Interview
Interview: Noisem Overcome Internal Issues to Complete New Album
November 13, 2018 Emily Bellino
Noisem are back and ready to decimate.
Death Kvlt Productions: “Nothing Can Really Beat Raw, Nasty Black Metal on Cassette.”
November 9, 2018 J. Andrew
Being a small black metal label in 2018 is a rough existence, as the market is so flooded. But somehow Death Kvlt has found a way to do it well.
Ten Bazillion Years: The Bob Plante Interview
November 8, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Continuing our Bazillion Points tenth anniversary celebration, get to know lifelong metalhead demophile Bob Plante, who’s been working for years on his book, Demolition, an exhaustive encyclopedia compiling extreme metal demos from the ‘80s.
Interview: Mule Skinner on Their First Album in Over 20 Years
November 7, 2018 Emily Bellino
Mule Skinner discuss their first full-length in over 20 years.
Coming Alive: Chimaira Frontman Mark Hunter Tackles Mental Illness in New Short Film
November 5, 2018 Emily Bellino
ex-Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter tackles mental illness in new short film Down Again.
Inhabit the Corpse: An Interview (+Full Album Stream) with Devil Master
October 31, 2018 Dutch Pearce
We summon Philadelphia’s Devil Master and stream their remastered compilation album, Manifestations, out this Friday on Relapse.
Interview: Vouna’s Yianna Bekris on Her Creative Process, Wolves in the Throne Room and the Impact of Environment
October 30, 2018 Dean Brown
Vouna discusses working with Wolves in the Throne Room to release her first LP and streams the opening track, “A Place to Rest.”
Album Premiere: Sylvaine “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone” + Q&A With Sylvaine
October 30, 2018 Chris Dick
Norwegian post-black metal outfit Sylvaine premieres dreamy new album, “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone,” on Decibel.
Q&A With Evoken’s Vince Verkay: New Album Pressures, Touring Plans
October 26, 2018 J. Andrew
“That pressure is always there when writing a new album. It’s pressure that’s self-imposed… I would be VERY alarmed if that concern melted away.”
Full Album Stream: Cognitive – “Matricide”
October 25, 2018 Emily Bellino
Cognitive trade brutality for diversity on Matricide.
Full Album Stream: The Wizards – “Rise of the Serpent”
October 25, 2018 Sean Frasier
The Wizards conjure the soundtrack of magical warfare on their new Rise of the Serpent LP.
Q&A: Dissentience Combine Classic and New Influences on “Mask of Pretense”
October 25, 2018 Emily Bellino
Young thrashers Dissentience stream new EP Mask of Pretense.
Album Premiere: Hate Eternal “Upon Desolate Sands” + Q&A With Erik Rutan
October 25, 2018 Chris Dick
Decibel streams new Hate Eternal album “Upon Desolate Sands,” while leader Erik Rutan reveals how it was made.
Interview: Thrawsunblat on Going Acoustic for “Great Brunswick Forest”
October 24, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Decibel gets inside the mind of Thrawsunblat mastermind Joel Violette.
Godflesh’s Justin Broadrick: “I Never Feel Comfortable at Any Festival”
October 17, 2018 Albert Mudrian
We catch up with the legendary Justin Broadrick on the eve of Godflesh’s performance at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles
Q&A: Scott Conner (Xasthur) on “infinite” music, Jerry Garcia and road life
October 17, 2018 Justin Norton
Xasthur‘s Scott Conner discusses his acoustic direction.
Full Album Stream: Outre-Tombe – “Nécrovortex”
October 12, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Quebec’s horror-themed death metal crushers Outre-Tombe return with a scary-good new album and we’ve got the exclusive stream, plus a brief interview with the band’s guitarist!
An Interview with Chthonic frontman and Leader of Taiwan’s New Power Party, Freddy Lim
October 11, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Chthonic frontman Freddy Lim discusses his entry into politics as the leader of the New Power Party.
Q&A Exclusive: Metal legend Jeff “Mantas” Dunn on his brush with death and future
October 10, 2018 Justin Norton
Legendary Venom co-founder and and Venom Inc guitarist checks in following a massive health scare.
Interview: Wolfheart Frontman on New Album and US Tour with Carach Angren
October 5, 2018 Emily Bellino
Wolfheart discuss their new album, Constellation of the Black Light
Suicidal Tendencies Are Still Cyco Punk and Loving It
October 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
For their latest release, Suicidal Tendencies dove into the vault and came out with new album Still Cyco Punk After All These Years. Decibel spoke with the band to learn more.
Q&A: Mikko Rissanen & Aleksis Laakso (Totalselfhatred) Talk Motivation, Vices, And Verses
October 1, 2018 Chris Dick
Mikko Rissanen & Aleksis Laakso from Finnish death-doom-black metallers Totalselfhatred talk the virtues of new album, “Solitude.”
Smart Metal, Smarter Lyrics: Horrendous
September 27, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Matthew Knox of Horrendous unpacks the social commentary in ‘Idol’
Testament’s Chuck Billy Talks Latest Vape Products
September 27, 2018 Greg Pratt
We catch up with Testament‘s Chuck Billy to get the lowdown on his latest vape products.
Full Album Stream + Interview: Stellar Descent – ‘The Future is Dark’
September 25, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Hear the epic new, single-track album of ever-shifting black metal from Stellar Descent and get to know the mastermind behind the band.
Peaceville Records Founder Hammy Talks New Autobiography, ‘Peaceville Life’
September 18, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw released some of the best extreme metal of the past three decades via Peaceville Records. Now he delivers a blow-by-blow account of how it happened in his first book.
Surly Darkness Day Moves States, Keeps Its Metal Spirit
September 17, 2018 Emily Bellino
Surly Brewing Co will host Carcass to celebrate their annual Darkness Day.
An Interview with Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn of the Radical Research Podcast
September 13, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The minds behind Radical Research give us a behind-the-scenes look at their podcast.
Basement Space Travel: An Interview with Green Dragon
September 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Green Dragon are your new favorite stoner metal band. Learn about what makes them tick and riff.
Stream & Interview: Fórn – ‘Cosmic Desolation’
September 11, 2018 Emily Bellino
Fórn explore “Cosmic Desolation” on a crushing new song.
