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Help Buñuel Frontman and Decibel Columnist Eugene Robinson Get His Voice Back
July 20, 2026
Legendary underground musician and author Eugene Robinson suffers stoke, GoFundMe campaign to offset medical expenses launched.
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Video Premiere: MALEFIC – “Blood of the Throne”
July 23, 2026
Atlanta blackened death/thrash unit Malefic share the new video for “Blood of the Throne,” the opening track from their latest album Impermanence.
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.
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The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack
August 2026 [#262]
Includes exclusive limited edition Spirit Adrift flexi disc
40 Years of Metal’s Gateway Soundtrack! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Crumbsuckers’ Life of Dreams, Mortiis, Warning, Nunslaughter, Junius and more
Q&A Interview: Martyr’s Daniel and François Mongrain On Reforming, Relapse Reissues and Doing it For the Love of Death Metal
July 23, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Read all about the reformation of Quebec’s tech death legends Martyr and their reissued discography!
Track by Track: REZN –Cycles in the Infinite Dream
July 22, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago doomgaze enthusiasts REZN give us the inside scoop on all nine tracks of their new LP Cycles in the Infinite Dream.
Track Premiere: Trench Warfare – “Dissenter”
July 22, 2026 Justin Norton
Texas death dealers Trench Warfare return with first new material since 2019.
Sallow Moth’s New Album, Hydrophilous Brood, Is a Progressive Metal Rager
July 21, 2026 Emily Bellino
Thoughts on progressive death metal duo Sallow Moth‘s new album.
Blast Worship: Banzai
July 21, 2026 Gene Meyer
The new wave of extreme hypergoreblast is upon us! Along with it, the new split from face-melters Banzai.
Track Premiere: Coyote Man – “Zealotry”
July 20, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago instru-metal trio Coyote Man wield a powerful sludgehammer on new track “Zealotry.”
Full Album Stream: Into Darkness – “Route to the Other Side”
July 20, 2026 Emily Bellino
Italian death dealers Into Darkness find inspiration from the classic Dutch death metal scene on their new album.
Five For Friday: July 17, 2026
July 17, 2026 J. Andrew
This week’s new heavy and extreme releases include the latest from Left to Die, Emptiness, Coffin Hunters and more!
Track Premiere: Altarage – “Ichor”
July 16, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear the monstrous, 14-minute track “Ichor” from Altarage. The song is from their forthcoming album, Cogwheel, out July 31 via Sentient Ruin and Doomentia.
Track Premiere: Anatomy of a Habit – “Paired Sentinels”
July 15, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago post-punk doomsters Anatomy of a Habit offer up the gothic dirge of “Paired Sentinels” from their upcoming fifth full-length.
