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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

Nick Bowcott to Join Grim Reaper for Two US Shows

October 5, 2016

The NWOBHM band’s original guitarist will join them for two shows in Los Angeles and Phoenix on their upcoming tour.  

Asphyx’s “Incoming Death” Strikes Today!

September 30, 2016

Embrace the death on the rack the brutal way on wings of inferno as… oh you get where we’re going with this. 

Polish Black Metal Masters Arkona Set to Release “Lunaris” This Autumn

September 30, 2016

Poland’s Arkona, not to be confused with the Russian act of the same name, is one of many great under-recognized bands from black metal second wave. Forming in 1993, the band has spend the ensuing decades creating some of the finest black metal out of eastern Europe (or anywhere else).

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

September 30, 2016

Immolation celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dawn of Possession with a re-recording of “Immolation” for the Decibel Flexi Series!

Meshuggah grace the cover of Decibel’s November issue. Advance copies available.

September 23, 2016

Our Meshuggah cover issue will hit newsstands at the end of the month, but you can always secure a copy right here.

Entombed Announce PledgeMusic Campaign for Release of Dual ‘Clandestine’ Concerts, Hint at New Material

September 21, 2016

Entombed’s dual 25th anniversary Clandestine concerts could be coming to a small screen near you. 

Get this Limited MEMORIAM (Bolt Thrower/Benediction) Flexi Disc When You Subscribe to Decibel!

August 30, 2016

Get this limited Memoriam flexi disc with an active Deluxe Decibel Subscription. But hurry, you need to sign up by Monday, September 5th at 9AM EST!

A Grind 7″ to Split Your Head Wide Open

August 26, 2016

Sunlight’s Bane and Geist are ready to drill through the Cancerous Void.

‘BLACK METAL: THE CULT NEVER DIES VOL. 1’ Now In Stock!

August 26, 2016

Copies of Decibel Books’ Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. 1 have reached Decibel HQ and are shipping now!

In Flames to Release New Album ‘Battles’ in November, Debut Track ‘The End’

August 25, 2016

In Flames stand ablaze once more on November 11 with Battles. Hear the first new track NOW! 

Dave Witte helped write music for a 30-person drum circle

August 18, 2016

The Municipal Waste drummer is collaborating with Richard Christy (The Howard Stern Show, Death, Charred Walls of the Damned) and 30 others in Richmond on August 28 on the Shape of Sound. 

The Neurosis Issue of Decibel Is Now Available!

August 11, 2016

Decibel dedicates an entire issue to the legendary Neurosis. Advance copies are now in our webstore.

W.A.S.P.’s 1984 Debut LP Enters the Decibel Hall of Fame

August 10, 2016

We haven’t got pictures of naked ladies lying on their beds, but we do a have a W.A.S.P. Hall of Fame induction that was YEARS in the making, 

Grimposium Presents “Doomed to Death”

August 5, 2016

Bringing metal music, film and thought together.

Warzone Debut LP Reissue of Classic NYC Hardcore On the Way

July 25, 2016

Revelation Records announce reissue of legendary Warzone debut LP this September. 

Primal Rite Sign with Revelation Records, Announce New Releases, Then Punch You in the Throat

July 14, 2016

But it’s a good punch to the throat though, like sort of you-need-to-listen-to-this-now, and you-will-be-angry-immediately-in-a-good-way, sort of thing. 

Gojira grace the cover of Decibel’s August issue. Copies available.

June 21, 2016

Gojira land their first Decibel cover with their new album Magma. 

Ex-Pyrexia Vocalist Arrested in Alleged Shooting of Three Men

June 14, 2016

Not quite our typical news associated with death metal….

Nick Menza: 1964-2016

May 23, 2016

Nick Menza — best remembered for his time in Megadeth — was one of the drummers that earned fierce love and respect. Menza died after collapsing on stage on Saturday, apparently from heart failure. Menza’s style, approach, and effortless invention were as essential to Megadeth as Bill Ward’s quirks and fills were to Black Sabbath or Dave Lombardo’s ferocity was to Slayer. 

Nails featured on the cover of Decibel’s July Issue. Copies Available.

May 16, 2016

Nails deliver a their first Decibel cover and 2016’s first Album of the Year contender.

Asphyx Debut Decibel Magazine Theme Song “Deathibel”!

April 21, 2016

Hear the first new Asphyx song in four years, which also happens to be the new official Decibel theme song.

Gorguts on the cover of Decibel. Issue now available here!

April 20, 2016

Advance copies of the new Decibel, featuring our first-ever Gorguts cover story, are now available in the Decibel webstore. 

Decibel Partners with F.Y.E. to Create the Decibel Meter Collection

April 12, 2016

We’ve partnered with f.y.e. to make sure you don’t miss any of the essential extremely extreme, as picked by our staff of relentless metal maniacs.

Asphyx to release “Deathibel” via Decibel Flexi Series!

March 24, 2016

The first new Asphyx song in four years is a tribute to your favorite metal magazine… which you’ll need to subscribe to if you want this exclusive flexi disc. 

Crypt Sermon to Open Philadelphia Date of 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour

February 12, 2016

From February 1 until February 12, we’ll be announcing regional openers for select dates of the 2016 Decibel Magazine Tour every day at noon EST.