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Khemmis Record Exclusive New Track for Decibel Flexi Series!

May 3, 2017

Decibel Album of the Year winners and Metal & Beer Fest vets Khemmis join the Decibel Flexi Series discography. Subscribe by May 8 to get your limited edition vinyl. 

Yes, There is a Band Called Tyrannosorceress

April 28, 2017

Tyrannosorceress: the combination of sorcery, black metal and the most legendary dinosaur.

Q&A: Jinx Dawson On The Return Of Coven and Spirituality In a Dogmatic Age

April 17, 2017

Jinx Dawson gave us an exclusive Q&A on the return of Coven, scheduled for Roadburn later this week.

Decibel Metal And Beer Fest Merch Revealed

April 12, 2017

Get yourself something to remember Decibel Metal and Beer Fest after it’s over.

All-Star Sepultura Cover Band Clenched Fist Announced As Post-Metal And Beer Fest Show

March 14, 2017

Clenched Fist, the all-star Sepultura cover band featuring members of Pig DestroyerAgoraphobic Nosebleed and Misery Index will perform at the post-Decibel Metal And Beer Fest show.

March Into the Dark Past With Crimson Throne

March 10, 2017

A look into history with riffs, solos and screams.

Follow the Light of the Morning Star

March 3, 2017

RIYL: Mayhem, Satyricon, Samael, Bauhaus, Joy Division, Jesus and the Mary Chain, St. Vitus, Candlemass, Type O Negative and My Dying Bride. No, really!

Artificial Brain Record Release Announced As Metal & Beer Fest Pre-Party

February 22, 2017

Metal and Beer Fest weekend just got even more metal. New York tech death machine Artificial Brain‘s record release show is the official fest pre-party. Find out more! 

Chronicling the Colossus: The Melvins Documentary

February 17, 2017

“I’m trying to make a living doing what I’m doing, and remain true to what I believed in…and mission accomplished!” – King Buzzo

Decibel Presents The Top 100 Metal Tours of All Time Special Issue

February 17, 2017

What are the Top 100 metal tours of all time? Find out in Decibel‘s new limited edition special issue of 100% previously-unprinted content. 

All Out War Headline Bozzfest Benefit Show for Decibel Contributor D. Shawn Bosler

February 13, 2017

All of War, Anicon, Die Choking and Insect Ark perform at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn for an injured longtime Decibel writer David Shawn Bosler. 

Storm the Gates With Bestial Warlust!

February 10, 2017

Drink from the cup of Blood & Valour with Bestial Warlust‘s new live album!

Obituary Release New Song In Advance Of New Album And Decibel Magazine Tour

February 6, 2017

Obituary are still churning out kick-ass death metal. Hear their latest single, “Turned to Stone” and catch them on the Decibel Magazine Tour 2017. 

Blood Incantation, Withered and 8 More Acts to Open Select Dates of the Decibel Magazine Tour

February 1, 2017

If simply having Kreator, Obituary, Midnight and Horrendous all on one bill wasn’t enough to excite you so much your reproductive organs explode, this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour will, once again, have some sick regional openers on select dates as well. Here is the complete lists of first kills! 

 

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to Attend Decibel Metal & Beer Fest

January 13, 2017

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest is proud to announce a special appearance from Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine

Immolation Grace the Cover of Decibel! Advance Copies Available

January 9, 2017

Death metal legends Immolation get their first Decibel cover. Grab a copy here. 

Last-Minute Decibel Gifts That Don’t Require Shipping

December 21, 2016

Christmas is in four days, but you have nothing to worry about thanks to these awesome gifts that don’t require any shipping. Happy holidays!

PANOPTICON Record Exclusive New Track for the Decibel Flexi Series!

December 16, 2016

Black metal favorites Panopticon record a crushing, nearly seven-minute epic for the Decibel Flexi Series. If you want one, you’ll need a deluxe Decibel subscription by December 20. 

 

Metallica “Hardwired” Cover Creator: “We hadn’t heard of Crowbar or seen the album”

December 14, 2016

There’s more than a little similarity between Metallica’s new album cover and a classic Crowbar album cover; we caught up with one of the guys who worked on the Metallica cover to find out what’s going on here.

Pallbearer, With New LP Imminent, Headline Decibel’s 2017 Preview Issue

December 8, 2016

Pallbearer‘s third LP is still month’s away, but you can read all about it — and the rest of the year ahead – in our 2017 Preview Issue. Advance copies are available now. 

Kreator, Obituary, Midnight & Horrendous Take Part in 2017 Decibel Magazine Tour

December 5, 2016

Sixth Annual Decibel Magazine Tour Lineup + Dates Announced! Kreator, Obituary, Midnight and Horrendous spearhead premier metal mag’s latest North American assault this March.

 

Get this Limited KREATOR Flexi Disc When You Subscribe to Decibel!

November 18, 2016

It will be a pleasure to spin the next installment of the Decibel Flexi Series. But if you want this ultra-limited Kreator vinyl, you’d need to subscribe NOW. 

SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2016

November 17, 2016

We’re sorry. We’re not trying to ruin the fun by posting this. But someone else already did. You probably shouldn’t click here. Really, you should just wait for the issue to arrive in the mail. For Christ’s sake, have you no willpower? OK, fine. 

Metallica Re-revisit the Cover of Decibel! Advance Copies Available

November 11, 2016

Metallica return to the cover of Decibel for the first time in eight years. Get your copy now. 

Haug Makes Three Floyds Even Heavier

October 31, 2016

Todd Haug, one of the most important figures in the union of underground beer and underground metal, is joining the ranks of Three Floyds brewing! 

Transmission From the Punk Universe: A Fat Wreck

October 28, 2016

Because we all have a pair of checkered Vans under our beds somewhere…admit it!!!

Decibel Subscription Days Re-Revisited?

October 7, 2016

Who is the cover of the December-streeting Decibel? You’re not fucked or shit outta luck if you have a Decibel subscription