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Track Premiere: Planet of the Dead – “Pilgrim”
July 14, 2021 Sean Frasier
Blast into the deep cosmos with New Zealand stoner doom space travelers Planet of the Dead on their Kurt Vonnegut inspired single, “Pilgrim.”
Q&A: Alexander von Meilenwald (The Ruins Of Beverast) Hides Between Mystical Spaces
July 12, 2021 Chris Dick
The Ruins Of Beverast mastermind Alexander von Meilenwald provides a mystical, mysterious GPS to latest album, The Thule Grimoires.
LOW STOCK ALERT On Exclusive At the Gates, Carcass, Napalm Death and Obscura Vinyl Variants!
July 9, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Copies of some of our best extreme metal exclusive LP variants are running extremely low. Don’t miss out!
Don’t Call it Rap Metal: The Fresh Heaviness of Hip Hop/Punk/Metal Mixologists Old City
July 7, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Philadelphia duo Old City deconstructs classic hardcore, punk, and metal to imbue hip hop with new heaviness.
Album Premiere: Unendlich – ‘Paradox of a Broken World’
July 7, 2021 Sean Frasier
Unendlich’s scythe-swinging riffs shape misery into majesty on the USBM project’s new LP, Paradox of a Broken World.
EXCLUSIVE: Voivod Documentary “We Are Connected” Debuts Clip, Launches Kickstarter
July 6, 2021 Greg Pratt
Check out an exclusive outtake from the Voivod We Are Connected documentary filmmakers as well as info on the film’s Kickstarter launch. To Morgoth!
Top 5 Venues I Miss The Most by Aaron Beam (Red Fang)
July 5, 2021 Chris Dick
Hard-workin’, heavy-rockin’ quartet Red Fang recall their Top 5 music venues. Fall 2021 tour announced. New album, Arrows, out now!
Decibel Exclusive Color OBSCURA Double LP ‘A Valediction’ Available For Pre-Order! Hear New Song “Solaris”!
July 2, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Decibel‘s exclusive color of the new double LP from German progressive death metal kings Obscura is the most limited U.S. pressing of this album at only 200 copies.
Full Album Stream: Touching the Bottom of the Sea and the Top of the Sky with Year of No Light’s Consolamentum
July 1, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take a deep dive into the new album by post-metal monsters Year of No Light!
How Punk Thrashers Fucked and Bound Found its Filth, Switched Up Monikers, & Created an “Eternal” Sophomore Album
June 30, 2021 Shawn Macomber
With a (new) name like Filth is Eternal you just know the latest from these Seattle levelers has to be brutal.
Video Premiere: Randy M. Salo & Madder Mortem Dive Deep On Documentary ‘Howl of the Underdogs’
June 28, 2021 Chris Dick
Filmmaker Randy M. Salo deep dives into Norwegian progressive metal outfit Madder Mortem in documentary Howl of the Underdogs.
Track Premiere: Dungeon Serpent “Immortal Incubation”
June 24, 2021 Chris Dick
Canadian one-man avant-garde death metal outfit Dungeon Serpent streams riveting new ultra-brutal track, “Immortal Incubation,” at Decibel!
Video Premiere: Persekutor’s “Chained To the Tundra”
June 23, 2021 Justin Norton
Romanian/Los Angeles ice metal heroes Persekutor unveil their latest hedonistic video from last year’s Permanent Winter
Wolves in the Throne Room Grace the Cover of Decibel’s August Issue
June 23, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Pacific Northwest atmospheric black metal titans Wolves in the Throne Room return to the cover of the Decibel as the centerpiece of a USBM-heavy August issue.
EXCLUSIVE: Stream “Amenra: A Flood of Light” for FREE Until July 5!
June 21, 2021 Michael Wohlberg
Experience the visual and audio history of the Belgian post-doom collective for free until July 5, 2021, courtesy of Decibel!
Track Premiere: Green Lung “Leaders of the Blind”
June 21, 2021 Chris Dick
Rising rock stars Green Lung premiere new track, “Leaders of the Blind,” off upcoming album, Black Harvest. Only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Vouna – “Grey Sky”
June 18, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Stream Vouna‘s monumental new track black doom track “Grey Sky.”
EXCLUSIVE Carcass ‘Torn Arteries’ 2xLP Color & ‘Surgical Steel’ Reissue LP Color Pre-Orders Available NOW!
June 18, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Preorder an exclusive Swamp Green with Mint Splatter double LP of the first new Carcass record in eight years and a special Decibel Album-of-the-Decade reissue of Surgical Steel on Green with Brown Splatter.
Full EP Stream: Waerloga “Liar / Enemy” 7-Inch
June 17, 2021 Chris Dick
Mysterious American black metallers Waerloga delight our mid-’90s black metal preferences with new EP, “Liar / Enemy.” Streaming now!
Transcendence Awaits: Cop Problem/Painbody Frontwoman Deb Cohen On Her Heavy Metal Yoga Practice & Classes
June 16, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Looking to sharpen your corpse pose game? Cop Problem/Painbody front woman Deb Cohen has got you covered.
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.
