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Hard Charger Premieres Their New Video. We Show Their Older Ones and Throw in a Contest.
December 19, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hard Charger has a new video, and old videos. And Decibel has a contest for you.
Track Premiere: Here in Spirit — “I Don’t Want to Sleep”
December 18, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Ex-Abigail Williams/Vehemence guitarist Bjorn Dannov is taking his heavy back to the 90s with Here in Spirit.
Track Premiere: Zifir – “Empire of Worms”
December 17, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Menacing Turkish black metal trio Zifir invite us to the “Empire of Worms,” from their new album, Demoniac Ethics.
Full Album Stream: Solace — “The Brink”
December 11, 2019 Shawn Macomber
New Jersey doom n’ rollers Solace channel a career of hard luck into a scorching comeback record.
Video Premiere: The Flaying Loves Quebec and Quebec Loves The Flaying
December 5, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Quebec’s The Flaying visually chronicles their love for their hometown’s downtown core.
The Matchless Roar: Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris Returns with British Lion for “The Burning”
December 4, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Legendary Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris is set to torch expectations with “The Burning,” the sophomore offering from his prog-tinged hard rock British Lion side project.
Read an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost’
November 26, 2019 Albert Mudrian
It’s okay to celebrate the release day of No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost with this exclusive excerpt from Decibel‘s limited edition hardcover book.
Full Album Stream: Post/Boredom’s Ritualistic Time Abuser
November 21, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Today we stream the new album by Seattle’s newest noise niks.
Track Premiere: Israthoum “Laetetur Cor”
November 20, 2019 Chris Dick
Dutch black metallers Israthoum unleash hell on new track, “Laetetur Cor,” from Arrows From Below, their upcoming full-length on New Era Productions.
And Literacy For All… An Exclusive Excerpt from “The ABCs of Metallica”
November 20, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Rejoice! It’s finally Let Metallica Take Your Kid to School Day!
Track Premiere: Trépas “Rivages Sombres”
November 18, 2019 Chris Dick
Quebec-based black metal quintet Trépas streaming new song “Rivages Sombres” at Decibel. Trépas’ new album is out December 5 on Sepulchral Productions.
Blood Incantation Grace the January Decibel Cover!
November 14, 2019 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the January issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive picture flexi disc of the first new Carcass song in six years, available now. Don’t blow it.
Track Premiere: Domkraft — “Where We Part Ways” (Featuring Mark Lanegan)
November 13, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Swedish psych-doom trio Domkraft teams up with living legend Mark Lanegan to blow a riff-sized hole in your doors of perception.
Track Premiere: Death Wolf “The Sword”
November 11, 2019 Chris Dick
Sweden-based death rockers Death Wolf, featuring Marduk members, unleash new song “The Sword.”
Track Premiere: Flamekeeper “Nomads of the World Beyond”
November 11, 2019 Chris Dick
Italian emigre Marco S. finds home in Sweden, birthing first-wave black metal beast Flamekeeper. Check out new track “Nomads of the World Beyond” from debut mini-CD We Who Light the Fire
Video Premiere: Bather’s “Birds” Brings Blood, Boobs and Bondage
November 7, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
From Ohio’s Bather, a video “display of lecherously luscious violence and soul-stripping metal.”
Video Premiere: Schammasch “A Paradigm of Beauty” & Interview With CSR
November 4, 2019 Chris Dick
Swiss avant-garde black metal outfit Schammasch reveal new video for “A Paradigm of Beauty,” off new album “Hearts of No Light.”
Track Premiere: Tan Kozh “A la Gloire d’Indra”
October 31, 2019 Chris Dick
French black metallers Tan Kozh, featuring members of Himinbjorg and Les Chants de Nihil, fire off, “A la Gloire d’Indra,” from new album, Lignages Oubliés.
Anthony Kaoteon (Death Tribe, Kaoteon) Offers Studio/Lyric Videos & Interview
October 31, 2019 Chris Dick
The cultural, social, and geographic impasse has fueled the music of both Kaoteon and Death Tribe, who are currently ensconced in the studio working on the follow-up to this year’s Beyond Pain and Pleasure: A Desert Experiment.
The Hammer of the Underground: Ex-Madball/Agnostic Front Drummer Will Shepler Talks New Outfit The Take
October 30, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Legendary NYHC drummer Will Shepler is back stirring the brutal-yet-catchy sonic melting pot once again with The Take
Video Premiere: Pinko – ‘Spit on the House’
October 25, 2019 Greg Pratt
San Antonio’s Pinko get noisy with their rock in this new song/video.
EP Stream: Formless Master’s First Strike and Takafumi Matsubara Interview
October 24, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We’re showcasing the new EP by Formless Master, featuring Takafumi Matsubara, as well as an interview with the man himself.
Full Album Stream: Savage Master – ‘Myth, Magic & Steel’
October 23, 2019 Sean Frasier
Louisville leather-fiends Savage Master unmask their newest offering of devilish ragers on their Myth, Magic & Steel LP.
Exclusive: Stream the new SWANS album “Leaving Meaning”
October 23, 2019 Justin Norton
While listening to the new Swans LP, Leaving Meaning, check out a new Q&A with Michael Gira about how the album came together and what’s next for Swans.
Full Compilation Stream: Darvulia – Acte Dix: Démos
October 22, 2019 Dutch Pearce
A curation of early material from the vampyric French plague Darvulia will soon be available on 12” vinyl. Hear the compilation in its accursed entirety now.
Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls Is Coming To America
October 17, 2019 J. Bennett
Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins are sitting this one out, but you can still catch Spinal Tap‘s led bassist on the west coast in November
Full Album Stream: Sanctvs – “Mors Aeterna”
October 11, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Sanctvs is a demonic black metal anomaly from Québec. Their debut album Mors Aeterna is merely days away from taking the underground by storm. Check it out in its entirety first right here.
What the Heck is an Unsplit? Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic have Answers
October 10, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The funny thing about this forthcoming release from Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic courtesy the good folks at Give Praise Records is that what appears to have been the most difficult part was deciding on how to refer to it.
Maze of Zen: Author & Heavy Metal Academic Owen Coggins’ 8 Tracks for Metal Meditation
October 9, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Mysticism, Ritual, and Religion in Drone Metal author Dr. Owen Coggins is here to help you transcend the material plane with a little help from his (extremely extreme) friends.
Track Premiere: Black Beast – ‘Nocturnal Bloodlust’
October 8, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Finland’s Black Beast will finally release their debut album. Approach this exclusive premiere of the title track with the utmost caution.