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Video Premiere: Yotuma – “Shrine of Absolution”
March 29, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Midwestern death metal upstarts Yotuma just dropped a new video, “Shrine of Absolution,” from their upcoming EP Otherworldly Incarnate, out April 8. Check it out here here.
ORIGIN Premiere Exclusive New Version of, “Disease Called Man,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
March 29, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Origin disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new recording, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Album Premiere: Desert Storm – ‘Death Rattle’
March 29, 2023 Sean Frasier
Oxford stoner rockers Desert Storm take a bad trip with some roarin’ riffs on their new fuzz-heavy LP, Death Rattle.
Blast Worship: Endless Swarm
March 28, 2023 Gene Meyer
Hear U.K. blasters Endless Swarm assert themselves amongst Scottish grindcore royalty on Manifested Forms.
LIMITED TO 50 EACH: DEADGUY’s ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ on Metal & Beer Colored Cassettes via Decibel Records!
March 24, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your ultra-limited “metal” or “beer” cassette edition of Deadguy’s Buyer’s Remorse: Live from the Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest & watch the full pro-shot performance now!
Full Album Stream: Forcefed Horsehead are Seeing Things with Monoceros
March 23, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Indulge in a stream of Forcefed Horsehead‘s animal mutant-friendly new album, Monoceros
Track Premiere: Smoulder – “Victims of Fate”
March 22, 2023 Brad Sanders
Hear a brand new track from epic heavy metal heroes Smoulder taken from their forthcoming Violent Creed of Vengeance LP.
Video Premiere: MORDIAN Pays Tribute to Bathory’s “Ring of Gold”
March 22, 2023 Sean Frasier
Follow the raven and listen to Chicago-based gothic folk artist Mordian pay tribute to Bathory’s “Ring of Gold.”
Video Premiere: Suffering Quota – “Out”
March 21, 2023 Gene Meyer
Hear a new 70-second blaster from Dutch grindcore phenoms Suffering Quota in advance of their new LP, Collide, out May 26.
Dawn Ray’d – ‘To Know the Light’
March 20, 2023 Kim Kelly
Working class black metal heroes Dawn Ray’d find a light in the darkness on To Know the Light.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Anarkhon and Contrarian
March 17, 2023 Blake Harrison
Our fine feathered fiend returns to peck on new, very different styles of death metal.
Track Premiere: Old Forest – “Master of Arachnids”
March 16, 2023 Neill Jameson
Hear a brand new track of vintage second wave-inspired black metal from UKBM’s unsung heroes Old Forest.
Track Premiere: Vredensdal – “Svøpt i blod”
March 15, 2023 Daniel Lake
Fans of black metal with gritty tendencies and a throwback riff-centric approach to guitar performances and song construction should get the hell in here and find out what Vredensdal is all about.
Album Premiere: Desolate Realm – ‘Legions’
March 15, 2023 Sean Frasier
Finnish epic doom duo Desolate Realm summon eternal winter with their sophomore LP, Legions.
Blast Worship: Convulsions
March 14, 2023 Gene Meyer
Preview five new crushers from the new LP from Spanish blasters Convulsions, Grindcore, Not War.
Streaming: Tracks from Rosemary’s Babies discography ‘Sounds of Death’
March 13, 2023 Justin Norton
Hear selections from former Samhain and Danzig bassist Eerie Von’s first band Rosemary’s Babies, released their 40 years ago. It hasn’t been available in roughly two decades.
Full EP Premiere: Negative Prayer – “Negative Prayer”
March 9, 2023 Brad Sanders
Hear three death metal D-beatdowns form Negative Prayer, featuring former and current members of Poison Idea, Vastum, Funebrarum and VoidCeremony.
Album Premiere: Bastard Grave – ‘Vortex of Disgust’
March 8, 2023 Sean Frasier
Swedish death metal morticians Bastard Grave blast from the casket with their odorous ode to human suffering, Vortex of Disgust.
Blast Worship: Nonsanto
March 7, 2023 Gene Meyer
In which Gene Meyer tries to convince himself that anyone is Philly is paying attention to the Flyers these days.
WATCH: Jacob Bannon and Cave In’s Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath Breakdown the Until Your Heart Stops Cover Art
March 3, 2023 Albert Mudrian
To celebrate the deluxe reissues of their landmark Until Your Heart Stops debut, members of Cave In discuss creating the album cover with artist Jacob Bannon.
Festival Preview: Grim Reefer Fest
March 1, 2023 Sean Frasier
Achieve your higher form after inhaling our favorite tracks from Grim Reefer Fest’s stacked doom lineup. Baltimore gets vaporized on 4/29.
Reborn in Blasphemy: Revisiting Pavor’s ‘A Pale Debilitating Autumn’ Album Nearly 30 Years Later
February 28, 2023 Götz Vogelsang
Deathevokation frontman Götz Vogelsang preforms zombie ritual reviews of lost death metal classics in the latest edition of his semi-regular column Reborn in Blasphemy.
Blast Worship: THIN
February 28, 2023 Gene Meyer
NYC mathgrinders THIN release an early album of the year contender in Dusk.
Video Premiere: Deathgrave – “Your Rulers Are Here”
February 27, 2023 Brad Sanders
Bay area death dealers Deathgrave return in April with new LP, It’s Only Midnight. But we’ve got their new The Thing-meets-Trees Lounge inspired video right now!
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Tragedy and Nuclear Holocaust
February 24, 2023 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrain returns to ruffle feathers with a pair of new releases from two VERY divergent acts. Sorry, Napalm!
Video Premiere: Úlfúð (Ulfud) – “Leviathan Dreams”
February 24, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Watch the stunning new Úlfúð video and then grab one of the just 108 copies of their debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive blue & cobalt swirled vinyl!
Video Premiere: Morbikon – “Borne of Phantom Vessel”
February 22, 2023 Brad Sanders
Black metal project Morbikon is building a mythology with a series of animated music videos. First with last year’s “Universal Funeral” video, and now, Decibel is premiering its sequel: “Borne of Phantom Vessel.”
Video Premiere: Chrome Waves – “The Nail”
February 22, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Ease into your Wednesday with some Midwestern post-black metal from Chrome Waves by way of their new video, “The Nail.”
Album Premiere: Merlock – ‘Onward Strides Colossus’
February 22, 2023 Sean Frasier
Spokane sludge rockers Merlock explore the shadows of psychedelia on their new LP, Onward Strides Colossus.
Full Album Stream: Sulfuric Cautery – ‘Suffocating Feats of Dehumanization’
February 21, 2023 Gene Meyer
Hear L.A. grind force Sulfuric Cautery at their best, namely rabid and unrelenting, but with a bit more focus and flair for songwriting.