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Juan Brujo (1963-2024)
September 18, 2024
The legendary frontman passed away on September 18 from heart failure while on tour in the U.S. with Brujeria.
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Track Premiere: New Skeletal Faces “Until the Night”
September 18, 2024
California fangers New Skeletal Faces premiere their shimmering, sanguine new track, “Until the Night,” at Decibel. Out November on Peaceville Records.
Editorial
Mercyful Fate’s “Don’t Break the Oath” Turns 40
September 7, 2024
It’s challenging to look clearly at Mercyful Fate’s masterpiece, Don’t Break the Oath, released 40 years ago today. But our own Justin M Norton gives it a shot. Read here.
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The Black Dahlia Murder
October 2024 [#240]
Includes exclusive limited edition Deathevokation flexi disc
Decibel’s 20th Anniversary Issue: Two Decades of Killer Service! Also: The Mountain Goats, The Jesus Lizard, the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Candlemass’s Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and more
Track Premiere: Ploughshare – “Fall of All Creatures”
September 18, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie avant black/death metal fiends Ploughshare offer up nine minutes of well-constructed cacophony on new single, “Fall of All Creatures.”
KILL SCREEN SIDE QUEST: Stream a New Track From RESTLESS DREAMS, a Silent Hill 2 Black Metal Tribute by GRAVERIPPER’s Corey Parks
September 18, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Stream the pitch black cover of “Theme of Laura (Reprise)” ahead of the album’s release.
Album Premiere: The Flight of Sleipnir – ‘Nature’s Cadence’
September 18, 2024 Tim Mudd
We are thrilled to bring you the exclusive premiere of Nature’s Cadence, the latest album of folk-tinged black metal from Colorado’s The Flight of Sleipnir.
You Should Be Listening to Collapsed Skull
September 17, 2024 Emily Bellino
Collapsed Skull release their second album, Your Father’s Rage Evaporated in the Sun.
Blast Worship: Fadead
September 17, 2024 Gene Meyer
These four Faded songs have everything you a grindhead needs: hellacious blasts, gutterals, circle pit parts and even the occasional oompa beat
Video Premiere: Flourish – “New Cosmic Terror”
September 16, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Ohio post-metal shoegazers, Flourish, get all cosmic on sludgy new single.
Interview: Vocal Expert Elizabeth Zharoff Discusses the Science Behind Harsh Vocals
September 16, 2024 Emily Bellino
Vocal teacher and expert Elizabeth Zharoff discusses the science behind harsh vocals and her new non-profit studying them, The Charismatic Voice.
Five For Friday: September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024 J. Andrew
This week’s new heavy releases include the latest riffs and shouts from Father Befouled, Paganizer, the Jesus Lizard and more!
Full EP Stream: No Gods – “Counterfeit / Noose Wound”
September 12, 2024 Emily Bellino
Stream a new two-song EP from Philly thrashers No Gods.
Album Premiere: Nightwraith – ‘Divergence’
September 12, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Denver melodic death dealers NightWraith release their new album, Divergence, tomorrow via What’s Left Records, and you can hear the whole thing with us first.
