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The Third and the Mortal – Tears Laid in Earth
May 30, 2025
The Third and the Mortal‘s Norwegian cult classic Tears Laid in Earth enters the Decibel Hall of Fame.
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Track Premiere: Lacabra – “Nothing”
June 5, 2025
Seattle’s Lacabra don’t pull any punches with new track and video for “Nothing”—a dizzying descent into addiction, disillusionment, and identity collapse, rendered with savage clarity.
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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Deadguy
July 2025 [#249]
Includes exclusive limited edition Haggus flexi disc
Evil Live$! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of The Third and the Mortal’s Tears Laid in Earth, Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025 reviewed, Gaahls Wyrd, Conan, Pagan Altar, Rwake and more
Five For Friday: June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025 J. Andrew
It’s time to play catch up with some bangers from the last couple weeks, including the latest from Vader, Velvet Cross and more!
EP Premiere: Autumn Lies Buried – “Mob Mentality”
June 5, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
If you’re looking for something that crushes skulls but still carries a positive social message, look no further than Autumn Lies Buried‘s new EP Mob Mentality
Track Premiere: Ba’al – “Well of Sorrows”
June 4, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear English post-black metal malcontents Ba’al drink deeply from the “Well of Sorrows” on their latest 11-minute single.
Album Premiere: Refusal – ‘Venomous Human Concept’
June 4, 2025 Tim Mudd
Seventeen years deep and showing no signs of mercy, Finnish death metal unit Refusal return with their third full-length, Venomous Human Concept, out June 6th via Time To Kill Records. But you can hear it NOW!
Track Premiere: Drivel – ‘Sniping Kids as a Form of Self Defense’
June 3, 2025 Emily Bellino
Play fast or die with DC punks Drivel.
Blast Worship: Psudoku
June 3, 2025 Gene Meyer
Attempt to solve the unkind mind grind puzzle of Psudoku.
Track Premiere: Mass Deception: “Selling Souls! Buying Lies!”
June 2, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Dutch thrash crew Mass Deception consider the pros and cons of soul-selling in latest video for “Selling Souls! Buying Lies!”.
Full Album Stream: Turian – “Blood Quantum Blues”
June 2, 2025 Emily Bellino
Hear Seattle metallic hardcore crushers Turian return with a tighter sense of identity and an amped-up sound on their new album, Blood Quantum Blues, out Friday on Wise Blood.
Video Premiere: Concrete – “Chains of Oppression”
May 30, 2025 J. Andrew
Check out the latest song and video from Concrete, New York’s expert-level purveyors of crossover death metal.
Album Premiere: La Suspendida – “La Suspendida Live”
May 29, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
On May 30, La Suspendida are dropping La Suspendida Live, the recorded performance of the jazz metal opera at Le Forum (Vauréal, France) on November 16, 2023. Hear it now.
