Interviews

The bassist and drummer enjoy a challenge, but prefer to keep things decidedly fun.

The party slam duo link up with Kill Feed yet again to discuss the N64 port of their upcoming EP Subjected to a Partying.

When it comes to gaming, the drummer/producer just wants to feel something.

The blackened thrash shredder starts his mainline quest in the Kill Feed arcade to discuss all things Konami.

It may be two years since we last spoke with the guitarist and drummer, but their love of the medium hasn’t dulled at all.

Music’s most accessible man wears his love of gaming on his, uh, chest.

The guitarist shares how gaming and music are deeply intertwined throughout his journey to the Cradle.

Decibel’s co-nerds do their homework to discuss the bassist’s love of Grand Theft Auto, why there’s nothing wrong with playing Fortnite and the underground connection of video games and extreme music.

The longtime dungeon synth revivalist can’t deny gaming’s influence over the Land of Five Seasons.

Legendary Cro-Mags frontman Harley Flanagan talks Wired for Chaos, the new documentary about his incomparable life and career, available November 11.

The vocalist and drummer discuss Call of Duty’s most metal mode, the rise of simulation games and spending more time customizing cars than racing in racing games.

The speedrunning doom drummer returns to a newly rebranded Kill Feed to share how slowing down has gotten him back into the game.

We spoke with Kalamity Kills‘ Jamie Rowe about the project’s self-titled, debut album, out now.

The master of melancholy is happy to tell stories of gaming in the studio in the ’90s, the band’s shared love of the medium and why a level of escapism is necessary for his enjoyment.

Hear the remastered version of Dazzling Killmen‘s Dig Out The Switch! And read our conversation with guitarist and vocalist Nick Sakes and drummer Blake Fleming about making the album, reuniting, surviving cardiac arrest, and more.

Though known for his modern take on noise rock, the guitarist finds himself a slave to the grind.

The electronic music champion stops by the Kill Feed arcade to discuss boomer shooters, survival horror, the Hotline Miami soundtrack and what kind of game he would like to score next.

One of our earliest player characters returns with a friend to talk about ditching class to play Atari, terrible games and amazing OSTs.

As Kill Feed upgrades to the fourth dimension, the Nerd himself takes the time to talk all things metal.

Night Demon bassist/vocalist Jarvis Leatherby discusses the band’s upcoming limited release 10th anniversary Curse of the Damned box set.

After the successful Mega Drive release of their single “High Tariff Behaviour,” the party slam players hope to raise bits while lowering IQs.

Grant Netzorg, the multifaceted vocalist and guitarist of the Denver-based In the Company of Serpents, gets personal detailing his inner turmoil on the band’s latest album, A Crack in Everything, set to release on July 11.

The frontman for the progressive metal practitioners explores worlds while out on the road.

The long-running British thrashers Onslaught discuss 40 years of Power From Hell and maintaining relevance.

The Seattle metallic hardcore unit are leveling up their sound thanks in no small part to their digital disposition.

Decibel is delighted to premiere the title track from Völur‘s Breathless Spirit today — the band’s first new song in roughly half a decade.

The vocalist, guitarist and bassist of the hybrid heavy act share just how much gaming contributed to their very existence.

The hyper-prolific drummer turns technological limitation to boundless potential.

The UK-based Spider God has developed one of the most ambitious conceptual arcs in the modern underground: a multi-album true crime cycle that blends melodic black metal with emotional storytelling, thematic ritual, and experimental fan engagement.

The guitarist shares how formless black metal took shape around Cainhurst Castle.