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Gorement’s ‘The Ending Quest’ Track-by-Track Breakdown by Patrik Ferlund

May 12, 2025

Gorement guitarist Patrik Ferlund provides this exclusive track-by-track dissection of recent Decibel Hall of Fame inductee The Ending Quest.

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Video Premiere: Inhuman Condition – “Face for Later”

May 14, 2025

Florida old-school death metal crushers Inhuman Condition want you to skate AND die in new video for “Face for Later.”

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Justify Your Shitty Taste: Danzig’s “6:66 Satan’s Child”

October 31, 2024

Celebrate the culmination of spooky season by revisiting Danzig‘s oft overlooked monster, 6:66 Satan’s Child.

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Pelican

June 2025 [#248]

Includes exclusive limited edition Castrator flexi disc

Keeping the Spark Alive! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Gorement’s The Ending Quest, Kylesa, Behemoth, Witchcraft, The Austerity Program, Ahamkara, Decrepisy and more

Track-by-Track: Patchwork – ‘Scars’

May 15, 2025

Rockford thrash attack Patchwork breakdown their first new LP in a decade track by track.

Full EP Stream: Hellgrammites’ Ethos

May 15, 2025

Do you like metal as much as you like punk? Hardcore as much as crossover? Enjoy rocking rock? Then, check out a stream of the new EP from Hellgrammites!

Full Album Stream: Grave Speaker –Rays of the Emerald Sun

May 14, 2025

Deep-sixed doom slayer Grave Speaker is not just a tokin’ stoner psych band. It’s the solo side project of High ’n Heavy guitarist John Steele.

Blast Worship: Postmortem Carnivore

May 13, 2025

Midwest goregrinders Postmortem Carnivore devour the last dinner of humanity.

Track Premiere: Helms Deep – “Chasing the Dragon”

May 12, 2025

We can’t stop Raven about the new track, “Chasing the Dragon,” from Florida power metal outfit Helms Deep, featuring bassist John Gallagher.

Track Premiere: Lástima – ‘Redux’

May 12, 2025

Philly post-black metal crew Lástima debut a new song ahead of their first full-length album.

Five For Friday: May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Embrace your aggressive preferences, let the riffs flow through you with the latest from Candlemass, Jade, Escarnium and more!

Track-by-Track: vide – “Decorated in spiderweb”

May 8, 2025

Louisiana- and Texas-based black metal shoegaze band vide just dropped their new EP, Decorated in spiderweb, on May 2. Check out their track-by track rundown of the release here.

GoFundMe Announced in Support of Andrew Scott Thomas’ Fight Against Lung Cancer

May 8, 2025

Help extreme metal maniac Andrew Scott Thomas in his fight against Stage 3 lung cancer.

Full Album Stream: Meatwound –Macho

May 7, 2025

Florida hardcore noise scrape menacers Meatwound offer up their bloody good fourth long-player, Macho.