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Nasalrod Unleash “The Maker” with a Star-Studded, Frenzied Video Premiere

March 5, 2025

Nasalrod have never been ones to play it safe. Their latest single, “The Maker,” is a whirlwind of punk intensity, jagged rhythms & theatrical vocal acrobatics—exactly the kind of unhinged energy you’d expect from a band that thrives on the unpredictable.

Video Premiere: In Covert’s “Darkfields” Channels Gothic Punk Dystopia

March 5, 2025

Creeping out from the shadowy underbelly of urban Los Angeles, In Covert is the sound of modern anxiety clawing at the walls.

EP Premiere: Til The End – “Dark Kings”

March 5, 2025

The Gothenburg sound has never gone out of style, but Til The End aren’t just here to pay tribute—they’re here to carve out their path with sharpened riffs and anthemic aggression.

Track Premiere: Bagorah – “Something From Nothing”

March 3, 2025

Proggy Canadian/American studio quartet, Bagorah, return with a punchy track, “Something From Nothing,” from their second album, Parabnormal.

BRIAN SLAGEL on 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal, Podcasting, and Metal’s Evolution

March 3, 2025

With 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal, his new podcast produced by Pantheon, Brian Slagel is distilling decades of metal history into a deep dive on the songs that shaped the genre.

Video Premiere: Cavern Deep – “Queen Womb”

February 27, 2025

Swedish psychedelic death metalers Cavern Deep unleash a new single from the final album in their trilogy, Part III—The Bodiless, out May 9 via Bonebag Records and Majestic Mountain.

IMPALED Unearths ‘Demo Medicale’ as a Tribute and Defiant Middle Finger

February 27, 2025

Sean McGrath, Ross Sewage, and Raul Varela pulled back the curtain on Impaled‘s Demo Medicale.

Track by Track: Brainstorm –Plague of Rats

February 26, 2025

German trad metal stalwarts Brainstorm take us track-by-track through their powerhouse new full length for Reigning Phoenix Music, Plague of Rats.

Full Album Stream: Spoiled –Collapse

February 24, 2025

Hear Italian crossover punks Spoiled rip through 15 furious tracks on full-length debut, Collapse.

All Decibel Back Issues Are Just $4! THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

February 22, 2025

Nearly 150 back issues in the Decibel webstore are on sale now for just $4.00 each! Many of them containing flexis and down to the last copies. Hurry, sale ends Sunday at midnight EST.

Track Premiere: Stress Test’s “Something Rather Than Nothing”

February 20, 2025

Featuring members of Unto Others, Portland’s Stress Test make noisy, thrash that glam rockers love and you ought to check out!

Full Album Stream: Cross Bringer –Healismus Aeternus

February 19, 2025

Hear the melodic black metal mysticism of multinational quartet Cross Bringer on their new full-length, Healismus Aeturnus.

KYLESA Reveal New Lineup, Announce First U.S. Show Dates

February 18, 2025

Sludge psych legends Kylesa reveal new lineup, announces a pair of U.S. shows scheduled for this December

Witchcraft Return with “Burning Cross,” the First Glimpse of Their Soul-Reaping New Album IDAG

February 18, 2025

Experience the world premiere of “Burning Cross,” pre-order Witchcraft‘s IDAG now, and prepare for its arrival this May.

Full Album Stream: Mean Mistreater –Do or Die

February 17, 2025

Hear Texas trad metal warriors Mean Mistreater lay some rubber on their high-horsepower second full-length, Do or Die.

Video Premiere: All Against – “Out Of The Box”

February 13, 2025

All Against release their new album, Straight Down To Hell, on March 14 via Raging Planet. Before it officially drops, you can check out the video for “Out Of The Box” to get a preview.

Full EP Stream: Pyrrhic Salvation –When Society Crumbles

February 10, 2025

Multi-state progressive DM collab Pyrrhic Salvation return to the fray with manic, ambitious new EP, When Society Crumbles.

Track Premiere: Visceral – ‘Where the Wretches Are”

February 6, 2025

Death metal brutalizers Visceral drop a new track from their forthcoming album Eyes Teeth and Bones, out April 4 via Raging Planet Records.

Track Premiere: Kazea – “Trenches”

February 5, 2025

Sludgy Swedish post-metal trio Kazea chill out on frigid new single “Trenches,” featuring guest vocals from Black Birch’s Gina Wiklund.

Video Premiere: Coltsblood – “Waning of the Wolf Moon”

February 5, 2025

Coltsblood‘s Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk arrives May 30 via Translation Loss Records but we have first taste for you now.

Album Premiere: Lunar – “Tempora Mutanur”

January 30, 2025

Lunar‘s new record Tempora Mutantur drops via Saibot Reigns Records tomorrow (Jan 31). Before it goes live, check it out with us first. 

Video Premiere: Industrial Puke – “Hoax-Mongers”

January 29, 2025

Hear Swedish D-beat crusters Industrial Puke hurl their vitriol at “Hoax-Mongers” on their brand new single for Suicide Records.

UNHOLY ALTAR to Release Exclusive New Recording, “Purgatory,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

January 29, 2025

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Friday, January 31 to secure this extremely exclusive flexi disc from Philly black metal phenoms Unholy Altar!

Album Premiere: Maceration – ‘Serpent Devourment’

January 29, 2025

For fans of Entombed, Bloodbath, and Invocator, hear Maceration deliver the crushing sound of Danish death metal Serpent Devourment