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Set Times Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2022!
November 29, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver kicks off THIS WEEK, which means you’ve been asking for set times for approximately five months now. Here you go.
Track by Track: AAWKS – ‘((((Heavy on the Cosmic)))))’
November 23, 2022 Sean Frasier
Canadian fuzz rockers AAWKS go beyond the sun and behind the music to discuss ((((Heavy on the Cosmic))))) track by track.
Video Premiere: Come Mierda – “Cultists Ineptitude”
November 22, 2022 Gene Meyer
Watch New Jersey punks Come Mierda blast through a new video taken from their already-classic 2021 demo.
Track Premiere: Ashen Horde – “The Courtesan”
November 21, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Today, progressive black metal crew Ashen Horde deliver “The Courtesan” from their latest record, Antimony, out January 23 via Transcending Obscurity and Decibel is stoked to fill your earholes with it.
VENOMOUS CONCEPT (feat. Shane Embury & Kevin Sharp) Announces New Album, ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’; Drops New Single, “Voices,” via Decibel Records
November 18, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Venomous Concept—the punk band formed by Napalm Death’s Shane Embury and former Brutal Truth vocalist Kevin Sharp—are set to release The Good Ship Lollipop via Decibel Records on Feb 24.
Track Premiere: The Last Reign – “Sands of Fate”
November 16, 2022 Sean Frasier
Sink into “Sands of Fate,” the killer new single from Buffalo melodeath tyrants The Last Reign. New compilation album out February 24th.
Video Premiere: Sarattma – “Socotra”
November 15, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Philly avant psych fanatics Sarattma offer up a brain-twisting new video for “Socotra.”
Blast Worship: Extortion
November 15, 2022 Gene Meyer
Australian powerviolence legends Extortion release their first new full-length LP, Seething, in a dozen years.
Health Awaits: Cannibal Corpse’s Alex Webster on Being Run Obsessed
November 14, 2022 Cosmo Lee
In the latest installment of our fitness column, Alex Webster of death metal legends Cannibal Corpse on how he finds the path(s) to mental and physical health on the road.
Video Premiere: Gavran – “Pesak”
November 9, 2022 Sean Frasier
Dutch doom trio Gavran unveil their psychedelic new video for “Pesak.” Sophomore album Indistinct Beacon out December 2nd.
Blast Worship: Sh*tgrinder
November 8, 2022 Gene Meyer
In which the Australia trio Sh*tgrinder blast you to bits.
Tony Pointless on Returning to Philly Punk Legends R.A.M.B.O As an — Gulp — Adult
November 7, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Former Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson grills his old pal and former Decibel “hottest dood” Tony Pointless on the return of his legendary Philly punk battalion R.A.M.B.O.
Video Premiere: Varmia – “Oddal”
November 3, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Black/folk metal pagans Varmia unleash “Oddal,” the first of three new songs to be released over the next few months from their forthcoming release, bal Lada, out soon via M-Theory Audio.
Blast Worship: Ground
November 1, 2022 Gene Meyer
Hear South Jersey blasters Ground pound their way through their first LP in three years, Habitual Self Abuse.
Video Premiere: DRYAD – “Black Smoke”
October 27, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Crusty underground black metal punishers DRYAD are still a couple months away from releasing their Prosthetic debut, but you don’t have to wait that long to watch their video for “Black Smoke.”
Album Premiere: Forlesen – ‘Black Terrain’
October 26, 2022 Sean Frasier
Portland (OR) blackened doom project Forlesen explore heavier realms on their new album, Black Terrain. Features members of Botanist, Lotus Thief, and Kayo Dot.
Pre-Order Now! ‘AMORPHIS: The Official Story of Finland’s Greatest Metal Band’ Now Available in English via Decibel Books!
October 26, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Pre-order a copy of Amorphis: The Official Story of Finland’s Greatest Metal Band, the new 376-page hardcover book available from Decibel Books!
Saber Drummer Loses Home in Fire, GoFundMe Launched
October 24, 2022 Emily Bellino
Saber drummer Jesus Delgado lost his home to a fire last week. Friends and bandmates have launched a GoFundMe to help the drummer and his family get back on their feet.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Good Gourd
October 21, 2022 Nick Green
We don’t generally advocate pumpkin beer at NCB, but get ready to meet your fave: Cigar City’s Good Gourd.
Album Premiere: Phantom Horde – ‘The Umbra’
October 19, 2022 Sean Frasier
Melodeath trio Phantom Horde conjure riffs from Gothenburg’s golden age on their apocalyptic EP, The Umbra.
Q&A: King Diamond On the Return Of MERCYFUL FATE
October 18, 2022 Justin Norton
We speak with King Diamond about how Mercyful Fate reunited, his two bouts with COVID, tour bassist Becky Baldwin and more. The tour begins next week and tickets are still available although dwindling.
Blast Worship: Cloud Rat
October 18, 2022 Gene Meyer
This week we highlight a grind band that more than four of you are already familiar with, Cloud Rat.
Track Premiere: Faetooth – “La Sorcière”
October 12, 2022 Sean Frasier
Los Angeles doom quartet Faetooth conjure spellbinding riffs in their new single “La Sorcière.” New album out October 28th from Dune Altar.
Video Premiere: Mo’ynoq – “Throes of Ardent Disposition”
October 12, 2022 Sean Frasier
Confront the darkness with Raleigh black metal cult Mo’ynoq in their new music for “Throes of Ardent Disposition.”
Album Premiere: Catalyst – ‘A Different Painting For A New World’
October 10, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Catalyst offer a new portrait of French technical death metal on A Different Painting For A New World.
Album Premiere: Ritual Dictates – ‘No Great Loss’
October 5, 2022 Sean Frasier
Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood) and Ash Pearson (Revocation) return with their genre-demolishing side project Ritual Dictates.
Blast Worship: Another Way
October 4, 2022 Gene Meyer
Hungarian grind force Another Way aren’t playing games on self-released ripper Csillagok Kutyalancon.
Album Premiere: Autophagy – ‘Bacteriophage’
September 28, 2022 Sean Frasier
Portland death crust abominations Autophagy emerge from the dawn of an endless plague with their viciously good debut LP, Bacteriophage.
Blast Worship: Ape Unit
September 27, 2022 Gene Meyer
The sounds of the animal kingdom are loud enough, fast enough for Italian grinders Ape Unit.
EXCLUSIVE! Pre-Order WORM’s New LP ‘Bluenothing’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
September 23, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Decibel has procured our own special edition of Worm‘s Bluenothing from the muck, limited to a mere 97 copies on “Swamp Green & Blue Ooze” merged color vinyl!