Forrest Pitts

Interview: Thunraz’s Madis Jalakas Brings the Baltic Gloom via ‘Incineration Day’

November 19, 2024

The sole proprietor of Estonia’s Thunraz discusses the sepulchral, avante-sludge gauntlet of his latest, Incineration Day.

Skeletal Remains – ‘Fragments of the Ageless’

March 4, 2024

Fragments of the Ageless, the fifth full-length from California death metal destroyers Skeletal Remains, is Decibel‘s album of the week.

Fallow Heart: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Part lV (Paul Masvidal on The Beauty of Impermanence)

June 16, 2023

In the finale of Fallow Heart, Forrest Pitts interviews Cynic’s Paul Masvidal on the poetry of Focus and beyond.

Fallow Heart: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: Tall Tales of Creation Part lIl (Fit for a Pine Overcoat)

May 26, 2023

In Part III of Azusa, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson‘s and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts’ discussion, they refocus on the impact of 16 Horsepower.

Fallow Heart: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: Tall Tales of Creation Part ll (With Liam Wilson on Cynic’s ‘Focus’)

February 10, 2023

Part II of Azusa, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson‘s and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts’ discussion of the spiritual nature of Cynic‘s 1993 classic Focus.

Fallow Heart: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE, Tall Tales of Creation Part 1 (With Liam Wilson on Cynic’s ‘Focus’)

December 21, 2022

In which Azusa, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts discuss the spiritual nature of Cynic‘s 1993 classic Focus.

Fallow Heart: Truth in Dissonance Part II: Don Anderson (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch) On Art As a Leaderless Movement

March 14, 2022

In which we present the second part of Sculptured, ex-Agalloch guitarist Don Anderson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts lengthy discussion on creative musical impact.

dead horse – Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers

January 6, 2022

Texas cult heroes dead horse earn their first Hall of Fame induction with the eclectic Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers.

Fallow Heart: Truth in Dissonance: Don Anderson (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch) On the Objectives of Art

January 3, 2022

In which Sculptured, ex-Agalloch guitarist Don Anderson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts discuss the tonal impact of Anton Webern’s Opus 21 symphony.

Album Review: Cannibal Corpse – ‘Violence Unimagined’

April 15, 2021

With the addition of the legendary Erik Rutan, Cannibal Corpse reconquer the death metal throne on Violence Unimagined.

Fallow Heart: The Uncertainty Principle, A Biased Observation of Steve Austin, Part 3

December 11, 2020

Part III of III of an exhaustive look at the improbable crossover appeal of Steve Austin’s legendary noise/rock/metal institution Today Is the Day.

Fallow Heart: The Uncertainty Principle, A Biased Observation of Steve Austin, Part 2

November 27, 2020

Part II of III of an exhaustive look at the improbable crossover appeal of Steve Austin’s legendary noise/rock/metal institution Today Is the Day.

Fallow Heart: The Uncertainty Principle, A Biased Observation of Steve Austin, Part 1

October 12, 2020

Part 1 of an exhaustive look at the improbable crossover appeal of Steve Austin’s legendary Today Is the Day.

Fallow Heart: The Winterfylleth Review Reckoning

June 24, 2020

Fallow Heart and Decibel contributor Daniel Lake discuss music journalism cosplay and the recently released Winterfylleth album.

Fallow Heart: The Ad-libs of Forgotten Gods (Nuno Lourenço: Part II)

November 15, 2019

Fallow Heart makes a concerted effort provide a glimpse of some of Nuno Lourenço’s work in a more linear and sober fashion.

Fallow Heart: Ordre Mortel

September 27, 2019

Drop in on a little pillow talk with Fallow Heart and Brazilian Black Metal dream-weaver Salqiu

Fallow Heart: Transmissions From a World of Paine

September 13, 2019

“Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.” —Robert G. Ingersoll

Fallow Heart: Gemini One: Blunt Body Theory

August 30, 2019

Come exist above the threshold of consciousness with German doom duo Gemini One.

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 6: Extreme Closure

August 16, 2019

We conclude our mammoth “Heavy Meta” series with a look at the direct impact of Decibel‘s own review of a Winterfylleth album on the artist himself.

Album Review: Cerebral Rot – ‘Odious Decent Into Decay’

August 5, 2019

Northwest death metallers deliver a twisted reeking mass of repulsive decay — and we LOVE it.

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 5: The Penultimate Revenge!

August 2, 2019

In the fifth installment on our Heavy Meta series, metal journalists Jeff Wagner, Ula Gehret, Joseph Schafer, Daniel Lake and Adem Tepedelen return for another round of heavy metal record review questioning.

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 4 (Voivod, Crowbar & Monstrance on Album Reviews)

July 19, 2019

In the fourth installment on our Heavy Meta series, Forrest Pitts examines album reviews from the artists’ perspective.

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Intermezzo and Sculptured

July 8, 2019

And, now, over 2,500 words on Sculptured, the recently-revived prog death project of former Agalloch axeman Don Anderson

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 3 (The Decibel Writer Roundtable)

June 21, 2019

In the latest installment of his Heavy Meta series, Forrest Pitts discusses the mechanics of the heavy metal record review with Decibel contributors Joseph Schafer, Daniel Lake and Adem Tepedelen.

Album Review: Memoriam – ‘Requiem for Mankind’

June 19, 2019

Former Bolt Thrower and current Benediction members return with their third LP in as many years.

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 2 (With Barney Greenway)

June 7, 2019

Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway discusses the mechanics and ethics of a heavy metal record review.

Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 1

May 31, 2019

Longtime metal journalists Jeff Wagner and Ula Gehret go deep on the mechanics of the heavy metal record review.

Fallow Heart: The Mechanics and Ethics of Album Reviews

May 17, 2019

Sizing up a review’s target relates far more to spirit than to ethics.

Fallow Heart: Conquer Divide

May 3, 2019

Forrest Pitts offers a little friendly and philosophical advice for a struggling metalcore band,