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“We Were Punishing People”: A Review of Deadguy: Killing Music
September 21, 2021 Shawn Macomber
The seminal sonic slaying of Deadguy gets the documentary treatment just ahead of the classic lineup’s first show in more than a quarter century at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest.
Track Premiere: SexMag “Zapomniany Czarci Kult”
September 20, 2021 Chris Dick
Poland-based death-thrashers invoke the old ways of death-thrash on new EP, Sex Metal. Spiked evil streaming only at Decibel!
EXCLUSIVE: Pre-Order This Limited IMMOLATION “Metal & Beer Edition” Cassette Box Set RIGHT NOW!
September 17, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Get this hyper-limited edition of only 100 Immolation cassette Metal & Beer fest cassette box sets in Smoky Gray “Metal”-Colored shells, and in Translucent Yellow “Beer”-Colored shells.
If He Will: The Profound & Affecting Art of Hardcore’s “Universal Man” Daniel Austin
September 15, 2021 Shawn Macomber
A new book and covers album shows Die Young/Tooth and Claw frontman Daniel Austin in brutal renaissance.
Video Premiere: Akiavel – “Lady of Death”
September 15, 2021 Sean Frasier
French death metal thrill-killers Akiavel explore the psyche and legacy of Aileen Wuornos in their murderous music video for “Lady of Death.”
Track Premiere: Paydretz “Colonnes Infernales”
September 13, 2021 Chris Dick
France-based black/folk metal outfit Paydretz turn to history on new track “Colonnes Infernales.”
Video Premiere: Tunic – ‘Apprehension’
September 10, 2021 Shane Mehling
Canadian noiserockers Tunic need only a couple minutes to thoroughly assault your senses.
Album Stream: Deformatory Infuse Death Metal with Sci-Fi Horror on Inversion of the Unseen Horizons
September 9, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new album from Ottawa-based death metal duo, Deformatory!
Track Premiere: Confess — “Megalodon”
September 8, 2021 Shawn Macomber
From the depths of Iranian prisons to heavy metal triumph, Confess has paid. their dues — and then some.
Track Premiere: Demiricous – “Terminal Future”
September 8, 2021 Sean Frasier
Indianapolis thrashers Demiricous return with a lethal vengeance to debut their first new track in nearly 12 years, “Terminal Future.”
Track Premiere: Iskandr “Verbod”
September 6, 2021 Chris Dick
Dutch black metal duo Iskandr interpret 15th Century agrarian visionary traditions on stunning new track “Verbod.” Streaming at Decibel now!
Video Premiere: Heaven’s Club – ‘Today’
September 1, 2021 Fred Pessaro
Hear Deafheaven guitarist Shiv Mehra flex his dreamy psych muscles with Heaven’s Club.
Album Premiere: Turn Cold – ‘Break Your Faith’
September 1, 2021 Sean Frasier
Dive into a riff-blizzard with Atlanta crossover thrashers Turn Cold as they unleash their three-track EP, Break Your Faith.
Full Album Premiere: Dead Soul Alliance – ‘Behind the Scenes’
August 30, 2021 Chris Dick
Canadian death metal duo Dead Soul Alliance batter and bruise on new album Behind the Scenes. Streaming in brutality only at Decibel!
Frozen Soul’s Expanded Reissue of ‘Encased in Ice’ on Exclusive Icy Light Blue LP Available for Pre-Order Now!
August 27, 2021 Decibel Magazine
The deluxe expanded edition of Encased in Ice, on exclusive Icy Light Blue color limited to 200 worldwide, is available for pre-order only via the Decibel webstore.
EP and Video Premiere: Getting to the Point with Hardcore Supergroup Under Attack
August 26, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new EP and video from Richmond hardcore heroes, Under Attack!
Track Premiere: Norse — “Zero Insight”
August 25, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Australian avant garde black metallers Norse bring the strange dissonant fire on “Zero Insight.”
Full Album Premiere: Hour of 13 – ‘Black Magick Rites’
August 25, 2021 Chris Dick
American doom/deathrock outfit Hour Of 13 unveil new album, “Black Magick Rites,” via Shadow Kingdom Records. Streaming only at Decibel!
Album Premiere: Coffin Rites – “Human Erase”
August 25, 2021 Sean Frasier
Minnesota black/death gravediggers Coffin Rites unleash a brutal eulogy with their apocalyptic new LP, Human Erase.
Exclusive CD LONGBOX Edition of EXODUS’s ‘Persona Non Grata’ Available for Pre-Order NOW!
August 20, 2021 Decibel Magazine
You didn’t ask for it; we did it anyway. All hail the rebirth of the longest of boxes. Decibel has all 300 copies of the ultra-limited longbox edition of Exodus‘ Persona Non Grata available for pre-order NOW!
Video Premiere: The Blood of Christ — “Moonshroud… The Crescent Glow”
August 18, 2021 Shawn Macomber
The power of The Blood of Christ compels you…to listen to top notch 90s death metal.
Album Premiere: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster – ‘The World Inside’
August 18, 2021 Sean Frasier
Progressive heavies Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster offer a treacherous post-rock expedition with The World Inside.
Q&A: Esoctrilihum Rise Supernaturally From Asthâghul’s Inner Cosmos
August 16, 2021 Chris Dick
Esoctrilihum mastermind Asthâghul invites us into his occult domain. A riveting conversation with Asthâghul about all things Esoctrilihum.
Streaming: Supreme Conception’s Empires of the Mind Blinds You with Science and Tech-Death
August 12, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Stream the new album from Supreme Conception for a galaxy brain lesson in tech-death.
The Way of the “Fuck You Heroes”: Bitter Branches on “Along Came a Bastard”
August 11, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Noisy post-punk/hardcore supergroup Bitter Branches takes a switch to bad cops and inner demons on its latest EP.
Track Premiere: Journey Into Darkness “Impossible Universe”
August 9, 2021 Chris Dick
Journey Into Darkness (ex-Sorrow) collapse into symphonic death-black metal on new track “Infinite Universe Infinite Death.”
SIEGE of Sacrilege: Robert Williams Goes Avant Death-Pop on “Morning Has Broken”
August 4, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Self-described “extreme musick-devoted freak” Robert Williams has a song in his heart — a throat full of broken glass.
FULL OF HELL ‘Garden of Burning Apparitions’ Decibel Exclusive Color (Limited to 250) Pre-Order Available!
August 3, 2021 Decibel Magazine
This special Decibel edition of Garden of Burning Apparitions comes on Gold Translucent vinyl housed inside a single sleeve with insert, and is strictly limited to only 250 copies worldwide.
Full Album Stream: Some Dead Bodies – Monolith
August 3, 2021 Dutch Pearce
Out this Friday, hear Monolith now, the sophomore full-length from Houston’s insatiable lo-fi slashers of death metal Some Dead Bodies.
Ismaeel Attallah’s (Crescent) Six Amazing Places In Egypt
August 3, 2021 Chris Dick
Egyptian death metallers Crescent tours six must-see places in Egypt. New album, Carving the Fires of Akhet, out now on Listenable.