Gene Meyer
Blast Worship: Zesta Grande
March 12, 2019 Gene Meyer
Zesta Grande is a grindcore/powerviolence festival not to be missed.
Blast Worship: Cellgraft
March 5, 2019 Gene Meyer
Tampa grinders Cellgraft take more than their name from Insect Warfare.
Blast Worship: Lunk
February 26, 2019 Gene Meyer
Lunk take on… workout culture and Carcass puns on Reek of Perspiration.
Blast Worship: Gets Worse
February 19, 2019 Gene Meyer
UK powerviolence outfit Gets Worse get better on Snubbed.
Blast Worship: Kidnapped
February 5, 2019 Gene Meyer
Kidnapped show off what they do best on their new album, Connecticut Powerviolence.
Blast Worship: Mellow Harsher
January 22, 2019 Gene Meyer
Get to know Wisconsin grinders Mellow Harsher.
Blast Worship: P.L.F.
January 8, 2019 Gene Meyer
P.L.F. keep the titles long and the songs short on Jackhammering Deathblow of Nightmarish Trepidation.
The Top 18 Grindcore Songs of 2018
January 2, 2019 Gene Meyer
What were the best grindcore songs of 2018?
Blast Worship: Beaten To Death
December 18, 2018 Gene Meyer
Black metal isn’t all Norway has to offer.
Blast Worship: No/Más
December 11, 2018 Gene Meyer
D.C. grinders No/Más are featured in the latest Blast Worship column.
Blast Worship: Sulfuric Cautery
November 20, 2018 Gene Meyer
Goregrinders Sulfuric Cautery like their blast beats and they like them fast.
Blast Worship: Kluvim
November 13, 2018 Gene Meyer
Kluvim come flying out of Israel with their caustic blend of grindcore, powerviolence and sludge.
Blast Worship: Durian
October 23, 2018 Gene Meyer
New Jersey grinders Durian play fast, ask questions later.
Blast Worship: Meth Leppard
October 16, 2018 Gene Meyer
Get familiar with grindcore duo Meth Leppard.
Blast Worship: Recalcitrant
October 9, 2018 Gene Meyer
Check out California grind crew Recalcitrant.
Blast Worship: Needful Things
September 25, 2018 Gene Meyer
Worship blasts with the Czech Republic’s grindcore maniacs Needful Things.
Album Review: Crucial Rip – “The Object of Infection”
September 18, 2018 Gene Meyer
Do Crucial Rip rip?
Blast Worship: Controlled Existence
September 11, 2018 Gene Meyer
Crust-worshipping grind maniacs Controlled Existence deliver aggressive, memorable grindcore.
Blast Worship: Cognizant
September 4, 2018 Gene Meyer
Get familiar with Cognizant, a relatively new, technical grindcore outfit.
Video Premiere: Upheaval – “Eviscerate The Light”
August 21, 2018 Gene Meyer
Watch a new video for Upheaval‘s “Eviscerate the Light.”
Interview: Waking the Cadaver Vocalist on Reunion, New Music and Memes
August 14, 2018 Gene Meyer
Waking the Cadaver vocalist Don Campan speaks on the band’s reunion, upcoming show, new music and the “shredded wheat” meme.
5 Must-Hear Grindcore Albums from 2018 (So Far)
August 7, 2018 Gene Meyer
The combined run time is less than an hour.
Slave to the Grind: A Film Review
July 31, 2018 Gene Meyer
Does Slave to the Grind accurately document the genre? Decibel watches the film to find out.
Album Review: Our Place Of Worship Is Silence – “With Inexorable Suffering”
July 16, 2018 Gene Meyer
Our Place of Worship is Silence provide a refreshing take on death metal with their second full-length.
Chepang and Test Team Up for Split EP
July 3, 2018 Gene Meyer
Grindcore outfits Chepang and Test team up for a blistering, innovative split.
Heavy Metal Late Night Talk Show Invades Saint Vitus
June 27, 2018 Gene Meyer
Decibel attends a “Two Minutes to Late Night” taping at Saint Vitus.
Interview: Nasum Celebrate 20th Anniversary of “Inhale/Exhale”
June 19, 2018 Gene Meyer
Nasum drummer Anders Jakobson discusses the grindcore legends’ debut full-length, Inhale/Exhale.