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Album Premiere: Phantom Horde – ‘The Umbra’
October 19, 2022 Sean Frasier
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 Justin Norton
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 Gene Meyer
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 Sean Frasier
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 Sean Frasier
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Sean Frasier
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 Gene Meyer
Hungarian grind force Another Way aren’t playing games on self-released ripper Csillagok Kutyalancon.
Album Premiere: Autophagy – ‘Bacteriophage’
September 28, 2022 Sean Frasier
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 Gene Meyer
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 Magazine
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 Neill Jameson
“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 Sean Frasier
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 Gene Meyer
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 Jon Rosenthal
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Brad Sanders
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Justin Norton
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 Sean Frasier
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 Gene Meyer
Hear Indian grinders Konflicts blur geographic and sonic grindcore boundaries.
Album Premiere: Slugcrust – “Ecocide”
September 8, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear grindcore/death metal/crust punkers Slugcrust scorch an already scorching earth.
Track Premiere: Cryptic Brood – “Caustic Fetid Vomit”
September 7, 2022 Sean Frasier
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 Justin Norton
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 Gene Meyer
It doesn’t take a (pet) detective to learn that Midwest grind duo Skag rules.
Album Premiere: Heads for the Dead – ‘III: The Great Conjuration’
August 31, 2022 Sean Frasier
Death metal fiends Heads for the Dead unveil their third crushing ode to horror on III: The Great Conjuration.
Blast Worship: Pilori
August 30, 2022 Gene Meyer
Meet Pilori, your new favorite blackened crust/death/grind band from Rouen, France
Laura Wiebe: 1976-2022
August 29, 2022 Justin Norton
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 Decibel Magazine
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!
End Reign (ft. All Our War, Pig Destroyer, Bloodlet, Exhumed & Integrity Members) Premiere Exclusive New Track, “House of Thieves,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
August 26, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this End Reign disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!