Decibel Magazine

ONLY 100 AVAILABLE! Pre-Order HULDER’s New Album ‘Verbolgen’ on Decibel-Exclusive Hardwood Color Vinyl!

June 12, 2026

There are a mere 100 copies of Hulder‘s new full-length LP, Verbolgen, on Decibel-exclusive Hardwood colored vinyl. Answer the call of the ancestral fires and forest spirits and pre-order now!

Decibel Celebrates 40 Years of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK! Pre-Order Our New Issue!

June 10, 2026

All Decibel subscribers will receive the “A” version of the cover, featuring Optimus Prime, as part of their subscription (along with a Spirit Adrift flexi disc), while the “B” version of the cover, featuring Unicron, is a Decibel webstore exclusive.

Read How SODOM Recorded Their ‘Obsessed by Cruelty’ Debut LP In This Excerpt From ‘Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography’ Out Now!

May 29, 2026

Read an exclusive book excerpt from Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography turns the clock back 40 years to the genesis of the German thrash metal scene, and get a copy of the book, which is out TODAY!

HELLRIPPER Premiere Exclusive Zeke Covers EP via the Decibel Flexi Series!

May 14, 2026

Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from Scottish black metal speed demon Hellripper before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!

Suffocation – Pierced from Within

May 7, 2026

Long Island death metal kings Suffocation earn their second HOF induction via Pierced From Within.

$30 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Philly Tickets Now Available as Part of ‘Summer of Live’!

April 29, 2026

Single-day “Just Metal” tickets for Metal & Beer Fest Philly this weekend are just $30 starting today! For less than the price of an underwhelming delivery burrito, you can join the party on May 2-3!

Full Beer Menu for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 REVEALED!

April 28, 2026

Here are the 42 different beers (and meads) that “Metal & Beer” ticket holders are entitled to sample at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest on May 2-3 in Philly!

Venom to Release Exclusive Recording, “Nevermore (Full Length Version),” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

April 27, 2026

You’ve got until Thursday, April 30 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of the first-ever official flexi disc from black metal progenitors Venom is yours.

ON SALE NOW 🍻 Early Bird Tickets to Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 ft. DOWN & SUICIDAL TENDENCIES!

April 24, 2026

Two-Day & Three-Day tickets for Decibel’s annual festival of suds and thuds at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on December 4-5 are ON SALE NOW!

Resurrected SPIRIT ADRIFT to Replace FUCLI on the Decibel Magazine Tour Starting April 30!

April 24, 2026

Due to visa processing issues, Fulci are unable to perform on the Decibel Magazine Tour. Fulci will return next year as part of the 2027 Decibel Tour. This year, Texas heavy metal masters Spirit Adrift have stepped up to fill the void.

ONLY 100 AVAILABLE: SPIRIT ADRIFT’s Swan Song ‘Infinite Illumination’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl! PRE-ORDER NOW!

April 10, 2026

There are a scant 100 copies of Spirit Adrift‘s farewell full-length LP, Infinite Illumination, on Decibel-exclusive Yellow Smoke colored vinyl. Don’t wait.

PRE-ORDER KHEMMIS’ New Self-Titled Album on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl NOW! Limited to 200!

April 9, 2026

There are a mere 200 copies of Khemmis‘ first new the new full-length LP in five years on Decibel-exclusive Red and Black Marble colored vinyl. Get one or be forever doomed.

PRE-ORDER CONVERGE’s ‘Hum of Hurt’ with a Decibel-Exclusive Screen-Printed Sleeve NOW! ONLY 200 AVAILABLE!

April 1, 2026

There are ONLY 200 copies of Converge‘s new LP, Hum of Hurt, on Blood Rose Red vinyl variant featuring a folded silkscreen cover designed by vocalist Jacob Bannon. We got ’em! Don’t wait!

HELLRIPPER to Release Exclusive Zeke Covers Single via the Decibel Flexi Series!

March 30, 2026

You’ve got until Tuesday, March 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of Hellripper‘s Zeke covers single is yours on limited edition floppy vinyl.

Pre-order SODOM: THE OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY, from Decibel Books; Read an Exclusive Excerpt Now

March 24, 2026

Pre-order the new English translation of the official biography from German thrash legends Sodom exclusively via Decibel Books and read an excerpt now!

CASTLE RAT’s ‘The Bestiary’ Decibel-Exclusive Picture Disc Is Here! PRE-ORDER NOW!

March 12, 2026

We’ve only got 300 copies of this PICTURE DISC edition LP of The Bestiary, featuring the iconic cover photo from Castle Rat’s October 2025 Decibel magazine cover story.

Father Befouled Premiere Exclusive Recording, “Rotting Godless Throne,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

March 11, 2026

Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from Hotlanta death dealers Father Befouled before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!

NO/MÁS to Release Exclusive Cover of Bad Brains’ “Banned in D.C.” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

February 26, 2026

You’ve got until Saturday, February 28 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of NO/MÁS‘s cover the Bad Brains classic “Banned in D.C.” is yours on limited edition floppy vinyl.

JUST ANNOUNCED: The FULL BREWERY LINEUP for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026!

February 11, 2026

Five more breweries join in on the festivities set to go down on May 2-3 with Power Trip, Municipal Waste, Cryptopsy, Kylesa, Cro-Mags and more at the Fillmore Philly! Get your tickets now!

Preorder: NO/MÁS’s “No Peace” on Decibel-Exclusive Bloodied White Marble Vinyl Limited to Just 100 Copies

December 12, 2025

There are only a mere 100 copies of No Peace, the new full-length LP from D.C. grindcrushers No/Más on Decibel-exclusive Bloodied White Marble vinyl. Hurry before there are… no more.

SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2025

November 12, 2025

Yes, we know that it’s November. No, we didn’t forget your favorite album. Yes, we’re sure about that.

TERROR CORPSE to Release New Song, “Sigil of the Swallowed Sky,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

September 26, 2025

You’ve got until Tuesday September 30 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of deathcrushers Terror Corpse‘s new ripper “Sigil of the Swallowed Sky” is yours.

Kontusion to Release New Song, “Insatiable Lust for Death,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

June 27, 2025

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 30 to secure a copy of this extremely extreme and extremely exclusive flexi disc single from Northeastern death merchants Kontusion!

PRE-ORDER NOW: CRYPT SERMON’s ‘Saturnian Appendices’ on Decibel-Exclusive Rose Red with Black Smoke Vinyl!

June 26, 2025

There are only 100 copies of Crypt Sermon‘s new EP, Saturnian Appendices, on exclusive Rose Red with Black Smoke vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!

Disemboweled God Fest 2025: A Celebration of Extreme Metal’s Beating Heart

April 24, 2025

In which we’re on location for year three of Seattle’s Disemboweled God Fest to take in performances from Vastum, Impaled, Decrepisy and tons more death frickin’ metal.