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Video Premiere: Destroyed in Seconds – “Disarm”
May 10, 2021 Brad Sanders
Get primed for the vinyl-release of D.I.S.‘s Divide and Devour with the lyric video for album track “Disarm.”
Track Premiere: Inhuman Condition – “Euphoriphobia”
May 7, 2021 Albert Mudrian
Hear ex-Massacre and current Obituary and the Absence members fly the blood-soaked flag of old-school death metal in Inhuman Condition.
(Still) No Longer At Ease: The Story of Highly Influential NYHC Legends Beyond Finally Told
May 5, 2021 Shawn Macomber
A revelatory new documentary on metal-tinged progressive hardcore outfit Beyond lives up to the band’s moniker.
Interview: James Rauh of Transylvanian Recordings
May 5, 2021 Sean Frasier
Transylvanian Recordings founder James Rauh shares his thoughts on running a booming, ethical DIY label in this exclusive interview.
Full Album Premiere: Waternoose – “All Pain, No Feeling”
May 4, 2021 Gene Meyer
If you are a fan of any era of Daughters, the Locust or Saetia, it’s time to tune into the powerviolence/screamo/shoegaze hybrid of Waternoose.
Track Premiere: Dawn Ray’d – ‘Wild Fire’
May 3, 2021 Emily Bellino
Anarchist black metal trio Dawn Ray’d spread their message like “Wild Fire.”
Decibel’s 200th Issue Show Extremely Ex-Stream is TONIGHT! Tune In For Free!
April 30, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Start celebrating early and tune in at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT to catch a free viewing of Decibel’s 100th Issue Show DVD, featuring performances from Converge, Pig Destroyer, Repulsion, Municipal Waste, Tombs and Evoken.
Decibel’s EXCLUSIVE At the Gates ‘The Nightmare of Being’ LP Color Pre-Order Is Available NOW!
April 30, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Decibel brings you this exclusive tan vinyl color LP of At the Gates‘s The Nightmare of Being. Limited to 300 worldwide, so get yours pre-ordered before they sell out!
Track Premiere: Honey — “Dancing With Death”
April 28, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Forget flies. You catch more killer old school thrash riffs with Honey than vinegar, too.
Album Premiere: Universally Estranged – ‘Reared Up in Spectral Predation ’
April 28, 2021 Sean Frasier
Tech-death newcomers Universally Estranged crash land from deep space with their mind-mutating debut LP, Reared Up in Spectral Predation.
Blast Worship: Chadhel
April 27, 2021 Gene Meyer
Get to know Quebec crushers Chadhel as they team up with Assidious Assault on a crucial new split
Album Premiere: House by the Cemetery – ‘Rise of the Rotten’
April 21, 2021 Sean Frasier
Swedish death metal gravediggers House by the Cemetery pay tribute to Lucio Fulci on their debut LP, Rise of the Rotten.
Metal Blade Records Announces ‘Metal Massacre XV’ Compilation Curated by Decibel’s Albert Mudrian. LP Pre-Order Available!
April 20, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Metal Blade’s 15th installment — and first since 2016 — of their legendary Metal Massacre compilation series features new and exclusive recordings from Midnight, Ripped to Shreds, Many Suffer and more.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Salts
April 14, 2021 Nick Green
Black Narrows Brewing Co’s Salts states a pretty persuasive case for why sessionable wild ales might be the next big thing.
Video Premiere: Tooth and Claw — “Your Crucifixion”
April 14, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Are you ready to fight Tooth and Claw to avoid “Your Crucifixion”?
Video Premiere: Carnivora – “Hypnogenic”
April 14, 2021 Sean Frasier
Massachusetts metal quintet Carnivora recruit guest performances from two Shadows Fall members for their new single, “Hypnogenic.”
Blast Worship: Sugar Wounds
April 13, 2021 Gene Meyer
Are Myrtle Beach’s Sugar Wounds the world’s first “shoegrind” band? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to their Calico Dreams release right now.
Full Album Stream: Bushido Code – “The Ronin”
April 12, 2021 Emily Bellino
Hardcore lifers make crossover brutality in Bushido Code.
Track Premiere: Solstice “Ignite”
April 12, 2021 Chris Dick
Florida death/thrash legends Solstice spark personal resolve on new track “Ignite.” Streaming faster and harder at Decibel!
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Croatoan
April 9, 2021 Nick Green
Toast the release of Zao’s new album, The Crimson Corridor, with Croatoan, the band’s incredible new beer collab with Grand Rapids’ Speciation Artisan Ales.
Track Premiere: Reality Grey Offers a ‘Powerblast’ of Modern Melodic Death Metal
April 8, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hear new music from Italian melodi-deathsters, Reality Grey!
Track Premieres: Human Obliteration and Vile Species Deliver a Grind Double-Dose
April 6, 2021 Gene Meyer
Hear the ripping new split from Sacramento’s Human Obliteration and Athens-based maniacs Vile Species.
Album Stream: Impure – ‘The Carrion Feast’
April 2, 2021 Sean Frasier
Blackened death duo Impure summon hellfire with their sinister 7″ release of “The Carrion Feast” and “Into Cataclysm.”
Full Album Premiere: Karkait – ‘Yevul’
March 30, 2021 Gene Meyer
Hear Jerusalem’s Karkait bring forth its potent mix of black metal anguish and angular grindcore on Yevul
Track Premiere: Empty Throne – ‘And All Shall Know His Name’
March 29, 2021 Emily Bellino
Blackened death tour de force Empty Throne (feat. current and former members of Possessed, Abbath, The Kennedy Veil and Angerot) debut their first song.
Converge Contribute an Exclusive Track to the Decibel Flexi Series!
March 26, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, April 5 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from the legendary Converge.
Nancy Barile’s Soundtrack for Punk Rock Rebellion
March 24, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Writer/award-winning educator/hardcore punk trailblazer Nancy Barile curates an eclectic, vivifying playlist to mark the release of her stellar new memoir “I’m Not Holding Your Coat.
Album Premiere: Ghostbound – ‘Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme’
March 24, 2021 Sean Frasier
Set sail with Brooklyn’s Ghostbound on their newest nautical release, Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme.
Blast Worship: Sulk
March 23, 2021 Gene Meyer
U.K. blasters Sulk do the very opposite via their eclectic, self-aware grindcore.
Paradise Lost’s “Gothic” Turns 30! Celebrate With Our Classic Hall of Fame Story
March 19, 2021 Decibel Magazine
On the 30th anniversary of Paradise Lost‘s death/doom landmark Gothic LP, we unearth our long lost
