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CASTRATOR’s ‘Coronation of the Grotesque’ on Decibel-Exclusive Translucent Blood Red Vinyl: PRE-ORDER NOW!

June 18, 2025

We’ve only got 100 copies of Castrator‘s new LP, Coronation of the Grotesque, on Translucent Blood Red colored vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!

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Video Premiere: Phantom Fire – “Sleep to Die”

June 19, 2025

The rhythm punches, the vocals rip, and the riffs crunch! Check out the new song and video from Norway’s Phantom Fire!

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Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me

May 30, 2025

Fresh from his reveal as Cold Slither frontman Zartan, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood. 

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Cryptopsy

August 2025 [#250]

Includes exclusive limited edition Motörhead flexi disc

As the Worm Turns! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Carcass’s Surgical Steel, Hell’s Heroes VII reviewed, Botch, Gruesome, Planning For Burial and more

Album Premiere: Deciduous Forest – “Fields of Yore”

June 19, 2025

Fields of Yore by Deciduous Forest, the solo project of Australian multi-instrumentalist and composer Snjór, is out June 23 via Gutter Prince Cabal. You can hear the record in advance thanks to Decibel!

AGALLOCH’s ‘Ashes Against the Grain’ Deluxe Reissue on 180g Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl: PRE-ORDER NOW!

June 18, 2025

We have only 200 copies available of this deluxe reissue of Agalloch‘s classic Ashes Against the Grain on Decibel-exclusive 2xLP Translucent Orange vinyl!

Full Album Stream: Skräcken –Echoes From the Void

June 16, 2025

Hear Swedish occult rock combo Skräcken spin their mystical, ’70s-influenced tales from the darkside on their debut full-length Echoes From the Void.

Track Premiere: When the Deadbolt Breaks – ‘Burning Zozobra’

June 16, 2025

Avant-sludge outfit When the Deadbolt Breaks celebrate their 20th anniversary by getting weird.

Five For Friday: June 13, 2025

June 13, 2025

Slash your way into the weekend with the latest horrors from Hexvessel, Sigh, Shrinkwrap Killers and more!

Thanks, Dad! THIS WEEKEND ONLY: Take 15% OFF Decibel Books Titles!

June 13, 2025

Between now and Sunday at 11:59 PM ET, nearly every Decibel Books title in our webstore, including The Scott Burns Sessions, USBM, Rotting Ways to Misery and more, are 15% off.

Video Premiere: Harvested – “Harvested”

June 12, 2025

Reap what Canadian death crew Harvested have sown with the new video from their forthcoming album Dysthymia, out August 1.