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Old Man Gloom drummer Santos Montano pens the fourth and final part of his epic tour diary for the band’s postponed 2020 tour.

Ripped to Shreds frontman Andrew Lee addresses the work that needs to be done in fighting dangerous stereotypes against Asians and Asian-Americans in underground metal.

Do your part to help while grabbing some great new music.

Decibel dives deep beyond the Peaceville Three with this death/doom addendum to our our new Decibel Yearbook: 1995 issue.

Old Man Gloom drummer Santos Montano pens Part I of tour diary for the band’s postponed 2020 tour.

Bandcamp is giving back today. Here are a few Decibel-approved suggestions.

Bandcamp is waiving their cut of all purchases made on Friday, March 20 to support creatives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Decibel staff provides a few suggestions for your purchasing pleasure.

On the eve of the Mayhem-headlined Decibel Magazine Tour, Necropolis’ founder provides an in-depth interview on the greatest black metal comp ever, Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous.

On with the Twitter follower count, and the new Body Count album, Carnivore.

From the dark past…. well, more like very recent months, really… this month’s Decibel Meter has blizzard beasts to withstand the fall of time when dark and light don’t differ.

Yuletide is upon us! And fye has some Krampus-approved picks to add some headbanging to the holidays.

With album titles like Human Jerky, Homovore, To Serve Man, and, uh, Humanure, what could be a better fit for Thanksgiving?!

New albums > old Halloween candy.

Whether you’re a death devotee or prog purist, this month’s seasonally-and-topically-appropriate Decibel Meter has some titles for you.

Batushka, Faketushka, Fauxtushka, all the Tushkas; or none, really, as there is no ‘tushka in this month’s Decibel Meter.

Portuguese progressive metallers Apotheus expose the “horrors and injustices of this world” in their latest video, “Caves of Steel.”

Come! and hear the tale of how a humble notary from the Swiss Alps becomes inter-dimensional power metal hero Angus McFife.

Emotive hardcore heroes Knocked Loose move the next youthful crew forward.

On the eve of his own U.S. tour, Orange Goblin frontman Ben Ward provides five pro tips that every band who is booking their own tour should practice.

After a 21-year run with the metal heroes, Des Kensel is officially out of High on Fire.

Godthrymm are no longer doom metal’s best unsigned band.

Its a scorcher out there: keep your summer raging with new releases from bands like Baroness and Death Angel. Or, beat the heat and hide in the basement with titles from Darkthrone and others!

The Chicago thrashers return with the fourth video clip from this year’s There Is Something Wrong.

Help get dad what he really wants this Father’s Day weekend: An extra five minutes alone in the bathroom!

Take some time to let your mind drift across dark fields and abandoned castles with our stream of Paths of the Eternal’s self-titled demo

When he’s not crushing skulls as Skeletonwitch‘s guitarist, Scott Hedrick is crushing personal bests in long-distance running.

Don’t miss upcoming cover features on Abbath and Batushka, the latest inductions to our Hall of Fame, including Anthrax and Tormentor, as well as exclusive flexis only available through the Decibel Flexi Series.

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