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Blast Worship: Deliriant Nerve
December 5, 2023 Gene Meyer
Hear D.C. deathgrind crushers Deliriant Nerve return with new 10-minute beatdown in Contaminated Conscience.
Slayer’s Debut “Show No Mercy” Turns 40
December 4, 2023 Justin Norton
There was once a metal world without Slayer, as hard as that is to imagine. That world changed forever with this album. Show No Mercy is a giant’s first loud footstep.
PERSEKUTOR to Release Exclusive New Track, “Eternal Snowstorm of the Frozen Eye,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
November 29, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Weds, December 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from black ‘n’ rollers Persekutor.
Blast Worship: Aftersundown
November 29, 2023 Gene Meyer
Don’t fret, prolific Malaysian grindcore trio Aftersundown have already returned with Onset of Anxiety.
Shotmaker Reissue Showcases ’90s Heavy Hardcore at its Finest
November 28, 2023 Greg Pratt
Shotmaker‘s discography gets a new lease on life with Solid Brass Records’ extensive A Moment In Time: 1993-1996 triple-LP release.
Track by Track: Demons of Noon – “Death Machine”
November 28, 2023 Sean Frasier
Venture into Death Machine with New Zealand doom cult Demons of Noon with a track by track deep-dive of the album’s darkest themes.
KILL SCREEN 025: Joe Linden of PRIMITIVE MAN Has a Horrifying Need for Speed
November 22, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The Colorado drummer is fully immersed in the world of speedrunning video games for a good cause.
Album Premiere: Mourn the Light / Ice Howl / High Priest / Archdruid
November 22, 2023 Sean Frasier
Mourn the Light, Ice Howl, High Priest and Archdruid join forces on a split gleaming with heavy metal sorcery.
Track Premiere: Gaswar – “Terrible Day to Have Eyes”
November 21, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Noise rock royalty Gaswar (Hammerhead, Cows, Melvins) finally unveils a track from their “lost” 1999 album, Girl Vanishes On Way To Jive Bar.
Blast Worship: Feind
November 21, 2023 Gene Meyer
German grinders Feind hit the ground harder than Zach Wilson walking back to the huddle.
All Ticket Options for Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2024 AVAILABLE NOW! Daily Lineups Revealed!
November 17, 2023 Decibel Magazine
All ticket options for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest at the Fillmore Philly on April 12-13, 2024 are officially on sale. Don’t wait!
Streaming: Hyperia Make Bolder, Darker Thrashier Moves with New Album The Serpent’s Cycle
November 16, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out a stream of the new album by Canucklehead thrashers, Hyperia!
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2023
November 16, 2023 Decibel Magazine
SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER! Don’t click here if you don’t want to see Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2023. Definitely click here if you love typing “NO [INSERT ALBUM HERE]? THIS LIST IS INVALID!”
Album Stream: Litha – ‘Litha’
November 15, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Hear live Mizmor and Hell musician Andrew Black emerge from the darkness via Litha‘s self-titled debut, streaming here ahead of its Friday release.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2024 Full Band Lineup & Breweries REVEALED!
November 15, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Biohazard performs their landmark Urban Discipline album and Deicide deliver a special Deicide, Legion and Once Upon the Cross set and WAY more at Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2024!
Blast Worship: Zero Survive
November 14, 2023 Gene Meyer
Featuring members of Brain Famine, Stagnater and Hallucivore, Boston blasters Zero Survive will scratch your Insect Warfare/early Napalm Death itch.
Little Cottage and Kill Screen Team up for DOUBLE FATALITY Collab Beer for Denver’s Metal & Beer Pre-Fest
November 8, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The latest Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2023 collaboration is so deliciously nerdy, you’ll be finishing them in no time.
KILL SCREEN 024: Ben Hutcherson of KHEMMIS Talks the Supermassive Impact of Rediscovering Gaming
November 8, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The doom metal wizard may still be farming his gaming XP, but has already cast a spell on a popular horror franchise.
Track Premiere: Shipwreck Karpathos – “SCENE XI: Life as War”
November 8, 2023 Sean Frasier
Midwestern post-rockers Shipwreck Karpathos navigate stormy seas with their new single from Being Human. Out November 17th.
Read How Cannibal Corpse Split with Chris Barnes and ‘Created to Kill’ Became ‘Vile’ In This Excerpt From ‘The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997’ Out Now!
November 3, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Copies of Decibel Books’ The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997 are in stock and shipping NOW! This is the only place to get it!
Motörhead’s “Another Perfect Day” Celebrates 40th With Deluxe Reissues
November 2, 2023 Justin Norton
In which we revisit Motörhead’s Another Perfect Day for its killer 40th anniversary reissue.
Album Stream: Yatsu – It Can’t Happen Here
November 1, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Hear Dallas-Fort Worth grindforce Yatsu obliterate your false sense of security on It Can’t Happen Here.
KILL SCREEN SIDE QUEST: MANIPULATOR (the Band) to Release Manipulator! the Video Game Alongside Album
November 1, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Decibel’s nerdiest column digs up how Manipulator the band begat Manipulator! the Game.
Album Premiere: Cirkeln – “The Primitive Covenant”
November 1, 2023 Sean Frasier
Swedish black metal project Cirkeln unleash The Primitive Covenant, their third album of primeval black metal.
Subterranean Dissonance Fest Announces 2024 Lineup Including Car Bomb, Kayo Dot & Thantifaxath
October 31, 2023 Emily Bellino
Get early access to tickets for Subterranean Dissonance Fest on February 9 and 10, 2024.
Blast Worship: Degenerate Synapse
October 31, 2023 Gene Meyer
Degenerate Synapse‘s self-titled debut is much more surprising than the Jets’ ability to beat a team with no quarterback.
Q&A: Tom Gabriel Fischer on Triumph of Death’s Live Album ‘Resurrection of the Flesh’
October 30, 2023 Justin Norton
Living legend Tom Gabriel Fischer talks the resurrection of Hellhammer classics via Triumph of Death’s live album Resurrection of the Flesh.
VASTUM to Release Exclusive New Track, “Befouled in Self-Salvation,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
October 27, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death metal deviants Vastum
KILL SCREEN 023: Chris Grigg of WOE and the Branching Paths of History
October 25, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The USBM subversive and underground tech entrepreneur found his road to darkness—despite a radical 8-bit choice.
Track Premiere: Young Acid – “The Crust”
October 25, 2023 Sean Frasier
Take a trip with Swedish supergroup Young Acid‘s new single “The Crust.” Featuring members of Greenleaf, Domkraft, Grand Cadaver, and more.