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Middle Days of Humanity: think of them as the Empire Strikes Back of ridiculous-sounding goregrind.

Decibel is pleased to present, for the thrashing-mad among us, an exclusive stream of the debut album from Sweden’s Paranorm.

Wintherr is ready to unleash another storm of cold black metal brilliance! Check out “Bluet” from Paysage d’Hiver‘s upcoming album.

Downtuned Denver sludge trio Oryx cast shadows and break bones with their new sledgehammer of a single, “Misery.”

Boston comrades Greylock and BEDTIMEMAGIC join forces for a split album of sludgy bedlam from Tor Johnson Records.

A pair of two of the Northwest’s most crushing bands team up for a new split on Dropping Bombs.

German blasters Pari’sya drop just a hint of Scandinavian blackness into their debut EP, SOG.

Death metal vocal king Mike DiSalvo and members of Mercurial and Misery Index team up to to record a ripping cover of Napalm Death’s Fear, Emptiness, Despair classic.

Decibel‘s Bloody Valentine’s Day Sale starts NOW, but it ends Monday at 12pm EST, so bust a move if you want TWO FREE ISSUES!

Kowloon Walled City and KEN mode come together to help Shallow North Dakota‘s Tony Jacome

Tefnut is an ongoing collaboration series between Richmond’s The Veil and Swedish nomad brewing operation Omnipollo that offers radical reinterpretations of fruited gose. This one gose to 11… almost.

Members of Eyehategod, Darkest Hour, KEN mode, Possessed and more discuss the humble beginnings of their first high school bands.

Californian supergroup Seized Up deck you with an uppercut of hardcore punk in the upcoming EP’s title track, “Marching Down the Spiral.”

Get fully amped on Canadian powerviolence bashers MAXXPOWER

Because we’re not even a full month into 2021 and there is still music to discover. And because you can’t get enough goddamn lists, here are 35 more from 2020 to chew on.

Bleach Everything breaks on through to the other side on the avant punk hardcore masterpiece Bound/Cured.

The Ruins of Beverast emerge from the fog of a new year with their sixth LP of cerebral blackened doom, The Thule Grimoires.

Los Angeles grinders Guilt Dispenser are our blasting band of the week.

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on a pair underground death and black metal underground faves in his latest new release preview.

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly has been officially rescheduled for September 25-26, 2021 at Fillmore Philly. Tickets for the original 2020 festival dates will automatically be valid for the new dates.

Ex-Terror/Culture lifer Rich Thurston talks Lowest, Treason, and lessons from fighting MMA and playing in Blood Has Been Shed.

Can you take a punch from Portuguese crossover killers Bas Rotten?

Wake vocalist Kyle Ball and friends reimagine A.D: Earth from a blackened punk aesthetic.

Allagash Brewing Company’s Coolship Red lambic is a nectar made by mortals, fit for the gods.

Check out the new video by BC death thrashers Without Mercy.

A green superhero sees red on Louisville crossover thrash sluggers Belushi Speed Ball‘s latest high-octane jam.

Japanese death crust hellbringers Coffins release a savage two-hour compilation of rancid rarities on Defilement.

Former Agalloch bassist Jason Walton is raising classic underground metal T-shirts and hoodies from the dead.

Amid all the now-legendary albums of 1988, one ridiculously awesome effort stands out from the rest. That album is King Diamond’s third solo LP, “Them”. Welcome back (home) to the Hall of Fame, Grandma.

Connecticut crew Squashed Beef are low on drama, high on blasts and burger puns.