The Decline (band)

The Decline
From left to right: Ray, Pat, Harry, Ben
Background information
Origin Perth, Australia
Genres
Years active 2009–present
Labels

Pee Records (Australia)
Bird Attack (United States)
Bells on Records (Japan)
Cargo Records/Finetunes (Europe/UK)
Oxford Records (United States)

Disconnect Disconnect (UK)[1]
Website www.thedeclinemusic.com
Members Pat Decline
Harry
Ben Elliott
Ray Ray
Past members Dan Cribb
Nathan Cooper
James "Doody" Davies

The Decline is an Australian skate punk band from Perth formed in 2009. They have been active since 2009 when they began releasing music and touring.

The band currently releases music on Pee Records (Australia) and is distributed internationally by Bird Attack Records (United States), Oxford Records (United States), Bells On Records (Japan), Disconnect Disconnect Records (UK) and Cargo/Finetunes (Europe).

The Decline have toured extensively and have played shows in Australia, Europe & The United Kingdom, The United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, South America and Japan. They have toured with notable bands including Face To Face,[2] Ignite, C.J. Ramone, A Wilhelm Scream,[3] The Flatliners, Teenage Bottlerocket, Useless ID,[4] Versus The World, Implants, Direct Hit,[5] Local Resident Failure,[6] Much The Same, The Fullblast, Makewar, and MDC.

History

In August 2009, The Decline recorded their debut album "I'm Not Gonna Lie To You" at Blasting Room Studios in Fort Collins, Colorado with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore. The album was released on March 19, 2010.[7]

The next album, "Are You Gonna Eat That?", was released September 23, 2011 on the Pee Records label.[8]

On June 12, 2015, the band released the third studio album "Resister" through the Pee Records label, and distributed internationally by Bird Attack Records (United States), Finetunes (Europe) and Bells On Records (Japan).[9] In support of the album, the band went on a worldwide tour, including the United States, Mexico, Japan, Europe and Australia.[10]

In March 2016, Pat Decline played bass in PEARS during their Australian tour with Strung Out.[11]

Band members

Current members

  • Pat Decline – lead vocals, guitar (2009–present)
  • Harry – drums (2010–present)
  • Ben Elliott – lead vocals, guitar (2015–present)
  • Ray Ray – bass, backing vocals (2015–present)

Former Members

  • Dan Cribb[12] – lead vocals, bass (2009–2015)
  • Nathan Cooper – guitar (2009–2015)
  • James "Doody" Davies – drums (2009–2010)

Timeline

Influences

The Decline cite Propagandhi, Frenzal Rhomb, Strung Out, NOFX, Lagwagon, Descendents, Bad Religion, Pour Habit, Goldfinger, Less Than Jake as their influences.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

  • "I'm Not Gonna Lie To You" (2010)
  • "Are You Gonna Eat That?" (2011)
  • "Resister" (2015)

EP's

  • "The Same Kind" (2008)
  • "Can I Borrow A Feeling?" (2014)

Split albums

  • "4 Way WA Punk Split 7"" (2013, with Scalphunter, The Bob Gordons & Silver Lizard)
  • "Great Thieves Escape 3"[13] (2016, with Bad Cop Bad Cop, Success & The Bob Ross Effect)
  • "Local Resident Failure Vs The Decline"[14] (2017, with Local Resident Failure)

Singles

  • "Can't Have Both" (2016)

Music videos

  • "Pope'd In The Eye" (2010)
  • "Shit Yeah" (2012)
  • "Excuse Me" (2012)
  • "Showertime In The Slammer" (2013)
  • "66B" (2014)
  • "Almost Never Met You" (2015)
  • "I Don't Believe"[15] (2016)

References

  1. 1 2 "The Decline - Information". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WE ARE ONE TOUR '17 - FACE TO FACE, IGNITE, THE FULL BLAST MUCH THE SAME, THE DECLINE". September 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Decline join upcoming A Wilhelm Scream tour". February 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Useless ID Announce National Tour Dates". August 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Milwaukee punks Direct Hit Announce First Australian Tour". May 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Decline & Local Resident Failure team up for quick tour". September 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Decline: 'You have to think for yourself'". August 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Review: The Decline – Are You Gonna Eat That?". July 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "THE DECLINE – Resister CD/LP". June 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "About, The Decline".
  11. ↑ "HomeFeatures, Strung Out and PEARS tour rolls on this week, full album shows in VIC". March 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Decline lose two members". Jan 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "VA - Great Thieves Escape III 7" (Bad Cop/Bad Cop, The Decline, ...)". November 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Decline & Local Resident Failure split 7inch". June 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Decline – 'I Don't Believe' video clip". October 21, 2016.
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