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METAL & BEER FEST: PHILLY 2026 Is Just ONE MONTH AWAY! Got Your Tickets?
April 2, 2026
ONE month away! “Metal & Beer” tickets running low. What are you waiting for? Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 is right around the corner!
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Album Premiere: Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – ‘Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum’
April 2, 2026
Apocalyptic brutal slamming death metal entity Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (OxE) are premiering their LP Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum ahead of its official release on April 3 through Stillbirth/Gore House Productions.
Editorial
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
Power Trip
May 2026 [#259]
Includes exclusive limited edition No/Más flexi disc
Our special Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 Preview Issue! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Kylesa’s Static Tensions, Immolation, Exodus, Corrosion of Conformity, Gaerea and more
Label Spotlight: Invictus Productions
April 2, 2026 J. Andrew
Label boss Darragh tells us about Invictus Productions‘ “weirdly wonderful, mildly insane bunch of inspirational creative crazies!”
You Should Be Listening to Hellripper’s Coronach
April 2, 2026 Emily Bellino
Making the case for Hellripper‘s latest, Coronach.
Lovers of Melody and Power Unite! Hyperspace Metalfest VII is Nigh!
April 2, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
If melodic and power metal is your bag, give a thought to Vancouver’s Hyperspace Metalfest on April 16-18.
Lyric Video Premiere: Moon Pussy – “Diet of Dirt”
April 2, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Denver noise rockers Moon Pussy exist on a “Diet of Dirt” ahead of their forthcoming album, At The Pace of Outrage, out April 24 via The Ghost Is Clear Records.
Full Album Stream: Splendidula –Absentia
April 1, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Belgian atmospheric black metal outfit Splendidula are born to touch your feelings on new full-length, Absentia.
PRE-ORDER CONVERGE’s ‘Hum of Hurt’ with a Decibel-Exclusive Screen-Printed Sleeve NOW! ONLY 200 AVAILABLE!
April 1, 2026 Decibel Magazine
There are ONLY 200 copies of Converge‘s new LP, Hum of Hurt, on Blood Rose Red vinyl variant featuring a folded silkscreen cover designed by vocalist Jacob Bannon. We got ’em! Don’t wait!
Kylesa – Static Tensions
March 31, 2026 Brad Sanders
Kylesa‘s 2009 psych metal masterpiece, Static Tensions, enters our hallowed Hall.
Video Premiere: Sleepbomb – ‘A Gift of Crom’
March 31, 2026 Emily Bellino
San Fran doom crew Sleepbomb recall the story of Conan the Barbarian on their new track and album.
Blast Worship: Casket Mush
March 31, 2026 Gene Meyer
Dive in face-first and breathe in the stomach-churning atmosphere of California’s Casket Mush.
Full Album Stream: Sweat –Tear it on Down
March 30, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Move to the beat of L.A. hardcore punk ’n rollers, Sweat, featuring members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth and Ghostlimb.