When a few talented dudes out of the American South filter recent faves ASVA, Death Grips,  Arbouretum, Demdike Stare, and Wolves in the Throne Room through their long-burning love of Godflesh, Spacemen 3, Lungfish, Darkthrone, Talk Talk, Neu!, and Carcass, said dudes are destined to MAKE something noteworthy.  In this case, they actually called their band MAKE, and the sound they developed ...

I'll admit it; I hadn't heard of Chicago's Jar'd Loose until the press folk the band hired to spread the word spread the word right into my lap one day. I'll also admit that there was a pretty good chance I would've passed on checking the band out because of that horrendous name they've saddled themselves with. But to quote some guy who's a much better writer than I, "What's in a name?" So, ...

We may not write about these Canadians very often, but it's undeniable that Rush has had a profound effect on legions of artists that we do cover. So to celebrate next week's release of the ubiquitous band's 19th (!) full-length studio album, we compiled a "best of" Rush playlist that features tracks hand-picked by some of the many musicians who have been slappin' da bass over the years. If ...

It’s been a good year for 16, a band known for writing about bad times. They finally have a steady lineup (for now) and their new album Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds was praised in the July issue of this magazine. So it seems like the right time for 16 to dig into their vaults (or in this case, garages and shoeboxes) to find unreleased material. Fortunately, what they’ve found is far better ...

** Scribbled by Municipal Waste lead screamer Tony Foresta. Don't forget to check the stream of the Toxic Waste split 12" on the venerable Tankcrimes label, as posted by the equally venerable Adem. It's HERE, we think. 5/25 - Las Vegas @ Punk Rock Bowling: Municipal Waste and The Dwarves playing a bowling tournament?! Yes!! Flying all the way from Richmond to Vegas for one show then rushing ...

Tankard were living the Brewtal Truth life, long before we ever had our first sip of beer. They predate every extreme band that ever regularly sang the praises of beer. Wehrmacht, Gang Green, Korpiklaani, Municipal Waste and many others—all owe this German thrash quartet a huge debt. Or at least a frosty six-pack. These dudes are officially celebrating 30 years of beer-drunk existence with ...

Backstage at the Philadelphia stop of the inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour with Nergal from Behemoth. Plus Watain, The Devil's Blood, In Solitude, some guy in the pit wearing a sombrero, etcetera... If you enjoy this, please check out previous Decibel video segments with Morbid Angel and Bonded by ...

“This is a song for when you begrudge the sun rising, the coming of another day. When you curse the sky and the sun hanging in it. It sets the tone for the album quite aptly, I think" So says Witchsorrow guitarist/vocalist Necroskull, by way of introducing “Aurora Atra”, an eight-minute, epic exercise in straight-up doom. “Aurora Atra” is plucked from the English trio's forthcoming ...

Church of Misery has toured Europe seven times, but this summer marks their first ever visit to America. Considering that much of their oeuvre consists of love letters to American serial killers it’s a long overdue trip. COM appeared at the Maryland Deathfest (if you had a chance to see them, tell us about it below) and will perform17 dates stateside before returning to the Land of the Rising ...

5. Death - "Overactive Imagination" The cool thing about Individual Thought Patterns in my opinion is that it was such a big leap from the previous Death albums and you totally heard that when you pressed play and "Overactive Imagination" kicked in. That song has so much drive and cool patterns and let's not forget, Andy LaRocque's amazing solo contribution. 4. Cynic - "How Could ...