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1914 Break Down Their New Album, Viribus Unitis
December 8, 2025
Learn the story of a Ukrainian solider in World War I via a breakdown of the new 1914 album.
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Video Premiere: Eshtadur – “Fire Above Mountain Below” (live)
December 8, 2025
Watch Columbian melodeath monsters Eshtadur perform “Fire Above Mountain Below” alongside a symphony orchestra.
Editorial
Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me
May 30, 2025
Fresh from his reveal as Cold Slither frontman Zartan, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood.
Blast Worship: Carthage Must Be Destroyed
December 9, 2025 Gene Meyer
London grinders Carthage Must Be Destroyed will blast you back to the stone age.
Five For Friday: December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025 J. Andrew
Greetings Decibel readers! It’s the last standard Five For Friday roundup of the year. One last chance to revise your personal end-of-year lists before you get distracted by the holidays and resolutions you’ll maintain for about two weeks. But trust me, you’ll want to savor the last of 2025 with the albums below, especially the second…
FINALLY! Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2025 Starts Today
December 5, 2025 Decibel Magazine
IT‘S FINALLY HERE! Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2025 at the Fillmore kicks off today and this is your last chance to get in on the action!
EP Premiere: Discovery Through Torment – “Telesynthetic Rebirth”
December 4, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada-based band Discovery Through Torment are dropping their new EP, Telesynthetic Rebirth. Check it out now ahead of its official December 5 release date.
Video Premiere: Unburier – “Survive the Vermin”
December 3, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
UK’s proggy death thrashers Unburier dig up some serious foulness on new single “Survive the Vermin.”
Full Stream: It Haunts – No Light to Save Me
December 3, 2025 Tim Mudd
Melodic metallers It Haunts arrive with the kind of debut EP that doesn’t feel like a beginning so much as an overdue emergence.
Full Album Stream: Indigosaur – “Cosmic Censor”
December 2, 2025 Emily Bellino
Go on a retro stoner heavy metal trip with the new album from Indigosaur.
“Metal & Beer” Tickets for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Denver Are SOLD OUT! Limited “Just Metal” Tickets Availble
December 2, 2025 Decibel Magazine
We tried to warn you! The “Metal & Beer” ticket option for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver is officially SOLD OUT. There are still a limited amount of “Just Metal” tickets for both Dec 5 and Dec 6 at the Denver Fillmore.
MORBIKON Premiere New Song, “Gaping Grave Awaits,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
December 2, 2025 Emily Bellino
Score an exclusive flexi featuring Morbikon covering Aura Noir, while supplies last!
Blast Worship: HWA
December 2, 2025 Gene Meyer
In Seoul, they spell grindcore HWA. Hear the band’s ripping Demo 2025 now.

