Interview
Interview: Subterranean Dissonance Promoter Discusses Fest’s Inaugural Year
January 16, 2023 Emily Bellino
Decibel spoke to promoter Graham Noel to get the details on how Subterranean Dissonance came together and what to expect.
Q&A: SONJA’s Melissa Moore on the Journey To ‘Loud Arriver’
January 4, 2023 Justin Norton
Melissa Moore, the architect of Decibel‘s #3 album of 2022, on her long road from goregrind and black metal to heavy metal nirvana.
Fallow Heart: THE ORIGIN OF LIFE, Tall Tales of Creation Part 1 (With Liam Wilson on Cynic’s ‘Focus’)
December 21, 2022 Forrest Pitts
In which Azusa, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts discuss the spiritual nature of Cynic‘s 1993 classic Focus.
Track by Track: AAWKS – ‘((((Heavy on the Cosmic)))))’
November 23, 2022 Sean Frasier
Canadian fuzz rockers AAWKS go beyond the sun and behind the music to discuss ((((Heavy on the Cosmic))))) track by track.
Q&A: Matt Pattison Of Glorious Times Productions Remembers His Brother And Legend Brian Pattison
November 21, 2022 Chris Dick
Matt Pattison, brother of Anthropic and A Day of Death legend Brian Pattison, reveals plans for the Glorious Times CD (CDN Records) and Day of Death IV festival in Buffalo.
Health Awaits: Cannibal Corpse’s Alex Webster on Being Run Obsessed
November 14, 2022 Cosmo Lee
In the latest installment of our fitness column, Alex Webster of death metal legends Cannibal Corpse on how he finds the path(s) to mental and physical health on the road.
Haavard (ex-Ulver) Talks His Turn to Folkish Black Metal; Stream New LP, ‘Haavard’ Now
November 10, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Listen to Haavard ahead of its Friday release date and read an interview with the ex-Ulver guitarist the artist here.
Tony Pointless on Returning to Philly Punk Legends R.A.M.B.O As an — Gulp — Adult
November 7, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Former Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson grills his old pal and former Decibel “hottest dood” Tony Pointless on the return of his legendary Philly punk battalion R.A.M.B.O.
Black Metal Enigma BOOK OF SAND Explains its Crusade Against, But Also for, Black Metal
November 1, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Prolific USBM project Book of Sand celebrates today’s release of new LP, seven candles for an empty altar with a lengthy new interview.
Q&A: Claudio Simonetti On Bringing Suspiria Back To The U.S.
October 12, 2022 Justin Norton
Goblin composer and keyboardist Claudio Simonetti talks about the timeless magic of the Suspiria score and how his band brings it to life 45 years after its release.
Q&A: Ashmedi (Melechesh) Reveals Secrets To The Epigenesis Instrumental Edition
October 10, 2022 Chris Dick
Middle Eastern black metallers Melechesh release instrumental edition of The Epigenesis. Mainman Ashmedi lets Decibel into the magic circle.
Q&A: Diamond Head Guitarist Brian Tatler On Previously Unheard ‘Lightning to the Nations’ Demos
October 4, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler reveals the origins of the lost ‘Lightning to the Nations’ demos on the newly remastered reissue.
Q&A: Mikael Stanne Leaves An Impression With The Halo Effect
September 26, 2022 Chris Dick
Swedish legends form The Halo Effect to bridge gaps and heal wounds. Decibel interviews vocalist Mikael Stanne.
Q&A: Adrenalin OD’s Dave Scott Schwartzman On His New Book and Becoming The World’s Fastest Punk Band
September 21, 2022 Justin Norton
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.
Gene Ambo on 40 Years of Metallic Memories in His New Photo Book ‘Heavy Metro’
September 19, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
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.
Interview: Monolith on the Mesa Rings in a New Era
September 16, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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.
Q&A: Håvard Jørgensen (Haavard) Photographs A New Acoustic Journey
September 12, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel talks to ex-Ulver/current Dold Vorde Ens Navn songmaster Håvard Jørgensen on his new journey as a solo artist with Haavard.
Q&A: Wolf Hoffmann On Accept As a Six-Piece Band and Returning To America
September 7, 2022 Justin Norton
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.
Q&A: Erik Payne Resurrects Floridian Death-Thrash Institution Intoxicated
September 5, 2022 Chris Dick
Erik Payne from Florida death-thrash combo Intoxicated riffs with Decibel. New album, Watch You Burn, is out now on Seeing Red Records.
Track Premiere: Cloud Rat – ‘Kaleidoscope’
August 25, 2022 Emily Bellino
Cloud Rat stream new song “Kaleidoscope” and discuss their upcoming album, Threshold.
Die Young’s Daniel Austin on Vegan Powerlifting and Eating For Strength
August 24, 2022 Cosmo Lee
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.
Interview: Redefining Darkness Owner Thomas Haywood Hosts Inaugural Into the Darkness Fest
July 12, 2022 Emily Bellino
Decibel spoke with Redefining Darkness Records about Into the Darkness Fest, a new death metal festival in Youngstown, Ohio.
Bjørnson, Beers & Bears: A Fire In the Mountains 2022 Festival Preview
July 11, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Festival organizers Jeremy Walker and Alex Feher, as well as lineup curation mastermind Shane McCarthy, on the return of Wyoming’s great wilderness fest.
Q&A: Grave Digger’s Chris Boltendahl on Crusaders, Falsettos, and “Honest Heavy Metal”
June 27, 2022 Justin Norton
Heavy metal lifer, Chris Boltendahl of Grave Digger talks to Decibel about the new album and the graves of the 80s.
Q&A: Temple of Void’s Alex Awn And Mike Erdody Paint The World Doom
June 27, 2022 Chris Dick
Temple of Void‘s Alex Awn And Mike Erdody talk death-doom, Warhammer 40K, and new album Summoning the Slayer.
Q&A: JB Le Bail Scorches Earth With New Svart Crown EP, ‘Les Terres Brûlées’
June 20, 2022 Chris Dick
French black metallers Svart Crown re-think their formula on new EP Les Terres Brûlées. Madman JB Le Bail sets the tone.
Q&A: Patrick O’Neil On His 80s Hardcore Memoir Anarchy At The Circle K
June 6, 2022 Justin Norton
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.
Watch: CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Erik Rutan Talks Classic Cannibal LPs, Performing with the Mountain Goats & New Hate Eternal Music Ahead of Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
May 24, 2022 Decibel Magazine
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 details Apple Music playlist choices
May 19, 2022 Greg Pratt
Come to Grief guitarist Terry Savastano talks about the songs he recently picked for a guest-curated Decibel Apple Music playlist.
Q&A: Peter Tägtgren Has A New Conspiracy
May 16, 2022 Chris Dick
Hypocrisy mastermind Peter Tägtgren reveals a new conspiracy brewing below the Earth’s crust on new album, Worship.