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Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums

September 23, 2019

Decibel lists the Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums with Bishop of Hexen, Diabolical Masquerade, Anorexia Nervosa, Gehenna and SiriuS.

Everybody Should Know: An Interview with The Young Gods

September 12, 2019

In which we conduct a length interview with Switzerland’s legendary avant-garde, industrial rock band The Young Gods

Full EP Stream: Darkened – “Into the Blackness”

August 20, 2019

Check out the debut release from international death metal band Darkened, featuring Andy Whale (ex-Bolt Thrower) and Daryl Kahan (Funebrarum).

The Offering’s Alexander Richichi & Nishad George Invite You Into Their Home

August 19, 2019

Boston-based extreme metallers The Offering offer up vocalist Alexander Richichi and guitarist Nishad George for interview.

Video Premiere: Expain’s “They Live”

August 15, 2019

Expain premieres video. Decibel offers second-by-second commentary.

Education Gets You Every/Nowhere: INUS Album Stream and Video Premiere.

August 1, 2019

INUS – “a pre-postapocalyptic, post-honky-tonk-prog-skronk, space Tropicalia, math-lounge powersilence trio”

Q&A: Aaron Charles of Falls of Rauros Vows to Conquer the Ocean

July 22, 2019

Aaron Charles of Falls of Rauros is interviewed by Decibel Magazine for new album, Patterns in Mythology, out now on Gilead Media.

Track Premiere: Getting Crazy-Weird with OXX’s “Birthday Song”

July 18, 2019

Nefarious Industries will release The Skeleton Is Just A Coat Hanger; These Are The Black Strings That Make You Dance on LP and digital platforms on August 16th.

Album Premiere: Nunslaughter “Antichrist”

July 15, 2019

Prolific Midwestern death metal combo Nunslaughter stream new EP, “Antichrist,” on Portugal’s Helldprod Records.

Q&A: Karl Willetts Closes Third Memoriam Chapter

July 8, 2019

UK old-school death metallers Memoriam release their third album, Requiem for Mankind. Decibel tracks down vocalist Karl Willetts to see what life is like on the frontlines.

Video Premiere: Sludgehammer Covers Peter Gabriel. You Know Which Song…

July 4, 2019

I don’t know a whole lot about Toronto’s Sludgehammer despite my being a lifelong resident of the Greater Toronto Area which just goes to show you that proximity doesn’t automatically equate with intimate knowledge.

Q&A: Bob Bagchus & Vincent Crowley Shotgun Reality From Infidel Reich

July 1, 2019

An interview with Infidel Reich‘s Bob Bagchus and Vincent Crowley about their “controversial” new album, Reichenstein. Out September 2019 on Helter Skelter Productions.

Song/Video Premiere: Montreal’s Gorlvsh Get Wired and Weird

June 20, 2019

We don’t know if they are, as they claim, “Montreal’s sickest guitar-less band,” but from what we can tell they make a hell of a racket

Album Premiere: Funeral Storm “Arcane Mysteries”

May 27, 2019

Greek black metal trio Funeral Storm–featuring Varathron’s Necroabyssious–stream debut full-length, Arcane Mysteries, at Decibel.

Q&A: Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash) Talks Twin Leads & XLIX

May 13, 2019

Wishbone Ash guitarist and founding member Andy Powell regales Decibel about the past, the present, and the future.

In Search of Peace of Mind: Michael Schenker Shreds Full Circle

May 13, 2019

Scorpions, UFO, MSG guitar hero Michael Schenker on Playing the Whiskey at 18, early Eddie Van Halen gigs, and recent passing of bandmate Ted McKenna

Track Premiere: Dark Numbers Go Off the Deep End with “Shallows”

May 9, 2019

“All of us come from very disparate places and try to create music somewhere in between all that.” Wrap your ears around the result, “Shallows.”

Closet Metalhead: Sarah Kendzior

April 25, 2019

Political author, columnist and podcaster Sarah Kendzior talks heavy metal with Decibel.

Live/Film Review: ‘Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records’

April 25, 2019

The “Experience” run of dates will have wrapped up two days before the time you read this, but if you come across Industrial Accident, it’s very worthy of your viewing time.

Album Premiere: Sólveig Matthildur “Constantly In Love”

April 15, 2019

Kælan Mikla keyboardist Sólveig Matthildur finds solace in isolation as the Icelandic songstress unveils new album, “Constantly In Love.”

Blast Worship: Dead Instrument

April 9, 2019

Dead Instrument play a lot of blast beats. A lot of them.

Blast Worship: Noisear

April 2, 2019

Noisear bring a healthy dose of sci-fi skronk to their brand of grindcore.