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10 songs that feel like Decadence

Matched to Decadence by Disturbed on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Decadence
Disturbed
intense 83/100 intensity 120 BPM
I'm Scum — Idles intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Psycho Holiday — Pantera intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Keep It in the Family — Anthrax intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Antichrist Superstar — Marilyn Manson intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

Omerta — Lamb of God intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Feel So Numb — Rob Zombie intense 130 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

Given Up — Linkin Park intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 98% alike.

Ghost Walking — Lamb of God intense 130 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

Know Your Enemy — Rage Against the Machine intense 106 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100).

Freedom — Rage Against the Machine intense 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (81/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Decadence is more than you want right now.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pearly* — Radiohead moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Death or Glory by Iron Maiden
Death or Glory — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 55/100.

Mob Ties by Drake
Mob Ties — Drake moderate 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 47/100, versus the original's 83.

We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jerusalem — Emerson Lake and Palmer moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Condi Condi — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 83. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Decadence” by Disturbed?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I'm Scum” by Idles, “Psycho Holiday” by Pantera, “Keep It in the Family” by Anthrax — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Decadence” but calmer?

“Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Pearly*” by Radiohead, “Death or Glory” by Iron Maiden keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Decadence”?

It measures 83/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 95% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 83/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 95% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity83
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load50

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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