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Album Premiere: Phantom Horde – ‘The Umbra’

October 19, 2022

Melodeath trio Phantom Horde conjure riffs from Gothenburg’s golden age on their apocalyptic EP, The Umbra.

Q&A: King Diamond On the Return Of MERCYFUL FATE

October 18, 2022

We speak with King Diamond about how Mercyful Fate reunited, his two bouts with COVID, tour bassist Becky Baldwin and more. The tour begins next week and tickets are still available although dwindling.

Blast Worship: Cloud Rat

October 18, 2022

This week we highlight a grind band that more than four of you are already familiar with, Cloud Rat.

Track Premiere: Faetooth – “La Sorcière”

October 12, 2022

Los Angeles doom quartet Faetooth conjure spellbinding riffs in their new single “La Sorcière.” New album out October 28th from Dune Altar.

Video Premiere: Mo’ynoq – “Throes of Ardent Disposition”

October 12, 2022

Confront the darkness with Raleigh black metal cult Mo’ynoq in their new music for “Throes of Ardent Disposition.”

Album Premiere: Catalyst – ‘A Different Painting For A New World’

October 10, 2022

Hear Catalyst offer a new portrait of French technical death metal on A Different Painting For A New World

Album Premiere: Ritual Dictates – ‘No Great Loss’

October 5, 2022

Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood) and Ash Pearson (Revocation) return with their genre-demolishing side project Ritual Dictates.

Blast Worship: Another Way

October 4, 2022

Hungarian grind force Another Way aren’t playing games on self-released ripper Csillagok Kutyalancon.

Album Premiere: Autophagy – ‘Bacteriophage’

September 28, 2022

Portland death crust abominations Autophagy emerge from the dawn of an endless plague with their viciously good debut LP, Bacteriophage.

Blast Worship: Ape Unit

September 27, 2022

The sounds of the animal kingdom are loud enough, fast enough for Italian grinders Ape Unit.

EXCLUSIVE! Pre-Order WORM’s New LP ‘Bluenothing’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

September 23, 2022

Decibel has procured our own special edition of Worm‘s Bluenothing from the muck, limited to a mere 97 copies on “Swamp Green & Blue Ooze” merged color vinyl!

Video Premiere: Lotus Thrones – “Meridian”

September 21, 2022

“Solaris” completes this era of Heath Rave’s Lotus Thrones, alongside its three other seasonal companions: “Autumnal,” “Hibernal” and “Vernal,” a fine way to end the summer.

Video Premiere: S.I.D. – ‘City of Chemistry’

September 21, 2022

Italian doom/sludge trio S.I.D. declare war on warfare with the music video for their EP’s title track, “City of Chemistry.”

Blast Worship: Shitstormtrooper

September 20, 2022

Hear Houston grind force Shitstormtrooper blast an imperial combo powerviolence, grind and big capital “R” riffs.

Gene Ambo on 40 Years of Metallic Memories in His New Photo Book ‘Heavy Metro’

September 19, 2022

The legendary Chicago photographer tells tales of shooting the biggest names in metal and punk in the city’s most revered rock ‘n’ roll venue.

Interview: Monolith on the Mesa Rings in a New Era

September 16, 2022

We caught up with Monolith on the Mesa co-founder Roman Barham about honoring the legacy of late co-founder Dano Sanchez and what is in store this year for the South West.

Full Album Premiere: Mortuous – ‘Upon Desolation’

September 15, 2022

Hear Bay Area death crew Mortuous deliver a death metal album-of-the-year contender a day before its official release.

Video Premiere: Of Wolves – “Jesus Jihad”

September 14, 2022

Check out Chicago doomy, grungy, sludgy riff-masters Of Wolves‘ cool, dark but nostalgic video for their latest release, “Jesus Jihad.”

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Speak About Loss, Grief and Continuing Their Career

September 14, 2022

In their first interview since the passing of former frontman Trevor Strnad, The Black Dahlia Murder discuss their only way forward.

Album Premiere: Assimilator – ‘Assimilator’

September 14, 2022

Indiana’s Assimilator create a Hell of their own design on the band’s self-titled debut of thrashing melodeath.

Blast Worship: Konflicts

September 13, 2022

Hear Indian grinders Konflicts blur geographic and sonic grindcore boundaries.

Album Premiere: Slugcrust – “Ecocide”

September 8, 2022

Hear grindcore/death metal/crust punkers Slugcrust scorch an already scorching earth.

Track Premiere: Cryptic Brood – “Caustic Fetid Vomit”

September 7, 2022

German deathspawn Cryptic Brood are back to test your intestinal fortitude with their new track, “Caustic Fetid Vomit.”

Q&A: City Of Caterpillar’s Ryan Parrish On Genre Tags and Underground Ethics

September 6, 2022

Richmond noise rock heroes City Of Caterpillar discuss their 20-year “hiatus” and the unlikely-awesome new LP, Mystic Sisters.

Blast Worship: Skag

September 6, 2022

It doesn’t take a (pet) detective to learn that Midwest grind duo Skag rules.

Blast Worship: Pilori

August 30, 2022

Meet Pilori, your new favorite blackened crust/death/grind band from Rouen, France

Laura Wiebe: 1976-2022

August 29, 2022

Remembering the life and accomplishments of Canadian metal scene icon Laura Wiebe.

Pre-Order TYPE O NEGATIVE’S ‘Dead Again’ Special Edition CD Longbox! LIMITED QUANTITIES!

August 26, 2022

We’ve got 100 — that’s right, 100 — copies of Type O Negative‘s loooooooong out of print Dead Again on limited edition CD loooooooong box. Get it before it’s gone/dead again!