Interview

South Jersey’s Player Hater on Christmas songs about cocaine, Jamey Jasta’s pocketbook and not taking things too seriously.

Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway discusses the mechanics and ethics of a heavy metal record review.

In our new series Cutting Room Floor, Pelican‘s Trevor Shelley de Brauw gives us the story behind their new record’s most peculiar track.

Finnish doom-death metallers Swallow The Sun stare death in the face on new album, “When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light.” A Q&A with Juha Raivio.

Hear a remastered version of a song from Møl‘s first EP and read a new interview with the band.

Ohio rock quartet on their new LP, their new label and “finding a way out of the bullshit.”

The latest track from German blackened death outfit Temple Koludra is a genre and border busting adventure in heavy metal transcendence.

Indiana sludge rockers The Mound Builders celebrate ten loud years with their eponymous LP.

California-based tech death stars Fallujah enter a new era on new album, Undying Light. Mainman Scott Carstairs reveals all to Decibel.

Climate of Fear discuss their debut album, The Onset of Eternal Darkness.

Baroness frontman John Dyer Baizley discusses Gold & Grey ahead of the band’s Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly performance.

Thanatos celebrate 35 YEARS with a big anniversary show, new label, new album in the works, and the Thanatology: Terror from the Vault 2 CD demo/rarities compilation.

Lord Dying go full progressive.

Trad doom masters Magic Circle present their third LP, Departed Souls.

Currently in the filming/interview stages, The Growl’s intent is to document the ride the genre has taken from its obscure beginnings through roller coaster-ing waves of popularity and obscurity over the years to how the scene has morphed and come full circle in the present.

The Woe frontman tells us about the inspiration for the legendary band’s new release, along with some plans for the near future.

In true Wacken style, the Wacken Metal Battle really is the biggest Battle of Bands ever.

Suzi Quatro discusses her five-decade career, new album No Control and her influence on women in rock.

Find out what five heavy albums changed Misery Index‘s Jason Netherton’s life.

Watch a new video from avant-garde black metal practitioner L’Acéphale and read a lengthy new interview.

Thra’s “Gardens of Rot” is death-laden sludge metal done right: excellent riffs, crushing beats and blistering vocals. Check out our Q&A and stream the album in its entirety!

UK sludge/post-black quartet Conjurer discuss Mire and their upcoming tour with Rivers of Nihil, Entheos and Wolf King.

Heed the call of the cartoon kvlt and get to know Belzebubs.

Bazillion Points, the heavy metal publishing house founded by Sound of the Beast author Ian Christe, turns 10 this year. Well, last year, so we’re a little late here, but we’ve got one more entry that’s worth the wait.

Mike IX Williams addresses Senator Jason Rapert’s remarks regarding Eyehategod’s show in Little Rock, AR and discusses censorship in music.

Current Vio-lence and former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel talks reunion, the possibility of future shows and why Robb Flynn isn’t involved this time.

Swedish journalist Ika Johannesson talks her fantastic and enlightening new cultural history Blood Fire Death: The Swedish Metal Story.

All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte discusses the passing of guitarist Oli Herbert and ninth album Victims of the New Disease, plus touring the US and Europe.

We catch up with our friend behind Obscure Transmissions for the details on his latest work of interstellar dark ambient, plus a full stream of Volume 2.

From the Vastland is making some of the best black metal out there. Check out our interview catching up with Sina, the band’s founder and chief songwriter!