Kevin Stewart-Panko
EP Stream: Putrascension’s “The Obsidian Fog”
January 16, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
New Jersey’s Putrascension continues the state’s contradictory nature with their new EP.
Video Premiere: Morgan Rider and the Deep Dark River’s “Ignite the Tempests”
January 2, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Morgan Rider and the Deep Dark River‘s new video ponders “What if Vintersorg gave the fused DNA of Peter Steele, Mina Caputo and ICS Vortex singing lessons?”
Hard Charger Premieres Their New Video. We Show Their Older Ones and Throw in a Contest.
December 19, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hard Charger has a new video, and old videos. And Decibel has a contest for you.
Video Premiere: The Flaying Loves Quebec and Quebec Loves The Flaying
December 5, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Quebec’s The Flaying visually chronicles their love for their hometown’s downtown core.
Full Album Stream: Post/Boredom’s Ritualistic Time Abuser
November 21, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Today we stream the new album by Seattle’s newest noise niks.
Video Premiere: Bather’s “Birds” Brings Blood, Boobs and Bondage
November 7, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
From Ohio’s Bather, a video “display of lecherously luscious violence and soul-stripping metal.”
EP Stream: Formless Master’s First Strike and Takafumi Matsubara Interview
October 24, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We’re showcasing the new EP by Formless Master, featuring Takafumi Matsubara, as well as an interview with the man himself.
What the Heck is an Unsplit? Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic have Answers
October 10, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The funny thing about this forthcoming release from Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic courtesy the good folks at Give Praise Records is that what appears to have been the most difficult part was deciding on how to refer to it.
EP Stream: Getting Conspiratorial with Tales of the Tomb
September 26, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Three years ago they appeared in our Thrown Me a Frickin’ Bone column and tomorrow, Tales of the Tomb, will issue their new EP, Volume Two: Mendacium
Everybody Should Know: An Interview with The Young Gods
September 12, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
In which we conduct a length interview with Switzerland’s legendary avant-garde, industrial rock band The Young Gods
Track Premiere: Sinking the Yacht (Rock) with Seizures’ “Toxophola”
August 29, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Don’t ya just love it when a band appropriately names itself?
Video Premiere: Expain’s “They Live”
August 15, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Expain premieres video. Decibel offers second-by-second commentary.
THE NOISY FRENCH: Inside the French Noise Rock Scene
August 8, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We resurrect a previously unreleased Decibel trend piece from 2015 on the French Noise Rock scene.
Education Gets You Every/Nowhere: INUS Album Stream and Video Premiere.
August 1, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
INUS – “a pre-postapocalyptic, post-honky-tonk-prog-skronk, space Tropicalia, math-lounge powersilence trio”
Track Premiere: Getting Crazy-Weird with OXX’s “Birthday Song”
July 18, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Nefarious Industries will release The Skeleton Is Just A Coat Hanger; These Are The Black Strings That Make You Dance on LP and digital platforms on August 16th.
Video Premiere: Sludgehammer Covers Peter Gabriel. You Know Which Song…
July 4, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
I don’t know a whole lot about Toronto’s Sludgehammer despite my being a lifelong resident of the Greater Toronto Area which just goes to show you that proximity doesn’t automatically equate with intimate knowledge.
Song/Video Premiere: Montreal’s Gorlvsh Get Wired and Weird
June 20, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We don’t know if they are, as they claim, “Montreal’s sickest guitar-less band,” but from what we can tell they make a hell of a racket
Video Premiere: Total Fucking Destruction’s “Anal Trump is Gay”
June 6, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Total Fucking Destruction enter the DNC running with their new video.
“Grindcore Violinist” Joey Molinaro Has a New Album Out.
May 23, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We talk to him about it and touring the US and Europe via motorcycle
Track Premiere: Dark Numbers Go Off the Deep End with “Shallows”
May 9, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“All of us come from very disparate places and try to create music somewhere in between all that.” Wrap your ears around the result, “Shallows.”
Live/Film Review: ‘Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records’
April 25, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The “Experience” run of dates will have wrapped up two days before the time you read this, but if you come across Industrial Accident, it’s very worthy of your viewing time.
Streaming Preview: Regional Justice Center/Wound Man Split 7″
April 11, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
There’s a message and deep meaning behind this split of powerviolence madness.
Album Review: Teleport – “The Expansion”
April 3, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Teleport continue to find their voice on The Expansion.
Death Metal Documentary Update: An Interview with The Growl‘s Cam Schwarz
March 28, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Currently in the filming/interview stages, The Growl’s intent is to document the ride the genre has taken from its obscure beginnings through roller coaster-ing waves of popularity and obscurity over the years to how the scene has morphed and come full circle in the present.
Wacken Metal Battle: the Biggest Battle of the Bands. Ever.
March 14, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
In true Wacken style, the Wacken Metal Battle really is the biggest Battle of Bands ever.
An Update and Preview from Mexi-merican Death Grinders Rottenness
February 28, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Mexican-American deathgrinders Rottenness provide an update on their new album.
Video Premiere: Makkmat’s “Burning Cop”
February 14, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch a new music video from Norwegian grinders Makkmat.
Full Album Stream: Getting Crazy with Disuse’s The Yeti From Kad-Man-Ra
January 31, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Disuse is a grindcore band”
An Interview with Pulchra Morte
January 17, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
A few weeks ago, we briefly introduced you to new doom-death brightlights, Pulchra Morte. Check out our full interview with the band.
Track Premiere: The Hedvig Mollestad Trio Gets “Bewitched, Dwarfed and Defeathered”
January 3, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Jazz Sabbath” they say? Check out the Hedvig Mollestad Trio and see if you agree.