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PRE-ORDER KHEMMIS’ New Self-Titled Album on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl NOW! Limited to 200!

April 9, 2026

There are a mere 200 copies of Khemmis‘ first new the new full-length LP in five years on on Decibel-exclusive Red and Black Marble colored vinyl. Get one of be forever doomed.

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Track Premiere: Eveale – “Enter the Woodland Realm”

April 8, 2026

Hear the melodic, folk-inspired black metal rage of Eveale on the title track, “Enter the Woodland Realm,” from their upcoming debut full-length.

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

Video Premiere: Ashen Horde – “Void in the Ash”

April 9, 2026

Progressive black metallers Ashen Horde share a video for “Void in the Ash” from their forthcoming album The Harvest, out May 1.

Video Premiere: Kilter – ‘Weather Cycle’

April 8, 2026

Taken from the upcoming Ten Billion Years, Kilter’s “Weather Cycle” forms a crucial moment in the album’s sweeping conceptual arc, which traces the birth and death of our solar system through the journey of a single water droplet.

Video Premiere: Old Moon – ‘Home to Nowhere’

April 7, 2026

Portland melodic black metal trio Old Moon reveal the title track and accompanying video to their new album.

Blast Worship: Zero Survive

April 7, 2026

Grinders Zero Survive deliver that trademark New England pissed-off-ness on their latest split release.

Full Album Stream: Throwing Bricks & Ontaard –Something to Lose: Live at Roadburn 2025

April 6, 2026

Hear the collaborative performance by Dutch extreme bands Throwing Bricks and Ontaard on a special seven-song set they wrote and composed for Roadburn 2025.

Full Album Stream: Caustic – “Inner Deflagration”

April 6, 2026

Caustic unleash a torrent of savage death metal on their first album in 11 years.

Streaming: Lysergic’s EP Towering Altars of Misanthropy

April 6, 2026

Hear former Wake frontman Kyle Ball explore even darker sounds with his new black/death/noise project Lysergic.

Five For Friday: April 3, 2026

April 3, 2026

This week brings us the latest in metal (and punk!), with new releases from Corrosion of Conformity, Poison Ruin and more!

Label Spotlight: Invictus Productions

April 2, 2026

Label boss Darragh tells us about Invictus Productions‘ “weirdly wonderful, mildly insane bunch of inspirational creative crazies!”