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Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles Starts TOMORROW! Tickets As Low As $25!
December 9, 2021 Decibel Magazine
“Just Metal” tickets are now only $25 (single-day) and $49.50 for two-day passes. And “Metal & Beer” tickets are now only on $75 (single-day) and $150 for two-day passes.
Full Beer List Revealed for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: LA 2021!
December 8, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Here are the 40+ different beers that “Metal & Beer” and “VIP” ticket holders are entitled to sample on December 10-11 in Los Angeles!
Track Premiere: Death on Fire – “Slave”
December 8, 2021 Sean Frasier
Indiana melodic death/thrash grave-burners Death on Fire release their newest single, “Slave.” Their album Burial Hymns looms in 2022.
Blast Worship: Will Cope
December 7, 2021 Gene Meyer
Hear Lithuanian grind duo Will Cope, bring an east coast hardcore vibe to eastern Europe on An Attempt.
“It Changed Everything:” Tom Gabriel Fischer on ‘Welcome To Hell’ at 40
December 6, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Extreme music legend Tom Gabriel Fischer on the impact of Venom’s Welcome To Hell on its 40th anniversary.
“We Were The Spark:” Venom Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Welcome To Hell’
December 6, 2021 Justin Norton
Decibel celebrates the 40th anniversary of Venom‘s extreme metal ground zero, Welcome To Hell, with former guitarist/songwriter Jeff “Mantas” Dunn.
Video Premiere: QAALM – “Existence Asunder”
December 1, 2021 Sean Frasier
Los Angeles funeral sludge newcomers QAALM release a video for their crushing first single, Existence Asunder. Debut album coming March 2022.
Blast Worship – Gummo
November 30, 2021 Gene Meyer
The French grind scene contributes to the growing — am I reading this correctly — mirco genre of grindcore bands inspired by the 1997 film Gummo?
Q&A and Track Premiere: Eight Bells – ‘Nadir’
November 29, 2021 Justin Norton
Hear a track from Eight Bells‘ album Legacy of Ruin (due on February 25 and available now for preorder), the band’s first record in roughly five years.
Get Exclusive New Colored Vinyl from KHEMMIS and SPIRITWORLD Pre-Orders From Decibel
November 26, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Decibel is proud to announce not one, not two, not even three, but four exclusive LPs from Khemmis and SpiritWorld are now available for pre-order only in our online store!
Blast Worship: Razoreater
November 23, 2021 Gene Meyer
Hear the U.K.’s Razoreater serve up a brutal helping of HM-2-propelled old-school Euro grind.
More Dates Added to the Decibel Magazine Tour 2022 Featuring OBITUARY, MUNICIPAL WASTE, GATECREEPER & ENFORCED!
November 22, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Tickets to the new dates will be available for purchase on Wednesday, November 24 at 10am local time. Dates for previously announced Decibel Magazine Tour shows are ON SALE NOW!
Jason Newsted Details the History of Flotsam and Jetsam and Doomsday for the Deceiver
November 18, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out an interview with Jason Newsted about Flotsam and Jetsam and latest Hall of Fame entry, Doomsday for the Deceiver!
Khemmis: 5 Albums From Each Member That Inspired “Deceiver”
November 17, 2021 Sean Frasier
Each Khemmis member shares five albums that personally influenced them while writing and producing their upcoming LP, Deceiver.
Blast Worship: Civilian Thrower
November 16, 2021 Gene Meyer
Do not toss aside the heaving black metal-influenced grindcore of France’s Civilian Thrower.
Mortiis Talks New ‘Z.A.S.T. Zine Anthology,’ Early ’90s Extreme Metal Scene
November 16, 2021 Neill Jameson
Cult Never Dies publishes a Z.A.S.T. zine anthology. We chat with the former editor, one Havard “Mortiis” Ellefsen, all about it.
FLASH SALE! Discounted “Metal & Beer” Tickets for Decibel’s L.A. Fest This Weekend Only!
November 12, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Starting now through Sunday night you can purchase “Metal & Beer” ticket options for just $75 (single-day ticket) or $150 (full weekend ticket) when you use the promo code BEERME at checkout!
EP Premiere: Minenfeld – ‘Night Raid’
November 10, 2021 Sean Frasier
German death metal battalion Minenfeld launch a two-track riff barrage on their Night Raid EP from Lycanthropic Chants.
Blast Worship: Mellow Harsher
November 9, 2021 Gene Meyer
Wisconsin grindcore trio Mellow Harsher is, um, immunized against lousy extreme music on a new split EP.
In the NYC area? Interested in a chance to see Municipal Waste for free?!
November 8, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Win tickets to see Obituary with support from Crowbar, Skeletal Remains, and Dead Heat!
ON SALE NOW: Get Your Tickets to the Decibel Magazine Tour 2022 Featuring OBITUARY, MUNICIPAL WASTE, GATECREEPER, ENFORCED & SPIRTWORLD!
November 5, 2021 Decibel Magazine
At 10am local time, you can nab tickets to the 2022 Decibel Magazine Tour, kicking off in January with Obituary, Municipal Waste, Gatecreeper, Enforced and SpiritWorld.
Portrayal of Guilt To Release Exclusive Single, “Chamber of Misery Pt. III,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
November 4, 2021 Decibel Magazine
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.
Announcing the Decibel Magazine Tour 2022 Featuring OBITUARY, MUNICIPAL WASTE, GATECREEPER, ENFORCED and SPIRITWORLD!
November 3, 2021 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel Magazine Tour returns to the road in January 2022. Tickets on sale Friday, November 5 at 10am local time.
Track Premiere: Converge – “Coil”
November 3, 2021 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Gene Meyer
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Albert Mudrian
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 Chris Dick
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 Kevin Stewart-Panko
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 Shawn Macomber
Metallic hardcore outfit Brick by Brick is sick of a lot of things, but not this classic jam from Sick of it All.
