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Swedish psychedelic spellcasters Vokonis worship at the riff-adorned throne of the “AntlerQueen.”

Their blood vessels might be narrowed, but Vasoconstriction‘s grindcore influences are pretty wide.

Portuguese progressive metallers Apotheus expose the “horrors and injustices of this world” in their latest video, “Caves of Steel.”

Cleveland underground metallic hardcore heroes In Cold Blood mount an unlikely — yet triumphant — comeback with Legion of Angels.

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Gatecreeper flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Hey, Leather Lung put a little rock n’ roll swagger and outlaw country sneer in its sludge metal for you! How thoughtful!

All ticket options (including a “Metal & Beer” ticket limited to 500 tickets, which gives you access to pours from all of the breweries) are ON SALE NOW! For tickets and daily line-ups, click here!

Celebrated True Norwegian Black Metal music photographer Peter Beste talks battle vests, image capture, subculture, metal, and his related new book Defenders of the Faith.

On the eve of his own U.S. tour, Orange Goblin frontman Ben Ward provides five pro tips that every band who is booking their own tour should practice.

Canadian hardcore collective Kennedy bring the sweat and screams in the video for their new single, “Blood & Soil.”

The Darkness‘s 2003 classic, Permission to Land, is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Don’t crack just yet, Cleveland blasters Jesusegg are here to break you.

Poles Browar Witnica S.A. continue the age-old Baltic Porter tradition.

We resurrect a previously unreleased Decibel trend piece from 2015 on the French Noise Rock scene.

Thirty years in Strung Out remains king of the metal-tinged punk hardcore mountain with its ninth full-length.

Get amped on Brooklyn grindcore/powerviolence duo Stimulant.

Cannibal Corpse announce North American tour.

In the fifth installment on our Heavy Meta series, metal journalists Jeff Wagner, Ula Gehret, Joseph Schafer, Daniel Lake and Adem Tepedelen return for another round of heavy metal record review questioning.

Howling Giant ride the through the ashes of stoner rock stagnation with the first track from their new LP The Space Between Worlds.

Extremely black clouds and soaring guitar leads gather over this track premiere courtesy Madrid melodic death metallers Eternal Storm.

Catch Hank von Hell is U.S. starting in August, but don’t expect to bake a motherfuckin’ in his green room. The ingredients aren’t on his rider.

Decibel found shelter from storm clouds in a Baroness concert on the Indianapolis stop of their Gold & Grey tour.

Travel throughout GWAR‘s history in a new card game.

Get ready to surf the wave of gore-grinding godliness from Prague trio Jig-Ai.

All hail the new flesh, and the new track from noise-rock crushers Meatwound.

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Exhorder flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new live version of a demo-era classic via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

This month’s Decibel Meter withstands the fall of time, but not quite at the the heart of winter, for a summer/winter battle courtesy of Abbath.

Check out this exclusive premiere of the Dutch black metal/noise artists’ sophomore album.

You know how you’re always thinking, “this black metal is great, but what it really needs is more saxophone?” Well, Ukraine post-black metallers White Ward have read your mind.

Boston hardcore institution Death Before Dishonor returns after a decade with the ferocious new full-length Unfinished Business.