Lists
A Guide to Mariusz Lewandowski’s 2019 Album Covers
December 2, 2019 Emily Bellino
Every 2019 metal album cover featuring the Polish artist’s instantly-recognizable work.
Blast Worship: The Top 50 Grind/Powerviolence Albums of 2010-2019: Part 1
November 26, 2019 Gene Meyer
Part of 1 of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade.
Decibel Meter: the Decapitation of Cattle, Ahead of Turkey Day
November 26, 2019 Decibel Magazine
With album titles like Human Jerky, Homovore, To Serve Man, and, uh, Humanure, what could be a better fit for Thanksgiving?!
NOW AVAILABLE: The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade 2010-2019 Special Issue
November 19, 2019 Albert Mudrian
We’ve dissected 10 years of records and combed through 120 issues of Decibel to deliver the definitive end-of-the-decade summary of extreme metal in this Decibel webstore exclusive!
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2019
November 12, 2019 Albert Mudrian
SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER! Don’t click here if you don’t want to see Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2019. Definitely click here if you love typing “NO [INSERT ALBUM HERE]? THIS LIST IS INVALID!”
Matt Harvey of Exhumed’s Top Five Favorite Old-School Horror Movies
October 31, 2019 Greg Pratt
Exhumed‘s Matt Harvey gives us his five favorite old-school horror flicks, to celebrate Halloween and the band’s new album, Horror.
Decibel Meter: ‘creeping this Halloween!
October 29, 2019 Decibel Magazine
New albums > old Halloween candy.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Grayson Stewart of Norma Jean
October 24, 2019 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of their new album, All Hail, we caught up with Grayson Stewart of Norma Jean to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Five Times Victory Records Ruled
October 21, 2019 Emily Bellino
Remembering five times Victory Records ruled.
Top 5 Things That Will Kill You in Australia By Andy Gillion (solo, Mors Principium Est)
October 21, 2019 Chris Dick
Prodigious Mors Principium Est guitarist and songwriter Andy Gillion visits his own Neverafter-land on self-financed debut, Neverafter, feat. Jeff Loomis.
The Five Dark Descent Releases that Mean the Most to Owner Matt Calvert
October 10, 2019 Greg Pratt
To celebrate Dark Descent Records’ 10th anniversary, we caught up with owner Matt Calvert to find out what five DD releases mean the most to him.
Maze of Zen: Author & Heavy Metal Academic Owen Coggins’ 8 Tracks for Metal Meditation
October 9, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Mysticism, Ritual, and Religion in Drone Metal author Dr. Owen Coggins is here to help you transcend the material plane with a little help from his (extremely extreme) friends.
Decibel Meter: An Opethian Demon of the Fall
September 24, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Whether you’re a death devotee or prog purist, this month’s seasonally-and-topically-appropriate Decibel Meter has some titles for you.
Rank & Defile: Opeth’s Albums Ordered from Worst to Best
September 23, 2019 Joseph Schafer
To celebrate this week’s release of the Swedish legends’ 13th album, In Cauda Venenum, we rank Opeth‘s incomparable studio LP discography.
Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums
September 23, 2019 Chris Dick
Decibel lists the Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums with Bishop of Hexen, Diabolical Masquerade, Anorexia Nervosa, Gehenna and SiriuS.
10 Great Albums for Autumn
September 20, 2019 J. Andrew
Enter an eternal autumn of moors and misty fields, walk through blackwater parks of rain without end, and look to the October rust as night shades descend.
Decibel Meter: Classics and New Titles, Minus ‘tushka
August 30, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Batushka, Faketushka, Fauxtushka, all the Tushkas; or none, really, as there is no ‘tushka in this month’s Decibel Meter.
Anno Domini: A Decibel Guide to Bands so Extreme they Became Two Bands
August 29, 2019 Greg Pratt
A Decibel guide to bands who were just too extreme to be just one band.
Objection Overruled: Accept’s Albums from Worst to Best
August 22, 2019 Greg Pratt
In which we rank Accept‘s albums from worst to best.
Bob Bagchus (Hellehond, Infidel Reich, Beast Of Revelation & Siege Of Power) Lists Top Five Venom Songs
August 12, 2019 Chris Dick
Bob Bagchus, of Hellehond, Infidel Reich, Beast Of Revelation & Siege Of Power fame, Lists His Top Five Venom Songs.
Joseph Michael (Witherfall, Sanctuary) Lists Top 5 Albums That Influenced His Vocals
July 29, 2019 Chris Dick
Heavy metal vocalist Joseph Michael (Witherfall, Sanctuary) lists his Top 5 albums that influenced his singing ability and style.
Five More Times Megadeth Just Absolutely Killed It
July 4, 2019 Greg Pratt
To show our support for Dave Mustaine kicking cancer’s ass, we present to you Five More Times Megadeth Just Absolutely Killed It.
The Decibel Meter: When Temperatures and Release Schedules Are Heating up!
June 28, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Its a scorcher out there: keep your summer raging with new releases from bands like Baroness and Death Angel. Or, beat the heat and hide in the basement with titles from Darkthrone and others!
Five Thrash Covers We Wish Never Happened
June 13, 2019 Greg Pratt
There were a lot of bad covers back in thrash’s heyday. Here are five of the worst offenders.
Decibel’s Top 5 Thrash Metal Cover Songs
June 10, 2019 Chris Dick
In which we explore the best of the ’80s thrash metal cover brigade.
Hath Pick the Five Most-Metal Video Games
May 28, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hath assemble their ranking of the five most-metal video games.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Three Brain-Blasting Heavy Metal Revelations From “Blood On Black Wax”
May 22, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Take an expertly guided tour of heavy metal horror soundscape via the lush, brilliantly curated new book Blood on Black Wax.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Dave Bland of Full of Hell
May 16, 2019 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Full of Hell’s new album, Weeping Choir, we caught up with drummer Dave Bland to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Track By Track: Cauldron Burial — “Amanti d’oltretomba”
April 24, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Cauldron Burial is back to give you a little “love from beyond the grave” — and scare the hell out of you to boot.
Tales From the Metalnomicon: “Lords of the Deep”/”Where Stars Won’t Shine” Author Patrick Lacey Talks Leviathan Metal
April 3, 2019 Shawn Macomber
It’s time for a crash course in Songs About Sea Monsters with top-shelf metal-head horror novelist Patrick Lacey!