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Dark Angel Guitarist Jim Durkin Passes Away at 58, GoFundMe Announced

March 13, 2023

On March 8, Jim Durkin, guitarist of thrash metal legends Dark Angel, died at the age of 58. Please consider helping cover the cost of his final arrangements and medical bills.

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Full Album Stream: Ardent Nova – ‘Ardent Nova’

March 16, 2023

Hear Viking metal-inspired thrashers Ardent Nova go scorched earth on their long-in-the-making debut.

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Reborn in Blasphemy: Revisiting Pavor’s ‘A Pale Debilitating Autumn’ Album Nearly 30 Years Later

February 28, 2023

Deathevokation frontman Götz Vogelsang preforms zombie ritual reviews of lost death metal classics in the latest edition of his semi-regular column Reborn in Blasphemy.

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Jesus Piece

April 2023 [#222]

Includes exclusive limited edition Wayfarer flexi disc

Featuring: Enslaved, Dawn Ray’d, Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2023 preview, the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of At the Gates’ Terminal Spirit Disease, Kruelty, Kommand and more

For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Anarkhon and Contrarian

March 17, 2023

Our fine feathered fiend returns to peck on new, very different styles of death metal.

Five For Friday: March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

Get your St. Patrick’s Day started right with the newest releases from Aftermath, Downfall of Gaia, Anarkhon and more!

Downfall of Gaia Provide a Track-by-Track Breakdown of New LP ‘Silhouettes of Disgust’

March 17, 2023

Downfall of Gaia provide an extensive track-by-track breakdown on their release date of their new 45-minute epic Silhouettes of Disgust.

Track Premiere: Old Forest – “Master of Arachnids”

March 16, 2023

Hear a brand new track of vintage second wave-inspired black metal from UKBM’s unsung heroes Old Forest.

Video Premiere: Revenge Beast – “Bastard” (Mötley Crüe Cover)

March 15, 2023

Hear Marc Rizzo’s new band, Revenge Beast shout out the glam metal with this cover of Mötley Crüe’s “Bastard.”

Track Premiere: Sunburster – “Roach”

March 15, 2023

This sludgy, grungy new number from Sunburster, titled “Roach,” will be out on their forthcoming record, Trudging to Extinction, May 5 via Knife Hits, but you can hear it with Decibel now.

Track Premiere: Vredensdal – “Svøpt i blod”

March 15, 2023

Fans of black metal with gritty tendencies and a throwback riff-centric approach to guitar performances and song construction should get the hell in here and find out what Vredensdal is all about.

Album Premiere: Desolate Realm – ‘Legions’

March 15, 2023

Finnish epic doom duo Desolate Realm summon eternal winter with their sophomore LP, Legions.

Track Premiere: Mammon’s Throne – “Beyond”

March 14, 2023

Hear new single, “Beyond,” from Mammon’s Throne, gilded with crusty riffs and authentic Aussie spite.