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DOWN & SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to Headline Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026! Early Bird Ticket Pre-Sales Begin Wed, April 22 at 10am MT!
April 20, 2026
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest returns to Denver on Friday and Saturday, December 4-5, 2026. Early bird tickets are on sale this week!
Premiere
Split Premiere: Nixil / Drouth – Toward Dead Temples
April 22, 2026
Hear Toward Dead Temples, the forthcoming split release from Baltimore black metallers Nixil, and Portland black/death metal quartet Drouth
Editorial
An Endless Wave of American Darkness: USBM’s Hidden Underground
December 26, 2025
Neill Jameson digs deep into the best that underground U.S. black metal had to offer in 2025.
Interview: Sungrave Behind the Scenes on ‘Cold Flesh and No One’
April 23, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
We catch up with Denver-based atmospheric band Sungrave about their recent self-released EP, Cold Flesh and No One.
UNDEATH Sign to Relapse, Record New Full-Length LP
April 23, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Extra! Extra! Read all about what’s new in Undeath’s world!
Video Premiere: Atavistia – “I Skogens Djup”
April 22, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Vancouver, BC symphonic DM stalwarts Atavistia inject a folk metal forest vibe into new single “I Skogens Djup.”
KILL FEED 083: Lord Gordith of QUEST MASTER Keeps the Dream of the ’90s Alive
April 22, 2026 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The fantasy synthesizer mastermind discusses the games and soundtracks that helped put him on his current path to glory.
Full EP Stream: Mortuary – “Great Black Earth”
April 21, 2026 Emily Bellino
Mexican death-thrash OGs Mortuary haven’t lost a step on their first release in 14 years.
Track Premiere: Gadget – ‘Flatline’
April 21, 2026 Emily Bellino
Swedish grind masters Gadget blast through new banger, “Flatline.”
Blast Worship: Brilliant Behemoth
April 21, 2026 Gene Meyer
Hear Chicago duo Brilliant Behemoth deliver a delightful blend of goregrind with neocrust on their new split with Toughguy.
NO/MÁS Premiere Exclusive Cover of Bad Brains’ “Banned in D.C.” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
April 21, 2026 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from capital grinders NO/MÁS before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!
Full Album Stream: Since the Death –Entangled
April 20, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Swedish extreme metal multi-instrumentalist Oscar Rask returns with his death thrash project Since the Death and new album, Entangled.
Full Album Stream: Toxikull – “Turbulence”
April 20, 2026 Emily Bellino
Speed demons Toxikull turn personal struggle into heavy metal anthems on their new album, Turbulence.

