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Canadians Saluting Canadians: Hellbent Pay Homage to the Day-Glo Abortions
December 28, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Feast thine eyes and ears on Canadian hardcore band Hellbent‘s take on a Day-Glo Abortions classic!
Video Premiere: Obsidian Tongue – “The Stone Heart” (ft. Tanner Anderson of Obsequiae and Majesties)
December 21, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Maine melodic black metal duo Obsidian Tongue bring the cold, dark rock on new single “The Stone Heart.”
KILL SCREEN 027: Krissy Morash, Jesse Fuentes and Tom Sifuentes of ESCUELA GRIND Are Grinding Levels in the Game of Life
December 20, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The guitarist, drummer and bassist of the New England quartet decide to press A to interact with Decibel’s nerdiest column.
Track Premiere: Exiled Hope – “Over For You”
December 20, 2023 Sean Frasier
Blackened symphonic solo project Exiled Hope share their next chapter of dark fantasy opera with the new single “Over For You.”
Track Premiere: Iron Front – “Slam of ’87”
December 19, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear new jack death metal quintet Iron Front offer up some old-school slam on new track, “Slam of ’87.”
Full EP Stream: Soul Incursion – ‘Eternal Darkness’
December 14, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Helsinki quartet Soul Incursion shake off the winter blues with some deathtastic thrash on their new Eternal Darkness EP.
Quebec’s Strigampire Dominate Canada’s Wacken Battle. Next Stop the World with All to Dominate
December 14, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a stream of the new album by Canadian Wacken Battle winners Strigampire!
Track Premiere: Cariosus – “Saturn Returns”
December 13, 2023 Sean Frasier
Chicago melodic death metal duo Cariosus confront the darkness on their (inter)stellar new single, “Saturn Returns.”
Video Premiere: Whut? – “C.A.P.S.”
December 12, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
No question Chicago crossover crushers Whut? have a beef with authority in new video for “C.A.P.S.”
SPECTRAL VOICE’s New LP ‘Sparagmos’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!
December 8, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 110 copies available of Spectral Voice‘s new LP, Sparagmos, on exclusive transparent swamp green & opaque bone vinyl. Don’t blow it.
Full Album Stream: Music in Low Frequencies – ‘Catharsis’
December 7, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Portuguese death-doom trio Music in Low Frequencies exorcise their personal demons on new full-length Catharsis
Announcing the Decibel Magazine Tour 2024 Featuring HULDER, DEVIL MASTER, WORM and NECROFIER!
December 6, 2023 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel Magazine Tour returns to the road in February! Tickets on sale Friday, December 8 at 10am local time.
KILL SCREEN 026: Tyler Harper and Crow Lotus of CAPRA Share Their Asymmetrical Tastes in Gaming
December 6, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Make no mistake, the guitarist and vocalist are life-long gamers to the core.
Album Premiere: Solitary Sabred – “Temple of the Serpent”
December 6, 2023 Sean Frasier
Cypriot heavy metal warlords Solitary Sabred charge into battle with an early premiere of Temple of the Serpent.
Full Album Stream: LIES! – ‘Mind Pollution’
December 5, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Dutch metallic hardcore ragers LIES! shout at the devil on new album, Mind Pollution.
Video Premiere: Morgue Terror – “Broken, Beaten, Beheaded”
November 30, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Buffalo death metal miscreants Morgue Terror aren’t clowning around in new video for “Broken, Beaten, Beheaded.”
Streaming: Hatred Reigns’ Awaken the Ancients is Brutality in Sound and Theme
November 30, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out he new conceptual monster by Canadian tech-death brutalists, Hatred Reigns!
Track Premiere: At the Plates – “Punish My Waistline”
November 29, 2023 Sean Frasier
Dig into a lethal helping of food-themed melodeath with At the Plates and their pun-slinging, scale-smashing single “Punish My Waistline.”
Video Premiere: Thetan – “White Sheets Blowing in The Breeze”
November 28, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Tennessee hardcore duo Thetan are burning mad in new anti-racist video for “White Sheets Blowing in the Breeze.”
Track by Track: Demons of Noon – “Death Machine”
November 28, 2023 Sean Frasier
Venture into Death Machine with New Zealand doom cult Demons of Noon with a track by track deep-dive of the album’s darkest themes.
KILL SCREEN 025: Joe Linden of PRIMITIVE MAN Has a Horrifying Need for Speed
November 22, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The Colorado drummer is fully immersed in the world of speedrunning video games for a good cause.
Track Premiere: BlackFlow – “Neo Middle Ages”
November 21, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Chilean melodic doom outfit BlackFlow capture the dystopia of a crumbling of society in new track “Neo Middle Ages.”
Full Album Premiere: Weedsnake – ‘Grimorium Cannabinarum’
November 16, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Mexico’s stoner doom crew Weedsnake reign in bud on new album, Grimorium Cannabinaru.
Streaming: Hyperia Make Bolder, Darker Thrashier Moves with New Album The Serpent’s Cycle
November 16, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a stream of the new album by Canucklehead thrashers, Hyperia!
Video Premiere: Savage Lands – “The Last Howl”
November 14, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Members of Megadeth, Obituary and Sepultura join forces on the new Savage Lands track, “The Last Howl,” in support of Costa Rica’s threatened howler monkey.
Video Premiere: Kollapse – “Autofagia”
November 14, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Danish post-metal noise mongors Kollapse consider the benefits of a healthy diet in new track, “Autofagia.”
“The Lineup Is So Sick!” Artists Prepare as Decibel’s Metal & Fest: Denver Approaches
November 13, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Members of Mother of Graves, Phobocosm, Krypts, Astral Tomb and The Munsens talk Metal & Beer Fest Denver as Dec 1-2 approaches.
Track Premiere: Barren Womb – “Squat Walker”
November 9, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear grunge-positive Norwegian noise rock duo Barren Womb offer up a punchy new single, “Squat Walker.”
Album Premiere: Pyrolatrous – ‘Inveterate’
November 8, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Hull, Krallice, Anicon, Woe member reconvene the USBM force Pyrolatrous. The first new LP in six years, Inveterate, is streaming now in full force.
KILL SCREEN 024: Ben Hutcherson of KHEMMIS Talks the Supermassive Impact of Rediscovering Gaming
November 8, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The doom metal wizard may still be farming his gaming XP, but has already cast a spell on a popular horror franchise.