Interview
“The Lineup Is So Sick!” Artists Prepare as Decibel’s Metal & Fest: Denver Approaches
November 13, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Members of Mother of Graves, Phobocosm, Krypts, Astral Tomb and The Munsens talk Metal & Beer Fest Denver as Dec 1-2 approaches.
Q&A: Al Barile of SSD on the Reissue of ‘The Kids Will Have Their Say’
November 7, 2023 Justin Norton
Boston hardcore legends SS Decontrol (SSD) reissue classic The Kids Will Have Their Say. Guitarist Al Barile talks past, present and future.
KILL SCREEN SIDE QUEST: MANIPULATOR (the Band) to Release Manipulator! the Video Game Alongside Album
November 1, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Decibel’s nerdiest column digs up how Manipulator the band begat Manipulator! the Game.
Q&A: Tom Gabriel Fischer on Triumph of Death’s Live Album ‘Resurrection of the Flesh’
October 30, 2023 Justin Norton
Living legend Tom Gabriel Fischer talks the resurrection of Hellhammer classics via Triumph of Death’s live album Resurrection of the Flesh.
Q&A: Cartoonist Reid Chancellor on Hardcore, Mental Health Struggles and GG Allin
October 11, 2023 Justin Norton
Legendary underground cartoonist Reid Chancellor talks hardcore, mental health struggles and GG Allin with Decibel.
Full Album Stream: False Fed – “Let Them Eat Fake”
October 9, 2023 Emily Bellino
Stream the debut album from dark post-punk collective False Fed, featuring current/former members of Discharge, Amebix, Ministry, Soulfly and others.
Q&A: Michael Freiburger (Satanik Royalty Records) on Tribe and Transformation
September 13, 2023 Justin Norton
Michael Freiburger, pillar of the Seattle metal community and leader of Satanik Royalty Records, talks to Decibel about his story and what’s next for the family business.
Interview: Xasthur’s Scott Conner on Redefining Black Metal Influence with ‘Inevitably Dark’
August 21, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Xasthur mastermind Scott Conner talks about the heavier sounds of his latest album and why he’s already moving away from them again.
Q&A: Director Penelope Spheeris On Her Unreleased Ozzfest Documentary
August 18, 2023 Justin Norton
On the eve of its L.A. screening, legendary music documentarian Penelope Spheeris discusses her “lost” Ozzfest ’99 documentary, We Sold Our Souls for Rock ‘n Roll.
Q&A: Dead Neanderthals Team Up (Again) with Skeletonwitch Guitarist Scott Hedrick on ‘Specters’
August 8, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
You’re not seeing things. Skeletonwitch guitarist Scott Hedrick has hooked up with Dutch noise fiends Dead Neanderthals again on their new LP, Specters.
EXCLUSIVE: Dutch Atmospheric Black Metallers AN AUTUMN FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN First-Ever Interview
August 3, 2023 José Carlos Santos
On the eve of the release of their possible swan song Closure, Dutch atmospheric black metallers An Autumn for Crippled Children grant their first-ever interview
Q&A: Max Fox (The Boneless Ones) Rages Full-On In Europe
July 31, 2023 Chris Dick
Max Fox, vocalist for crossover legends The Boneless Ones, readies the troops for the group’s first-ever European shows, specifically in front of 20,000 at Dynamo in Holland.
Track By Track: Quiet Man – “The Starving Lesson”
July 26, 2023 Sean Frasier
Philadelphia sludge eulogists Quiet Man smash silence with a track-by-track guide to their dark new record, The Starving Lesson.
Interview: Domenic Romeo Discusses End Reign’s Debut Album, The Way of All Flesh Is Decay
July 17, 2023 Emily Bellino
End Reign guitarist Dom Romeo discusses the band’s debut album and collaborating with new musicians.
An Interview With Geoff Bourrie – Founder, Promoter and Curator of Loud as Hell Fest
June 29, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
An interview with Loud as Hell Fest mainman Geoff Bourrie!
Full Album Stream + Interview: Lightbreaker – ‘Annihilation of the Annealids’
June 28, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Leon del Muerte talks about self-releasing the album from his avant garde mid-’90s-leaning project Lightbreaker album. Read on and stream Annihilation of the Annealids ahead of its release.
Fallow Heart: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Part lV (Paul Masvidal on The Beauty of Impermanence)
June 16, 2023 Forrest Pitts
In the finale of Fallow Heart, Forrest Pitts interviews Cynic’s Paul Masvidal on the poetry of Focus and beyond.
Track by Track: Viral Sun – ‘Viral Sun’
June 7, 2023 Sean Frasier
Noisy sludge punks Viral Sun shed light on each song of their debut record with an exclusive track by track illumination.
Atheist and Cynic Members Go Deep On The A Piece of Time Podcast
June 5, 2023 Chris Dick
Kelly Shaefer, of Atheist and Till the Dirt, is host of the A Piece of Time Podcast. In Episode 2, Shaefer interviews Cynic‘s Paul Masvidal for two incredible hours. Atheist and Cynic embark on the Focus and Presence tour June 10th in Austin, TX.
Interview: David Ellefson Talks New Band Dieth and Building New Musical Legacies
May 29, 2023 Emily Bellino
David Ellefson discusses his post-Megadeth band Dieth.
Interview: Burning Witches Talk Classic Albums, Live Shows and Women in Heavy Metal
May 1, 2023 Emily Bellino
Swiss heavy metallers Burning Witches discuss their new album.
Dani Filth Reflects on Three Decades of Cradle of Filth, New Live Album
April 24, 2023 Emily Bellino
Dani Filth discusses the band’s career-spanning live record, plus their creative process and maintaining his voice.
Interview: Hellripper’s James McBain Finds a Unique Voice on Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags
April 17, 2023 Emily Bellino
Hellripper multi-instrumentalist James McBain gives us a closer look at the project’s new album.
Q&A: Matt Eiseman on Tithe’s Grief-Informed Black Metal
April 5, 2023 Justin Norton
Tithe guitarist/vocalist Matt Eiseman on how working through grief led to his best hour as a musician.
Hardcore for Freaks: Gel Discuss Their Debut Album, Only Constant
April 3, 2023 Emily Bellino
Vocalist Sami Kaiser and guitarist Anthony Webster of New Jersey’s Gel talk embracing and breaking convention on their debut LP, Only Constant.
Full Album Premiere: SaviorSkin – Invicta Mori
March 27, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear the full album of death/doom despondency from SaviorSkin in advance of its April 7 release via Horror Pain Gore Death.
Q&A: Sean Rivera of Coffin Hunters on the Lost Art of Clean Metal Vocals
March 27, 2023 Justin Norton
Decibel tracked down Sean Rivera of Coffin Hunters to talk about the art of clean singing and how he learned to sing in his car. Check out the band’s The Fire Knight and Wake the Dead on Bandcamp.
Plague Bearer: “I Wanted to Escape the Mundane Life I Had and Be Someone Else”
March 23, 2023 J. Andrew
Kelly Kuciemba gives us a history lesson in the Pacific Northwest death metal scene and tells us a bit more about Plague Bearer’s new album.
Q&A: Mike Muir on Playing Suicidal Tendencies’ Timeless Debut at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
March 22, 2023 Justin Norton
Living legend Mike Muir talks the legacy of Suicidal Tendencies‘ landmark debut and performing it at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest Philly on April 15.
WATCH: Jacob Bannon and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath Breakdown the Until Your Heart Stops Cover Art
March 3, 2023 Albert Mudrian
To celebrate the deluxe reissues of their landmark Until Your Heart Stops debut, members of Cave In discuss creating the album cover with artist Jacob Bannon.