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Track Premiere: Abigorum – “Der geheimnisvolle Käfig”
March 3, 2021 Sean Frasier
Epic blackened doom wraithbringers Abigorum open hell’s gates with the lyric video for their new track, “Der geheimnisvolle Käfig.”
Track Premiere: Spellforger – “Lord of Possession”
March 1, 2021 Chris Dick
Indonesian thrashers Spellforger murder the front row on new song “Lord of Possession”. Streaming faster and louder only at Decibel!
Album Stream: The Plague Can’t Stop Plague Weaver from Pushing a Satanic Agenda with Ascendant Blasphemy
February 25, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out Ascendant Blasphemy, the debut from Canuck black metallers, Plague Weaver
Watch Members of Napalm Death, Voivod, Municipal Waste, Child Bite & Yakuza Cover Cardiacs
February 25, 2021 Daniel Lake
Dan “Chewy” Mongrain, Dave Witte, Shane Embury, Bruce Lamont, Christian Doble and a host of other metal and punk luminaries pay tribute to the Cardiacs‘ “Tarred and Feathered” with an assist from bassist Jim Smith!
EP Premiere: Venomous — “Tribus”
February 24, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Rising Brazilian melodic death metallers Venomous aren’t about to stay in their subgenre lane for this diverse, killer new EP.
Track Premiere: Moral Collapse – “Denier of Light”
February 24, 2021 Sean Frasier
Old school death metal innovators Moral Collapse unleash the lyric video for their darkness-summoning single “Denier of Light.”
Requiem Metal Podcast Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Neurosis’ ‘Through Silver in Blood’ With Four-Part Series
February 22, 2021 Nick Green
Veteran metal podcasters Jason Hundey and Mark Rudolph record a 10-hour, guest-filled deep dive into Neurosis‘ game-changing 1996 record Through Silver in Blood.
Return of the (Hardcore) King: Parris Mayhew Summons “Chaos Magic”
February 17, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Thirty years after summoning modern hardcore into existence with the Cro-Mags’ debut, Parris Mayhew is back with some new face-blasting alchemy.
Album Premiere: Upon the Altar – ‘Absid ab Ordine Luminis’
February 17, 2021 Sean Frasier
Polish hostiles Upon the Altar release their debut LP of devastating blackened death, Absid ab Ordine Luminis.
Decibel’s Top 5 Cosmic Black Metal Albums
February 15, 2021 Chris Dick
Decibel bestows wisdom in our latest Top 5 Cosmic Black Metal Albums, featuring Kaon, Lumnos, Mesarthim, Offenbarung and Darkspace. Revolutions in celestial death are infinite.
Track Premiere: Maudiir Offers Blackened Thrashing D-Beat with a Proggy Twist
February 11, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Get to know, Maudiir, the one-man project helmed by Montréaller Frédéric “F.” Bergeron.
Track Premiere and Interview: Oryx – “Misery”
February 11, 2021 Sean Frasier
Downtuned Denver sludge trio Oryx cast shadows and break bones with their new sledgehammer of a single, “Misery.”
Slayer, Maiden & Metallica: Buzz Osborne Remembers 1983
February 10, 2021 J. Bennett
The Melvins will unleash their new record, Working With God on February 26. It’s the second album from the Melvins 1983 lineup, so we wind back the clock with King Buzzo.
Album Premiere: Greylock and BEDTIMEMAGIC – ‘Split’
February 10, 2021 Sean Frasier
Boston comrades Greylock and BEDTIMEMAGIC join forces for a split album of sludgy bedlam from Tor Johnson Records.
Album Premiere: Abiotic – Ikigai
February 9, 2021 Dutch Pearce
US prog death technicians Abiotic return from a five-year hiatus bearing their strongest work yet. Stream their third album Ikigai in its entirety right now.
The Plague Rages So Mike DiSalvo, Friends Rip On This Napalm Death Cover
February 8, 2021 Justin Norton
Death metal vocal king Mike DiSalvo and members of Mercurial and Misery Index team up to to record a ripping cover of Napalm Death’s Fear, Emptiness, Despair classic.
Album Stream + Interview: Pan-Amerikan Native Front – Little Turtle’s War
February 5, 2021 Dutch Pearce
Little Turtle’s War, the new album from indigenous solo black metal mission Pan-Amerikan Native Front is streaming in full here, with exclusive insight from Kurator of War of PANF himself.
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Metal Musicians Reveal Their High School Bands: Part 2
February 3, 2021 Blake Harrison
Members of Eyehategod, Darkest Hour, KEN mode, Possessed and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.
Track Premiere: Seized Up – “Marching Down the Spiral”
February 3, 2021 Sean Frasier
Californian supergroup Seized Up deck you with an uppercut of hardcore punk in the upcoming EP’s title track, “Marching Down the Spiral.”
Track Stream: Secret Fun Club Pull the Trigger on Engine Kid’s “Nail Gun”
January 28, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out noise duo Secret Fun Club (officially) paying their respects to Greg Anderson’s Engine Kid.
Full Stream: Bleach Everything — “Bound/Cured”
January 27, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Bleach Everything breaks on through to the other side on the avant punk hardcore masterpiece Bound/Cured.
Album Premiere: The Ruins of Beverast – ‘The Thule Grimoires’
January 27, 2021 Sean Frasier
The Ruins of Beverast emerge from the fog of a new year with their sixth LP of cerebral blackened doom, The Thule Grimoires.
Full Album Premiere: Pounder – ‘Breaking the World’
January 25, 2021 Chris Dick
California-based heavy metal purveyors Pounder deafen the world on thunderous new album, Breaking the World. Streaming with metal might now at Decibel!
Brutal Renaissance: Rich Thurston (ex-Terror/Blood Has Been Shed) Talks Raising Up the High End Hardcore of Lowest
January 20, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Ex-Terror/Culture lifer Rich Thurston talks Lowest, Treason, and lessons from fighting MMA and playing in Blood Has Been Shed.
Album Premiere: SNOW – ‘Fast N´Heavy Loud N´Slow’
January 20, 2021 Sean Frasier
Brazilian project SNOW balances sludge and hardcore skate punk on their accurately titled debut LP, Fast N´Heavy Loud N´Slow.
Shallow North Dakota’s Tony Jacome Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. GoFundMe Organized to Help His Family
January 16, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Some tragic news has come down the pipeline this week with the revelation that former Shallow North Dakota drummer/vocalist Tony Jacome has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Video Premiere: Without Mercy’s “I Break the Chain” Showcases Blast Beats, Breakdowns, Beer Guts and Brogues
January 14, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new video by BC death thrashers Without Mercy.
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: Metal Musicians Reveal Their High School Bands: Part 1
January 13, 2021 Blake Harrison
Members of Converge, Exhumed, Municipal Waste, Integrity and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.
Track Premiere: Belushi Speed Ball — “Captain Planet Can’t Stop Us”
January 13, 2021 Shawn Macomber
A green superhero sees red on Louisville crossover thrash sluggers Belushi Speed Ball‘s latest high-octane jam.
Album Premiere: Coffins – ‘Defilements’
January 13, 2021 Sean Frasier
Japanese death crust hellbringers Coffins release a savage two-hour compilation of rancid rarities on Defilement.
