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There’s no such thing as too much melodic black metal. Check out Astrophobos’ latest offering in case you need more convincing.

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Norway’s Beaten to Death have been upending grindcore tropes since 2010 and are about to offer up more fun for the fourth time on Agronomicon.

German doom explorers Carrion Mother launch us into space’s pitch-black embrace in their new track, “Schwarzschild.”

Obliteration is one of a handful of death metal bands that manage to balance a reverence for the old-school with a desire to carve their own path.

To celebrate the release of Unearth‘s new album, Extinction(s), we caught up with vocalist Trevor Phipps to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

The Black Dahlia Murder to host a signing at the Metal Blade booth at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles.

Roadburn 2019 commission the return of ex-The Devil’s Blood frontwoman Farida Lemouchi in a special new project.

Armored Saint and Metal Monkey are ready for the brew order.

Find out what the newest brewery addition have on tap for the rapidly approaching Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles.

Mastodon and MIkkeller are back for round three.

Exhorder and Nuclear Blast join forces.

We have a limited number of advance copies of the January issue of Decibel, featuring an ultra-rare Withered PICTURE FLEXI DISC – available now. Don’t blow it.

Danish artist Myrkur will release a new EP next month.

Booking agent and longtime Decibel friend Dan Rozenblum lost his home in the California wildfires; a GoFundMe has been established to benefit the family.

Noisem guitarist Sebastian Philips officially joins Exhumed.

Pig Destroyer X 3 Floyds. Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles just got a lot more extreme.

Watch a behind-the-scenes video from atmospheric sludge crushers The Ocean now.

Behemoth will host a specially-curated art exhibition following their NYC show on November 3.

The legendary guitarist passed away this weekend at age 47.

We summon Philadelphia’s Devil Master and stream their remastered compilation album, Manifestations, out this Friday on Relapse.

Check out the killer new album from Brazilian speed metal thrashers Flageladör.

Check out the entire EP by these Norse instrumentalists.

A year ago today, Celtic Frost and Hellhammer visionary Martin Eric Ain died from an unexpected heart attack at 50. To honor his massive and enduring influence on the music we love, we are rerunning our obituary.

Akitsa issues another salvo of blood, bile and darkness on “Credo,” out now via Profound Lore. Essential listening for all fans of raw black metal.

Slam death metal pioneers Internal Bleeding return to honor the dead and crush the living with Corrupting Influence.

As part of an ongoing celebration the tenth anniversary of heavy metal-centric book publisher Bazillion Points, we speak to hardcore archivist and author Tony Rettman.

David Vincent, Flo Mounier and Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen join forces as VLTIMAS.

Necrot and more to demolish the Elbo Room for the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles Kickoff Party.

Support Doctors Without Borders and 44 anti-Nazi, pro-equality bands with the latest Worldwide Organization of Metalheads Against Nazis compilation.