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Nasalrod Unleash “The Maker” with a Star-Studded, Frenzied Video Premiere
March 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
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 Tim Mudd
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 Tim Mudd
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Tim Mudd
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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.
Track Premiere: OOBRIS IOS – “Kesais Irabad Xogolo Arait”
February 27, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear OOBRIS IOS unleash the celestial chaos of “ Kesais Irabad Xogolo Arait.”
IMPALED Unearths ‘Demo Medicale’ as a Tribute and Defiant Middle Finger
February 27, 2025 Tim Mudd
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Decibel Magazine
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 Kevin Stewart-Panko
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 Adem Tepedelen
Hear the melodic black metal mysticism of multinational quartet Cross Bringer on their new full-length, Healismus Aeturnus.
KILL SCREEN 057: Kenny Grohowski of IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Prefers The Smooth, Slow Burn of Role-Playing
February 19, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The hyper-prolific drummer leans into his gaming fate in our increasingly technocratic world.
KYLESA Reveal New Lineup, Announce First U.S. Show Dates
February 18, 2025 J. Bennett
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 Tim Mudd
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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.
Track Premiere: Moros – “Peeling Off Leeches”
February 12, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Philly death doom trio Moros let the blood run red on new track, “Peeling Off Leeches.”
Full EP Stream: Pyrrhic Salvation –When Society Crumbles
February 10, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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: Shaking off the Hibernation Blues with Kaiser’s “Awaken Monster”
February 6, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hear Finnish stoner metallers Kaiser come alive with “Awaken Monster”!
Track Premiere: Kazea – “Trenches”
February 5, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Sludgy Swedish post-metal trio Kazea chill out on frigid new single “Trenches,” featuring guest vocals from Black Birch’s Gina Wiklund.
KILL SCREEN 056: Kyle Forest of OUT OF SEASON RECORDS Yearns for the Fantasy of Free Time
February 5, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Dungeon synth’s growing stats give the label founder the chance to go AFK and meet his community IRL.
Song Premiere & Album Announcement: Tómarúm – ‘Shed This Erroneous Skin’ from Beyond Obsidian Euphoria
February 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear progressive black metal duo Tómarúm deliver the first track from impending new album Beyond Obsidian Euphoria.
Video Premiere: Coltsblood – “Waning of the Wolf Moon”
February 5, 2025 Tim Mudd
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Decibel Magazine
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 Tim Mudd
For fans of Entombed, Bloodbath, and Invocator, hear Maceration deliver the crushing sound of Danish death metal Serpent Devourment