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MORBIKON to Release Exclusive Track, “Gaping Grave Awaits,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
October 24, 2025
You’ve got until Friday, October 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of black thrashers Morbikon‘s cover of the Aura Noir classic ripper “Gaping Grave Awaits” is yours.
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Track Premieres: Beastwars – ‘Guardian of Fire’ & ‘The Devil’
October 27, 2025
Hear two new tunes from New Zealand stoner-doom outfit Beastwars.
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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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Acid Bath
December 2025 [#254]
Includes exclusive limited edition Terror Corpse picture flexi disc
The Beautiful Upgrade! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Panopticon’s Autumn Eternal, Tomas Lindberg R.I.P., Testament, Primitive Man, Coroner and more
Full Album Stream: Vandampire –Hope Scars
October 27, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
UK post-metal doom crafters Vandampire don’t suck (blood or otherwise) on debut full-length, Hope Scars.
Video Premiere: Dawn Fades – “Drugs”
October 24, 2025 J. Andrew
It’s the spookiest time of year, and Dawn Fades has a new video that’s tailor-made for fans of all things horror!
EP Premiere: Takomaha – “American Basements”
October 23, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Takomaha are streaming their new EP, American Basements, with us before it drops October 29 via Loyal Blood Records. Check it out here.
Full Album Stream: Dawnwalker –The Between
October 22, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear UK experimental post-metal project Dawnwalker’s new single-song full-length The Between.
Full Split Stream: Necronemesis / Gangrenesia – “Putrid Sanctity”
October 21, 2025 Emily Bellino
Get a double dose of death with new split Putrid Sanctity.
Full Album Stream: Karate Steve –Time Under Tension
October 20, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Beantown bashers Karate Steve lay down some black belt-quality hardcore sludge on third full-length Time Under Tension.
Contest: Buy a Ticket to Imperial Triumphant’s Jazz From Hell Festival, Win a Decibel Subscription!
October 20, 2025 Emily Bellino
Wanna win free tickets to see Imperial Triumphant & the Goldstar Metropole Orchestra? Enter here.
Five For Friday: October 17, 2025
October 17, 2025 J. Andrew
It’s a loaded week for new metal releases with the latest from Evoken, Coroner, Internal Bleeding and more!
Album Premiere: Uaar – Galger og Brann
October 16, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Norwegian band Uaar are back with a raw, angry atmospheric D-beat down, Galger og Brann, Norwegian for “Gallows and Fire,” out October 17 via Fysisk Format. You can hear it with us first.
Full Album Stream: The Munsens Return with Degradation in the Hyperreal
October 16, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a massively in-depth preview of the new LP from Denver-come-Asbury Park death ‘n’ doom maulers The Munsens.
