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Video Premiere: Dejecter’s “Absent From The Stone” with Mike DiSalvo
February 27, 2024 Justin Norton
Hear Dejecter score a guest appearance from Mike DiSalvo of Warhorse, Coma Cluster Void,, Akurion, and formerly of Cryptopsy, on new single “Absent from the Stone.”
Last Tape Before Doomsday: Sebastian Thomson (Baroness)
February 26, 2024 Dean Brown
Baroness drummer Sebastian Thomson crafts a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped his life for our new Last Tape Before Doomsday column
EP Premiere: Riders of Rohan – ‘With Hope or Without’
February 21, 2024 Sarah Kitteringham
Metallum be damned! Take a trip to middle earth with Gothenburg rockers Riders of Rohan.
Video Premiere: Selbst – “Chant of Self Confrontation”
February 21, 2024 Albert Mudrian
Get ready to face the music via a brand new video from Venezuelan black metal force Selbst.
Blast Worship: Weapon World
February 20, 2024 Gene Meyer
It’s Weapon World‘s world. We’re all just dying in it.
Blast Worship: AK//47
February 13, 2024 Gene Meyer
Oakland grindforce AK//47 embrace their considerable melodic talents on Menari Dalam Abu Algoritma.
Video Premiere: Icosandria – “Black Hxle 1999”
February 12, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Hear Portugal four-piece Icosandria prove there is still power that there is still power in post-metal.
Blast Worship: Genestealer
February 7, 2024 Gene Meyer
You’ll be hitting repeat on San Diego face-melters Genestealer‘s new EP Malignant Design before the first block of commercials this Sunday.
Video Premiere: Sandrider – “Aviary”
February 1, 2024 Shane Mehling
Seattle speaker-blowers Sandrider rock out, explode, feed giant birds and puke confetti in the video for their Alternative Tentacles debut.
Video Premiere: Volcandra – “Fouled Sanctity”
January 31, 2024 Brad Sanders
Louisville’s black/deathrashers Volcandra drop the hammers of horror and metal in their new video for “Fouled Sanctity.”
Track Premiere: Altar of Betelgeuze – “Conclusion”
January 31, 2024 Sean Frasier
Finnish death/doom trio Altar of Betelgeuze return with their first new track in 7 years. Their 3rd album Echoes roars to life in March.
Blast Worship: Decorticate
January 30, 2024 Gene Meyer
Jam some new grinding punk blast from new Extremely Rotten Productions signing Decorticate.
Last Tape Before Doomsday: Shane McCarthy (Wayfarer/Stormkeep)
January 30, 2024 Dean Brown
Wayfarer frontman Shane McCarthy crafts a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped his life for our new Last Tape Before Doomsday column
Track Premiere: Intercourse – “George Metesky”
January 29, 2024 Shane Mehling
Hear noisemongers Intercourse blow their load in under 90 seconds with a track from their forthcoming Egyptian Democracy EP.
UNDEATH Headlines the Metal & Beer PRE-FEST 2024 With Support from OUTER HEAVEN, MORBIKON and HOUKAGO GRIND TIME!
January 24, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Tickets are on sale Friday, January 26 at 10am ET for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer PRE-FEST in Philly on April 11!
Album Premiere: GUHTS – “Regeneration”
January 24, 2024 Sean Frasier
NYC doom sect GUHTS sound darker than ever on their powerful debut LP from Seeing Red Records and New Heavy Sounds, “Regeneration.”
Blast Worship: Greia
January 23, 2024 Gene Meyer
Slovenian/Italian deathgrinders Greia confound and pound.
Video Premiere: The Last Ten Seconds Of Life – “Broken Glass Incantation”
January 17, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
The song is from the band’s upcoming album, No Name Graves, out February 9 via Unique Leader Records.
Track Premiere: Witnesses – “Joy (Beyond the Sound of My Voice)”
January 17, 2024 Sean Frasier
NYC project Witnesses returns with a new track of widescreen cinematic doom entitled “Joy (Beyond the Sound of My Voice).”
Blast Worship: PISSCORPSE
January 16, 2024 Gene Meyer
You’ll be relieved to know that the new release form Maryland faceblasters PISSCORPSE is now streaming.
Scott Burns Book Signing Announced at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly!
January 12, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns will make a rare appearance at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 12-13 alongside author David E. Gelhke.
Album Premiere: Give Me the Grave – “Mind in Decay”
January 10, 2024 Sean Frasier
Rust Belt deathcore trio Give Me the Grave bring the grime while smashing the sarcophagus on their debut EP, Mind in Decay.
Blast Worship: Tension
January 9, 2024 Gene Meyer
West coast grind-leaning powerviolence crushers Tension are tight.
Video Premiere: Fragile Body – “Anhedonia”
January 5, 2024 Jon Rosenthal
Featuring current and former members of Cetus, Cleric, Wolvhammer, Sovereign, Philadelphia’s Fragile Body offer a concise approach to post-metal.
NOCTURNUS AD to Release Exclusive New Track, “Nocturnus Will Rise,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
January 5, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 8 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death metal legends Nocturnus AD.
Album Premiere: Into the Deep – “Blackfin”
January 3, 2024 Sean Frasier
Raleigh melodeath trio Into the Deep bring the nautical nastiness with their new album Blackfin. Shark week is here early.
Blast Worship’s Top 20 Grind Songs of 2023
January 2, 2024 Gene Meyer
2023 might finally be over, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want one final mirco list in your life, right? So here are the Top 20 Grindcore Songs of the last 12 months.
10 Heavy Albums to Hear Before 2024
December 27, 2023 Sean Frasier
Before the calendar flips to 2024, check out these 10 killer albums you might have missed during list season’s frenzy.
Five For Friday: Death Metal 2023
December 22, 2023 J. Andrew
This week’s edition looks back at some of the best death metal of 2023, including Dying Fetus, Plague Bearer, Obituary and more!
Track Premiere: Dry Socket – “Sorry For Your Loss”
December 21, 2023 Shane Mehling
If you’ve got one minute and 18 seconds, you’ve got the time for noisemongers Dry Socket to clean out your earholes.