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Video Premiere: Take Life – “Leper Shepherd“ (NSFW)
December 9, 2021 Michael Wohlberg
The new NSFW video from Take Life, featuring current and former members of One King Down, Most Precious Blood and Insvrgence, has more than a little blood on its hands.
Cathedral Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Forest of Equilibrium’ Album
December 8, 2021 Chris Dick
British doom legends Cathedral celebrate three decades of Hall of Fame album Forest of Equilibrium.
Visual Violence: The Animated Post-Hardcore of Zero Trust’s “Clouds” Video
December 8, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Metaverse meets metalcore-averse in the new animated video from expansive post-hardcore slayers Zero Trust.
Track Premiere: Hemotoxin “Crystal Mountain” (Death)
December 8, 2021 Chris Dick
California-based progressive death metallers Hemotoxin
Track Premiere: Death on Fire – “Slave”
December 8, 2021 Sean Frasier
Indiana melodic death/thrash grave-burners Death on Fire release their newest single, “Slave.” Their album Burial Hymns looms in 2022.
Full Album Premiere: Reveal! – ‘Doppelherz’
December 6, 2021 Chris Dick
Psyched out Swedish death metallers Reveal! stream the manic brilliance of new album Doppelherz (Sepulchral Voice Records).
“We Were The Spark:” Venom Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Welcome To Hell’
December 6, 2021 Justin Norton
Decibel celebrates the 40th anniversary of Venom‘s extreme metal ground zero, Welcome To Hell, with former guitarist/songwriter Jeff “Mantas” Dunn.
Full Album Stream: Nekromant – “Temple of Haal”
December 2, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Swedish power trio Nekromant unveil a rambunctious third album with nods to the trad metal greats—from Thin Lizzy to Maiden to Priest.
Enforced To Release Exclusive Single, “Casket,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
December 2, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, December 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Richmond thrashmongers Enforced.
EP Stream: Check Your Head with Killer Hill’s Fantastic Frozen Head
December 2, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new Killer Hill EP, featuring current and ex members of Helmet, Guzzard, Afterbirth and Burning Brides!
Video Premiere: QAALM – “Existence Asunder”
December 1, 2021 Sean Frasier
Los Angeles funeral sludge newcomers QAALM release a video for their crushing first single, Existence Asunder. Debut album coming March 2022.
Top 5 Things That Influenced Broken Hope’s ‘Swamped in Gore’
November 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Chicago death metal institution Broken Hope re-live three decades of debut album Swamped in Gore with a Top 5 by axe-master Jeremy Wagner.
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 3)
November 24, 2021 Shawn Macomber
In the third episode of a four-part video series, legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg expands upon the literature and philosophy that underpin the recent At the Gates album The Nightmare of Being.
Album Premiere: Swamp Coffin – ‘Noose Almighty’
November 24, 2021 Sean Frasier
UK executioners Swamp Coffin pair NOLA sludge noise with doom and hardcore on their debut LP, Noose Almighty.
Jason Newsted Details the History of Flotsam and Jetsam and Doomsday for the Deceiver
November 18, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out an interview with Jason Newsted about Flotsam and Jetsam and latest Hall of Fame entry, Doomsday for the Deceiver!
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 2)
November 17, 2021 Shawn Macomber
In part two of an exclusive new video interview, At the Gates‘ Tomas Lindberg talks literature, philosophy, & The Nightmare of Being.
Khemmis: 5 Albums From Each Member That Inspired “Deceiver”
November 17, 2021 Sean Frasier
Each Khemmis member shares five albums that personally influenced them while writing and producing their upcoming LP, Deceiver.
Full Album Premiere: Cherokee – ‘Blood & Gold’
November 15, 2021 Chris Dick
Germany-based hard rockers smoke out nostalgia with their debut full-length, Blood & Gold. Streaming only at Decibel!
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 1)
November 10, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Forget Lebowski. Tomas Lindberg of At the Gates gives Decibel the download on trve nihilism and The Nightmare of Being.
EP Premiere: Minenfeld – ‘Night Raid’
November 10, 2021 Sean Frasier
German death metal battalion Minenfeld launch a two-track riff barrage on their Night Raid EP from Lycanthropic Chants.
Track Premiere: In Loving Memory – “Sun of Ebony”
November 10, 2021 Sean Frasier
Spanish melodic doom/death quartet In Loving Memory mourn the human race in their apocalyptic eulogy, “Sun of Ebony.”
Full Album Premiere: Sijjin ‘Sumerian Promises’
November 8, 2021 Chris Dick
Germany-based death metallers Sijjin scream forth blasphemies on new album, Sumerian Promises. Streaming in sandswept full at Decibel!
Corrosion of Conformity Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Blind’ Album
November 5, 2021 Chris Dick
Pepper Keenan and Karl Agell remember Corrosion Of Conformity‘s heavy-hitting, genre-busting, politically-charged Blind on its 30th birthday.
Mining Metal’s Past With Riding Easy Records’ Scrap Metal Compilation
November 4, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Preview two tracks from the upcoming Scrap Yard compilation of early metal rarities!
Track Premiere: Soul Remnants—”Malignant Lunacy”
November 3, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Boston’s Soul Remnants brings the sickest of death metal rot on brand new jam, “Malignant Lunacy.”
Album Premiere: Gold Spire – ‘Gold Spire’
November 3, 2021 Sean Frasier
Gold Spire blends dismal death/doom with sax-heavy progressive jazz in one of the year’s boldest extreme debuts.
Carcass Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious’
October 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Jeff Walker, Bill Steer, and Michael Amott recount the thesaurus-busting, mandatory-listen that is Carcass‘s Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious on its 30th birthday.
Video Premiere: The Misery Men ‘Devil’s Balls: Tricker Treat with Matt Pike’
October 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Oregon-based heavy masters The Misery Men play devil’s advocate with High On Fire’s Matt Pike in new video for “Devil’s Balls.”
Read How John Tardy Discovered His Growl in a Book Excerpt from ‘Turned Inside Out: The Official Story of Obituary’
October 29, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Take an exclusive sneak peek of the first excerpt of Turned Inside Out: The Official Story of Obituary now online; pre-orders available via Decibel Books.
Track Premiere: Brick By Brick – “Just Look Around” (Sick of it All Cover)
October 27, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Metallic hardcore outfit Brick by Brick is sick of a lot of things, but not this classic jam from Sick of it All.
