by stephanie

lololol, I'm more than positive they meant to get you whiny bitches to cry about what's screamo and what isn't. I have say that I do like a good handful of these bands but really, what ever happened to calling music music and not separating it into so many categories that's unnecessary?

Posted 9/14/2009 2:51 AM by Opie

^^Agreed. Earlier I was simply stating my own opinion as far as taste goes. As far as whiny bitches, some but not all of us make valid points. Either way, I'm curious nonetheless to see how this all works out, haha.

Posted 9/17/2009 2:49 AM by kvltarded

all the bands on here need to die, especially Brokencyde... talk about a band engineered in a lab. Metalcore kids decided to become wiggers and play the "I'm so offensive" Marilyn Manson card. Hilarious

Posted 9/17/2009 3:32 AM by hater4lyf

this article reminded me of why this magazine sucks.

Posted 9/17/2009 5:36 AM by 123

Thrice and 12 are good bands, the others are worse than shit.

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