Greg Pratt
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Robert Fish of Every Scar Has a Story and 108
July 2, 2020 Greg Pratt
If you know the name Robert Fish, you probably know him as vocalist of legendary hardcore band 108, but today Fish is celebrating the recent release of the new Every Scar Has a Story self-titled EP, which dropped on June 18.
The Chains that Bind Us: Napalm Death’s ‘Harmony Corruption’ Turns 30
July 1, 2020 Greg Pratt
Napalm Death‘s Harmony Corruption turns 30 on July 1. And Shane Embury and Mitch Harris look back on three decades of a death/grind landmark.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Rust in Peace’ vs. ‘…And Justice for All’
June 25, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Rust in Peace vs. …And Justice for All in the ultimate thrash showdown.
Primitive Origins: November’s ‘En ny tid är här…’
June 18, 2020 Greg Pratt
Revisiting En ny tid är här…, the 1970 debut from Sweden’s November.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Alex Shuster of -(16)-
June 11, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Dream Squasher, the new album from sludge kings -(16)-, we caught up with guitarist Alex Shuster to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
The Haunt of Harvey: Matt Harvey’s Top Five Horror Comics of All Time
June 4, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of the new Exhumed/Gruesome split 10-inch, Twisted Horror, we caught up with Matt Harvey to find out his top five horror comics of all time.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Human 2.0’ vs. ‘The Inalienable Dreamless’
May 28, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Nasum‘s Human 2.0 vs. Discordance Axis‘s The Inalienable Dreamless in the ultimate modern grindcore showdown.
Primitive Origins: Highway Robbery’s ‘For Love or Money’
May 21, 2020 Greg Pratt
Re-examining Highway Robbery‘s only album, 1972’s For Love or Money.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Sergio Amalfitano of AcxDC
May 14, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Satan Is King, the new record from power-violence-grinding punks ACxDC, we caught up with vocalist Sergio Amalfitano to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Album Premiere: Dumb Waiter – ‘Tsk’
May 13, 2020 Greg Pratt
Richmond, Virginia instrumental noise/experimental/math rock freakies Dumb Waiter are no stranger to the weird. But on their fourth album, Tsk, the band has only dived deeper into the strange.
Premiere: Frayle’s ‘Behind the Doom’ Mini-Documentary
May 1, 2020 Greg Pratt
Get doomed by watching Frayle’s new mini-doc, Behind the Doom, which we’re premiering today.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Peter Wiwczarek of Vader
April 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Vader’s new album, Solitude in Madness, we caught up with vocalist/guitarist Peter Wiwczarek to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Primitive Origins: Suck’s ‘Time to Suck’
April 23, 2020 Greg Pratt
Revisiting South Africa’s Suck and their only release, 1970’s Time to Suck.
Track Premiere: Western Addiction – “Lurchers”
April 20, 2020 Greg Pratt
Check out a new song from San Francisco hardcore ragers Western Addiction, taken from their upcoming album Frail Bray.
Hall of Fame Countdown: Corrosion of Conformity’s ‘Blind’
April 16, 2020 Greg Pratt
Ranking the songs on Corrosion of Conformity‘s Hall of Fame-inducted classic Blind from worst to best.
The Lazarus Pit: Venom’s ‘Metal Black’
April 9, 2020 Greg Pratt
Looking back on Venom’s underrated 2006 album Metal Black.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘We Are the Romans’ vs. ‘Calculating Infinity’
April 2, 2020 Greg Pratt
Botch‘s We Are the Romans and The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s Calculating Infinity go head to head in the ultimate metalcore showdown.
The Lazarus Pit: The Great Deceiver’s ‘A Venom Well Designed’
March 19, 2020 Greg Pratt
Looking back on The Great Deceiver‘s underrated debut, A Venom Well Designed.
That Tour Was Awesome: Campaign for Musical Destruction (1992)
February 27, 2020 Greg Pratt
The inside story of the legendary 1992 Napalm Death, Carcass, Cathedral and Brutal Truth U.S. tour
David Vincent and Joel McIver Talk ‘I Am Morbid’ Biography
February 20, 2020 Greg Pratt
Catching up with extreme metal legend David Vincent to talk about his new book, I Am Morbid.
Primitive Origins: Astaroth’s “Satanispiritus/Lady of the Moon”
February 13, 2020 Greg Pratt
Looking into the mystery of Detroit’s Astaroth and their 1968 (or 1975, maybe) single Satanispiritus/Lady of the Moon.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Kirk Windstein
February 6, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Crowbar‘s Kirk Windstein’s first solo album, Dream in Motion, we caught up with the sludge king to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Heartwork’ vs. ‘Slaughter of the Soul’
January 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
Pitting Heartwork against Slaughter of the Soul to find out once and for all which is the better album.
Read an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘Doomed to Fail’ and an Interview With Author JJ Anselmi
January 16, 2020 Greg Pratt
Read our interview with Doomed to Fail author JJ Anselmi as well as an exclusive excerpt from the book.
The Lazarus Pit: ZnöWhite’s All Hail to Thee
January 9, 2020 Greg Pratt
We explain why ZnöWhite‘s 1984 debut, All Hail to Thee, absolutely rules in the return of The Lazarus Pit.
Hall of Fame Countdown: Tragedy’s “Tragedy”
January 2, 2020 Greg Pratt
Ranking the songs on Tragedy’s self-titled Hall of Fame-inducted album from worst to best.
Decibel Apple Music Playlists to Continue to Stream Extreme Extremity in 2020
December 19, 2019 Greg Pratt
Decibel will continue to drop two playlists a week on Apple Music in 2020.
Extreme Archaeology: Primitive Origins’ Top Five Proto-Metal Discoveries of 2019
December 12, 2019 Greg Pratt
Remembering the five best, and heaviest, proto-metal songs we discussed in Primitive Origins this year.
“There Was No happy Ending Possible.” – Author Douglas Esper Talks New Chuck Mosley Book
December 5, 2019 Greg Pratt
Getting the dirt on how Douglas Esper’s new book about Chuck Mosley isn’t The Dirt.
Retrospective: Boysetsfire’s “After the Eulogy” and “Tomorrow Come Today”
November 28, 2019 Greg Pratt
Looking back on two incredible hardcore albums courtesy of Boysetsfire.