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Q&A: NITE Guitarist/Vocalist Van Labrakis Heavies Blackened Metal

May 2, 2022

Decibel summons NITE guitarist/Vocalist Van Labrakis to discuss his band’s newest album Voices of the Kronian Moon (Season of Mist). Gallop into the black…

Track Premiere: Somatic Decay – “Mutilated Facades”

April 29, 2022

Death metal duo Somatic Decay dredge “Mutilated Facades” from the cesspit of their upcoming demo. Features two ex-members of Ossuarium.

Track Premiere: Malignant Aura – “…And So It Was That I Lay Down Forever”

April 27, 2022

Australian death/doom undertakers Malignant Aura reveal their sepulchral new single, “…And So It Was That I Lay Down Forever.”

Track Premiere: Red Mesa – “Forest Cathedral”

April 25, 2022

Albuquerque-based desert rock outfit Red Mesa release new single “Forest Cathedral” via Desert Records. Only Red Mesa’s New Mexico flow is real!

Track Premiere: Holocausto Canibal – “Êxodo Mortuoso”

April 21, 2022

Nothing lost in translation on the new blistering track from Portuguese death grinders Holocausto Canibal.

Video Premiere: Eternal Returns — “Siege Sombre”

April 20, 2022

Thane, India melodic death metallers Eternal Returns go deep and dark for the “Siege Sombre” video.

Album Premiere: Pyreship – ‘Light is a Barrier’

April 20, 2022

Texan post-metal sludgelords Pyreship traverse doomed skies on their stunning sophomore LP, Light is a Barrier.

Album Premiere: Sentient Horror – ‘Rites of Gore’

April 18, 2022

New Jersey Swedeath disciples Sentient Horror split skulls with their ferocious third LP, Rites of Gore.

Video Premiere: Disquiet (ft. Vicky Psarakis) – “Wrecked”

April 14, 2022

Dutch melodic death metal quintet Disquiet turn the vocal mike over to the Agonist vocalist Vicky Psarakis on this emotional rager.

Video Premiere: The Damnnation — “The Greed”

April 13, 2022

Peep the behind the scenes video from rising Brazilian thrash ultra-power trio The Damnation right now!

Album Premiere: Viogression – ‘3rd Stage of Decay’

April 13, 2022

Wisconsin death dealers Viogression continue their blood-stained path three decades after their last LP with 3rd Stage of Decay.

Video Premier: Brutality – “Orchestrated Devastation”

April 12, 2022

Old-school Tampa DM vets Brutality return for a curtain call with a track from their (possible) swansong.

Bastard Tip Off Top 5 Bastards

April 11, 2022

Thrashing black scoundrels Bastard list their Top 5 Motörhead bastards. New album, Rotten Blood, out now via Distortion Music Group.

Track Premiere: Synteleia – “Harvest the Forest”

April 11, 2022

Greek black metal traditionalists Synteleia premiere new track “Harvest the Forest” from their upcoming debut on Floga Records.

Track Premiere: Cokegoat – “Dogs” (Pink Floyd cover)

April 7, 2022

Chicago psych-sludge outfit Cokegoat finally release the hounds on their long-in-the-making cover of Pink Floyd’s “Dogs”

Video Premiere: Hyperia Showcase Beery Guitar Playthroughs and Wedded Bliss with “Experiment 77”

April 7, 2022

For Canadians Hyperia, beer and thrash metal are the ingredients to a successful playthrough video and marriage!

Metal Militia Activated for Ukraine: Ultra Heavy Benefit Comp Out Now

April 6, 2022

The new metal and hardcore-heavy benefit comp Band Together seeks to alleviate the suffering of Ukrainians in their darkest hour.

Album Premiere: Weedevil – ‘The Return’

April 6, 2022

Brazilian stoner sect Weedevil exhale their debut LP of bongripping riffs and ferocious fuzz, The Return.

Full Album Stream: Abysmalist – ‘Vile Possession’

April 5, 2022

Sacramento doom-death trio Abysmalist drag the depths of sonic misery on their Maggot Stomp-released debut.

Track Premiere: Vital Spirit – ‘Withering Fire’

April 4, 2022

Wormwitch and Seer members venture Westward in Vital Spirit on new single, “Withering Fire,” via new album Still as the Night, Cold as the Wind (Vendetta/Hidden Tribe).

Pre-Order MUNICIPAL WASTE’s New Album ‘Electrified Brain’ on CD Longbox and Cassette RIGHT NOW!

April 1, 2022

There are only 100 exclusive color cassettes and 300 CD longboxes of Municipal Waste‘s Electrified Brain available to Decibel readers for pre-order. Don’t blow it.

Exclusive Track Premiere: Tyrannus – “The Flood”

March 31, 2022

Scottish extreme metal clan, Tyrannus, wrecks fascists on its full-length debut, ‘Unslayable.’

Q&A: Keith Morris on the CIRCLE JERKS Reunion

March 30, 2022

Catching up with hardcore OG and Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris on the band’s return to the stage after 15 years.

Track Premiere: Skumstrike – “Caustic Poison”

March 29, 2022

Montreal rippers Skumstrike belch out a noxious blast of D-beat-driven thrash on their latest single.

Watch: Dan Lilker Talks Possible Final NUCLEAR ASSAULT U.S. Performance, ‘Game Over’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly

March 29, 2022

Nuclear Assault bassist/legend Danny Lilker talks Metal & Beer Fest beer collaboration with KCBC, a special guest stage-dive performance at the event, and the black metal bedspreads.

Track Premiere: Bloodofjupiter – “Blood on the Sun (Single Edit)”

March 28, 2022

Sweden’s bloodofjupiter, featuring former and current members of Opeth and Mefisto, stream massive new track, “Blood on the Sun.”

Swedish Metal Squad BOMBER Combine Maiden and Lep Influences with “Black Pants Magic” on Their Killer Debut

March 25, 2022

With Def Leppard style hooks, Judas Priest anthemics and Maiden/Lizzy-esque guitar harmonies, Bomber’s debut is exactly what we need after two years of pandemic doom and gloom