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Cornered in a cold, dark room on a rickety chair, GosT’s main keyslasher succumbs to Decibel’s queries about Non Paradisi and new album Possessor.

Formed in 2009, Germany’s Sacrilegious Rite (featuring ex-members of Capitis Damnare and Bael) bubbled up from the ever-dark Underworld with spiteful intent. The group’s debut EP, Sexual Blood Rites–a split with Teutonic legends Ungod–scarred the Continental landscape upon its 2011 release. Now, six years (and several EP/splits) later, the Germans have returned with their debut…

Neurosis make an East Coast appearance. Dälek joins. Manilla Road and Perturbator show up to make their own noise. We try to keep our heads from exploding.

Get familiar with independent label Transcending Records.

xXx Fanzine editor Mike Gitter explores the release of his new book, xXx Fanzine 1983-88: Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties.

It’s time to reconsider Wrathchild America , a truly unique band who flirted with thrash, trad metal, and more.

Surprised we’re highlighting this one? So are we. But Faith No More‘s legacy deserves a better shake than we first gave it, so let’s lean toward the urinal of taste and shimmy until the job is done right.

Doom metal sensation Spirit Adrift discuss new album, Curse of Conception, along with the bands — like Metallica — who served as influences.

Tomorrow sees the release of the debut album from thrash/death newcomers, Odious Icon. Today, we’re offering up the album’s lead-off and title track for your listening consideration.

Swedish heavy rockers Dead Lord impart heartbreak, LSD trips, and politics on their new album, “In Ignorance We Trust”.

Nearly 100 issues ago, we inducted Cynic‘s Focus into our not-yet-crowded-with-talent Hall of Fame. Now we count down those songs in celebration of one of the most confounding death metal records ever.

In perhaps his most in-depth interview ever, Mortiis dives deep into his past as the unwitting progenitor of dungeon synth.

Greek death metallers War Possession unleash upon mankind new long-player, “Doomed to Chaos”.

It’s the least we could do.

Mike Bishop sheds Blothar’s antlers and abdominal adornments to speak frankly with us about GWAR after Brockie.

Septicflesh guitarist/composer Christos Antoniou details his Top 5 movie scores.

Radical politics and radical music: it’s time to reconsider Warrior Soul , a band who are way better than anyone remembers them being.

Listen to Spectral Voice. Read about Spectral Voice. But never really know Spectral Voice.

The passing of Black Mark Production’s Stig Börje “Boss” Forsberg is remembered, along with the publication of Forsberg’s last-ever words on Bathory’s Under the Sign of the Black Mark.

Get an active Decibel Deluxe Subscription by Monday, October 2 at 10AM EST and this exclusive new KEN Mode vinyl single is yours!

Neill Jameson explores synthesizers and the various metal-related genres of music that have sprung from the instrument.

Monotrope members share their most interesting collaborations with Merzbow, Greg Ginn and others.

All Out War goes all out Flex with a bit of all out grind.

Get to know Danish label Indisciplinarian.

Drummer Dirk Verbeuren details the five most complicated Megadeth songs to play past and present.

While we may not want to admit it to each other when engaged in the fruitless exercise of maintaining our street cred, we metalheads sometimes need to listen to something other than metal. At the same time, however, we may want to maintain a similar mood or feel to our usual death, black and doom…

Australian stalwarts King Parrot celebrate the release of their third album, Ugly Produce today. Listen to the record and read a new interview now!

Advance copies of Decibel issue #157 are available now in LIMITED quantities!

Decibel caught up with UK grind collective Corrupt Moral Altar to talk about their destructive new album, Eunoia.

Less than a week before the full release of Thrice Woven, find out what else Wolves in the Throne Room had to say about their latest work.