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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.

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

Mastodon

Leviathan

dB HoF No. 136

Label: Relapse Records

Release date: August 31st, 2004

Satan

Court in the Act

dB HoF No. 135

Label: Roadrunner Records

Release date: June 1983

Fates Warning

Awaken the Guardian

dB HoF No. 134

Label: Metal Blade Records/Enigma

Release date: November 10, 1986

Sepultura

Arise

dB HoF No. 133

Label: Roadrunner Records

Release date: April 2nd, 1991

Converge

You Fail Me

dB HoF No. 132

Label: Epitaph Records

Release date: September 20th, 2004

Sacrifice

Forward to Termination

dB HoF No. 131

Label: Diabolic Force

Release date: October 12, 1987

Reverend Bizarre

In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend

dB HoF No. 130

Label: Sinister Figure

Release date: November 24, 2002

Napalm Death

From Enslavement to Obliteration

dB HoF No. 129

Label: Earache

Release date: September, 1988

TAD

8-Way Santa

dB HoF No. 128

Label: Sub Pop

Release date: February 1, 1991

Autopsy

Severed Survival

dB HoF No. 127

Label: Peaceville

Release date: April 24, 1989

Slaughter

Strappado

dB HoF No. 126

Label: Diabolic Force

Release date: 1987

Fear Factory

Demanufacture

dB HoF No. 125

Label: Roadrunner

Release date: June 16, 1995

Death Angel

The Ultra-Violence

dB HoF No. 124

Label: Enigma

Release date: April 23, 1987

Celtic Frost

To Mega Therion

dB HoF No. 123

Label: Noise Records

Release date: October 27th, 1985

Bang

Bang

dB HoF No. 122

Label: Capitol

Release date: 1971

Living Colour

Vivid

dB HoF No. 121

Label: Epic

Release date: 1988

Tiamat

Wildhoney

dB HoF No. 120

Label: Century Media

Release date: 1994

Spazz

La Revancha

dB HoF No. 119

Label: Sound Pollution

Release date: August 5, 1997

Samael

Worship Him

dB HoF No. 118

Label: Osmose Production

Release date: 1991

L7

Bricks Are Heavy

dB HoF No. 117

Label: Slash/Reprise

Release date: April 14, 1992

At the Gates

The Red in the Sky Is Ours

dB HoF No. 116

Label: Deaf

Release date: July 27, 1992

Corrosion of Conformity

Blind

dB HoF No. 115

Label: Relativity

Release date: November 5, 1991

Melvins

Stoner Witch

dB HoF No. 114

Label: Atlantic

Release date: October 18, 1995

Destruction

Infernal Overkill

dB HoF No. 113

Label: Steamhammer/Metal Blade

Release date: May 24, 1985

Scorpions

In Trance

dB HoF No. 112

Label: RCA

Release date: September 1975 (Europe)

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