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PRE-ORDER NOW! CHAT PILE’s New Album ‘Who Loves the Sun’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl NOW! ONLY 200 AVAILABLE!

June 9, 2026

There are a mere 200 copies of Chat Pile‘s new full-length LP, Who Loves the Sun, on Decibel-exclusive Coke Bottle Smoke colored vinyl. Get one now or be left in the dark.

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Album Premiere: Nuclear Tomb – Epoch Inhumane

June 10, 2026

Baltimore weirdos Nuclear Tomb have never been interested in coloring inside the lines. On new full-length Epoch Inhumane, the Maryland thrash unit continue to mutate their sound into something sharper, stranger and more hostile

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An Endless Wave of American Darkness: USBM’s Hidden Underground

December 26, 2025

Neill Jameson digs deep into the best that underground U.S. black metal had to offer in 2025.

Latest Issue

Hulder

July 2026 [#261]

Includes exclusive limited edition Venom flexi disc

The Acclamation of Bonds! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Acheron’s Rites of the Black Mass, an exclusive Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography excerpt, Neurosis, Panopticon and more

Decibel Celebrates 40 Years of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK! Pre-Order Our New Issue!

June 10, 2026

All Decibel subscribers will receive the “A” version of the cover, featuring Optimus Prime, as part of their subscription (along with a Spirit Adrift flexi disc), while the “B” version of the cover, featuring Unicron, is a Decibel webstore exclusive.

Comparing & Killing: Converge versus Converge

June 9, 2026

Comparing Converge‘s two 2026 full-length releases.

Blast Worship: Meltification

June 9, 2026

Get meltified by Copenhagen grindcrushers Meltification.

Video Premiere: Kallohonka – “Psychic Surgery”

June 8, 2026

Texas psych-noise terrorists Kallohonka perform “Psychic Surgery” in art-damaged new video.

Full Album Stream: Make – “Exegesis at the End of Time”

June 8, 2026

Post-metal quartet Make debut their first album in 10 years, featuring new members and the heaviest songs of their career.

EXCLUSIVE: Burnt by the Sun Officially Reunites

June 5, 2026

After 15 years of silence, the New Jersey-born metal/hardcore heroes Burnt by the Sun reactivate, recruit Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) on second guitar.

Five For Friday: June 5, 2026

June 5, 2026

It’s a heavy week for new releases, as we hear the latest from Converge (again!), Diabolic Oath, Rotten Tomb and more!

Lyric Video Premiere: Entropist – “Intense Warmth”

June 4, 2026

Denver progressive metallers Entropist share their new single “Intense Warmth,” as the follow‑up to their debut single “Creation.” Both tracks appear on the band’s upcoming debut full‑length album, The Vision, arriving June 26. 

Video Premiere: The Dwarves – “Damned If I Do”

June 4, 2026

Punk institution The Dwarves return with a new full-length, JENKEM, arriving June 5 via Greedy Records (Distributed by MVD). Get a sneak peak of “Damned If I Do” before the record drops.

Track Premiere: Faerie Ring – “New Gods”

June 4, 2026

Faerie Ring stream their latest single (and a live video of), “New Gods ” from their forthcoming, self-titled album, out August 21 via King Volume Records.