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EP Stream: Pale Mare Sound Like Barn Burners. Thankfully, They Aren’t.
April 2, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Getting thick and groovy with the new EP by these Torontonians
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Rising Horror Lit Visionary Scott Cole
April 1, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Philadelphia-based author and graphic designer Scott Cole writes brilliant, reality-refracting dark fiction — and has an extremely extreme heavy metal writing playlist to match.
Full Album Premiere: Noroth – ‘It Dwells Amongst Us’
March 30, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Check out the punishing debut from crusty and doomed Seattle death trio Noroth.
Album Premiere: Freeways ‘True Bearings’
March 30, 2020 Chris Dick
Canadian heavy metal/hard rock quartet Freeways twin leads their way into our hearts with new album, True Bearings. Streaming now in full at Decibel.
Video Premiere: New Primals Flash and Bang with “Coma Fiend”
March 26, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Minneapolis noise rock weirdos, New Primals premiere their new video at Decibel!
Resurrecting the Dragon: The Forgotten Gems of Late Era Dio
March 25, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Ten years after his untimely death, the late era Ronnie James Dio albums are finally getting a bit of respect — and the deluxe reissue treatment. Here’s your roadmap.
Full Album Stream: Angerot – ‘The Divine Apostate’
March 25, 2020 Sean Frasier
Death metal faction Angerot ascend from Swedeath homage to the outer limits of imagination on their striking new LP, The Divine Apostate.
Intimations of Immortality: An Interview with Wilderun
March 24, 2020 Dean Brown
A lengthly interview with Boston’s Wilderun, arguably the finest, most professional-sounding unsigned metal band on the damn planet.
Album Premiere: Midas ‘Demo Tapes’
March 23, 2020 Chris Dick
Throwback metallers Midas unleash Demo Tapes from their Midwest home of Detroit. New album Demo Tapes streaming now at Decibel.
Mysterious Black Metal Trio Departure Chandelier Release ‘Dripping Papal Blood’ EP Stream
March 20, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Hear the new EP from international black metal historians Departure Chandelier.
Visual Violence: Trailblazing Director Drew Stone on his Crucial, Scene-Defining Music Videos
March 18, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Meet director Drew Stone, the visionary filmmaker who helped hardcore claw its way out of the underground in the early ’90s.
Video Premiere: Temple of Void “Self-Schism”
March 12, 2020 Chris Dick
Michigan-based death metallers Temple of Void unveil new video “Self-Schism,” off new album The World that Was. Where? Only Decibel Magazine.
EP Stream: ITUS Lifts Up Doom and Gloom with Primordial
March 12, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
ITUS’s new EP provides doom with a soaring, melodic edge.
Track Premiere: Eternal Returns — “Dreaded Chains of Obscurity”
March 11, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Get your life-birth-death metal liberation on with this fiery Prometheus-themed track courtesy Thane, India’s Eternal Returns.
Full Album Stream: Sign of Evil – ‘Psychodelic Horror’
March 11, 2020 Sean Frasier
Chilean solo project Sign of Evil emerges from the shadows armed with blackened riffs on the debut EP Psychodelic Horror.
Looking Back on 25 Years of the ‘Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous’ Compilation with Typhon
March 10, 2020 Decibel Magazine
On the eve of the Mayhem-headlined Decibel Magazine Tour, Necropolis’ founder provides an in-depth interview on the greatest black metal comp ever, Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous.
Track Premiere: Drain — “Hyper Vigilance”
March 9, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Get ready to circle(pit) the Drain or be washed out with the rest of the poseurs.
Video Premiere: Graf Orlock – “A Bad Cop in a Bad Mood”
March 9, 2020 Sean Frasier
Californian grindcore cinephiles Graf Orlock summon Steven Seagal’s shadow-world doppleganger in the video for their bone-crunching new single, “A Bad Cop in a Bad Mood.”
Deathwhite’s Five Most Haunted Places in Pittsburgh
March 9, 2020 Chris Dick
Pittsburgh-based melodic doom act Deathwhite reveal the Top 5 Most Haunted Places in Pittsburgh. New album, Grave Image, is out now on Season of Mist.
Video Premiere: Kari Rueslåtten “Sørgekåpe”
March 8, 2020 Chris Dick
Norwegian singer Kari Rueslåtten (ex-Third And The Mortal, ex-Storm) is readying her new album, Sørgekåpe, with a stunning blue tune “Sørgekåpe”.
Video Nasties’ Killer Death ‘n’ Roll “Dominion”
March 4, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Horror cinema obsessed melodic death ‘n’ rollers Video Nasties take you behind the scenes of the band’s wild full-length debut.
Hear Exclusive New Satan Song “Twelve Infernal Lords” Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
March 4, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Satan flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track written and recorded for the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Album Stream: Beast of Revelation ‘The Ancient Ritual of Death’
March 2, 2020 Chris Dick
Death-doom power trio Beast of Revelation, featuring Bob Bagchus, A.J. van Drenth and John McEntee, stream their debut full-length, The Ancient Ritual of Death here.
Cirith Ungol to Release Exclusive Song “Brutish Manchild” Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
February 27, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, March 2 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from heavy doom metal legends Cirith Ungol.
Track Premiere: O Zorn! Explores Side Effect Darkness on “Your Killer”
February 27, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the title track from these non-John Zorn worshipping doomsters’ new album, “Your Killer.”
Video Premiere: KillKount — ‘Memento Mori’
February 26, 2020 Shawn Macomber
India’s metal and hardcore scenes are thriving. With their powerful debut full-length, brutal tech-death outfit KillKount are primed to take it to the next level.
Track Premiere: Enepsigos ‘Confess’
February 24, 2020 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Enepsigos summon new track, “Confess,” from the bottom of the pit of Hell. Decibel bravely streams “Confess” as the world burns in response.
Video Premiere: Thanatos “The Silent War”
February 18, 2020 Chris Dick
Dutch death metal legends Thanatos premiere new video, “The Silent War,” off new album, Violent Death Rituals. Out April in the U.S. on Listenable Records!
Full Album Stream: Mimorium ‘Blood of Qayin’
February 17, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish black metallers Mimorium have unveiled the melody-driven and blood-drawing majesty of Blood of Qayin. Listen to the entire album only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: The Order of Chaos’ “Believe in the Demon”
February 13, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The Order of Chaos shines a light on Edmonton’s finer side