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Old-School MY DYING BRIDE Members Reunite to Celebrate Early Material as TOWARDS THE SINISTER
July 24, 2026
Former My Dying Bride members reconvene as Towards the Sinister to perform classic early ’90s MDB material.
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Video Premiere: MALEFIC – “Blood of the Throne”
July 23, 2026
Atlanta blackened death/thrash unit Malefic share the new video for “Blood of the Throne,” the opening track from their latest album Impermanence.
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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The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack
August 2026 [#262]
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 24, 2026
July 24, 2026 J. Andrew
This week’s new heavy releases include the latest from Horns of Abomination, Madball, Eternal Mourn and more!
SULACO to Release Exclusive New Song, “Curtains,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
July 24, 2026 Decibel Magazine
You’ve got until Friday, July 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of this exclusive single from tech-noise heroes Sulaco is yours as part of the Decibel Flexi Series.
Q&A Interview: Martyr’s Daniel and François Mongrain On Reforming, Relapse Reissues and Doing it For the Love of Death Metal
July 23, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Read all about the reformation of Quebec’s tech death legends Martyr and their reissued discography!
Track by Track: REZN –Cycles in the Infinite Dream
July 22, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago doomgaze enthusiasts REZN give us the inside scoop on all nine tracks of their new LP Cycles in the Infinite Dream.
Track Premiere: Trench Warfare – “Dissenter”
July 22, 2026 Justin Norton
Texas death dealers Trench Warfare return with first new material since 2019.
Sallow Moth’s New Album, Hydrophilous Brood, Is a Progressive Metal Rager
July 21, 2026 Emily Bellino
Thoughts on progressive death metal duo Sallow Moth‘s new album.
Blast Worship: Banzai
July 21, 2026 Gene Meyer
The new wave of extreme hypergoreblast is upon us! Along with it, the new split from face-melters Banzai.
Track Premiere: Coyote Man – “Zealotry”
July 20, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago instru-metal trio Coyote Man wield a powerful sludgehammer on new track “Zealotry.”
Full Album Stream: Into Darkness – “Route to the Other Side”
July 20, 2026 Emily Bellino
Italian death dealers Into Darkness find inspiration from the classic Dutch death metal scene on their new album.
Help Buñuel Frontman and Decibel Columnist Eugene Robinson Get His Voice Back
July 20, 2026 Albert Mudrian
Legendary underground musician and author Eugene Robinson suffers stoke, GoFundMe campaign to offset medical expenses launched.
