Month: August 2017

Track Premiere: Rosetta – ‘Détente’

August 31, 2017

Stream a new song from Philadelphia’s Rosetta before their sixth album drops tomorrow!

Singing About What You Know: The Top 5 Songs In Which Raw Power Reference Themselves

August 31, 2017

We present the top five songs in which Raw Power discusses Raw Power.

Five Times Shorter Was Better

August 31, 2017

Quantity isn’t quality. Here are five examples of how extreme metal is at its most potent when it doesn’t waste time.

Cannabis Corpse Premiere New Song, Pick 10 Favorite Albums to Smoke To

August 31, 2017

Embark on “The 420th Crusade” with Cannabis Corpse before reading bassist/vocalist LandPhil’s ten favorite albums to smoke pot to.

All Out War Record Exclusive New Song for Decibel Flexi Series!

August 31, 2017

Get an active deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, September 4 at 10 AM EST and our 83rd entry into the ever-expanding Decibel Flexi Series is yours. Miss it and be condemned to suffer without it.

Streaming: Remixed ’80s Cult Classics From Holland’s Highway Chile

August 31, 2017

We unearthed some seriously obscure NWOBHM-era Dutch metal that’s finally been remixed and reissued 30-plus years after it was originally released.

Track Premiere: Runespell – ‘All Thrones Perish’

August 30, 2017

Check out this exclusive track premiere of ‘All Thrones Perish’ to hear for yourself why Australia’s Runespell are one of the hottest new bands in the black metal underground.

The Top Five Sick Sets the Dudes From Plaque Marks Have Seen Working at Philly Venue Kung Fu Necktie

August 30, 2017

Future noise rock royalty Plaque Marks discuss soaking up the dissonance at Philly heavy music oasis Kung Fu Necktie.

Mosh Pit Mishaps and the S-Word: An Interview with Akercocke

August 30, 2017

British extreme metal experimentalists Akercocke speak about comeback record Renaissance in Extremis and more in an extended interview.

Track Premiere: Haemorrhage – ‘Transporting Cadavers’

August 29, 2017

Stream a new video from goregrind brutalizers Haemorrhage‘s seventh album, We Are the Gore.

Track Premiere: B R I Q U E V I L L E – ‘Akte V’

August 29, 2017

Stream a new offering from anonymous post-metal cult B R I Q U E V I L L E now!

The Top 10 Metal Songs About Chains

August 29, 2017

In which we consider the top 10 songs about a quintessential heavy metal topic: chains.

Talkin ‘Bout Flex: Today is the Day

August 29, 2017

Find out what Steve Austin of Today is the Day has to say about his recent contribution to Decibel‘s Flexi Series.

Track Premiere: Glacial Tomb covers Aus Rotten’s ‘Fuck Nazi Sympathy’

August 28, 2017

Check out this cover of crust legends Aus Rotten’s “Fuck Nazi Sympathy” by Denver-based blackened annihilators Glacial Tomb.

Label Spotlight: Battleground Records

August 28, 2017

Get to know independent label Battleground Records, headed by Godhunter‘s David Rodgers.

10 Essential Trap Them Songs

August 28, 2017

In the wake of the announcement of Trap Them‘s final shows, we consider ten essential tracks from the metallic hardcore outfit.

Paradise Lost

August 28, 2017

Gothic doom trailblazers Paradise Lost are this week’s Best New Noise.

Top 5 Underrated Thrash Guitarists

August 28, 2017

Certainly, lists polarize, but if anything’s accomplished from this piece it’s awareness of 5 top-level string-burners and their music. Time to thrash ’em all!

Track Premiere: Spirit Adrift – ‘Starless Age (Enshrined)’

August 28, 2017

What may be the doom album of 2017 is coming in October, but you can hear a brand new track from it right now.

Full Album Stream: Dutchguts / Chained to the Dead – “Split”

August 25, 2017

Stream the exhilarating new split from hardcore punk outfit Dutchguts and grinding death metal maniacs Chained to the Dead now!

Track Premiere: The Ditch and the Delta – ‘Till Body Quits’

August 25, 2017

The Ditch and the Delta attracted the attention of Prosthetic Records, who will be re-issuing the band’s debut LP, Hives in Decline.

Ides of Gemini: The Stories Behind Women

August 25, 2017

Ides of Gemini shed light on the women who inspired Women.

Deconstructing the Doom Side of the Moon: An Interview with Kyle Shutt

August 25, 2017

Doom Side of the Moon is a doomed-out interpretation of Pink Floyd’s classic The Dark Side of the Moon. Read an interview with bandleader Kyle Shutt (The Sword) to find out what makes Doom Side tick.

Demo:listen: Malefaction

August 25, 2017

On this week’s Demo:listen we expose the nefarious machinations behind New Jersey’s Malefaction.

SALE ENDS MONDAY: Last Chance to Get 5 Bonus Vinyl Singles!

August 25, 2017

Hurry if you want FREE Kreator, Tribulation, the Black Dahlia Murder, Panopticon and Eyehategod out-of-print flexi discs.

Track Premiere: The Kennedy Veil – ‘Flesh of the Sun (Feat. Trevor Strnad)’

August 24, 2017

The Kennedy Veil release the first music from their new album, and it features The Black Dahlia Murder ‘s Trevor Strnad.