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Five For Friday: August 21, 2020

August 21, 2020

This week’s set of notable new releases include the latest from Incantation, Expander, Atramentus and more!

Havukruunu Wages the War of Their Hearts

August 14, 2020

If you’re looking for epic, pagan-inspired metal that you can still take seriously, then Havukruunu has the album for you.

Five for Friday: August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Terminal Nation, Year of the Knife and Astriferous head up this week’s impressive new release crop.

Five For Friday: July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020

This week’s batch of new releases includes the latest from Greek legends Septicflesh, HM-2 lovers Soulrot, wild thrashers Deathstorm, and more!

Five For Friday: July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

This week’s new releases include the latest from the gods of negativity, the Acacia Strain, along with new jams from Valkyrie and others!

Five For Friday: July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

This week’s new releases come stacked with layers of darkness, filth and brutality with the latest from Fanebærer, Kruelty and more!

Five For Friday: July 10, 2020

July 10, 2020

This week’s selection of heavy, brutal and weird new releases includes the latest from Inter Arma, Rebel Wizard, Voivod and more!

Mick Barr Takes You to the 12th Chamber

July 3, 2020

From one of the minds who brought you Diotoma comes something a little different.

Nocturnal Departure: Offerings to the Raw Black Metal Moon

July 3, 2020

The latest release from Nocturnal Departure is a raw, unpolished, but thoroughly brutal and melancholic blast of fire and darkness.

Five For Friday: June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020

This week’s new releases includes the latest from Inexorum, Voidceremony, Fellwarden and more! Black, trad and weird death metal for all!

Five For Friday: June 19, 2020

June 19, 2020

This week’s new releases include the self-titled return of the mighty Lamb of God, along with entries from Atavist, Vile Creature and more!

Five For Friday: June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020

Valdrin, Ulthar and Aversions Crown lead this week’s new release parade.

Five for Friday: June 5, 2020

June 5, 2020

This week’s featured new releases include the death metal double-feature from Exhumed and Gruesome, the new sludge-bomb from -(16)- and many more!

Video Premiere: TheNightTimeProject- “Embers”

June 4, 2020

Decibel is happy to present the new video from TheNightTimeProject, featuring former members of Katatonia and current members of October Tide.

Five For Friday: May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

This week’s featured set of new releases includes entries from epic practitioners like Atavistia and Sorcerer, along with crushers like Xibalba.

Five For Friday: May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020

This week’s featured new releases include albums from Cauldron Black Ram, Esoctrilihum, along with some hardcore and deathy NWOBHM-style jams!

Five For Friday: May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020

This week’s selection of new releases includes ACxDC (read that carefully, it’s the grind one), Paradise Lost, Voodoo Gods and more!

Five For Friday: May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020

This week’s edition of Five for Friday include the new jams from Swedish legends, Naglfar, the prog acolytes in Green Carnation and much more!

Killswitch Engage Releases Surprise EP to Benefit COVID-19 Response Fund

May 1, 2020

To help fund those tackling the COVID-19 crisis, and gift us with some new tunes, KSE has unleashed several B-sides from last year’s Atonement.

Five for Friday: May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

This week’s new releases include the latest from death metal masters Vader, neo-thrash titans Havok and a host other bands from across the metal landscape.

Five For Friday: April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020

This week’s new releases include albums from Katatonia, Ulcerate and other luminaries of trad-metal, death metal, and raw black metal.

Five For Friday: April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020

This week’s round of new releases comes stacked with crushing death metal, symphonic black metal, and super-duper weirdo black metal.

Five For Friday: April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020

This week’s installment of new heavy music comes full of death metal, death metal, death metal and, well, more death metal!

Five For Friday: April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020

This week’s edition comes loaded with lots of black metal, a thrash titan, and some deathy grind to push you into the weekend.

Five For Friday: March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020

Welcome to our first installment of Five for Friday! In these posts, you’ll find five new releases help to navigate each week’s output of extreme music.

Rejoice! A New Naglfar Album Is on the Way!

March 20, 2020

Naglfar remains consistent in the best possible way: they just keep on making great blackened death metal packed with riff after riff.

Nomad Fundraiser: The Road Crew Needs Your Help!

March 19, 2020

Touring veteran Frank Fanelli has stepped up and started a fundraiser to help out the staff of all those tours affected by the coronavirus.

Video Premiere: Voices of Ruin- “Carved Out”

March 19, 2020

For fans of modern, muscular melodic death metal, the new video from California’s Voices of Ruin is a must-see bloody experience.

Track Premiere: Natur- “Afternoon Nightmare”

March 13, 2020

Natur‘s “Afternoon Nightmare is a a rip-roaring good time for fans of glorious no-nonsense heavy metal: riffs, solos, the whole 666 yards.

Fluisteraars: “Our Search for Musical Freedom”

March 6, 2020

“Bloem” is a gorgeous bouquet of riffs, howls and experimental treats, and yet still fits comfortably within the framework of black metal.