Year: 2019

Suzi Quatro: Hell Bent for Leather

March 8, 2019

Suzi Quatro discusses her five-decade career, new album No Control and her influence on women in rock.

Fallow Heart: Opeth and a Meditation on Hero Worship

March 8, 2019

Decibel contributor Forrest Pitts reflects on Opeth‘s farsightedness and ability to manipulate our collective imagination.

Retrospective: Failure’s “Magnified” 25 Years Later

March 8, 2019

Decibel revisits Failure‘s criminally-underrated Magnified on its 25th anniversary.

Full Album Stream: Meadows End – “The Grand Antiquation”

March 8, 2019

Get lost in this exclusive stream of the massive new album from Swedish symphonic melodeath outfit Meadows End.

FLASH SALE: Save 50% on ALL Back Issues This Weekend ONLY!

March 8, 2019

Over 100 back issues in the Decibel webstore are on sale now for just $3.00 each! Hurry, sale ends Sunday at midnight EST.

Track Premiere: Usurper – ‘Warlock Moon’

March 8, 2019

Check out this new banger from Chicago-based blackened thrash horde Usurper, off their new album Lords of the Permafrost.

You Can Still Invest in Gimme Radio But You’ve Gotta Hurry!

March 7, 2019

Want to own a part of the future of internet radio? You still can, but time is running out!

Track Premiere: Smoulder – ‘Ilian of Garathorm’

March 7, 2019

Toronto doomsters Smoulder tell a new epic with new record Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring.

Track Premiere: Entrapment – ‘Sanctifying Putrescent’

March 6, 2019

Hear a new song from Dutch death dealers Entrapment‘s swang song, Imminent Violent Death.

Video Premiere: L’Acéphale’s “Sovereignty”

March 6, 2019

Watch a new video from avant-garde black metal practitioner L’Acéphale and read a lengthy new interview.

Video Premiere: Gore – ‘No Respect’

March 6, 2019

Listen to a reworked song from reformed instrumental trio Gore.

Track Premiere: The Flaying – ‘Elegy of Emptiness’

March 5, 2019

Stream a new song from Canadian death metallers The Flaying featuring a guest appearance from Cryptopsy guitarist Christian Donaldson.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Mills and Hills

March 5, 2019

Mills and hills is the most interesting imperial stout on the market right now. Find out why.

Blast Worship: Cellgraft

March 5, 2019

Tampa grinders Cellgraft take more than their name from Insect Warfare.

Michael Schenker Group – “Assault Attack”

March 4, 2019

Michael Schenker Group‘s Assault Attack joins the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Thra: “We Always Start With the Riff!”

March 1, 2019

Thra’s “Gardens of Rot” is death-laden sludge metal done right: excellent riffs, crushing beats and blistering vocals. Check out our Q&A and stream the album in its entirety!

Fallow Heart: Hardcore (Sur)Realities

March 1, 2019

Decibel contributor Forrest Pitts considers the lessons he learned from hardcore.

Full of Hell to Release New Justin Broadrick Remix “Thundering Hammers” via Decibel Flexi Series!

March 1, 2019

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by March 4 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc from current Decibel cover stars Full of Hell!

Track Premiere: Murdryck – ‘Sea Spirit of the Night’

March 1, 2019

Hear a brand new song from Swedish black metallers Murdryck off their forthcoming full length.

Only 50 “Metal & Beer” Tickets Remain for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly

March 1, 2019

Wanna drink rare beers from Trve, 3 Floyds, Ardent, Wake, Cigar City at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly? Well, “Metal & Beer” tickets are running low. Only 50 left!

Animal-Fronted Bands Hatebeak and Boar Glue Release Split LP

February 28, 2019

Current/former members of Death, Pig Destroyer, Charred Walls of the Damned and Triac, plus a South African gray parrot and three guinea pigs, create animal-fronted mayhem.

Mastodon Announce Limited Vinyl Release of “Stairway to Heaven” for Record Store Day

February 28, 2019

Mastodon will honor late manager Nick John with a rendition of “Stairway to Heaven” on wax.

Track Premiere: Moros – ‘Every Day is Worse Than the Last’

February 28, 2019

Sludgy death/doom trio Moros reveal a demoralizing cut from their new album, Weapon.