Tim Mudd
Track Premiere: Lacabra – “Nothing”
June 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
Seattle’s Lacabra don’t pull any punches with new track and video for “Nothing”—a dizzying descent into addiction, disillusionment, and identity collapse, rendered with savage clarity.
Album Premiere: Refusal – ‘Venomous Human Concept’
June 4, 2025 Tim Mudd
Seventeen years deep and showing no signs of mercy, Finnish death metal unit Refusal return with their third full-length, Venomous Human Concept, out June 6th via Time To Kill Records. But you can hear it NOW!
Album Premiere: Lord Vigo Step Into the Unknown with New Album ‘Walk the Shadows’
May 28, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear German epic doom sorcerers Lord Vigo return with Walk the Shadows, their sixth full-length album, out via High Roller Records before it’s released this Friday!
Album Premiere: Witchcraft – ‘Idag’
May 22, 2025 Tim Mudd
Stream doom heroes Witchcraft‘s forthcoming new LP, Idag (Swedish for “today”)… today!
Video Premiere: Shrinkwrap Killers – “Eminent Death”
May 21, 2025 Tim Mudd
Oakland’s lo-fi synth punk menace Shrinkwrap Killers returns with new single and video “Eminent Death”, the latest chapter in Greg Wilkinson’s twisted new wave saga—out June 13 via Carbonized Records.
Track Premiere: Undecayed – “The Decendants of Death”
May 7, 2025 Tim Mudd
Swedish death metal horde Undecayed have returned with a vengeance, premiering their devastating new single, “The Descendants of Death.”
Possess the Devil: Spider God’s True Crime Hymns from the UK Underground
April 30, 2025 Tim Mudd
The UK-based Spider God has developed one of the most ambitious conceptual arcs in the modern underground: a multi-album true crime cycle that blends melodic black metal with emotional storytelling, thematic ritual, and experimental fan engagement.
Inhuman Nature Return with “Greater Than Death”
April 23, 2025 Tim Mudd
London’s crossover metal maniacs Inhuman Nature return with Greater Than Death, their long-awaited sophomore album, out April 25 via Church Road Records.
Reject the Sickness Premiere New Single and Video “Signs of the End”
April 21, 2025 Tim Mudd
For nearly 15 years, Belgium’s Reject the Sickness have toed the line between razor-sharp aggression and melodic introspection, but with their new single “Signs of the End,” they tear through it entirely.
Track Premiere: Panpsychism – “Imperfect Contrition”
April 16, 2025 Tim Mudd
From the blazing crucible of Pueblo, death/thrash newcomers Panpsychism are out to make their presence known with Imperfect Mortality, their debut full-length recorded at Hahn Audio.
Track Premiere: COGAS – “The Noble Rot”
March 26, 2025 Tim Mudd
COGAS premiere new track “The Noble Rot” from upcoming album Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost.
STORMO Push the Limits of Screamo and Noise Rock with “Tagli/Talee”
March 19, 2025 Tim Mudd
Long-running Italian post-hardcore and noise punk force STORMO return with Tagli/Talee. Hear it here before it release on March 21 via Prosthetic Records.
Nasalrod Unleash “The Maker” with a Star-Studded, Frenzied Video Premiere
March 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
Nasalrod have never been ones to play it safe. Their latest single, “The Maker,” is a whirlwind of punk intensity, jagged rhythms & theatrical vocal acrobatics—exactly the kind of unhinged energy you’d expect from a band that thrives on the unpredictable.
Video Premiere: In Covert’s “Darkfields” Channels Gothic Punk Dystopia
March 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
Creeping out from the shadowy underbelly of urban Los Angeles, In Covert is the sound of modern anxiety clawing at the walls.
EP Premiere: Til The End – “Dark Kings”
March 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
The Gothenburg sound has never gone out of style, but Til The End aren’t just here to pay tribute—they’re here to carve out their path with sharpened riffs and anthemic aggression.
BRIAN SLAGEL on 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal, Podcasting, and Metal’s Evolution
March 3, 2025 Tim Mudd
With 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal, his new podcast produced by Pantheon, Brian Slagel is distilling decades of metal history into a deep dive on the songs that shaped the genre.
Track Premiere: OOBRIS IOS – “Kesais Irabad Xogolo Arait”
February 27, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear OOBRIS IOS unleash the celestial chaos of “ Kesais Irabad Xogolo Arait.”
IMPALED Unearths ‘Demo Medicale’ as a Tribute and Defiant Middle Finger
February 27, 2025 Tim Mudd
Sean McGrath, Ross Sewage, and Raul Varela pulled back the curtain on Impaled‘s Demo Medicale.
Witchcraft Return with “Burning Cross,” the First Glimpse of Their Soul-Reaping New Album IDAG
February 18, 2025 Tim Mudd
Experience the world premiere of “Burning Cross,” pre-order Witchcraft‘s IDAG now, and prepare for its arrival this May.
Song Premiere & Album Announcement: Tómarúm – ‘Shed This Erroneous Skin’ from Beyond Obsidian Euphoria
February 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear progressive black metal duo Tómarúm deliver the first track from impending new album Beyond Obsidian Euphoria.
Video Premiere: Coltsblood – “Waning of the Wolf Moon”
February 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
Coltsblood‘s Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk arrives May 30 via Translation Loss Records but we have first taste for you now.
Album Premiere: Maceration – ‘Serpent Devourment’
January 29, 2025 Tim Mudd
For fans of Entombed, Bloodbath, and Invocator, hear Maceration deliver the crushing sound of Danish death metal Serpent Devourment
Album Premiere: Disrupted – ‘Stinking Death’
January 22, 2025 Tim Mudd
Sweden’s Disrupted is set to release its third full-length album, Stinking Death, on January 24 but you don’t have to wait that long because we’ve got the whole thing today!
Video Premiere: Pants Exploder – “Last Thing He Did Was Lose”
January 15, 2025 Tim Mudd
Brooklyn sludge titans Pants Exploder return with a bone-crushing new track and video, “Last Thing He Did Was Lose.”
Track Premiere: Galgeberg – “Epicurean Paradox”
January 9, 2025 Tim Mudd
From the intersection of gallows and grind comes Galgeberg, a death metal trio that delivers the perfect antidote to our modern chaos.
Track Premiere: Tormentor Tyrant – “Torture Divine”
January 2, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear Finnish death metal trio Tormentor Tyrant kick off 2025 with a boot to face via “Torture Divine”
Full Album Stream: Canis Dirus – ‘By the Grace of Death’
December 18, 2024 Tim Mudd
Hear Bindrune Recordings once again bring black metal’s raw spirit to life with By the Grace of Death, the fourth full-length offering from Minnesota’s atmospheric purveyors Canis Dirus.
Track-By-Track: IOTUNN Takes Us Deeper Into the Abyss with ‘Kinship’
December 11, 2024 Tim Mudd
Danish progressives IOTUNN lead is through their expansive musical journey to new territories with the stunning Kinship.
Album Premiere: Sarcophagum – ‘The Grand Arc of Madness’
December 4, 2024 Tim Mudd
Decibel is proud to present Sarcophagum‘s full-length debut, The Grand Arc of Madness, streaming in its entirety ahead of its December 6 release via Nuclear Winter.
Album Stream: Experience An Autumn’s ‘Ethereal’ in Full
November 27, 2024 Tim Mudd
Today, we present an exclusive full-album stream of Ethereal, the highly anticipated first release from Dutch post-black metal An Autumn (formerly An Autumn for Crippled Children).