Justin Norton
Q&A: Andrea Morgan (The Keening) on High School Jobs, Violin and Homelessness
March 4, 2024 Justin Norton
The Keening/Exulansis violinist Andrea Morgan candidly discusses high school jobs and homelessness.
Video Premiere: Great Falls – “Trap Feeding”
February 29, 2024 Justin Norton
Great Falls’ new video for “Trap Feeding” is, um, tape freeing? Anyway, just click the link.
Video Premiere: Dejecter’s “Absent From The Stone” with Mike DiSalvo
February 27, 2024 Justin Norton
Hear Dejecter score a guest appearance from Mike DiSalvo of Warhorse, Coma Cluster Void,, Akurion, and formerly of Cryptopsy, on new single “Absent from the Stone.”
Slayer’s Debut “Show No Mercy” Turns 40
December 4, 2023 Justin Norton
There was once a metal world without Slayer, as hard as that is to imagine. That world changed forever with this album. Show No Mercy is a giant’s first loud footstep.
Q&A: Al Barile of SSD on the Reissue of ‘The Kids Will Have Their Say’
November 7, 2023 Justin Norton
Boston hardcore legends SS Decontrol (SSD) reissue classic The Kids Will Have Their Say. Guitarist Al Barile talks past, present and future.
Motörhead’s “Another Perfect Day” Celebrates 40th With Deluxe Reissues
November 2, 2023 Justin Norton
In which we revisit Motörhead’s Another Perfect Day for its killer 40th anniversary reissue.
Q&A: Tom Gabriel Fischer on Triumph of Death’s Live Album ‘Resurrection of the Flesh’
October 30, 2023 Justin Norton
Living legend Tom Gabriel Fischer talks the resurrection of Hellhammer classics via Triumph of Death’s live album Resurrection of the Flesh.
Mercyful Fate’s “Melissa” Turns 40
October 30, 2023 Justin Norton
Melissa’s legacy is legion. Join us as we look back on the 40th anniversary of Mercyful Fate‘s earth-shattering debut full-length album.
Q&A: Cartoonist Reid Chancellor on Hardcore, Mental Health Struggles and GG Allin
October 11, 2023 Justin Norton
Legendary underground cartoonist Reid Chancellor talks hardcore, mental health struggles and GG Allin with Decibel.
Video Premiere: Dreamwheel’s “Redeemer”
September 20, 2023 Justin Norton
Watch post-punk duo Dreamwheel, featuring Evan Linger (Skeletonwitch, Cultist) and Julia Gaeta (Madrigal, ex-Albez Duz, ex-Restless Ghosts) find redemption.
Q&A: Michael Freiburger (Satanik Royalty Records) on Tribe and Transformation
September 13, 2023 Justin Norton
Michael Freiburger, pillar of the Seattle metal community and leader of Satanik Royalty Records, talks to Decibel about his story and what’s next for the family business.
Black Sabbath’s “Born Again” Turns 40
September 12, 2023 Justin Norton
In which we celebrate the strangest album in Black Sabbath’s career and the product of their strangest era. Happy 40th birthday, Born Again!
Album Premiere: Graveripper’s “Seasons Dreaming Death”
August 24, 2023 Justin Norton
Hear Indianapolis black/speed metal merchants Graveripper rip this and all hell on their debut LP, Seasons Dreaming Death, in advance of its August 25 release.
Q&A: Director Penelope Spheeris On Her Unreleased Ozzfest Documentary
August 18, 2023 Justin Norton
On the eve of its L.A. screening, legendary music documentarian Penelope Spheeris discusses her “lost” Ozzfest ’99 documentary, We Sold Our Souls for Rock ‘n Roll.
Metallica’s “Kill ‘Em All” Turns 40
July 25, 2023 Justin Norton
Decibel looks back on Metallica‘s Kill ‘Em All, the album that helped birth thrash metal, launched a legendary career, on its 40th anniversary
Dio’s “Holy Diver” Turns 40
May 25, 2023 Justin Norton
We stand up and shout to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dio‘s heavy metal benchmark, Holy Diver.
Our Tribute To Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman, Who Died Ten Years Ago Today
May 2, 2023 Justin Norton
Ten years ago today Slayer’s iconic guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman died. Just days before we were set to go to the print, we scrapped the planned issue and instead printed a nine-page tribute to Hanneman. Here it is.
Q&A: Matt Eiseman on Tithe’s Grief-Informed Black Metal
April 5, 2023 Justin Norton
Tithe guitarist/vocalist Matt Eiseman on how working through grief led to his best hour as a musician.
Q&A: Sean Rivera of Coffin Hunters on the Lost Art of Clean Metal Vocals
March 27, 2023 Justin Norton
Decibel tracked down Sean Rivera of Coffin Hunters to talk about the art of clean singing and how he learned to sing in his car. Check out the band’s The Fire Knight and Wake the Dead on Bandcamp.
Q&A: Mike Muir on Playing Suicidal Tendencies’ Timeless Debut at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
March 22, 2023 Justin Norton
Living legend Mike Muir talks the legacy of Suicidal Tendencies‘ landmark debut and performing it at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest Philly on April 15.
Streaming: Tracks from Rosemary’s Babies discography ‘Sounds of Death’
March 13, 2023 Justin Norton
Hear selections from former Samhain and Danzig bassist Eerie Von’s first band Rosemary’s Babies, released their 40 years ago. It hasn’t been available in roughly two decades.
OFF! On Their Career Best Album (and First Film) ‘Free LSD’
February 8, 2023 Justin Norton
OFF!‘s Keith Morris and Dimitri Coats talk to Decibel from the Slamdance Film Festival in Utah about Free LSD, their world-shifting new rhythm section and more.
Track Premiere: Veilcaste’s “Drag Me Down”
January 9, 2023 Justin Norton
With doom lords Veilcaste on the, um, precipice, of releasing their new LP, we are happy to bring you the emotionally heavy “Drag Me Down.”
Q&A: SONJA’s Melissa Moore on the Journey To ‘Loud Arriver’
January 4, 2023 Justin Norton
Melissa Moore, the architect of Decibel‘s #3 album of 2022, on her long road from goregrind and black metal to heavy metal nirvana.
Hammers of Misfortune – The Locust Years
December 14, 2022 Justin Norton
Hammers of Misfortune enters the Decibel Hall of Fame via The Locust Years.
Track Premiere: Mammoth Caravan’s “Nomad”
November 29, 2022 Justin Norton
Newcomers Mammoth Caravan draw from the primordial well of southern sludge and doom metal but subtract meandering and nonsense.
D.H. Peligro: 1959-2022
October 29, 2022 Justin Norton
The Dead Kennedys’ D.H. Peligro wasn’t just a pioneer in the emerging hardcore art form but one of its finest musicians. He will be sorely missed. Rest well, D.H., and thank you.
Q&A: King Diamond On the Return Of MERCYFUL FATE
October 18, 2022 Justin Norton
We speak with King Diamond about how Mercyful Fate reunited, his two bouts with COVID, tour bassist Becky Baldwin and more. The tour begins next week and tickets are still available although dwindling.
Q&A: Claudio Simonetti On Bringing Suspiria Back To The U.S.
October 12, 2022 Justin Norton
Goblin composer and keyboardist Claudio Simonetti talks about the timeless magic of the Suspiria score and how his band brings it to life 45 years after its release.
Streaming EP: Dirty Vicar – ‘Cursed Illumination’
September 26, 2022 Justin Norton
Neckbeards, vest-wearers, misfits, outsiders, bangers, loners, and English leather masters: your soundtrack has arrived. Stream Dirty Vicar‘s Cursed Illumination EP now.