Hall of Fame

The Decibel Hall of Fame provides the definitive stories behind the making of extreme music’s most important albums. Each month the seven-page stories (upwards of 5,000 words) include interviews with every musician who performed on the inducted record. One hundred of them are anthologized over four hardcover, limited edtion Decibel Hall of Fame books available here.

Ripping Corpse

Dreaming with the Dead

dB HoF No. 166

Label: Kraze

Release date: June 1, 1991

Budgie

Never Turn Your Back on a Friend

dB HoF No. 165

Label: MCA

Release date: June 1973

Gojira

From Mars to Sirius

dB HoF No. 164

Label: Listenable

Release date: September 27, 2005

Exhorder

Slaughter in the Vatican

dB HoF No. 163

Label: R/C

Release date: October 23, 1990

Judas Priest

Stained Class

dB HoF No. 162

Label: CBS

Release date: February 10, 1978

Grief

Come to Grief

dB HoF No. 161

Label: Century Media

Release date: November 1, 1994

Enslaved

Below the Lights

dB HoF No. 160

Label: Osmose

Release date: April 14, 2003

Paradise Lost

Icon

dB HoF No. 159

Label: Music for Nations

Release date: September 23, 1993

Kreator

Pleasure to Kill

dB HoF No. 158

Label: Noise

Release date: November 1, 1986

Monster Magnet

Spine of God

dB HoF No. 157

Label: Caroline

Release date: 1992

Dream Death

Journey Into Mystery

dB HoF No. 156

Label: New Renaissance

Release date: October 16, 1987

Focus

Moving Waves

dB HoF No. 155

Label: Imperial

Release date: October 1971

Prong

Beg to Differ

dB HoF No. 154

Label: Epic

Release date: March 1990

Nuclear Assault

Game Over

dB HoF No. 153

Label: Under One Flag

Release date: October 1986

Tank

Filth Hounds of Hades

dB HoF No. 152

Label: Kamaflage

Release date: March 1982

Crowbar

Odd Fellows Rest

dB HoF No. 151

Label: Mayhem

Release date: July 6, 1998

Soundgarden

Ultramega OK

dB HoF No. 150

Label: SST

Release date: October 31, 1988

Cannibal Corpse

The Bleeding

dB HoF No. 149

Label: Metal Blade

Release date: April 12, 1994

Today is the Day

Temple of the Morning Star

dB HoF No. 148

Label: Relapse

Release date: September 23, 1997

Dimmu Borgir

Death Cult Armageddon

dB HoF No. 147

Label: Nuclear Blast

Release date: September 8, 2003

Saxon

Wheels of Steel

dB HoF No. 146

Label: Carrere

Release date: May 5, 1980

Hellhammer

Apocalyptic Raids

dB HoF No. 145

Label: Noise Records

Release date: March 7, 1984

Entombed

Clandestine

dB HoF No. 144

Label: Earache

Release date: November 12, 1991

The Locust

Plague Soundscapes

dB HoF No. 143

Label: Anti-

Release date: June 24, 2003

Neurosis

Times of Grace

dB HoF No. 142

Label: Relapse

Release date: May 4, 1999

Neurosis

Through Silver In Blood

dB HoF No. 141

Label: Relapse

Release date: April 2, 1996

Neurosis

Souls at Zero

dB HoF No. 140

Label: Alternative Tentacles

Release date: May 19, 1992

W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P.

dB HoF No. 139

Label: Capitol Records

Release date: August 17, 1984

Dropdead

Dropdead

dB HoF No. 138

Label: Selfless

Release date: November 1993

Emperor

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk

dB HoF No. 137

Label: Candlelight

Release date: July 8, 1997

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