Interview
Full Album Stream & Interview: Glorious Depravity – “Ageless Violence”
November 24, 2020 Emily Bellino
Death metal all-star team Glorious Depravity discuss new album Ageless Violence alongside a full stream.
Album Premiere: Horncrowned – ‘Rex Exterminii (The Hand of the Opposer)’
November 18, 2020 Sean Frasier
Colombian black metal squadron Horncrowned unleash their new album of demonic warfare, the Armageddon-beckoning Rex Exterminii (The Hand of the Opposer).
Q&A: Bryan Buchanan (Bound) Lures Us Into The Rabbit Hole
November 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Washington, D.C.’s Bound multi-thread into the darker recesses of the sonic rift on new album, Haunts. New interview with guitarist/vocalist Bryan Buchanan is just the start of our journey together.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Corporate Death of Macabre
November 12, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of their new album, Carnival of Killers, we caught up with Macabre guitarist/vocalist Corporate Death to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
‘USBM’ Author Daniel Lake Guests on Gimme Metal’s ‘Metal Matters’ Podcast!
November 10, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Daniel Lake sits down with Tombs frontman and ‘Metal Matters’ podcast host Mike Hill to discuss the process of assembling the new book, USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal.
Q&A: Tobias Grave (Soft Kill) Gives Portland’s Dead Kids A Voice
November 9, 2020 Chris Dick
Tobias Grave sheds welcome light on the darker recesses of Soft Kill and home city Portland with new interview for Dead Kids, R.I.P. City.
Album Premiere: Possessor – ‘Damn the Light’
October 28, 2020 Sean Frasier
UK horror fiends Possessor wield a mighty sludgehammer on their new monster-conjuring LP, Damn the Light.
Interview: Photographer Jeremy Saffer discusses “Daughters of Darkness”
October 27, 2020 Sean Frasier
Heavy metal photographer Jeremy Saffer discusses his upcoming photo book of corpse painted nude portraits, Daughters of Darkness.
Q&A: Dave Mustaine On Rust In Peace, Books & Life After Cancer
October 19, 2020 Chris Dick
Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine talks with Decibel about his new book, Rust In Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece.
Fallow Heart: The Uncertainty Principle, A Biased Observation of Steve Austin, Part 1
October 12, 2020 Forrest Pitts
Part 1 of an exhaustive look at the improbable crossover appeal of Steve Austin’s legendary Today Is the Day.
Iggor Cavalera On Petbrick Collaboration with LG Petrov; Proceeds to Benefit Iconic Frontman’s Cancer Treatment Fund
October 2, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Can the digital hell of the new Petbrick single courtesy two heavy metal legends help strike a blow against cancer? It’s up to you.
Album Premiere and Interview: Empress – ‘Premonition’
September 30, 2020 Sean Frasier
Vancouver post-metal project Empress achieves sonic catharsis on their debut LP, Premonition. Listen to the exclusive stream now.
Exclusive Interview: The Faith/Embrace Drummer Ivor Hanson Talks “Live at CBGBs”
September 28, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Let the sublimely chaotic, enlivening 1981 set captured on “Live at CBGBs” help you regain The Faith.
Album Premiere and Interview: Miasmal Sabbath – ‘Ominous Radiance’
September 23, 2020 Sean Frasier
Death metal cult Miasmal Sabbath ascend from the sewers of Greece to the cosmos beyond on their debut LP, Ominous Radiance.
Holy Mountain Printing Invades the Comic Book Realm with “Deathblazers”
September 16, 2020 Sean Frasier
Heavy metal print shop Holy Mountain Printing ventures into the comic book realm with the weird and wild inaugural issue of Deathblazers.
Party On, Dude: Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher on the ‘Bill and Ted 3’ Soundtrack & Mastodon Rarities
September 16, 2020 Justin Norton
Mastodon‘s Bill Kelliher talks, Bill & Ted 3, Brent Hinds’ “Wild Stallyns Bill and Ted Forever” tattoo and the band’s new comp.
Album Premiere and Interview: Laser Dracul – ‘Hagridden’
September 16, 2020 Sean Frasier
Swedish doom trio Laser Dracul lure fans of scuzz and fuzz into the haunted forests of their debut LP, Hagridden.
Split Premiere: Bog Body & Primitive Warfare
September 11, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Back-to-back interviews with New York guitarless death-sludge duo Bog Body and South Carolina pale horse Primitive Warfare plus a full stream of their unbelievable new split album.
Interview: Pig Destroyer Guitarist Scott Hull Talks New EP, Revisiting ‘Prowler in the Yard’
September 9, 2020 Emily Bellino
Pig Destroyer guitarist Scott Hull discusses new EP The Octagonal Stairway, revisits Prowler in the Yard, Terrifyer and Explosions in Ward 6 and compares Pig Destroyer’s career to Napalm Death.
Analog Archives: An interview with Tape Dealer author, Dima Andreyuk
August 31, 2020 Dutch Pearce
A chat with the author and a peek inside of the new book, Tape Dealer 1984-1994: A Decade of Demos and Tape Trading, featuring artwork by Mark Riddick.
Album Premiere and Interview: Hinayana – ‘Death of the Cosmic’
August 27, 2020 Sean Frasier
Austin-based melodic death/doom dawnbringers Hinayana seek enlightenment in a brutalist hellscape on their Death of the Cosmic EP.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Brian McTernan of Be Well
August 20, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Be Well’s debut album, we caught up with vocalist and producer extraordinaire Brian McTernan to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Video Premiere: Getting Crazy with Anonymus’ “Bicho Loco”
August 13, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take a gander at the new video by Montreal thrashers Anonymus!
Miss ’90s Alt-Metal? Then Get to Know Narrow Head
August 10, 2020 Andrew Bonazelli
’90s fans, Narrow Head are here so you no longer need to pretend that any of the Helmet, Quicksand or Smashing Pumpkins reunion material is actually good.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Andy Thomas of Black Crown Initiate
August 6, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of their new album, Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape, we caught up with Andy Thomas of Black Crown Initiate to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Necrot Cover Artist Marald Van Haasteren Explains ‘Mortal’’s Cover Art
July 27, 2020 Sean Frasier
The Story of the Eye: Marald Van Haasteren explains the harrowing race to complete Mortal’s cover art.
Interview: “Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre” Director Discusses Horror and Heavy Metal
July 13, 2020 Emily Bellino
Hairmetal Shotgun Zombie Massacre director talks drive-in movies, Evil Dead, releasing a movie in a pandemic and the time he saw Randy Blythe light a man on fire in a parking lot.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Robert Fish of Every Scar Has a Story and 108
July 2, 2020 Greg Pratt
If you know the name Robert Fish, you probably know him as vocalist of legendary hardcore band 108, but today Fish is celebrating the recent release of the new Every Scar Has a Story self-titled EP, which dropped on June 18.
Album Premiere: Shroud of Vulture – ‘Upon a Throne of Jackals’
July 1, 2020 Sean Frasier
Indianapolis death/doom dissenters Shroud of Vulture invert tyranny on their crushing debut LP Upon a Throne of Jackals.
Q&A: Jari Lindholm & Alejandro Lotero (Exgenesis) Play With Fire
June 29, 2020 Chris Dick
Decibel talks origins and fire with Exgenesis duo Jari Lindholm and Alejandro Lotero. New album, Solve et Coagula, out now!