Shawn Macomber
As “Gamechanger” Release Nears, Sworn Enemy’s Sal Lococo Talks 5 Tracks that Changed the Game For Him
March 13, 2019 Shawn Macomber
As you wait for the first Sworn Enemy record in five years to drop, check out a new track and then jam an exclusive playlist courtesy vocalist Sal Lococo.
Prog Metal Futurists East of the Wall Reveal Non-Metal Influences
February 13, 2019 Shawn Macomber
New Jersey’s rising prog metal force East of the Wall talk transforming non-metal influences into heaviness-multipliers.
(Written) Under the Sign of the Black Mark: Author Ika Johannesson On Her Swedish Metal History “Blood Fire Death”
February 6, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Swedish journalist Ika Johannesson talks her fantastic and enlightening new cultural history Blood Fire Death: The Swedish Metal Story.
Track Premiere: The Ghost Next Door — “Event Horizon”
January 30, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Peel back the curtain and check out this conspiracy theory-themed bit of driving, dreamy doom courtesy The Ghost Next Door.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Soundtrack to the “Zombie Punks Fuck Off”-alypse
January 16, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Writer/editor Sam Richard talks the wild new horror anthology Zombie Punks Fuck Off and creates an exclusive playlist to accompany it.
Album Review: Create a Kill – “Summoned to Rise”
December 17, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Create a Kill unites Malevolent Creation members from different eras as a thrash metal powerhouse.
Track Premiere: Ithaca — “Slow Negative Order”
November 28, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Rising metallic hardcore outfit Ithaca quickly make a positive impression with “Slow Negative Order.”
Track Premiere: Master — ‘The Book’
November 21, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Master are back and ready to throw the death metal “Book” at you!
Track Premiere: Vaultwraith — “Four Beasts Before the Throne”
November 14, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Occult-obsessed melodic death thrashers Vaultwraith summon new demons on this exclusive premiere of “Four Beasts Before the Throne.”
RIP Todd Youth (Warzone, Danzig, Murphy’s Law, Glen Campbell, Bloodclot, Fireburn)
October 31, 2018 Shawn Macomber
The legendary guitarist passed away this weekend at age 47.
Track Premiere: Portrayal of Guilt — “Among Friends”
October 24, 2018 Shawn Macomber
You’ll be glad you’re not their enemy when you hear “Among Friends” from Portrayal of Guilt.
Ten Bazillion Years: The Tony Rettman Interview
October 17, 2018 Shawn Macomber
As part of an ongoing celebration the tenth anniversary of heavy metal-centric book publisher Bazillion Points, we speak to hardcore archivist and author Tony Rettman.
Track Premiere: Baring Teeth — “Abstracted Mind”
October 10, 2018 Shawn Macomber
The new track from Baring Teeth is about to give your head The Exorcist treatment.
Soundtrack to the (Zombie) Apocalypse Courtesy Broken Hope Guitarist/Horror Novelist Jeremy Wagner
September 26, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Broken Hope guitarist Jeremy Wagner returns with his sophomore horror novel Rabid Heart, a tale of love amongst the undead.
Track Premiere: Street Sects — “Still Between Lovers”
September 12, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Street Sects may wear their brutal early industrial influences on their sleeve, but “Still Between Lovers” is here to break your heart as well as pummel your eardrums.
Album Review: Deicide – “Overtures of Blasphemy”
September 10, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Decide‘s Overtures of Blasphemy is our Best New Noise.
Watch: Green Death — “I Am Eternal”
September 5, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Green Death deliver a new level of dark thrash mastery via “I Am Eternal.”
Full Album Stream & Exclusive Interview: Cable — “Never Trust A Gemini”
August 29, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Connecticut noise metal iconoclasts Cable return with a killer reimagining of the band’s “lost” 2003 record Never Trust a Gemini.
Track Premiere: Sumac – “Attis’ Blade’
August 1, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Check out the latest mind-blowing track from power trio/underground supergroup SUMAC.
Khemmis’ Ben Hutcherson Talks the Rise of Mile High Metal
July 25, 2018 Shawn Macomber
There’s a dark and dazzling heavy metal boom on in Denver right now. Ben Hutcherson of Khemmis gives us the inside scoop.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Rising Author & Extreme Music Devotee Chad Lutzke Conjures Ethereal Darkness
July 18, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Dark fiction author Chad Lutzke presents a playlist of extremely heavy horror fiction-inspired tracks.
Album Review: Skeletonwitch – “Devouring Radiant Light”
July 16, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Decibel reviews Skeletonwitch‘s Devouring Radiant Light.
Track Premiere: Nopes — “Checkpoint”
July 11, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Bay Area quartet Nopes invite you to try to breach a glorious noise punk “Checkpoint.”
Track Premiere: Crawl — “Sentenced to Rot”
June 20, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Crawl don’t run to your destiny — these Swedish D-beat death metallers have declared you “Sentenced to Rot”!
The Power & the Glory: Madball Drummer Mike Justian Continues to Blaze a Brutal & Revolutionary Trail Through Extreme Music
June 13, 2018 Shawn Macomber
On the eve of the release of Madball‘s ninth full-length For the Cause, the band’s extreme metal virtuoso drummer Mike Justian submits to a lengthy Decibel inquisition.
Full Album Stream: Slapshot — “Make America Hate Again”
May 30, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Boston hardcore legends Slapshot are back with a brand new full-length — and we’ve got the whole damn thing right here.
Video Premiere: Sixes — “Fogbreather”
May 23, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Want to take a multimedia walk on the really dark side? The new video from L.A.-based sludge metallers Sixes will take you there.
Cutting Room: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe & Sonic Wolves’ Kayt Vigil Talk Burn the Priest’s “Extremely Validating” First 7-inch
May 16, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe takes us on a walk down his own unique version of Memory Lane to talk his first seven-inch with Burn the Priest. Kayt Vigil of Sonic Wolves chimes in, too.
Track Premiere: Language — “Into and Out Of”
May 9, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Noise rock’s got a new dialect thanks to Language.
Wendy Dio on the Ride for Ronnie and Her Legendary Late Husband’s Life, Love & Enduring Legacy
May 2, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Eight years after his untimely death, Wendy Dio continues to honor her late, legendary husband’s legacy—carrying his good works and groundbreaking music into the future.