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Die Choking Dish the Dirt on Bitcoin, Airways, Extra Strings
October 17, 2019 Greg Pratt
Catching up with Philly grind crew Die Choking to talk cryptocurrency and their new album, IV.
Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls Is Coming To America
October 17, 2019 J. Bennett
Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins are sitting this one out, but you can still catch Spinal Tap‘s led bassist on the west coast in November
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Ex-Hardcore Frontman Tim Cundle’s Debut Novel Brings the Crime & Punishment
October 16, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Tim Cundle trades a mic and hardcore breakdowns for a word processor, but Compression is still underground and heavy as fuck.
First Round of Bands and Breweries Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2020
October 15, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Headliners Converge, Napalm Death and Pig Destroyer each to perform exclusive special sets in April 2020! Early bird discounted tickets (including beer pours) on sale NOW!
Blast Worship: Heinous
October 15, 2019 Gene Meyer
Looking for death/grind in the vein of Bolt Thrower, Mortician and Carcass, but with breakdowns? Then Phoenix grinders Heinous have got you covered!
‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost’ To Be Published via Decibel Books! Pre-Orders Available NOW!
October 11, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Pre-order a copy of ‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost’ hardcover, strictly limited to 1,000 copies worldwide.
What the Heck is an Unsplit? Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic have Answers
October 10, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The funny thing about this forthcoming release from Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic courtesy the good folks at Give Praise Records is that what appears to have been the most difficult part was deciding on how to refer to it.
Maze of Zen: Author & Heavy Metal Academic Owen Coggins’ 8 Tracks for Metal Meditation
October 9, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Mysticism, Ritual, and Religion in Drone Metal author Dr. Owen Coggins is here to help you transcend the material plane with a little help from his (extremely extreme) friends.
Full Album Stream: Screamer – ‘Highway of Heroes’
October 9, 2019 Sean Frasier
Swedish hell machines Screamer take a leather-clad trad metal joyride on their newest triumphant record, Highway of Heroes.
Blast Worship: Drugs of Faith
October 8, 2019 Gene Meyer
Checking in with Decibel‘s favorite not-really-grindcore band, Drugs of Faith.
Blast Worship: No One Knows What the Dead Think
October 1, 2019 Gene Meyer
U.S. grindcore legend Jon Chang returns to the blast with No One Knows What the Dead Think.
Track Premiere: Teeth – ‘Cretin’
September 30, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Their bark is just as nasty as their bite – hear a brand new track from L.A. deathcrushers Teeth.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Glasgow Smile
September 27, 2019 Nick Green
Nightmare Brewing Company is horror and death metal enthusiast Billy Powell’s outlet for flirting with darkness and exorcising his own demons. Glasgow Smile is his latest gruesome gose.
Obsequiae: “Our Inspiration Is in the Wells Beneath This World.”
September 27, 2019 J. Andrew
The great Obsequiae has returned to guide us through another series of castles and courtyards on “Ceres in Emerald Streams.”
Full EP Stream: Mother’s Tomb – ‘Absent Not Dead”
September 26, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Get to know Mother’s Tomb, and their first four tracks of ripping death/thrash via of Absent Not Dead.
Full EP Stream: Nex Carnis – ‘Black Eternity’
September 25, 2019 Sean Frasier
Explore death metal’s darkest caverns with Iranian riff-cult Nex Carnis on their new two-track EP Black Eternity.
Decibel Meter: An Opethian Demon of the Fall
September 24, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Whether you’re a death devotee or prog purist, this month’s seasonally-and-topically-appropriate Decibel Meter has some titles for you.
Blast Worship: Straight Hate
September 24, 2019 Gene Meyer
What goes around comes around for Polish deathgrinders Straight Hate.
Video Premiere: Sun in Shadows — “Sun in Shadows”
September 18, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Nick Heigelmann of the great 90s melodic death metal act The Year of Our Lord returns with Sun in Shadows, a preconception-obliterating new record, and — seen for the first time ever here — a new video.
Blast Worship: Ona Snop
September 17, 2019 Gene Meyer
Leeds grinders Ona Snop deliver spazztic blurs of goofy buzzsaw powerviolence that are as blistering as they are irreverent.
Fallow Heart: Transmissions From a World of Paine
September 13, 2019 Forrest Pitts
“Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.” —Robert G. Ingersoll
$25 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: L.A. Tickets: HURRY, LIMITED TO 100, ONE WEEK ONLY!
September 13, 2019 Albert Mudrian
“Just Metal” tickets for for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: LA are just $25 until Sept 22. Only 100 available. Hurry!
Listen to TWO Brand New Haunt Singles
September 13, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Trevor William Church can’t, won’t and don’t stop – releases a pair of new split singles from heavy metal heroes Haunt
Track Premiere: Return Fire – ‘Product of Abuse’
September 13, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Freshly minted thrashers Return Fire will self-release their nine-track debut on September 27, but we have a first taste for you right NOW.
The Complete “Brewtal Truth” Collection Now Available For Pre-Order
September 11, 2019 Adem Tepedelen
Decibel writer Adem Tepedelen is working on unleashing a collection of nearly 10 years of his “Brewtal Truth” columns.
Video Premiere: Godeater — “Inertia Haze”
September 11, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Let Glasgow, Scotland’s Godeater take you deep into tech-death waters with “Inertia Haze.”
Video Premiere: Glacier – “O World! I Remain No Longer Here.”
September 11, 2019 Sean Frasier
Boston doom quintet Glacier bring their heavy post-metal freeze to a sweltering temple in their video for album opener “O World! I Remain No Longer Here.”
Track Premiere: Blasphemous Covenant – ‘Subliminal Supplication’
September 10, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Blasphemous Covenant is the result of black metal/noise collaboration between members of Byyrth and Thy Sepulchral Moon. Check out an exclusive stream of “Subliminal Supplication.”
Blast Worship: Chimpy Fest 2019
September 10, 2019 Gene Meyer
In which Decibel provides an in-depth review of a three-day underground grindcore fest in London, England.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Coffins, Ram and Visceral Disgorge
September 9, 2019 Blake Harrison
A mix of doom, death and trad this week for our friend who shits in a cage.