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Venture back to deep space with doom explorers Slomatics on their 6th LP Canyons.

Members of Maruta and Full of Hell deliver the grindy goods as Ramuh.

Longtime metal journalists Jeff Wagner and Ula Gehret go deep on the mechanics of the heavy metal record review.

NC’s VLVD decree viva la EP!

Avail’s melodic hardcore classic Over the James enters the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Decibel‘s weekly grindcore fix returns to our nation’s capitol for a second week in a row.

Awaited debut album Exile by the members of the Sheffield’s Bal-Sagoth out now via Black Lion Records.

Take an expertly guided tour of heavy metal horror soundscape via the lush, brilliantly curated new book Blood on Black Wax.

Louisiana crust fiends Pale Misery offer “No Choice” but to listen to their newest blackened ripper.

D.C.-area grinders Needle do the damage.

A rare clean sweep this week for our friend who shits in a cage.

Ohio rock quartet on their new LP, their new label and “finding a way out of the bullshit.”

The latest track from German blackened death outfit Temple Koludra is a genre and border busting adventure in heavy metal transcendence.

The competition is “stiff,” but meet your new favorite Hyper Gore Blast band.

Members of Admiral Browning, Pale Divine, Faith In Jane, Weed Is Weed and Bailjack get their doomend black on.

Decibel contributor Forrest Pitts takes us to metal church.

Inspiration never sleeps, it only slays. Check out “Infinite Resurrection” from Tomb Mold‘s new album!

Watch the brand new video from Arkansas doomongers Deadbird.

Canadian songwriter and recording veteran Ian Blurton shares another burner from his volcanic solo album Signals Through the Flame with trad metal delight “Seven Bells..”

Varathron‘s 1993 classic, His Majesty at the Swamp, is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Freya guitarist Brendon Flynn returns with the proggy, atmosphere-heavy Diagonal Path — and we’ve got an exclusive stream of a new track.

USBM duo Lathliss have conjured a new demo tape. Check it out now.

Baldwin Park, California ain’t got nuthin’ on Copenhagen, Denmark

Shape of Despair to play their first-ever live shows next month.

Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies and The Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology Vol II books are just $10! Metal & Beer Fest shirts, Decibel Tour shirts and Choosing Death Fest shirts are just $5!

Cauldron Burial is back to give you a little “love from beyond the grave” — and scare the hell out of you to boot.

Indiana sludge rockers The Mound Builders celebrate ten loud years with their eponymous LP.

Jam a new Darkthrone song from their forthcoming LP, Old Star.

A full stream of the debut 7” from Nighnacht, the killer new band from Nunslaughter frontman Don of the Dead. Check it out now.

Checking in on the newest release from New Jersey’s great grind hope.