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SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2026
November 12, 2026
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Full Album Stream: Necropanther –The Book of Change
November 11, 2026
Hear Denver extreme outfit Necropanther‘s deathly shredding on fifth full-length, The Book of Change.
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.
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December 2026 [#266]
Screaming Volumes! The Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 Special Preview Issue. Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Randy Holden’s Population II, Venom’s Cronos remembered, Walls of Jericho, Enslaved, Darkest Hour, and more. Each issue includes an exclusive limited edition Deathgrave flexi disc!
Video Premiere: Sapraemia – “7th Entity”
November 12, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Sapraemia drop their new single, “7th Entity,” the first of two standalone singles serving as a preview of the band’s forthcoming third EP, Voidbirth of the Pleroma, scheduled for release on December 8.
Full Album Stream: Let’s Have The Conversation About Lockslip’s Favourite Albums
November 12, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Think you can get a handle on metallic hardcore bruisers Lockslip via their listening habits?
Blast Worship: Woundflower
November 11, 2026 Gene Meyer
Hear Tennessee grind titans Woundflower induce a Privatized Collapse.
Full Album Stream: Sarcosuchus – “De-Extinction”
November 10, 2026 Emily Bellino
Long Island slam outfit Sarcosuchus blast and chug through their new album.
Video Premiere: MOTHS – “Path of Existence”
November 10, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Puerto Rican doom/prog crew MOTHS just shared a new single, “Path of Existence.” Check it out here and catch them on their winter U.S. tour dates alongside co-headliners INSOMNIAC.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2027 FULL BAND LINEUP REVEALED! Event Celebrates 10 YEARS at the Fillmore Philadelphia in April!
November 10, 2026 Decibel Magazine
Agalloch, Nevermore, Immolation, Solitude Aeturnus and more highlight the 10th anniversary of Metal & Beer Fest Philly on April 10, 2027. All tickets on sale Friday, Nov 13 at 10am local time.
Full Album Stream: Malhavoc –The Masquerade’s Death
November 9, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Cult Canadian industrial thrashers Malhavoc return with epic Poe-inspired concept album, The Masquerade’s Death.
Video Premiere: Bandit – ‘Alcohol’
November 9, 2026 Emily Bellino
Philly grind maniacs Bandit announce their new album with a stop-motion video for new single “Alcohol.”
Track Premiere: The New Yorkers (pre-Megadeth) – “I Only Cry For You”
November 4, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Hear early Megadeth members Gar Samuelson and Chris Poland’s ’70s jazz fusion band, The New Yorkers, on recently unearthed recording.
METAL & BEER FEST: DENVER 2026 Is Just ONE MONTH AWAY! Got Your Tickets?
November 4, 2026 Decibel Magazine
ONE month away! “Metal & Beer” tickets running low. What are you waiting for? Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 is right around the corner!

