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July 10, 2026
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Album Stream: Volubilis Ride a Tech Rocket Into Space With Theasterion
July 9, 2026
Check out the debut album by Montreal tech-death maestros, Volubilis!
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.
Latest Issue
The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack
August 2026 [#262]
Includes exclusive limited edition Spirit Adrift flexi disc
40 Years of Metal’s Gateway Soundtrack! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Crumbsuckers’ Life of Dreams, Mortiis, Warning, Nunslaughter, Junius and more
Five For Friday: July 10, 2026
July 10, 2026 J. Andrew
This week, we present the latest in heavy new releases with the latest from Sojourner, Grim Legion, Haserot and more!
Track Premiere: What Lies Below – “Bloom”
July 9, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Metalcore crew What Lies Below drop new full-length, I Let It Consume Me, via Theoria Records. Check out their single “Bloom” ahead of the record release.
“I Thought I Was Going To Ride Out the Apocalypse:” GWAR Co-Founder Chuck Varga On His Terminal Cancer Battle
July 9, 2026 Justin Norton
GWAR co-founder Chuck Varga talks candidly about his fight against metastatic prostate cancer.
Video Premiere: SWAMPFOOT – “AIM LOW”
July 8, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
All-caps enthusiasts SWAMPFOOT aren’t yelling at you, they’re just really excited about their new video for “AIM LOW.”
Full Album Stream: Wailin Storms — The Arsonist
July 8, 2026 Tim Mudd
Durham Southern gothic rockers Wailin Storms return July 10 with The Arsonist. But because waiting until Friday is for people with better impulse control than us,Decibel is streaming the full album two days early.
Full Album Stream: Pylar – “Delyrio”
July 7, 2026 Emily Bellino
Pylar dig deep into cosmic horror and the occult with Delyrio.
Full Album Stream: Grim Legion – “Harbingers of Death”
July 7, 2026 Emily Bellino
Hear the new album from reanimated OSDM act Grim Legion, featuring Evoken frontman John Paradiso.
Blast Worship: Eastwood
July 7, 2026 Gene Meyer
The latest from German grinders Eastwood will make your day.
Full Album Stream: Spread the Disease –The Darkness, the Dread, the Suffering
July 6, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Quarter century hiatus is over for Canadian blackened metalcore maulers Spread the Disease with new album The Darkness, the Dread, the Suffering.
Interview: Crowhurst Founder Jay Gambit Discusses New Album, Thorns
July 6, 2026 Emily Bellino
Crowhurst founder Jay Gambit announces and discusses the band’s new album and return from an extended hiatus.
