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Album Premiere: Dark Sky Burial – ‘Tantum Religio Potuit Suadere Malorum’

December 31, 2023

Shane Embury’s electronic ambient Dark Sky Burial has one final holiday present for you before we close the book on 2023.

VASTUM Unveil Exclusive New Track, “Befouled in Self-Salvation,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

December 12, 2023

Hear and acquire this flexi disc single from Vastum featuring an exclusive new song, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Video Premiere: Necrofier – “Destroying Angels”

September 12, 2023

Sacrifice a few minutes of your time for the stunning new video from Texas black metallers Necrofier.

The Keening (ex-SubRosa) Announce Debut LP, ‘Little Bird,’ Reveal Title Track’s Stunning Video

August 17, 2023

Watch the Keening‘s arresting video, “Little Bird,” and pre-order their debut LP, out October 6 via Relapse.

Hear Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial Project Lighten Up on “Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus”

July 14, 2023

Napalm Death’s Shane Embury’s solo venture of electric music and deep textures, Dark Sky Burial, returns with its seventh full-length in just three years. And it rules.

Full Album Stream: The Bleeding – ‘Monokrator’

June 6, 2023

Hear U.K. crushers The Bleeding bring their “old-school thrashing through a modern interpretation” with new LP Monokrator.

Video Premiere: Stinking Lizaveta – “Electric Future”

May 23, 2023

Watch Philly instru-metal legends Stinking Lizaveta drop a single for “Electric Future” from their first new album in six years.

Metal Internet Radio Station Gimme Metal to Cease Operations This Month

April 10, 2023

After a six-year run of creating the premiere metal station online, Gimme Radio — and its Gimme Metal channel — are official shutting down on April 29.

LISTEN: Shane Embury Returns With DARK SKY BURIAL’s ‘Nascentes Morimur Morientes Nascimur’

April 7, 2023

Napalm Death’s Shane Embury’s solo venture of dark ambient soundscapes and textures, Dark Sky Burial, returns with its sixth full-length in just three years.

Dark Angel Guitarist Jim Durkin Passes Away at 58, GoFundMe Announced

March 13, 2023

On March 8, Jim Durkin, guitarist of thrash metal legends Dark Angel, died at the age of 58. Please consider helping cover the cost of his final arrangements and medical bills.

WATCH: Jacob Bannon and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath Breakdown the Until Your Heart Stops Cover Art

March 3, 2023

To celebrate the deluxe reissues of their landmark Until Your Heart Stops debut, members of Cave In discuss creating the album cover with artist Jacob Bannon.

LISTEN: Botch Release First New Song In Over 20 Years

August 24, 2022

Hear “One Twenty Two,” the first new song from Northwest metallic hardcore/math rock legends Botch in 20 years.

Venomous Concept & Under Attack Ready Release for Killer New Split EP, ‘The Kids Are Alright’

August 3, 2022

Hardcore punk bruisers Venomous Concept and Richmond crossover crushers Under Attack join forces in the best split 7-inch you’ll hear all year.

Full Album Stream: Mine Collapse – ‘Delusions’

June 23, 2022

You’re not just hearing things — Delusions, the debut LP from Chicago trio Mine Collapse totally rules.

Hear Shane Embury Return With Dark Sky Burial’s “Constellation of Archetypes”

April 1, 2022

The ever-prolific Dark Sky Burial project of Napalm Death’s Shane Embury returns with a new single just in time for Bandcamp Friday.

Watch: Dan Lilker Talks Possible Final NUCLEAR ASSAULT U.S. Performance, ‘Game Over’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly

March 29, 2022

Nuclear Assault bassist/legend Danny Lilker talks Metal & Beer Fest beer collaboration with KCBC, a special guest stage-dive performance at the event, and the black metal bedspreads.

Watch: The Red Chord Talk Reactivation, ‘Clients’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly

March 23, 2022

The Red Chord talk festival beer collaboration with Bone Up Brewing, vocalist Guy Kozowyk’s secret rabbit lair and the possibility of maybe even rehearsing before their first performance in seven years.

A Spiritual Journey: SpiritWorld’s Stu Folsom’s Decibel Magazine Tour Diary

February 24, 2022

SpiritWorld mainman Stu Folsom recaps his band’s maiden voyage on the recently completed Decibel Magazine Tour.

Full EP Premiere: Ceremonial Decay – ‘The Crescent and the Cross’

February 10, 2022

Hear current and former members of Stygian Crown, Morgion, Exhausted Prayer, Witchaven get their NWOSDM on in Ceremonial Decay.

Enforced Premiere New Single, “Casket,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

January 25, 2022

Hear and acquire this Enforced flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Track Premiere: Dark Sky Burial – “Decay is the Matrix of Fertility”

December 31, 2021

Shane Embury’s electronic ambient Dark Sky Burial has one last holiday present for you before we close the book on 2021.

Hear Shane Embury Return With Dark Sky Burial’s ‘Omnis Cum in Tenebris Praesertim Vita Laboret’

December 21, 2021

Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury completes the first quadrilogy of his instrumental/ambient/electronic solo venture Dark Sky Burial. Hear it now.

Portrayal of Guilt Premiere New Single, “Chamber of Misery Pt. III,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

December 1, 2021

Hear and acquire this Portrayal of Guilt flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Video Premiere: SpiritWorld – “Unholy Passages”

November 26, 2021

Watch Sin City’s SpiritWorld bring their self-described “death western” to the small screen on “Unholy Passages.”

SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2021

November 18, 2021

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