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Full Album Stream: Cosmic Void Ritual – “Grotesque Infections of Interplanetary Divide”
September 18, 2018 Dutch Pearce
More killer lo-fi sci-fi death metal from Cosmic Void Ritual.
Album Review: Crucial Rip – “The Object of Infection”
September 18, 2018 Gene Meyer
Do Crucial Rip rip?
An Interview with Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn of the Radical Research Podcast
September 13, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The minds behind Radical Research give us a behind-the-scenes look at their podcast.
Full Album Stream: Witch King – “Voice of the Ossuary”
September 11, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Check out this monstrous debut album from US black death warlocks Witch King
Blast Worship: Controlled Existence
September 11, 2018 Gene Meyer
Crust-worshipping grind maniacs Controlled Existence deliver aggressive, memorable grindcore.
Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) Records Metal Version of the Eagles Fight Song
September 5, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan performs an extremely extreme version of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ fight song.
Blast Worship: Cognizant
September 4, 2018 Gene Meyer
Get familiar with Cognizant, a relatively new, technical grindcore outfit.
Swedish Death Metal Fans, There’s an HM-2 Pedal Bedspread
August 31, 2018 Emily Bellino
Rest snugly “In Death’s Sleep” with this extremely extreme bedcover.
Album Stream: Cast the Stone “Empyrean Atrophy” & Q&A With Mark Kloeppel
August 30, 2018 Chris Dick
American underground death metal supergroup Cast The Stone meld different schools of Swedish death metal to form new EP, Empyrean Atrophy.
Video Premiere: Hitman’s “Curtain Call” Drinks ’em All
August 30, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“We’re a stoner band who drinks too much and loves to party.” Join the festivities with Halifax’s Hitman as your hosts.
Track Premiere: Binah – ‘Dream Paralysis’
August 28, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Get a taste of the crushing depths of English death metallers Binah’s new album.
Retrospective: Mindrot’s “Soul”
August 16, 2018 Greg Pratt
Revisiting Mindrot‘s massive 1998 album, Soul.
Full Album Stream: With Dystopisk Utsikt, Fredag Den 13:e Want You to Know Everything’s Fucked
August 16, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Swedish grind punks Fredag Den 13:e return with a new album.
Track Premiere: Sepulcher – ‘Abyssal Horror’
August 14, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Check out this mandatory new track from Norwegian death thrashers Sepulcher from their forthcoming album, Panoptic Horror.
Phoenix In Flames: Melotov Records Founder on Her Struggle with Prescription Narcotics
August 9, 2018 Justin Norton
Melotov Records’ Melanie Voltz shares the story of her struggle with prescription narcotics.
Jamie Myers opens ceramics business Snakehand Craft
August 1, 2018 Justin Norton
Sabbath Assembly‘s Jamie Myers pens an editorial on the importance of making music and art despite internal hesitations.
Track Premiere: Valdrin – ‘Tempest Torn Asunder’
July 31, 2018 Dutch Pearce
If you haven’t heard Ohio’s black/death slayers Valdrin don’t waste another second. Check out this exclusive track premiere now.
Slave to the Grind: A Film Review
July 31, 2018 Gene Meyer
Does Slave to the Grind accurately document the genre? Decibel watches the film to find out.
Churchburn Sing “Hymns of Misery” with New Album
July 30, 2018 Neill Jameson
Churchburn discuss new album None Shall Live… Hymns of Misery.
Feral House to Release Black Metal Coloring Book
July 25, 2018 Emily Bellino
Color in your dozens of black metal-inspired art with this new coloring book from Feral House.
Gofundme set up for Dropdead’s Bob Otis after motorcycle crash
July 25, 2018 Greg Pratt
Dropdead vocalist Bob Otis involved in motorcycle accident; GoFundMe set up to help with medical expenses.
Track Premiere: Un – ‘In Its Absence’
July 24, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Get crushed by this incredible new track from Seattle-based funeral doomers Un
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July 20, 2018 Albert Mudrian
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Omnium Gatherum Want/Need Your Skulls
July 19, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
A peek at Omnium Gatherum’s new video and a few words about their forthcoming album.
Album Review: Our Place Of Worship Is Silence – “With Inexorable Suffering”
July 16, 2018 Gene Meyer
Our Place of Worship is Silence provide a refreshing take on death metal with their second full-length.
Churchburn bring the dread with new album
July 12, 2018 Greg Pratt
Churchburn sound particularly miserable on their new album, None Shall Live… The Hymns of Misery, so we caught up with them to find out why.
Carlo Regadas (Monstrance, ex-Carcass) Overcomes Necrotized Organs, Cheats Death
July 9, 2018 Forrest Pitts
Carlo Regadas (Monstrance, ex-Carcass, ex-Devoid) survives necroticized organs and returns to playing music.
Gearing Up For Psycho Las Vegas Fest
July 5, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Decibel checks in with Enslaved, Wolvhammer, Spirit Adrift and more about Psycho Las Vegas.
Full Demo Stream: Bloodsoaked Necrovoid
July 3, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Check out this latest abomination from Caligari Records, the debut of Costa Rican death doomers Bloodsoaked Necrovoid.
Chepang and Test Team Up for Split EP
July 3, 2018 Gene Meyer
Grindcore outfits Chepang and Test team up for a blistering, innovative split.
