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Label Spotlight: WAR Records
September 18, 2017 Emily Bellino
Get to know WAR Records, run by Strife guitarist Andrew Kline.
Ben Chisholm, Chelsea Wolfe’s Secret Weapon
September 18, 2017 Joseph Schafer
Decibel caught up with longtime Chelsea Wolfe collaborator Ben Chisholm to talk about Hiss Spun, playing Blood Moon sets with Converge and more.
Bob Rock on Metallica: “I didn’t cater to what they were. I catered to what they wanted to do.”
September 18, 2017 Chris Dick
Legendary producer, engineer and musician Bob Rock discusses working with Metallica and the way that producing records has evolved over time.
Full Album Stream: Dead is Dead’s Constraints of Time
September 14, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Dead is Dead write patient songs with a metallic edge with a slight lean towards the darker side of post rock.
Only Print is Real: How We Entered the Golden Age of Extreme Metal Books
September 13, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Tom Gabriel Fischer, Ian Christe, Dayal Patterson and a host of authors and publisher discuss the rise of authoritative books in extreme metal.
Full Album Stream: Hate Moon’s “The Imprisoning War”
September 12, 2017 Daniel Lake
Despise stars. Loathe planets. Abhor meteors. Detest nebulae. Hate Moon.
Label Spotlight: Tofu Carnage Records
September 11, 2017 Emily Bellino
No animals were harmed in the making of this week’s label spotlight on Tofu Carnage Records.
A Q&A With Implore’s Gabriel Dubko
September 11, 2017 Chris Dick
Decibel sits down with Implore bassist/vocalist Gabriel ‘Gabbo’ Dubko to find out more from one of the best new bands on the planet. “Subjugate” is a must-hear!
Interview With Dead Cross: The Raw Materials Version
September 7, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Here, you get to read the full complement of questions and answers with Dead Cross that was the forerunner to what made it to print in the October issue.
Argus: Full Interview With Butch Balich
September 5, 2017 Daniel Lake
Argus will release their fourth full-length record this week. Get in here and find out all about it.
Top 5 Undiscovered Death Metal EPs
September 4, 2017 Chris Dick
Get ready for a dive into the darkest depths of death metal’s extended play past with Decibel. We’ll provide the oxygen, you provide the courage.
Talkin ‘Bout Flex: Today is the Day
August 29, 2017 Daniel Lake
Find out what Steve Austin of Today is the Day has to say about his recent contribution to Decibel‘s Flexi Series.
Top 5 Underrated Thrash Guitarists
August 28, 2017 Chris Dick
Certainly, lists polarize, but if anything’s accomplished from this piece it’s awareness of 5 top-level string-burners and their music. Time to thrash ’em all!
Track Premiere: Spirit Adrift – ‘Starless Age (Enshrined)’
August 28, 2017 Albert Mudrian
What may be the doom album of 2017 is coming in October, but you can hear a brand new track from it right now.
Deconstructing the Doom Side of the Moon: An Interview with Kyle Shutt
August 25, 2017 Decibel Magazine
Doom Side of the Moon is a doomed-out interpretation of Pink Floyd’s classic The Dark Side of the Moon. Read an interview with bandleader Kyle Shutt (The Sword) to find out what makes Doom Side tick.
SALE ENDS MONDAY: Last Chance to Get 5 Bonus Vinyl Singles!
August 25, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Hurry if you want FREE Kreator, Tribulation, the Black Dahlia Murder, Panopticon and Eyehategod out-of-print flexi discs.
Metal, Punk and Horror: An Interview with Holy Mountain Printing
August 24, 2017 Neill Jameson
Decibel talks to Holy Mountain Printing ‘s Danny Trudell about vinyl, heavy music and being an artist.
Wolves in the Throne Room Outtakes: Dayal Patterson and Panopticon’s Austin Lunn
August 22, 2017 Daniel Lake
Two scene scholars sound off about Decibel cover stars Wolves in the Throne Room.
Keeping It Old School: An Interview with Gods Forsaken
August 21, 2017 Emily Bellino
Decibel talks to Gods Forsaken about the present and future for the old school supergroup.
Hear Exclusive New Today is the Day Song “Parasite” Via Decibel Flexi Series
August 21, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire the new Today is the Flexi flexi single right here!
Full EP Stream and Track-By-Track Commentary: Protosequence’s Biophagous
August 17, 2017 Kevin Stewart-Panko
You obviously won’t come out of this exercise knowing the usual informational nuts and bolts about Protosequence, like their history and how they formed, but hopefully this will shine some light onto the band’s creative process.
Q&A: Epica’s Isaac Delahaye
August 16, 2017 Emily Bellino
Read an exclusive interview with Epica guitarist Isaac Delahaye on the band’s upcoming US tour and his extreme metal background.
Myrkur Graces the Cover of Decibel’s October Issue
August 16, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Amalie Bruun makes her Decibel cover debut to usher in the release of the much-anticipated second Myrkur album, Mareridt, out via Relapse on September 15.
Track Premiere: In Twilight’s Embrace Transcend ‘The Hell of Mediocrity’
August 15, 2017 Daniel Lake
Poland darkens your doorway once again with a new song by In Twilight’s Embrace.
Label Spotlight: Black Metal Speed Round
August 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
It’s a good time to be a fan of black metal. This week’s label spotlight looks at a few small labels releasing black metal.
Extreme Reading: An Interview with Author Dean Swinford
August 14, 2017 James Basile
Read an interview with extremely extreme author Dean Swinford on his new book, Death Metal Epic: Book II: Goat Song Sacrifice now!
Get Out of Print Kreator, Eyehategod & Black Dahlia Murder Vinyl!
August 11, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Get FIVE rare BONUS singles from the Decibel Flexi Series when you order this special Decibel subscription. For a limited time only!
Conflict is Inevitable: An Interview with Moral Void
August 10, 2017 Neill Jameson
Unhinged blackened hardcore trio Moral Void have an explosive debut record with Deprive. Delve further into the madness.
The Colossus of Destiny: A Conversation With the Melvins Movie Director
August 9, 2017 Emily Bellino
Musical rulebreakers Melvins are starring in a new documentary, The Colossus of Destiny . Read an exclusive interview with the film’s director!
Interview with Cavernlight
August 8, 2017 Daniel Lake
Cavernlight play emotionally important music. If you plan to doom today, doom to this.
