Interview
Interview: Persefone Discuss New EP, Lingua Ignota: Part I
March 18, 2024 Emily Bellino
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 Emily Bellino
Exhumed frontman Matt Harvey discusses the inspirations and recording process behind his new ambient album, Toward the Cold Light.
Q&A: Andrea Morgan (The Keening) on High School Jobs, Violin and Homelessness
March 4, 2024 Justin Norton
The Keening/Exulansis violinist Andrea Morgan candidly discusses high school jobs and homelessness.
Job for a Cowboy are Calling Out Your Hippie Nonsense on “Moon Healer”
February 22, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Emily Bellino
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Dean Brown
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 Greg Pratt
Mammoth Beard Company love their metal; we talked to co-founder Lee Palichuk to get some tips for the longhairs — and longbeards — out there.
Interview: Jarhead Fertilizer Drummer Dave Bland Discusses New Record, Carceral Warfare
January 8, 2024 Emily Bellino
Get the skinny on Jarhead Fertilizer‘s new album.
Interview: Doro Pesch Reflects on Femme-Powered Career and Her Role in Classic Metal
January 4, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Queen of heavy metal Doro Pesch on her new record and paving the way for women in metal.
“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.