Lists
The Top 10 Best Metal Movies Streaming on Thunderflix
May 10, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Thunderflix app founder and director Samuel Douek list of 10 essential concert films and documentaries currently streaming on his metal-driven streaming app!
5 Records You Probably Forgot Are Turning 15 in 2023
January 9, 2023 Emily Bellino
If you remember when these albums came out, it probably hurts to bang your head.
Blast Worship’s Top 10 Grindcore Songs of 2022
January 3, 2023 Gene Meyer
2022 might finally be over, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want one final mirco list in your life, right? So here are the Top 10 Grindcore Songs of the last 12 months.
The Top 5 Bands That Influenced The Abbey
December 19, 2022 Chris Dick
Finnish progressive doom outfit The Abbey, featuring members of Hexvessel and Shape of Despair, list their Top 5 Albums that influenced new album, Word of Sin.
Five For Friday: Death Metal 2022
December 9, 2022 J. Andrew
This week’s special edition of Five For Friday is dedicated to the best death metal of 2022, including Undeath, Origin, Immolation and more!
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2022
November 10, 2022 Decibel Magazine
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Five Times Judas Priest Ruled
November 7, 2022 Emily Bellino
Counting down five times that the metal gods Judas Priest totally ruled.
Re-Buried Choose Death Metal Albums as Horror Movie Soundtracks, Stream “Planetary Obliteration”
October 31, 2022 Emily Bellino
Happy Halloween! Re-Buried (members of Un) debut new song “Planetary Obliteration” and select 10 death metal albums to soundtrack their favorite horror films.
Decibel’s Top 10 Iron Maiden Live Albums
October 31, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel lists the Top 10 Iron Maiden live albums. Which one is number 10? Heavy metal never met a better live band.
10 Great Songs to Wish Someone a Happy Birthday!
July 21, 2022 J. Andrew
There are so many ways to celebrate someone’s big day, and Decibel is here to show you the most thoughtful ways to make it extra special!
Visual Violence: Legendary Underground Music Promoter Rich Hall Brings the Heavy to Fine Arts Gallery Show
June 8, 2022 Shawn Macomber
Metal/hardcore/punk promotor extraordinaire Rich Hall picks up a paintbrush with exquisitely brutal fine arts results.
5 New Hardcore Records You Should Hear
May 16, 2022 Emily Bellino
From reactivated screamo stalwarts to revolutionary hardcore punk, there’s something for every hardcore fan this year.
Bastard Tip Off Top 5 Bastards
April 11, 2022 Chris Dick
Thrashing black scoundrels Bastard list their Top 5 Motörhead bastards. New album, Rotten Blood, out now via Distortion Music Group.
Trve Eire: Five of the Best Irish Metal Releases
March 17, 2022 Dean Brown
On this day, St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate the resilience of the Irish with five of the best metal releases to ever come from The Emerald Isle.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with M. of Pestilength
March 10, 2022 Greg Pratt
Catching up with M. of Pestilength to find out what five heavy albums changed the mystery man’s life.
Fall and Rise: Eddie Leeway Takes On Cancer
February 23, 2022 Shawn Macomber
Eddie Sutton of metallic hardcore crossover underground royalty Leeway continues to battle an aggressive cancer. Here’s the latest update and how you can help.
Five Heavy Albums That Changed My Life with Corpsegrinder
February 14, 2022 Emily Bellino
Fresh off the release of his first solo LP, legendary death metal vocalist George Corpsegrinder Fisher shares the five heavy albums that changed his life.
Persefone and Chef Alex Kinchella List Their Favorite Andorran Foods
February 14, 2022 Chris Dick
Andorran progressive death metal artisans Persefone break out five culinary jams with chef Alex Kinchella in this delicious list. Only veal is real!
Five Heavy Albums that Changed Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn’s Life
February 10, 2022 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of the Nightmare Frontier EP, we got Abysmal Dawn vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott to mosh us through the five heavy albums that changed his life.
NITE’s Top 5 Sci-fi Films
February 7, 2022 Chris Dick
San Francisco-based blackened heavy metal outfit NITE list their Top 5 movies. New album, Voices of the Kronian Moon, out March 25th on Season of Mist.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Rocky of Voivod
February 3, 2022 Greg Pratt
We caught up with Voivod bassist Dominic “Rocky” Laroche to find out what five heavy albums changed his life. To Morgoth! (Not the band!)
Here Are 40 Great Metal Albums You May Have Missed in 2021
February 3, 2022 Joseph Schafer
Because we’re barely even a full month into 2022 and there is still music to discover. And because you can’t get enough goddamn lists, here are 40 more from 2021 to chew on.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with A.L.N. of Mizmor
January 13, 2022 Greg Pratt
Getting into the mind of Mizmor‘s A.L.N. to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Blast Worship’s 21 Favorite Grindcore Songs of 2021
January 4, 2022 Gene Meyer
Now that 2021 has ground to a halt, blast back with the 21 best grindcore and powerviolence songs of the past year.
All Hail Virologist Timothy Sheahan: Metal Militia — Pandemic Division
December 29, 2021 Shawn Macomber
That’s right — Timothy Sheahan is not only one of coronavirus’ fiercest foes, but also a punk-hardcore metalhead in extremely good standing.
Darkest Waves: Five 2021 Favorites from Transylvanian Recordings
December 29, 2021 Sean Frasier
Oakland DIY label Transylvanian Recordings made a lot of waves this year. Listen to some of our favorite Transylvanian albums from 2021 before the new year.
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 4)
December 1, 2021 Shawn Macomber
In the final part of this video interview series, legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg reflects on the lyrical/philosophical themes behind At The Gates album “The Nightmare of Being.”
Top 5 Things That Influenced Broken Hope’s ‘Swamped in Gore’
November 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Chicago death metal institution Broken Hope re-live three decades of debut album Swamped in Gore with a Top 5 by axe-master Jeremy Wagner.
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2021
November 18, 2021 Albert Mudrian
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Top 5 Guitar Pedals By Christian Larson (Necrofier)
October 11, 2021 Chris Dick
Christian Larson of Necrofier fame steps on his Top 5 Guitar Pedals for black metal. Fans of Dissection, Necrophobic, and Dawn take note!