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Video Premiere: Haunt – “Chimera”
April 7, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch a band new video California trad metal heroes Haunt in advance of the new album, Golden Arm, out May 5.
Full Album Stream: Mast Year – ‘Knife’
April 6, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear the ear-scraping new debut, ‘Knife,’ from Charm City post-hardcore noiseniks Mast Year.
Video Premiere: Pyrexia – ‘Unscathed’
April 6, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Death metal legends Pyrexia unleash a lyric video from the forthcoming reissue of their slamming classic 1997 album, System of the Animal.
Full EP Stream: Maudiir’s Musical Soliloque
April 6, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out Maudiir‘s musical soliloquy of prominent prog rock melodies, blackened NWOBHM chord voicings and mid-period Mustaine riffing …Soliloque
KILL SCREEN 009: Knox Colby of ENFORCED Bows to No King Dork
April 5, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Da mighty crossover vocalist prefers his digital body counts to be in the billions.
EXCLUSIVE Excerpt from Brian Slagel’s new book, ‘Swing of the Blade: More Stories From Metal Blade Records’
April 4, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Read an exclusive excerpt, featuring Armored Saint, from Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel’s upcoming book, Swing of the Blade: More Stories from Metal Blade Records.
Watch a Trailer to ‘A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media’ and Read an In-Depth Review of the Documentary
April 3, 2023 Daniel Lake
Michael Dimmitt’s incredible new documentary A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media, is screening in May. But you can watch the trailer and read a full review right now.
Album Premiere: Desert Storm – ‘Death Rattle’
March 29, 2023 Sean Frasier
Oxford stoner rockers Desert Storm take a bad trip with some roarin’ riffs on their new fuzz-heavy LP, Death Rattle.
Full Album Premiere: SaviorSkin – Invicta Mori
March 27, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear the full album of death/doom despondency from SaviorSkin in advance of its April 7 release via Horror Pain Gore Death.
LIMITED TO 50 EACH: DEADGUY’s ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ on Metal & Beer Colored Cassettes via Decibel Records!
March 24, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your ultra-limited “metal” or “beer” cassette edition of Deadguy’s Buyer’s Remorse: Live from the Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest & watch the full pro-shot performance now!
Full Album Stream: Forcefed Horsehead are Seeing Things with Monoceros
March 23, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Indulge in a stream of Forcefed Horsehead‘s animal mutant-friendly new album, Monoceros
KILL SCREEN 008: Rob Fusco of ONE KING DOWN May Let Gravity Win, But Not You
March 22, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Before the hardcore vocalist landed on ‘Bloodlust Revenge,’ he was busy tearing up ‘Yars’ Revenge.’
Video Premiere: MORDIAN Pays Tribute to Bathory’s “Ring of Gold”
March 22, 2023 Sean Frasier
Follow the raven and listen to Chicago-based gothic folk artist Mordian pay tribute to Bathory’s “Ring of Gold.”
Downfall of Gaia Provide a Track-by-Track Breakdown of New LP ‘Silhouettes of Disgust’
March 17, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Downfall of Gaia provide an extensive track-by-track breakdown on their release date of their new 45-minute epic Silhouettes of Disgust.
Video Premiere: Revenge Beast – “Bastard” (Mötley Crüe Cover)
March 15, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Marc Rizzo’s new band, Revenge Beast shout out the glam metal with this cover of Mötley Crüe’s “Bastard.”
Track Premiere: Sunburster – “Roach”
March 15, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
This sludgy, grungy new number from Sunburster, titled “Roach,” will be out on their forthcoming record, Trudging to Extinction, May 5 via Knife Hits, but you can hear it with Decibel now.
Album Premiere: Desolate Realm – ‘Legions’
March 15, 2023 Sean Frasier
Finnish epic doom duo Desolate Realm summon eternal winter with their sophomore LP, Legions.
Video Premiere: Besra – “Dwell In Gloom”
March 9, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch Finnish post-metal band Besra debuting a new live-in-the-studio take on their previously released crusher “Dwell In Gloom.”
Video Premiere: Exploring Misopedia via Tech-Death with Angelic Desolation’s “Shake the Baby”
March 9, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out “Shake the Baby,” Angelic Desolation‘s video response to the abortion controversy!
KILL SCREEN 007: Vincent Bennett and Devin Shidaker of THE ACACIA STRAIN Want You to Watch Your Gaming Language
March 8, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The vocalist and guitarist need you to sit down, shut up and just have fun.
Album Premiere: Bastard Grave – ‘Vortex of Disgust’
March 8, 2023 Sean Frasier
Swedish death metal morticians Bastard Grave blast from the casket with their odorous ode to human suffering, Vortex of Disgust.
WATCH: Jacob Bannon and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath Breakdown the Until Your Heart Stops Cover Art
March 3, 2023 Albert Mudrian
To celebrate the deluxe reissues of their landmark Until Your Heart Stops debut, members of Cave In discuss creating the album cover with artist Jacob Bannon.
Video Premiere: Treedeon – “Viking Meditation Song”
March 2, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Treedeon deliver a severely drop-tuned rumbler that hits somewhere between Bleach-era Nirvana and Sleep’s Holy Mountain
Track Premiere: Heretic Plague – “Briefcase Full of Cutlery”
March 1, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Soak in the grind/death madness that is the latest from Heretic Plague, “Briefcase Full of Cutlery,” from their forthcoming, debut album, Context Is a Stumbling Corpse.
Festival Preview: Grim Reefer Fest
March 1, 2023 Sean Frasier
Achieve your higher form after inhaling our favorite tracks from Grim Reefer Fest’s stacked doom lineup. Baltimore gets vaporized on 4/29.
ORIGIN to Release Exclusive New Single, “Disease Called Man,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
February 28, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, March 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from tech-death legends Origin.
Full Album Stream: Getting Morose n’ Miserable with They Grieve’s To Which I Bore Witness
February 23, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to the debut full-length by Ottawa-based post-metal/drone doom duo, They Grieve!
KILL SCREEN 006: For Adam Bartlett of GILEAD MEDIA, Hell is Other Players
February 22, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
If you want to be signed to Gilead Media, you better know how to click on heads.
WAYFARER Stream Siouxsie and the Banshees cover, “Night Shift,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
February 22, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Wayfarer disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new recording, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Album Premiere: Merlock – ‘Onward Strides Colossus’
February 22, 2023 Sean Frasier
Spokane sludge rockers Merlock explore the shadows of psychedelia on their new LP, Onward Strides Colossus.