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The Deep, Dark Heavy Metal Roots of Occult Horror Comic New Canaan
December 6, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Welcome to New Canaan, where the panics are all satanic and the metals ultra heavy.
Track and Video Premiere: Ectoplasma’s ‘Primeval Haunting’
December 6, 2017 Sean Frasier
Ectoplasma conjure the spirit of old school death metal on “Primeval Haunting,” off their upcoming record Cavern of Foul Unbeings.
Full Album Stream: Lapin Helvetti – “Lapin Helvetti”
December 5, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Crush your Tuesday with some old school metallic hardcore with this full album stream from Finland’s Lapin Helvetti.
Pestilence Record Exclusive New Song for Decibel Flexi Series!
November 30, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, December 4 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED Pestilence flexi!
Hear Exclusive New Napalm Death Song “Nurse the Hunger” Via Decibel Flexi Series
November 28, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire the new, limited edition Napalm Death flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new song, now!
Track Premiere: Druid Lord – ‘Last Drop of Blood’
November 28, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Doom-death heshers Druid Lord request eight minutes of your time to crush you immensely with “Last Drop of Blood,” a brand new song from their sophomore album, Grotesque Offerings.
Introducing Decibel Deluxe Edition Flexi Box Genre Bundles
November 27, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Recently, Decibel brought flexi (boxes) back! And now we offer limited edition “Genre Bundles,” which include free copies of out of print death, black, doom, grindcore and hardcore flexi discs!
Interview: Exhorder Discuss Reunion, Eventual New Album
November 24, 2017 Emily Bellino
Exhorder shed light on their reunion and plans for new music!
Ghold: Track Premiere and Interview
November 23, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
What’s unique about the seventh release of Ghold’s discography is not only the psychedelic swirl and caveman crunch they combine under leaden hoof, but also that the trio has trusted the release of the new album to local heavy metal specialist record shop’s first label release.
Earth Crisis: A Firestorm to Purify (Straight Edge Book Excerpt)
November 23, 2017 Emily Bellino
Read a new excerpt from Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History.
At the Gates On Forthcoming LP: “Heavier and More Death Metal Than the Last One”
November 22, 2017 Albert Mudrian
At the Gates are currently recording their much anticipated new LP. And frontman Tomas Lindberg provides an update from the studio.
Track Premiere: BongCauldron’s ‘Bury Your Axe in the Crania of Lesser Men’
November 22, 2017 Sean Frasier
UK troublemakers BongCauldron bring the sludge and the fuzz in the skull-splitting premiere of “Bury Your Axe in the Crania of Lesser Men.”
Track Premiere: Godthrymm – ‘A Grand Reclamation’
November 21, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Hail “A Grand Reclamation,” the first song from the brand new UK doom powerhouse Godthrymm.
Hear Exclusive New Goatwhore Song “Command to Destroy” Via Decibel Flexi Series
November 21, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire the new, limited edition Goatwhore flexi disc single now!
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2017
November 20, 2017 Albert Mudrian
SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER! Don’t click here if you don’t want to see Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2017. Definitely click here if you love typing “NO [INSERT ALBUM HERE]? THIS LIST IS INVALID!”
New Band Alert: Godthrymm (members of Vallenfyre, My Dying Bride, ex-Solstice) wield apocalyptic doom
November 17, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Doom gathers over the UK as old friends reunite beneath a new banner: Godthrymm.
The Napalm Death Special Issue (& Napalm Flexi Disc) Now Available!
November 17, 2017 Albert Mudrian
This limited edition Napalm Death special issue is packed with 100% all-new, all-Napalm content and flexi disc featuring an exclusive new Napalm Death song called “Nurse the Hunger.” Get it now!
Conspiracy Theories with Cavalera Conspiracy
November 15, 2017 Emily Bellino
Max Cavalera opens up to Decibel about conspiracy theories.
Track Premiere: Degial Set Your Skull Ablaze with ‘Crown of Fire’
November 15, 2017 Sean Frasier
Swedeath’s flame burns brighter than ever as Degial share their fiery anthem off Predator Reign, “Crown of Fire.”
Track Premiere: Obscure Burial – ‘Necrophagous Ritual’
November 14, 2017 Dutch Pearce
How about a little Finnish death metal? Check out this exclusive track premiere from the debut self-titled full length by Obscure Burial.
Morbid Angel Grace the Cover of the January Decibel
November 14, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Extreme music legends return to death metal and to Decibel’s cover. Advance copies of the new issue are available now!
Track Premiere and T-Shirt Talk With Übergang
November 9, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
As Übergang absolutely wear their influences on their sleeves, we decided to ask them about the influences they literally decided to wear on their sleeves.
Full Album Stream and Interview: Desolate Shrine’s “Deliverance from the Godless Void”
November 8, 2017 Sean Frasier
Venture into a nightmarish chasm with Finnish death demons Desolate Shrine on Deliverance from the Godless Void.
Track Premiere: Beastiality – ‘Witchblood’
November 7, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Check out an exclusive track premiere off the debut album from Stockholm’s Beastiality.
Track Premiere: Obskuritatem – ‘Gdje tišina vječno vlada’
November 3, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Bosnia’s Obskuritatem play chilling and raw black metal. Check out this exclusive premiere of a new song from their forthcoming LP, U Kraljevstvu Mrtvih.
Decibel Metal and Beer Fest FAQs
November 2, 2017 Emily Bellino
Got questions? We have answers. Check out FAQs for Decibel Metal and Beer Fest.
Goatwhore Record Exclusive New Song for Decibel Flexi Series!
October 31, 2017 Emily Bellino
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 6 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED Goatwhore flexi!
Full Album Stream: Acid Witch – “Evil Sound Screamers”
October 31, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Happy Halloween, kiddies! Come inside for a stream of the entire new Acid Witch album, Evil Sound Screamers.
Track Stream/Premiere: Odious Icon’s Planet of Immense Decay
October 26, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Tomorrow sees the release of the debut album from thrash/death newcomers, Odious Icon. Today, we’re offering up the album’s lead-off and title track for your listening consideration.
Full Album Stream: Get “Necrosexual” with Pink Mass
October 25, 2017 Sean Frasier
Jersey grind hedonists Pink Mass stream their debut LP Necrosexual and share their vision of a world without sexual repression.