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SULACO Premiere Exclusive New Song, “Curtains,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
September 14, 2026
Acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from Rochester tech cult heroes Sulaco before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!
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Video Premiere: Medical Negligence – “Rey Chivo”
September 16, 2026
Guadalajara death metal bruisers Medical Negligence have spent the better part of a decade finding particularly unpleasant places to draw inspiration. On “Rey Chivo,” that trail leads to one of Mexico’s more horrifying true-crime stories.
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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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October 2026 [#264]
It’s Always Sunny in Oklahoma! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Agalloch’s Ashes Against the Grain, Godflesh, Fire in the Mountains 2026 Reviewed, Anthrax, Mastodon, Russian Circles and more. Each issue includes an exclusive limited edition Sulaco flexi disc!
Catching Up On All the Moves Gorgatron are Making
September 17, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
News from the Gorgatron camp…featuring all the pertinent adjectives and necessary bluster!
Full Stream: Embers of Dawn –Infernal Culture
September 16, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Florida industrial goth metal outfit Embers of Dawn are burning for you on debut Infernal Culture.
Full Album Stream: Wellness – “Wellness”
September 15, 2026 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from mathcore outfit Wellness, featuring members of Liturgy, Chepang and Kayo Dot.
Video Premiere: Materializer – ‘Unwind’
September 15, 2026 Emily Bellino
Materializer make a lot of noise for a duo on “Unwind.”
Blast Worship: Moisturizer
September 15, 2026 Gene Meyer
Hear zany Rhode Island blasters Moisturizer get slippery on Second and Mystical their self-released new LP.
Full Album Stream: Sea Sleeper –Burden of Antlers
September 14, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Portland death metal progsters Sea Sleeper carry that weight on new full-length, Burden of Antlers.
Track Premieres: Noroth / Mörtual Preview Upcoming Split
September 14, 2026 Emily Bellino
American and Costa Rican death metal outfits Noroth and Mörtual team up to announce their new split.
Video Premiere: Bulletbelt – “Deathgasm 2”
September 11, 2026 J. Andrew
Fans of tongue-in-cheek horror and blackened power metal have a lot of reasons to be happy today, as Bulletbelt releases the theme song for “Deathgasm 2.”
Track Premiere: Sacreligious – “Occiasion for War”
September 10, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Death metallers Sacreligious share a track from their new album, Brutality Incarnated before it’s out September 25. Check out the single “Occassion for War” ahead of the drop.
Track Premiere: Voracious Contempt – “Splitting the Cerebrum”
September 9, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
San Antonio slam enthusiasts Voracious Contempt spill brains on new single “Splitting the Cerebrum.”
