Not a joke. The Icelandic death metal band inked a deal with a Japanese label that has a similar appreciation for lopping off body parts. In other news, Watain signed with Deplorable Man-Stank Records; Metallica signed with Save Our Dignity Records; GWAR signed with Please Don’t Point That Thing At Me Records; and Dimmu Borgir signed with “Hey Nice Skirt, Man” Records.
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.
August 6, 2026
Straight outta Saskatchewan, the new video by death/thrashers Pythonic!
August 4, 2026
Guitarless Leeds powerviolence force Gets Worse are back and worser than ever on No Bones.