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August 7, 2026
Back in August 2004, the first issue of Decibel was independently published in Philadelphia. Considering the climate at the time, this was a truly terrible idea.
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Track Premiere: EXP – “Speed of Light”
August 17, 2026
NYC noise rockers EXP (ex-Cop Shoot Cop) kick up an art-damaged squall on new single, “Speed of Light.”
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
Devil Master
September 2026 [#263]
Visions of Hell! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Isis’s Celestial, Shane Embury, Protest the Hero, Prepare the Ground 2026 Reviewed, Protest the Hero and more. Each issue includes an exclusive limited edition Nunslaughter flexi disc!
Video Premiere: Shrineburner – ‘Bodies Dragged to Sunlight’
August 17, 2026 Emily Bellino
Chicago sludge trio Shrineburner share the latest from their debut album, Hymns of Despair.
Downeast Hardcore: Stories From the Kave — Q&A With Director Ricky Leighton
August 14, 2026 J. Andrew
Read our interview about The Kave, Kathy Findlay, and the metal and hardcore scene in Maine with Downeast Hardcore: Stories From The Kave filmmaker Ricky Leighton.
Interview: Fainting Dreams on the Process Behind ‘You Can Be Anything’
August 13, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
We catch up with Denver-based atmospheric metal four-piece Fainting Dreams to talk about their latest record, You Can Be Anything, out now.
Track Premiere: Encasement – “Exodus”
August 12, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
New one-man black metal kult Encasement mete out a biblical beating on debut single, “Exodus.”
Track Premiere: Coward Kill Coward – ‘Clean’
August 11, 2026 Emily Bellino
Coward Kill Coward get exceptionally noisy and heavy on their new song.
Blast Worship: Malform
August 11, 2026 Gene Meyer
Hear Philly’s own Malform drop what maybe the grind EP of the year in I.
Track Premiere: Street Tombs – “Upset the Grave”
August 10, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
New Mexico death dealers Street Tombs get their hands dirty on new track, “Upset the Grave.”
Track Premiere: Black Royal – ‘Drown the Seaweed’
August 10, 2026 Emily Bellino
Get down and dirty with Finnish death-sludge merchants Black Royal.
Five For Friday: August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include the latest dark and brooding emanations from Ceremony, Hulder, Vertiginous and more!
