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Prog Metallers Iotunn Choose 5 Places That Inspired Their Music
June 14, 2021 Chris Dick
Nordic progressive metallers Iotunn list their favorite spots in nature for introspection and inspiration on new album, Access All Worlds.
EXCLUSIVE Wolves in the Throne Room – ‘Primordial Arcana’ LP Color! Pre-Orders Available NOW!
June 10, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Coming in at a scarce 250 units, the Black & Gold splatter on Bone White variant of Primordial Arcana comes on a standard weight record and is only available right here via the Decibel webstore.
Pranic Power: Chaka Malik on Orange 9MM reissues, Burn, Ghost Decibels, & the Prophecy and Peace Found In Extreme Art
June 9, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Legendary hardcore vocalist Chaka Malik talks transcendence, time, and the long, impactful tailwind of 1990s NYC hardcore and post-hardcore.
Album Premiere: Void Tripper – ‘Dopefiend’
June 9, 2021 Sean Frasier
Brazilian stoner sludge degenerates Void Tripper lure doom devotees with promises of Satan and drugs on their debut LP, Dopefiend.
Future Triumph Meets Past Glory: A LOVEBITES NWOBHM Playlist
June 8, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Love may bite, but Tokyo shredders LOVEBITES are here to prove old school heavy metal most certainly does not.
LIMITED TIME ONLY: Get FREE Vinyl When You Purchase Vinyl From the Decibel Webstore!
June 4, 2021 Michael Wohlberg
From now until Wednesday, June 9, double your vinyl value with a free copy of Decibel’s Completely Extreme Vol. 1!
Track Premiere: Putrascension Aren’t Just Killing Time with “The Ancient Spirit”
June 3, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out an advance track from the debut full-length by NJ black metallers Putrascension!
Video Premiere: Burning Tongue — “Cult-De-Sac”
June 2, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Burning Tongue offers up a blackened crust soundtrack to suburban madness on new track “Cult-De-Sac.”
Album Premiere: Hatesong – ‘Chapel Rats’
June 2, 2021 Sean Frasier
Indianapolis blasphemers Hatesong release their LP of blackened pestilence, Chapel Rats. Rest in power, DV Karloff.
Full Album Premiere: Starlight Ritual “Sealed in Starlight”
May 31, 2021 Chris Dick
Quebec-based heavy metal outfit Starlight Ritual stream fantasy-inspired debut Sealed in Starlight on Temple of Mystery Records.
Q&A: Dismember Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Like an Ever Flowing Stream’
May 28, 2021 Chris Dick
Dismember drummer/jack of all trades Fred Estby reflects on 30 years of genre-defining album, Like an Ever Flowing Stream.
Stream the New Cirith Ungol EP & Read an Interview with the Legendary Robert Garven
May 27, 2021 Justin Norton
While you listen, read our Q&A with band co-founder/drummer Robert Garven about handling pandemic setbacks, how the EP came together, and what’s next for this legendary band.
Album Premiere: Vorvaň – ‘Awakened’
May 26, 2021 Sean Frasier
Russian hardcore/sludge outfit Vorvaň rise from slumber to release their bruising sophomore record, Awakened.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2021 Full Band and Brewery Lineups Announced!
May 25, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Metallic hardcore legends Deadguy will reunite at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on September 25-26. Municipal Waste, Immolation, Blood Incantation, Eternal Champion, Imperial Triumphant and more also join the party.
Full Album Premiere: Heavy Sentence ‘Bang to Rights’
May 24, 2021 Chris Dick
British traditional metal upstarts Heavy Sentence stream new album, Bang to Rights, at Decibel! Fists aloft, brothers and sisters!
Excavating “Mystical Extraction”: A Gonemage Track by Track
May 19, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Get ready for some 8-bit black metal dimension hopping courtesy Gonemage.
Album Premiere: Slithering Decay – ‘Aeons Untold’
May 19, 2021 Sean Frasier
Belgian death-dealers Slithering Decay unleash a verminous flood of buzzsaw riffs on their debut album, Aeons Untold.
Q&A: Catching Up With Death Angel’s Will Carroll A Year After His COVID Battle
May 18, 2021 Justin Norton
Death Angel drummer Will Carroll speaks with us about his journey and what he’s learned during the pandemic. Death Angel will stream a concert on May 29 focusing on rarities from their catalog.
Full Album Premiere: Majestic Downfall “Aorta”
May 17, 2021 Chris Dick
Mexico-based death-doom outfit Majestic Downfall beats until their heart stops on new album Aorta. Streaming morosely only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Our Place Of Worship Is Silence — “Disavowed, and Left Hopeless”
May 12, 2021 Shawn Macomber
The latest soot-encased blast from Our Place of Worship is Silence is anything but tranquil or hushed.
Album Premiere: Anatomia – ‘Corporeal Torment’
May 12, 2021 Sean Frasier
Japanese death/doom hope-crushers Anatomia unveil their fourth LP Corporeal Torment over a week early exclusively at Decibel Magazine.
Video Premiere: Luna’s Call “Merced’s Footsteps”
May 11, 2021 Chris Dick
British progressive death metal outfit Luna’s Call dazzle on new lyric video, “Merced’s Footsteps.” Viewable now only at Decibel!
James Kent’s (Perturbator) Top 5 Most Memorable U.S. Venue Experiences
May 10, 2021 Chris Dick
Perturbator mastermind, James Kent, unscrolls new album Lustful Sacraments by revealing his Top 5 U.S. music venue experiences.
Video Premiere: Satanic Planet Drops “Satanic Planet” onto a Satanic Planet
May 6, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch Satanic Planet‘s (Dave Lombardo, Justin Pearson) new “Satanic Planet” video on this satanic planet!
Q&A: John Petrucci Talks Two Decades Between Liquid Tension Experiment Albums
May 3, 2021 Chris Dick
Decibel joins forces with John Petrucci for quick round on the return of Liquid Tension Experiment and their new album, Liquid Tension Experiment 3.
Decibel’s 200th Issue Show Extremely Ex-Stream is TONIGHT! Tune In For Free!
April 30, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Start celebrating early and tune in at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT to catch a free viewing of Decibel’s 100th Issue Show DVD, featuring performances from Converge, Pig Destroyer, Repulsion, Municipal Waste, Tombs and Evoken.
Decibel’s EXCLUSIVE At the Gates ‘The Nightmare of Being’ LP Color Pre-Order Is Available NOW!
April 30, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Decibel brings you this exclusive tan vinyl color LP of At the Gates‘s The Nightmare of Being. Limited to 300 worldwide, so get yours pre-ordered before they sell out!
Video Premiere: Danish Thrashers Killing Keep the Kill Alive with “Kill Everyone”
April 29, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new video by Danish thrashers, Killing!
Track Premiere: Honey — “Dancing With Death”
April 28, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Forget flies. You catch more killer old school thrash riffs with Honey than vinegar, too.
Album Premiere: Universally Estranged – ‘Reared Up in Spectral Predation ’
April 28, 2021 Sean Frasier
Tech-death newcomers Universally Estranged crash land from deep space with their mind-mutating debut LP, Reared Up in Spectral Predation.