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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. 

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

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!

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. 

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‘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.