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Read How SODOM Recorded Their ‘Obsessed by Cruelty’ Debut LP In This Excerpt From ‘Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography’ Out Now!
May 29, 2026
Read an exclusive book excerpt from Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography turns the clock back 40 years to the genesis of the German thrash metal scene, and get a copy of the book, which is out TODAY!
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Album Stream: Funebrarum – “Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence”
May 28, 2026
Stream the latest dark, menacing, and thrilling album from Funebrarum, a true beacon of death metal excellence.
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
Hulder
July 2026 [#261]
Includes exclusive limited edition Venom flexi disc
The Acclamation of Bonds! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Acheron’s Rites of the Black Mass, an exclusive Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography excerpt, Neurosis, Panopticon and more
Five For Friday: May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026 J. Andrew
Today brings us the latest in deadly riffs, with new releases from Funebrarum, Godthrymm, Hecate Enthroned and more!
Video Premiere: Castle – “Carry Chains”
May 28, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Castle return with a new track (and official video) for “Carry Chains,” the title track from their impending album dropping September 4 via Hammerheart Records.
“It Was Like Being Blind Reaching Into A Dark Room:” Tom Gabriel Fischer On 20 Years of Celtic Frost’s ‘Monotheist’
May 28, 2026 Justin Norton
Tom Gabriel Fischer unpacks Celtic Frost‘s comeback album, Monotheist, released 20 years ago this week.
Q&A With Charlie Speicher of the Firekeeper Alliance
May 28, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
An interview with Firekeeper Alliance founder/director, Charlie Speicher.
Full Album Stream: Callous Faulter – Callous Faulter
May 27, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie J. Angus’s cinematic etxreme metal solo project, Callous Faulter, is a monolithic display of heaviness in two movements.
KILL FEED 084: John Cooke of NAPALM DEATH Prefers a Solo XP Grind
May 27, 2026 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
While the grindcore guitarist may be happy to chat with Decibel’s co-nerds, his gaming preferences are decidedly offline.
Spirit Adrift to Release Exclusive New Song, “No Evil Shall Befall Us,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
May 27, 2026 Decibel Magazine
You’ve got until Sunday, May 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of the last-ever song from doom lords Spirit Adrift is yours as part of the Decibel Flexi Series.
Full Split Stream: Lowcard De La Morte / Killseduction – “Kill De La Morte”
May 26, 2026 Emily Bellino
Japanese crossover/fastcore acts Lowcard De La Morte and Killseduction, featuring ex-Grindlink guitarist Takafumi Matsubara, rip 11 songs on their new split.
Blast Worship: Gadget
May 26, 2026 Gene Meyer
Swedish grind vets Gadget blast back with Coerced, their first new material in five years.
Video Premiere: Mama Doom – “Woven Linen” (NSFW)
May 25, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
New York retro occult rockers Mama Doom have a bloody good time in new NSFW “Woven Linen” video.
