# Decay | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/decay
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/decay/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 08:06 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/decay
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/decay/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/decay/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Decay
- Visible lyric pages: 10

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `decay`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 08:06 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-c47430a805081c02
- Visible lyric pages: 10
- Pages with stored lyric text: 10
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 6556
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 11
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Brutally Butchered Carcass, Colonize The Inhumed, Copulation With The Gutted Corpse, Left Behind, Maggots Consuming Cranial Contents, Morbid Savouring Of The Sadistically Gutted, No death only mortal fright, and Severe Exhumed Carnal Butchery
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Decay formed in London with Emily Carter on vocals, Ethan James on guitar, Luke Thompson on bass, and James Wilson on drums. Their debut album 'The Crumbling Years' came out in 1997, featuring the song 'Left Behind' which became their most recognizable track. Carter's lyrics often drew from personal struggles, giving their music a raw edge that connected with listeners. While their sound drew some comparisons to bands like Radiohead...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Brutally Butchered Carcass — https://lyroverse.com/decay/brutally-butchered-carcass
2. Colonize The Inhumed — https://lyroverse.com/decay/colonize-the-inhumed
3. Copulation With The Gutted Corpse — https://lyroverse.com/decay/copulation-with-the-gutted-corpse
4. Left Behind — https://lyroverse.com/decay/left-behind
5. Maggots Consuming Cranial Contents — https://lyroverse.com/decay/maggots-consuming-cranial-contents
6. Morbid Savouring Of The Sadistically Gutted — https://lyroverse.com/decay/morbid-savouring-of-the-sadistically-gutted
7. No death only mortal fright — https://lyroverse.com/decay/no-death-only-mortal-fright
8. Severe Exhumed Carnal Butchery — https://lyroverse.com/decay/severe-exhumed-carnal-butchery
9. Sodomized Purulent Devourments — https://lyroverse.com/decay/sodomized-purulent-devourments
10. The endless song of the wind — https://lyroverse.com/decay/the-endless-song-of-the-wind