Joseph Schafer

Germany’s power metal stalwarts Primal Fear discuss their best album in years, Apocalypse.

Sweden’s Malinger explode with furious deaththrash on “Lust for Fire.”

Ohio’s Plaguewielder earn their nihilism on “Howling Souls”, from their upcoming album ‘Surrender to the Void’.

The prolific Dan Jackson strikes again with a charitable slab of melodic, powerful black metal from Void Ritual’s upcoming album ‘Death is Peace’

Ten releases from the first half of the year that kicked ass under the radar.

The groundbreaking singer and guitarist of Zeal and Ardor talks Billie Holiday, religion, politics, and the thinking behind his new album, ‘Stranger Fruit’

Bridging the gap between the Japanese extreme metal scene and the rest of the world.

Decibel reconsiders five perfect songs from the “sell-out” age of thrash metal in the ’90s.

Advent of Bedlam find tech-death perfection on the Costa Ricans’ third full-length LP.

The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind Dawnbringer and High Spirits returns with his first solo EP.

Swedish thrash upstarts deliver the goods with “Metatron” taken from their upcoming album ‘Hades Rising’.

Ihsahn‘s Amr is our Best New Noise.

An interview with and song premiere of Toronto doom outfit Smoulder, whose debut cassette ‘The Sword Woman’ will be released on, you guessed it, 4/20.

Finnish oddballs Pharaoh Overlord enlist Antti Boman of Demilich for a bit of psychedelic death.

Portuguese metallipunk outfit Systemik Viølence brings the righteous fury, and a few fun samples, on their new EP, Systemik Viølence.

An interview with the metallic post-punk band and a premiere of their song “Pendulums”.

Virginia power trio Freedom Hawk balance great tone and better singing on “Solid Gold” the first song from their upcoming album ‘Beast Remains.’

Speedwolf’s brief career came to an end in 2016. Fortunately, their retirement was shorter. The Denver speed metal act is now back together, and they answered a few of our questions for that reason.

A conversation with Jason Corbett of ACTORS on the conenction between heavy metal and Post-punk.

French progressive metal band Eryn Non Dae is back after six years of silence. Listen to “Fragment”, a song from their new album.

Happy Valentine’s Day from Decibel. We like you like you, so we made you a playlist of metal love songs — light on the power ballads.

Don’t call them comebacks. Call them the best reunion albums in metal history.

Author James Beach offers a firsthand Pacific Northwest Metal history as told in his upcoming book ‘Rusted Metal’ as well as details on the revived Northwest Metal Fest.

Stream Back to the Sea and read a new interview with Dagon.

Solomon Arye Rosenschein’s first outing as STAHV succeeds where most of its ilk fail. Unlike most instrumental one-member doom bands, his first self-titled album hold my interest from beginning to end.

Steve Jansson (Crypt Sermon, Trenchrot, Daeva) discusses his top 10 black-thrash albums with Decibel.

35 records you may have missed, but should consider listening to.

Marginal are keeping the crust-grind flame alive and well. Listen to new song “Leech Invader” now.

Washington, D.C.-based A Sound of Thunder have found fans far from home, in Catalonia.

Prurient will release Rainbow Mirror, a 3-hour long record. That record is too long.