Andrew Bonazelli
Sci-Fi or Die Indeed with Droids Attack’s “Mashenomak”
February 4, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Madison stoner trio Droids Attack have been power-riffin’ since 2001, and fourth album Sci-Fi or Die is their most effective strand of heaviosity yet.
Wake Up and Rock Out to a Seven Sisters of Sleep Full Album Stream
February 3, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
L.A. sludge quintet Seven Sisters of Sleep are poised to drop their third opus, Ezekiel’s Hags, February 5 on Relapse.
Video Premiere: Paradise Lost Achieves “Terminal” Velocity
February 3, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
The plague keeps spreading.
BLK OPS To Open Austin Date of 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour
February 3, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
From February 1 until February 12, we’ll be announcing regional openers for select dates of the 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour every day at noon EST.
Shots Fired: Gehennah “Too Loud to Live, Too Drunk to Die” Full Album Stream
February 3, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Swedish blackened thrashers Gehennah have given a fuck about one thing and one thing only since 1992: not posing.
Inferion to Open Atlanta Date of 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour
February 2, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
From February 1 until February 12, we’ll be announcing regional openers for select dates of the 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour every day at noon EST.
North’s Triumphant “Earthmind” Will Light the Way
February 1, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Keep your lighters in your pockets; get those candles out!
Absu to Open Charlotte Date of 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour
February 1, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
From February 1 until February 12, we’ll be announcing regional openers for select dates of the 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour every day at noon EST.
Yellow Is Not Mellow on Piss Vortex’s “Den Moderne Mands Laenke”
February 1, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Getting caught in a mosh is one thing…
Tombward Is Heavenward for Thrashers Anger as Art
January 29, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Fearsome Pasadena foursome Anger as Art have been churning out thrash ragers at a steady one-every-three-years clip since 2006.
Natural Disasterpiece: Check the Epic Draconian “Stellar Tombs” Video
January 28, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
The world goes to hell, Draconian fiddles like Nero
“Tyrant” Reigns on Coffins’ Side of Killer Split EP With Ilsa
January 27, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Japanese death/doom dealers Coffins make their eight zillionth release count on this split with crusty D.C. counterparts Ilsa.
Urgehal and Carpathian Forest Frontman Team Up On “Endetid”
January 27, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
In honor of bandleader Trondr Nefas (who passed away in 2012), the new Urgehal album, Aeons in Sodom, features guest vocals from an all-star squad of black metal luminaries.
Get Hung Up on Begrime Exemious’ “Noose for a Monarch”
January 25, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
War-fueled OSDM courtesy of Canadian crushers.
Who’s Who in Decibel’s Class of 1991?
January 25, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Waldo is not in here. You can find him in a Van Halen video seven years earlier. But everyone else is pretty cool!
You Are Not Dreaming: Publicist UK Cover Tori Amos for Flexi Series
January 21, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Your WTF Meter is probably redlining. Just press play.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo’s Pecks of the Week
January 21, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Oh my, it’s been a little bit, hasn’t it? Well, it’s me, your boy Waldo, pecking up right where I left off, spouting all the stuff about new releases that are fit to line the bottom of my cage.
Hey, “Lazy Asses,” Press Play, Get Ground Up by Rotten Sound
January 21, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Finnish grind veterans Rotten Sound have been doing the damn thing for over 20 years, and do it well on new album Abuse to Suffer.
A NSFW Vision of Exalted Lucifer: New Cirith Gorgor Video
January 20, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Prepare for maximum discomfort, courtesy of Dutch BM crew’s “Wille Zur Macht”
Cirith Gorgor Want Your “Salvator,” Whoa-oh-oh
January 19, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Veteran Dutch devil worshippers Cirith Gorgor are back to wreak blackened havoc.
Where Was Metal in 1991?
January 19, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Decibel is fueled by love for metal’s storied history, and we’re taking our responsibility as historians to the next level with the inaugural Decibel Yearbook, celebrating all things 1991.
Go to Infinity and Beyond With Ravensire’s “Cromlech Revelations”
January 14, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Get into this bunch of (young) battle axes.
Post-Metal Firebrands InAeona Aim for the Kill in “Soldier” Video
January 14, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Bend your back for the climax of this crushing epic.
Black Wizard’s “Harsh Time” Is No Harsh Toke
January 13, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Vancouver does heavy metal right. Drink up.
Habitual Rituals: Rotting Christ Deliver “In Nomine Dei Nostri”
January 11, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Black metal perennials Rotting Christ are set to drop their latest slab of malevolence.
Unsigned and Unsung? Don’t Let It Bring You Down. Get Your Banner On.
January 8, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Are you in an unsigned band? We’ve got a deal that’ll help get your name out there.
Spinebreaker Does What the Name Advertises on “Ice Grave”
January 7, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Disgustingly old-school death metal, you say? Count us in!
Dye Another Day With the Casualties’ “Chaos Sound”
January 7, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Nobody in their right mind would line up to tell these dudes that punk’s dead
Admit It: Church of Misery’s “Confessions of an Embittered Soul” Kills!
January 7, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Japanese doom vets Church of Misery have been holed up in their safehouse for the last three years, but they’re ready to resume their (serial) criminal career with a super cool new accomplice.
Lights Out: Mortiis Flip the Switch on “The Shining Lamp of God”
January 6, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
The Norwegian legend returns in style.