Interview

Interview: Persefone Discuss New EP, Lingua Ignota: Part I

March 18, 2024

Andorran melodic death metal band Persefone discuss their latest release.

Exhumed Frontman Matt Harvey Discusses New Ambient Album, Toward the Cold Light

March 7, 2024

Exhumed frontman Matt Harvey discusses the inspirations and recording process behind his new ambient album, Toward the Cold Light.

Job for a Cowboy are Calling Out Your Hippie Nonsense on “Moon Healer”

February 22, 2024

Job for a Cowboy bassist Nick Schendzielos talks about the new record and the death and rebirth of deathcore.

Everyone Bleeds Now: Eat the Turnbuckle Talk Ultraviolent Wrestling, New Documentary and One Last Match

February 5, 2024

Philly scumbag kings Eat the Turnbuckle discuss their final show, hardcore wrestling and what it’s like to bleed for a living.

Interview: Lord Dying on Expanding the Storyline and Keeping it Heavy

January 31, 2024

We caught up with Lord Dying guitarist/vocalist Erik Olson to discuss the sludgemongers’ continued legacy via new LP Clandestine Transcendence.

Last Tape Before Doomsday: Shane McCarthy (Wayfarer/Stormkeep)

January 30, 2024

Wayfarer frontman Shane McCarthy crafts a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped his life for our new Last Tape Before Doomsday column

Mammoth Beard Company Co-founder Offers Beard Advice for Metalheads

January 25, 2024

Mammoth Beard Company love their metal; we talked to co-founder Lee Palichuk to get some tips for the longhairs — and longbeards — out there.

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.