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Yuletide is upon us! And fye has some Krampus-approved picks to add some headbanging to the holidays.

Madball demonstrate their metal-infused NYHC style on the classic Set It Off and enter the Decibel Hall of Fame

You didn’t really think we’d close out 2019 without the top pecks of the year from our resident birdbrain, did you?

Canadian grindcrushers Wake Announce Devouring Ruin; debut records’s first single via Decibel.

Part Four of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade

Ex-Abigail Williams/Vehemence guitarist Bjorn Dannov is taking his heavy back to the 90s with Here in Spirit.

Philadelphia label/distro Horror Pain Gore Death Productions release a free 42 song sampler to summarize their 2019 releases. It’s the soundtrack for the world’s end, just in time for the year’s end.

New Jersey doom n’ rollers Solace channel a career of hard luck into a scorching comeback record.

Part Three of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade

Los Angeles, you’ll get a chance to see Mayhem, Abbath, Gatecreeper and Idle Hands on March 23!

A weekend of Carcass, Possessed, Nails, Vio-lence, Gruesome, Gatecreeper, Schammasch and more along with a dozen metal-friendly craft breweries is nearly upon us!

Legendary Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris is set to torch expectations with “The Burning,” the sophomore offering from his prog-tinged hard rock British Lion side project.

Black metal duo Haxandraok beckon Beezlebub in their entrancing new single “Ba’al Zel Bul at the Gates of NOX.”

Part Two of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade

The mystical and powerful Thuringian black metal magus Mosaic takes us to “The Devil’s Place” to prepare us for their impending debut full length, Secret Ambrosian Fire.

Part of 1 of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade.

It’s okay to celebrate the release day of No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost with this exclusive excerpt from Decibel‘s limited edition hardcover book.

All ticket options (including a “Metal & Beer” option already down to 400 tickets, which gives you access to pours from all of the breweries) are ON SALE NOW! For tickets and daily line-ups, click here!

Plague Dogs bring crusty speed metal fury on II.

Get those veins ready — after nearly two decades metalcore trailblazers Bloodlet are back, blades gleaming.

Rejoice! It’s finally Let Metallica Take Your Kid to School Day!

Spanish doom-death gloomcasters Evadne unveil “Colossal” from the band’s titanic upcoming Dethroned of our Souls compilation.

Don’t keep it a secret — blasting Brooklyn duo Snitchgrinder totally rule.

The acclaimed acoustic duo’s cover of the Metallica is featured on their upcoming METTAL EP out November 29.

Fallow Heart makes a concerted effort provide a glimpse of some of Nuno Lourenço’s work in a more linear and sober fashion.

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Seriously, they’re pretty sure it’s just the cold water, but grinders Shrivel Up are still happy to see you.

This Double IPA collaboration between Metal Monkey Brewing and Prosthetic Records will be unveiled at Metal & Beer Fest on December 13-14.

Dungeon Siege West brings three nights of dark dungeon magic to Seattle. Check out some of the acts performing next weekend via a curated selection of tracks from West festival organizer, Ingsmith.

Old-school death metal revivalist Gruesome have been added to the lineup of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles, taking place on December 13-14 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, CA.