Interview

Q&A: Al Barile of SSD on the Reissue of ‘The Kids Will Have Their Say’

November 7, 2023

Boston hardcore legends SS Decontrol (SSD) reissue classic The Kids Will Have Their Say. Guitarist Al Barile talks past, present and future.

Full Album Stream: False Fed – “Let Them Eat Fake”

October 9, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

End Reign guitarist Dom Romeo discusses the band’s debut album and collaborating with new musicians.

Full Album Stream + Interview: Lightbreaker – ‘Annihilation of the Annealids’

June 28, 2023

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

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

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

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.

Dani Filth Reflects on Three Decades of Cradle of Filth, New Live Album

April 24, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

WATCH: Jacob Bannon and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath Breakdown the Until Your Heart Stops Cover Art

March 3, 2023

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.