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Live/Film Review: ‘Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records’
April 25, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The “Experience” run of dates will have wrapped up two days before the time you read this, but if you come across Industrial Accident, it’s very worthy of your viewing time.
Track By Track: Cauldron Burial — “Amanti d’oltretomba”
April 24, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Cauldron Burial is back to give you a little “love from beyond the grave” — and scare the hell out of you to boot.
Full Album Stream: American War Machine — ‘Unholy War’
April 10, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Featuring an all-star line-up and a beyond pissed punk hardcore sound to back it up, American War Machine is here to wage Unholy War on your expectations.
Full EP Stream: Siculicidium ‘A Halál És Az Iránytű’
April 8, 2019 Chris Dick
Cult Romanian black metal duo Siculicidium stream new EP, “A Halál És Az Iránytű,” on Sun & Moon Records at Decibelmagazine.com.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: “Lords of the Deep”/”Where Stars Won’t Shine” Author Patrick Lacey Talks Leviathan Metal
April 3, 2019 Shawn Macomber
It’s time for a crash course in Songs About Sea Monsters with top-shelf metal-head horror novelist Patrick Lacey!
Death Metal Documentary Update: An Interview with The Growl‘s Cam Schwarz
March 28, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Currently in the filming/interview stages, The Growl’s intent is to document the ride the genre has taken from its obscure beginnings through roller coaster-ing waves of popularity and obscurity over the years to how the scene has morphed and come full circle in the present.
Track Premiere: Shotgun Sawyer — “Son of the Morning”
March 27, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Shotgun Sawyer are back with a new slab of blues-y doom and more than a bit of sympathy for the devil.
Full Album Stream: Nordjevel ‘Necrogenesis’
March 25, 2019 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metal mob Nordjevel prepare the world for new album, Necrogenesis. Streaming now in full at Decibel Magazine.
Happy 50th Birthday, Jeff Walker (Carcass)!
March 25, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Friends from Napalm Death, Paradise Lost and more share some of their favorite Jeff Walker memories as we all wish the Carcass frontman a happy Big 5-0!
Track Premiere: Florida Man — “Brain Cell”
March 20, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Florida Man is out to break your face with its stellar noise punk/core track “Brain Cell.”
Wacken Metal Battle: the Biggest Battle of the Bands. Ever.
March 14, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
In true Wacken style, the Wacken Metal Battle really is the biggest Battle of Bands ever.
As “Gamechanger” Release Nears, Sworn Enemy’s Sal Lococo Talks 5 Tracks that Changed the Game For Him
March 13, 2019 Shawn Macomber
As you wait for the first Sworn Enemy record in five years to drop, check out a new track and then jam an exclusive playlist courtesy vocalist Sal Lococo.
Track Premieres: Grind Free-Agents P.O.O.R. Release Four New Ragers
March 13, 2019 Sean Frasier
Golden State maniacs P.O.O.R. (Point Of Our Resistance) return after 6 years with a four-song glimpse into their new LP.
Track Premiere: Clowns – ‘I Wanna Feel Again’
March 12, 2019 Greg Pratt
Check out a new song, and video, from Australian punkers Clowns right here.
Full Album Stream: Meadows End – “The Grand Antiquation”
March 8, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Get lost in this exclusive stream of the massive new album from Swedish symphonic melodeath outfit Meadows End.
FLASH SALE: Save 50% on ALL Back Issues This Weekend ONLY!
March 8, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Over 100 back issues in the Decibel webstore are on sale now for just $3.00 each! Hurry, sale ends Sunday at midnight EST.
Track Premiere: Usurper – ‘Warlock Moon’
March 8, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Check out this new banger from Chicago-based blackened thrash horde Usurper, off their new album Lords of the Permafrost.
An Update and Preview from Mexi-merican Death Grinders Rottenness
February 28, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Mexican-American deathgrinders Rottenness provide an update on their new album.
Full Album Stream: LIGÆDER – ‘Den Tomme Menneskehed’
February 27, 2019 Sean Frasier
Death crust duo LIGÆDER bludgeon humanity on their debut LP, Den Tomme Menneskehed.
Full EP Stream: Pernicion – “Seek What They Sought”
February 19, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Don’t get caught snoozing on this debut EP of immense atmospheric death metal from the UK’s Pernicion.
Prog Metal Futurists East of the Wall Reveal Non-Metal Influences
February 13, 2019 Shawn Macomber
New Jersey’s rising prog metal force East of the Wall talk transforming non-metal influences into heaviness-multipliers.
Full Album Stream: The Old Firm Casuals “Holger Danske”
February 12, 2019 Greg Pratt
When Lars Frederiksen isn’t playing with Rancid, he’s playing with The Old Firm Casuals; here’s an exclusive stream of their new album.
Ten Bazillion Years: The Metalion Interview
February 8, 2019 James Lewis
Bazillion Points, the heavy metal publishing house founded by Sound of the Beast author Ian Christe, turns 10 this year. Well, last year, so we’re a little late here, but we’ve got one more entry that’s worth the wait.
(Written) Under the Sign of the Black Mark: Author Ika Johannesson On Her Swedish Metal History “Blood Fire Death”
February 6, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Swedish journalist Ika Johannesson talks her fantastic and enlightening new cultural history Blood Fire Death: The Swedish Metal Story.
Track Premiere: The Foreign Resort ‘Outnumbered’
February 4, 2019 Chris Dick
Danish post-punk power trio Foreign Resort set fire with new edit of single “Outnumbered” off the group’s new album, “Outnumbered.”
Full Album Stream: Getting Crazy with Disuse’s The Yeti From Kad-Man-Ra
January 31, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Disuse is a grindcore band”
Full Album Stream: Unendlich – ‘Thanatophobia’
January 30, 2019 Sean Frasier
Baltimore black metal project Unendlich forces you to face your fears on Thanatophobia.
Long, Cold Winter: The Making of Enslaved’s ‘Frost’
January 29, 2019 Chris Dick
Read the entirety of Enslaved Decibel Hall of Fame for their groundbreaking sophomore LP, Frost.
Full Album Stream: Blot & Bod – “Ligæder”
January 29, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Check out this exclusive stream of the debut album from Scandinavian black metal trio Blot & Bod.
Full Album Stream: Örmagna “Örmagna”
January 28, 2019 Chris Dick
Icelandic black metal newcomers Örmagna unveil their devastating self-titled debut for Portugal-based independent Signal Rex.