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Portrayal of Guilt To Release Exclusive Single, “Chamber of Misery Pt. III,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

November 4, 2021

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 8 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Austin black metal-influenced soul-immolators Portrayal of Guilt.

Track Premiere: Converge – “Coil”

November 3, 2021

Hear the latest single from Converge‘s Bloodmoon collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and Cave In ‘s Steve Brodsky.

Full EP Premiere: Bone Tower – ‘We All Will Die One Day’

November 2, 2021

Hear Canadian crushers Bone Tower raise a monument to the pain and chaos of the past year and a half with We All Will Die One Day.

Track Premiere: Wombbath – “The Dead and the Dying”

November 1, 2021

Wommbath are back to lay waste to all with their sonic, death metal assault, but this time, they’re taking us on a full-on journey with their new record, Agma. Sample a taste from the dark depths with “The Dead and the Dying.”

R.I.P. Eric Greif (1962-2021) (Death manager)

October 31, 2021

Decibel is deeply saddened to report the passing of Eric Greif, the extreme metal entertainment lawyer and former manager of Death and president of Perseverance Holdings Ltd, at the age of 59.

Carcass Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious’

October 29, 2021

Jeff Walker, Bill Steer, and Michael Amott recount the thesaurus-busting, mandatory-listen that is Carcass‘s Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious on its 30th birthday.

Flotsam and Jetsam – Doomsday for the Deceiver

October 28, 2021

Flotsam and Jetsam’s Doomsday for the Deceiver debut is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Track Premiere: Brick By Brick – “Just Look Around” (Sick of it All Cover)

October 27, 2021

Metallic hardcore outfit Brick by Brick is sick of a lot of things, but not this classic jam from Sick of it All.

Blast Worship: Jisei

October 26, 2021

Vancouver duo Jisei healthy dose of deathcore doesn’t spoil their grindcore recipe on Bad Representation.

Q&A: Pro Wrestler Malakai Black on Amenra and Growing Up A Metal Fan

October 20, 2021

Tom Büdgen, better known as Malakai Black, is one of the world’s most celebrated professional wrestlers. He tells us about how his visual presentation owes much to his lifelong metal fandom.

Album Premiere: Organic – ‘Where Graves Abound’

October 20, 2021

Italian battalion Organic dig burial pits for the decimated on their new LP of old school death crust, Where Graves Abound.

Blast Worship: Dog Food

October 19, 2021

Long Island, New York’s Dog Food are on the menu if you have a hankering for stompy riffs mixed with rapid-fire grindcore precision.

Album Premiere: Lutharo – ‘Hiraeth’

October 13, 2021

Canadian melodeath quintet Lutharo pack power anthems and planet-burning riffs into their debut LP, Hiraeth.

Juggernaut: The Making of Cave In’s ‘Until Your Heart Stops’

October 12, 2021

Get hyped for Cave In‘s December 11 performance of Until Your Heart Stops at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: LA with this Hall of Fame induction from 2007 of the metallic hardcore classic.

Blast Worship: Impulsealer

October 12, 2021

Czech out the latest release from European grind duo Impulsealer!

Undeath Unleash Part II of ”Undeath: Life on the Unroad” Video Tour Diary

October 7, 2021

Watch New York death metallers — and recent Decibel Flexi Series stars – Undeath deliver another installment of their video reports from their first U.S. tour.

Track by Track: Maimed – “Torrential Gore”

October 6, 2021

Brutal death metal project Maimed share insight into each track on their skull-crushing bloodbath of an EP, Torrential Gore.

Blast Worship: Stall

October 5, 2021

Cincinnati’s Stall don’t have time to slow down via powerviolence blasts delivered in a minute or less.

Video Premiere: SPY – “Obtained Under Duress / Exceptional American”

October 1, 2021

Eye Spy a double-dose of hardcore punk in VHS-inspired form from To Live a Lie Records.

Video Premiere: Bleach Everything — “Bound”

September 30, 2021

The horror-obsessed Richmond, Virginia avant punk outfit Bleach Everything seeks/finds Hell on earth.

Full Album Stream: Grizzlor — “Hammer of Life”

September 29, 2021

Doom-y noise rockers Grizzlor are here to drop the hammer (of life) straight down on your unsuspecting noggin.

Track by Track: Outer Heaven – “In Tribute…”

September 29, 2021

Pennsylvanian death filth Outer Heaven share track by track commentary about their In Tribute… covers EP.

Video Premiere and Interview: Snares of Sixes (ex-Agalloch) – “MoonBladder”

September 28, 2021

Jason Walton (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch and ex-Khôrada) debuts new project, talks, um… Lawnmower Deth.

Full Album Premiere: Vixen Maw – ‘4 Way Spilt’

September 28, 2021

Hear Brooklyn based experimental grind unit Vixen Maw‘s portion of a new four-way split, imaginatively titled 4 Way Split, on Sludgelord records.

Exodus Dominate the Latest Decibel Cover! Advance Copies Available Now!

September 23, 2021

We have a limited number of advance copies of the November issue of Decibel, featuring our exclusive new picture flexi disc single from doomed heavy metal heroes Khemmis available NOW!

The Lazarus Pit: Maineeaxe’s ‘Shout It Out’

September 23, 2021

Looking back on Maineeaxe’s 1984 debut Shout It Out.