Interview

Swedish legends form The Halo Effect to bridge gaps and heal wounds. Decibel interviews vocalist Mikael Stanne.

Adrenalin O.D. drummer Dave Scott Schwartzman discusses his upcoming book If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History of Adrenalin O.D., which tells the story of AOD and hardcore’s formative years.

The legendary Chicago photographer tells tales of shooting the biggest names in metal and punk in the city’s most revered rock ‘n’ roll venue.

We caught up with Monolith on the Mesa co-founder Roman Barham about honoring the legacy of late co-founder Dano Sanchez and what is in store this year for the South West.

Decibel talks to ex-Ulver/current Dold Vorde Ens Navn songmaster Håvard Jørgensen on his new journey as a solo artist with Haavard.

The Accept legend talks to Decibel about returning to the United States this month with three guitarists, what he learned when he traded a guitar for a camera, and more.

Erik Payne from Florida death-thrash combo Intoxicated riffs with Decibel. New album, Watch You Burn, is out now on Seeing Red Records.

Cloud Rat stream new song “Kaleidoscope” and discuss their upcoming album, Threshold.

In the latest installment of our Health Awaits fitness column, Daniel Austin (Die Young, Will to Live, and Tooth and Claw) discusses becoming a vegan AND a competitive powerlifter.

Decibel spoke with Redefining Darkness Records about Into the Darkness Fest, a new death metal festival in Youngstown, Ohio.

Festival organizers Jeremy Walker and Alex Feher, as well as lineup curation mastermind Shane McCarthy, on the return of Wyoming’s great wilderness fest.

Heavy metal lifer, Chris Boltendahl of Grave Digger talks to Decibel about the new album and the graves of the 80s.

Temple of Void‘s Alex Awn And Mike Erdody talk death-doom, Warhammer 40K, and new album Summoning the Slayer.

French black metallers Svart Crown re-think their formula on new EP Les Terres Brûlées. Madman JB Le Bail sets the tone.

In his latest book, Anarchy At the Circle K, Patrick O ‘Neil writes about 80s hardcore in a narrative that’s a combination of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and Michael Azerrad’s Our Band Could Be Your Life.

Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan gives his picks for what he thinks would be the best Cannibal albums to perform in full ahead of the band’s headline performance at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 11.

Come to Grief guitarist Terry Savastano talks about the songs he recently picked for a guest-curated Decibel Apple Music playlist.

Hypocrisy mastermind Peter Tägtgren reveals a new conspiracy brewing below the Earth’s crust on new album, Worship.

Paul Masvidal (Cynic) finds rebirth in the Season of Mist reissue of the final Æon Spoke (Aeon Spoke) full-length.

Tune in and drop out with the new album from Stöner.

Decibel summons NITE guitarist/Vocalist Van Labrakis to discuss his band’s newest album Voices of the Kronian Moon (Season of Mist). Gallop into the black…

Wolves in the Throne Room drummer Aaron Weaver discusses the USBM stalwarts’ first-ever performance of their classic Two Hunters LP at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10.

For Canadians Hyperia, beer and thrash metal are the ingredients to a successful playthrough video and marriage!

Candlemass vocalist/legend Johan Längqvist discusses the doom kings’ special Epicus Doomicus Metallicus set at Metal & Beer Fest, amazingly, on the record’s 36th birthday.

Catching up with hardcore OG and Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris on the band’s return to the stage after 15 years.

Grim Reefer Fest celebrates riffs and spliffs with a nine-band lineup of stoned heaviness on April 16th in Baltimore, MD.

Nuclear Assault bassist/legend Danny Lilker talks Metal & Beer Fest beer collaboration with KCBC, a special guest stage-dive performance at the event, and the black metal bedspreads.

With Def Leppard style hooks, Judas Priest anthemics and Maiden/Lizzy-esque guitar harmonies, Bomber’s debut is exactly what we need after two years of pandemic doom and gloom

Joey Hockin talks about how the ingredients of planning, having faith and never stopping went into Hyperspace Metal Fest 2022.

On the 40th anniversary of Christian Death‘s Only Theatre Of Pain, Decibel talked to all the living members of the album lineup about the making of this deathrock classic and its legacy.