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Track Premiere: Grand Cadaver “Blood-Filled Skies”
December 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Swedish death metal veterans relive the oldest days in Grand Cadaver. Decibel joins the bloodbath with new track “Blood-filled Skies”. Only death (metal) is real!
Dutch Underground Metal Scene Documentary “METAAL” Takes Flight On Indiegogo
December 8, 2020 Chris Dick
Dutch underground metal scene documentary METAAL takes flight on Indiegogo. Watch the trailer premiere only at Decibel!
Q&A: Björn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) Hits On New EP, Health, & COVID-19
December 7, 2020 Chris Dick
Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid talks new EP A Whisp of the Atlantic and predicts the effects of COVID-19 in 2021. Only at Decibel!
Video Premiere: Tibetan Sky Burial’s “Flesh Rot” Highlights Ritual and Decay in the Texas Hill Country
December 3, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the new video by unique Texas black metal crew Tibetan Sky Burial!
Video Premiere: Celestial Season “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”
December 1, 2020 Chris Dick
Watch the new video from recently resurrected Dutch death/doom kings Celestial Season
Top Five Bathory Albums That Changed My Life With Havukruunu
November 30, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish black metallers Havukruunu list the Top 5 Bathory albums that changed their lives. Blood, fire, death!
Top Five Psych Rock Records That Changed Our Lives With Molassess
November 23, 2020 Chris Dick
Dark psych rock outfit Molassess (ex-The Devil’s Blood) dig into the vaults to list the Top 5 Records That Changed Their Lives.
Q&A: Bryan Buchanan (Bound) Lures Us Into The Rabbit Hole
November 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Washington, D.C.’s Bound multi-thread into the darker recesses of the sonic rift on new album, Haunts. New interview with guitarist/vocalist Bryan Buchanan is just the start of our journey together.
Full Album Premiere: Mitochondrial Sun – ‘Sju Pulsarer’
November 11, 2020 Chris Dick
Mitochondrial Sun maestro Niklas Sundin (ex-Dark Tranquillity) pulses into the digital firmament with new album, Sju Pulsarer. Streaming only at Decibel!
Q&A: Tobias Grave (Soft Kill) Gives Portland’s Dead Kids A Voice
November 9, 2020 Chris Dick
Tobias Grave sheds welcome light on the darker recesses of Soft Kill and home city Portland with new interview for Dead Kids, R.I.P. City.
Full Album Stream: Conjuring a Spell with Cult Burial’s Self-Titled Debut
November 5, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to the debut by raging black/death/sludge/doom/industrial U.K. up-and-comers, Cult Burial!
Track Premiere: Mother Of Graves “The Urn”
November 2, 2020 Chris Dick
Indianapolis-based upstarts Mother of Graves stream new track “The Urn” at Decibel! Only (melodic and depressive) death is real!
Track Premiere: Valravn “The Raven”
November 2, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish black metallers Valravn offer a lightless day with new track “The Raven,” off new album Prey. Streaming in darkness at Decibel!
Album Premiere: Cynabare Urne ‘Obsidian Daggers and Cinnabar Skulls’
October 26, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish death metal thugs Cynabare Urne stream new album, Obsidian Daggers and Cinnabar Skulls at Decibel. Only death is real!
Full Album Stream: Swing Kids – ‘Anthology’
October 22, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to everything obscure punk noisemongers Swing Kids ever recorded, via Anthology!
Q&A: Dave Mustaine On Rust In Peace, Books & Life After Cancer
October 19, 2020 Chris Dick
Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine talks with Decibel about his new book, Rust In Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece.
Goth Gorgon’s Top 5 Life Events After Mörk Gryning Disbanded
October 12, 2020 Chris Dick
Mörk Gryning mastermind Goth Gorgon reveals the Top 5 things he did after he and co-conspirator Draakh Kimera split from their black metal beast in 2004.
Video premiere: Convulsif Come Out Swinging with “The Axe Will Break”
October 8, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Watch the new video(s) from Swiss “JazzGrindcore” band Convulsif!
Q&A: Adam Wakeman on the ‘Jazz Sabbath’ project
September 29, 2020 Justin Norton
Wakeman discusses the jazz-styled Black Sabbath covers of Jazz Sabbath and how Ozzy surprised him with his Dad’s keyboard from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath sessions.
Black Metal Mavens Gaerea List the Top 5 Horrifying Places In Portugal
September 28, 2020 Chris Dick
Portuguese black metal mavens Gaerea list their Top 5 horrifying places to visit in Portugal. Only Decibel has a passport into Gaerea’s abyss.
Track Premiere: Working it with Calyces’ “Unfair Labor”
September 24, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a new track from new Greek prog metallers, Calyces!
Track Premiere: Celestial Season “For Twisted Loveless”
September 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Netherlands-based doom outfit Celestial Season reunite to follow-up Solar Lovers on new track “For Twisted Loveless.” Streaming only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Daughter Chaos “The Space Born”
September 14, 2020 Chris Dick
U.S.-based melodic death metal trio Daughter Chaos unleash armageddon on new single, “The Space Born.” Streaming only at Decibel!
Comes Like the Flood: Anthrax’s “Persistence of Time” Turns 30
September 10, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Thirty years ago Anthrax released the thrash metal apotheosis Persistence of Time, a timeless record which remains as beguiling and potent as ever.
Video Premiere: Reptoid’s “You Have Already Been Compromised”
September 10, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Reptoid‘s Jordan Sobolew singularly blows minds in new video!
Track Premiere: Ocean Gates “Snake Circle”
September 7, 2020 Chris Dick
Ferrol, Spain-based hard rock quintet Ocean Gates invokes Black Sabbath, Hawkwind and the Stooges on new track “Snake Circle.” Streaming in full only at Decibel!
Album Premiere: Ordinance ‘In Purge There Is No Remission’
September 3, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish black metal duo Ordinance blows up their peers on new album, In Purge There Is No Remission. Streaming now only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Nubivagant “One Eye Upon the Grave”
August 31, 2020 Chris Dick
One-man black metal firestarter Omega forms Nubivagant. Agony vocals with hypnotic guitars in new song “One Eye Upon the Grave”. Streaming now at Decibel!
Jim Tasikas (Contrarian) Reviews His Top 3 Favorite Guitars
August 28, 2020 Chris Dick
Contrarian guitarist Jim Tasikas unload a noteful Top 3 Guitar list at Decibel. New Contrarian album out November 20.
Track Premiere: Suiting Up with Watertank’s “The Ejector Side”
August 27, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to a new track from French rockers, Watertank!
