A Short History of Decay

by Nothing

Type: Album
Released: 27 February 2026
Label: Relapse Records
Country: United States
Length: 41:22
Community rating: 3.74/5 from 40 ratings

Artists on this release: Domenic Palermo, Zachary Harrell Jones

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'A Short History of Decay' finds Nothing at their most bleak and sonically abrasive, delivering a powerful collection of noisy shoegaze and nihilistic alternative rock. The album utilizes massive walls of distorted sound to underscore Domenic Palermo's weary, melodic vocal performances. By embracing a raw, post-hardcore-influenced edge, the band manages to craft a record that feels both crushing and deeply cathartic.

Genres

Descriptors: bleak, melodic, noisy, dreamy, depressing

Tracklist

Credits

Assistant engineering - chef felipe castaneda aldana
Nothing - primary artist
Jackson D. Green - art direction, design
Bobb Bruno - bass guitar [bass guitars]
Zachary Harrell Jones - drums, programmed by [programming]
Sonny Diperri - engineer, mixed by, producer [additional]
Chef Felipe Castanede Aldana - engineer [additional]
Tyler Karmen - engineer [additional]
Cameron Smith - guitar [guitars]
Doyle Martin - guitar [guitars], vocals
Stephen Marcussen - mastered by
Nick Bassett - mixed by, producer
Zach Capitti Fenton - mixed by [additional]
Jane Chardiet - photography by
Domenic Palermo - producer, vocals, guitar [guitars]
Jesus Ricardo Ayub Chavira - brass
Jason Adams - cello
Mary Lattimore - strings
Camille Getz - violin