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U.S. black metal heavyweights Wolves in the Throne Room are ready for the Decibel close up. Get the September issue here! 

“It has been 30 years since we released our first publicly available demo, so this time around for our 30th anniversary, we wanted to screw with that process and make it a year-long event.”

Listen to “The World is Yours,” the first piece of original music from Arch Enemy in 3 years. 

Pro-Pain frontman Gary Meskil was injured last week in Belgium, where he was the victim of a robbery and attempted murder.

Get an active deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, July 3 at 9 AM EST, and this limited edition, rare Myrkur track is yours. 

nordiQC will feature apperances from Enslaved, Bardspec and more, plus film screenings, Q&A panels and more. 

Suffocation, Incantation, Broken Hope, Bolt Thrower/Memoriam, Immolation, Obituary, Origin, Expulsion/Repulsion, Dying Fetus and Decrepit Birth keep death alive in 2017.

When Denver’s TRVE Brewing celebrates its anniversary every June, you can bet that owner Nick Nunns does it up right, putting on a weekend filled with metal bands and special one-off beers.

Intriguing and insightful reading for black metal enthusiasts.

Filmmaker Sam Dunn talks to us about his new Wacken documentary filmed in virtual reality.

Order a deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 5, and get this limited edition Venom Inc. vinyl featuring an exclusive recording!

Dwid Hellion of the metallic hardcore pioneers Integrity emerges from a Belgian castle to make his Decibel cover debut while doom metal darlings Khemmis appear on this month’s flexi disc with an exclusive new song. Hurry, quantities are limited.

Warbeast vocalist Bruce Corbitt has been forced to announce an early retirement from music following an esophageal cancer diagnosis

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. 

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

For our 150th Decibel Hall of Fame induction, we honor Soundgarden’s noisiest, heaviest release. 

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

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

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

A look into history with riffs, solos and screams.

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

Apply for media coverage for the Decibel Metal and Beer Fest by March 10! 

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! 

“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

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

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

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. 

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! 

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