Chris Dick

At the Gates – Terminal Spirit Disease

March 1, 2023

Swedish melodic death metal legends At the Gates walk through the hallowed gates of our Hall of Fame for the third time via Terminal Spirit Disease.

Undeath, Sanguisugabogg, Mortuous, Phobophilic Members Reflect On Death Metal In 2022

December 26, 2022

Undeath, Sanguisugabogg, Mortuous, Phobophilic, 200 Stab Wounds, Frozen Soul, and Ripped to Shreds members extol the virtues of death metal in this cutting room floor piece. Only death wears CROCS!

The Top 5 Bands That Influenced The Abbey

December 19, 2022

Finnish progressive doom outfit The Abbey, featuring members of Hexvessel and Shape of Despair, list their Top 5 Albums that influenced new album, Word of Sin.

Track Premiere: Sacrilegion ‘Transfixed in Spiral Ambiguity’

November 7, 2022

Salt Late City’s Sacrilegion creates death metal velvet on new track “Transfixed in Spiral Ambiguity,” off From Which Nightmares Crawl out via Chaos Records.

Q&A: Ashmedi (Melechesh) Reveals Secrets To The Epigenesis Instrumental Edition

October 10, 2022

Middle Eastern black metallers Melechesh release instrumental edition of The Epigenesis. Mainman Ashmedi lets Decibel into the magic circle.

Q&A: Håvard Jørgensen (Haavard) Photographs A New Acoustic Journey

September 12, 2022

Decibel talks to ex-Ulver/current Dold Vorde Ens Navn songmaster Håvard Jørgensen on his new journey as a solo artist with Haavard.

Q&A: Erik Payne Resurrects Floridian Death-Thrash Institution Intoxicated

September 5, 2022

Erik Payne from Florida death-thrash combo Intoxicated riffs with Decibel. New album, Watch You Burn, is out now on Seeing Red Records.

Track Premiere: Cruz “Eones de Sangre”

August 29, 2022

Spanish death metallers invoke their Swedish brethren Seance and Unanimated on new track “Eones de Sangre.” In the forest of the streaming dead!

Track Premiere: Gutvoid “Delivered to the Altar Lich”

August 22, 2022

Canadian death metallers Gutvoid unfurl the ritualistic savagery on new track “Delivered to the Altar Lich” from their Blood Harvest debut.

Immolation – Unholy Cult

August 19, 2022

Decibel welcomes New York’s finest into the Hall of Fame, with the induction of Immolation‘s Unholy Cult on its 20th anniversary.

Track Premiere: Vrenth ‘Succumb to Chaos’

August 8, 2022

American death metallers Vrenth smell like carrion on new track “Succumb to Chaos.” And smelling is good… Death to false metal!

Full Album Stream: Raptore ‘Blackfire’

July 25, 2022

Spanish speed metallers Raptore resurrect the past to burn down the future on new album, Blackfire. Streaming in speedy full at Decibel!

Track Premiere: Ferum “The Undead Truth” (feat. Mike Perun)

July 11, 2022

Italian/Estonian death-doom metal savages Ferum premiere new track “The Undead Truth,” featuring Cianide mainstay Mike Perun.

Full Album Premiere: Animalize – ‘Meat We’re Made of’

June 27, 2022

French heavy metallers Animalize lick it up on new album Meat We’re Made Of. Full album stream in chainsaws, spandex and chiffon only at Decibel!