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Full Album Stream: Axestasy –Withering Tides
January 13, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear German power thrashers Axetasy find that Motörhead-meets-Helloween sweet spot on new Dying Victims full-length, Withering Tides.
Album Premiere: The Cimmerian – “An Age Undreamed Of”
January 9, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Prepare to be crushed when The Cimmerian unleash their debut full-length, An Age Undreamed Of, this Friday via Hyborian Rage Records / BVR (Black Voodoo Records). Check it out below.
Video Premiere: Ckraft’s ‘Misconstruction of the Universe’ Constructs Battlegrounds and Deconstructs Jazz-Metal
January 9, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The battle between old and new takes a new form in Ckraft‘s new video!
Track by Track: Ex Deo –Year of the Four Emperors EP
January 8, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Get caught up on your ancient Roman history on Ex Deo’s majestic new symphonic DM EP, Year of the Four Emperors, courtesy of Reigning Phoenix Music.
KILL SCREEN 054: Gabriel Franco of UNTO OTHERS Goes Through Hell to Enjoy Games
January 8, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The Portland rocker always puts music first, though sometimes the devil can be found in the details.
Track Premiere: Museum of Light – “Blunt Force Drama”
January 7, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Museum of Light unveil their latest record, Diviner, on March 14 via Spartan Records. But you can check out the video for “Blunt Force Drama” to get a taste of the album now.
Track Premiere: Euphrosyne – “Funeral Rites”
January 6, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Greek post-metal quartet Euphrosyne’s intense rumination on, what else, death on new single “Funeral Rites.”
Video Premiere: Maceration – “Where Leaches Thrive”
January 2, 2025 Addison Herron-Wheeler
We’ll get a pummeling of Danish death metal on January 31 when Maceration‘s Serpent Devourment drops via Emanzipation Productions. In the meantime, check out their video for “Where Leeches Thrive” to get a taste.
Track Premiere: Tormentor Tyrant – “Torture Divine”
January 2, 2025 Tim Mudd
Hear Finnish death metal trio Tormentor Tyrant kick off 2025 with a boot to face via “Torture Divine”
Video Premiere: Haunting the “Temple of Bone” with Haunted Horses
December 26, 2024 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Keep spreading that holiday cheer with Haunted Horses’ new video!
KILL SCREEN 053: John Darnielle of THE MOUNTAIN GOATS Launches Us Into 2025 With Forward Momentum
December 23, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The former Decibel columnist and Bluesky’s current top musician just wants to have fun.
Video Premiere: Mad Parish – “Bishop’s Tomb”
December 19, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Montreal sci-fi prog-metalers Mad Parish unveil their new album, The Dust of Forever, on January 31 as a self-release, but you can preview the video for their song “Bishop’s Tomb” with us now.
Track Premiere: Warlung – “White Light Seeker”
December 19, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Houston doomsayers Warlung run to the light on new single Heavy Psych Sounds single, “White Light Seeker.”
Track Premiere: Necrotech – “Deadly Industries”
December 18, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Brazilian industrial death mongors Necrotech get crusty on new track, “Deadly Industries.”
Full Album Stream: Canis Dirus – ‘By the Grace of Death’
December 18, 2024 Tim Mudd
Hear Bindrune Recordings once again bring black metal’s raw spirit to life with By the Grace of Death, the fourth full-length offering from Minnesota’s atmospheric purveyors Canis Dirus.
KILL SCREEN 052: Victor Love of MASTER BOOT RECORD and the Humanity of Dehumanization
December 17, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The computer metal mastermind finds endless imagination in physical limitation.
Ful Album Stream: Hexenbrett –Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter
December 16, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear cinematic German cult Hexenbrett beguile and bewitch on their horror-show second full-length, Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter.
ACT FAST! The Decibel Metalhead Christmas Gift Guide Is Here!
December 13, 2024 Albert Mudrian
December 16 is the last day that Decibel store orders from the continental U.S. (sorry, Alaska and Hawaii) will have a chance of arriving before Jesus’ big day.
Video Premiere: Tumbleweed Dealer – “Dark Green”
December 12, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hailing from Montreal, cannabis-friendly band Tumbleweed Dealer just announced preorders for their fourth record, Dark Green, out February 7. You can check out the title track with us first.
Track Premiere: Beneath a Steel Sky – “Cylical Dunt”
December 12, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Beneath a Steel Sky are dropping their debut record, Cleave, on January 24 via Ripcord Records. You can hear “Cyclical Dunt” from the record here as a little preview before the full LP is released.
Video Premiere: Worlds Colliding with China’s Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
December 12, 2024 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Enjoy possibly the sole purveyors of the sub-genre known as “Anime Slam,” Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship.
Full Album Stream: Lord Sin –Confessions
December 11, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Portuguese doom deceivers Lord Sin shake foundations on their second album Confessions.
Track-By-Track: IOTUNN Takes Us Deeper Into the Abyss with ‘Kinship’
December 11, 2024 Tim Mudd
Danish progressives IOTUNN lead is through their expansive musical journey to new territories with the stunning Kinship.
Video Premiere: Claustrofobia – “Unleeched” (live)
December 9, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Watch Brazilian death thrash trio Claustrofobia unleash “Unleeched” live on stage opening for fellow countrymen Sepultura.
Track Premiere: Light Creates Shadow – “Beauty For Ashes”
December 4, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Portland prog power trio Light Creates Shadows wanna get (meta)physical on their new single, “Beauty For Ashes.”
KILL SCREEN 051: Kelly Schilling of DREADNOUGHT and the Temples of Fantastical Doom
December 4, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The guitarist/vocalist shares the elements that lead the Denver doom quintet to Hyrule.
Album Premiere: Sarcophagum – ‘The Grand Arc of Madness’
December 4, 2024 Tim Mudd
Decibel is proud to present Sarcophagum‘s full-length debut, The Grand Arc of Madness, streaming in its entirety ahead of its December 6 release via Nuclear Winter.
Track Premiere: Mutagenic Host – “Artificial Harvest of the Obscene”
December 2, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear UK death demons Mutagenic Host rail against the horrors of unchecked AI on new track, “Artificial Harvest of the Obscene.”
Track Premiere: SweetBeast – “Dream Eater”
November 28, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Canadian stoner rockers SweetBeast are stoked to share “Dream Eater,” a track from their forthcoming record Illusions, out this February. Hear it with us first.
Album Premiere: Thinking About Thrashing with Montreal’s MUTANK
November 28, 2024 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take an advance left cross to the chops with MUTANK‘s new full-length!