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KILL SCREEN 069: James Kent of PERTURBATOR Is More Than OK, Boomer
August 20, 2025
The electronic music champion stops by the Kill Screen arcade to discuss boomer shooters, survival horror, the Hotline Miami soundtrack and what kind of game he would like to score next.
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Video Premiere: No Apologies – “Grief”
August 18, 2025
Hardcore Aussies, No Apologies, cope with the pain of a devastating loss on new track “Grief.”
Editorial
Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me
May 30, 2025
Fresh from his reveal as Cold Slither frontman Zartan, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood.
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Castle Rat
October 2025 [#252]
Includes exclusive limited edition Inhuman Condition flexi disc
Killer Queen! Also: Ozzy Osbourne R.I.P., the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Psychotic Waltz’s A Social Grace, Melvins & Napalm Death, Helloween, Paradise Lost, Perturbator and more
PUBLICIST UK Returns with “Violence,” their First New Material in a Decade
August 21, 2025 Albert Mudrian
Hear the new single from current and former members of Municipal Waste, Goes Cube and Revocation in their much-loved form as Publicist UK.
Album Premiere: Visitant’s Rubidium is Very Much an Active Metallic Element
August 21, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Give the debut album from Floridian alchemists Visitant an advance listen!
Full Album Stream: Hebephrenique –Decathexis
August 20, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie post-black metal madmen Hebephrenique are going off the rails on their frenetic debut Decathexis.
Interview: Noise Rock Duo Latter Discuss New EP, What Lives Inside of Me
August 19, 2025 Emily Bellino
Chicago noise rock duo Latter discuss their new EP, What Lives Inside of Me, the benefits of having a background in noise and more.
Blast Worship: Ajal
August 19, 2025 Gene Meyer
Got five minutes? Good, because that’s all Kazakhstan crushers Ajal need to grind your face off.
Interview: Unleashed Bassist Johnny Hedlund Talks New Album, Fire Upon Your Lands
August 18, 2025 Emily Bellino
Unleashed talk new album and 35 years of death metal.
ONLY 90 AVAILABLE! Pre-Order EVOKEN’s New Album ‘Mendacium’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl!
August 18, 2025 Decibel Magazine
There are only a mere 90 copies of Mendacium, the new 2xLP from extreme doom legends Evoken on exclusive Decibel exclusive Transparent Black Ice Double-LP Vinyl.
Five For Friday: August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025 J. Andrew
This week’s set of new releases cuts deep with the latest from Castrator, Grand Cadaver, Unleashed and more!
Autographed BENT SEA (Featuring Members of MEGADETH/NAPALM DEATH/ABORTED) Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl! PREORDER NOW!
August 15, 2025 Decibel Magazine
There are only 100 AUTOGRAPHED copies of Bent Sea‘s debut LP, The Dormant Ruin, on exclusive Tidal Fire Gold vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!
Track-by-Track: Fermentor – ‘Agreement’
August 14, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Instrumental metal duo Fermentor (featuring members of Atheist and Beekeeper) unveil their latest album, Agreement, tomorrow but they’re here to tell you all about it today!
