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Prophecy Productions announce Alcest, Xasthur, Kayo Dot, Crowhurst and more for inaugural Prophecy Fest on November 2 and 3.

Manilla Road vocalist/guitarist Mark “The Shark” Shelton passed away at the age of 60.

There’s a dark and dazzling heavy metal boom on in Denver right now. Ben Hutcherson of Khemmis gives us the inside scoop.

Jon Schnepp, who wrote for and directed episodes of animated television series Metalocalypse died Thursday after recently suffering a stroke.

Dark fiction author Chad Lutzke presents a playlist of extremely heavy horror fiction-inspired tracks.

UK hardcore riff-rebels Allfather incite revolutions and mosh-pits with their newest single “Citadels.”

Check out this exclusive stream of the debut 7” from Indian world-enders Aparthiva Raktadhara.

Maryland Deathfest second wave of band announcements includes Cryptic Slaughter, Unanimated, Disharmonic Orchestra and more.

Daughters sign to Ipecac, release new song and announce tour dates.

Gojira‘s landmark third album, From Mars to Sirius, is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Pig Destroyer release “Army of Cops,” the first song from their upcoming Head Cage album.

On this week’s Demo:listen we bend the rules for the mind-bending darkness of Copenhagen’s Oltretomba.

Deceased reveal the artwork for upcoming Hells Headbangers album.

If you like your death metal to sound like Incantation crossed with Bolt Thrower and “Human Waste”-era Suffocation, you need to get excited about Skullcrush.

Converge surprise release new four-song EP, Beautiful Ruin.

Pig Destroyer release album teaser for Head Cage.

Driftwood’s Son of the Morning Strong Golden Ale: the beer with the death metal album cover on the label.

Headliners include thrash legends Testament, who will play a special set of both their classic “The New Order” and “The Gathering” records in full, along with the Tom Gabriel Fischer-led Triptykon performing a special all-Celtic Frost set.

We have a limited number of grim and frostbitten advance copies of the August issue of Decibel available now. Have at it!

Literally everything is on sale in Decibel store through Father’s Day So, while you’re cashing in on this sweet deal, be sure to tell your dad, “Thanks.”

Veteran Greek black metallers premiere new controversial video for “Remnants of the Dark Testament.”

On the eve of the release of Madball‘s ninth full-length For the Cause, the band’s extreme metal virtuoso drummer Mike Justian submits to a lengthy Decibel inquisition.

A West Coast benefit for the late Caleb Scofield will be held in October.

Stream the new album from death dealers Lago now.

Jam the debut album from Denmark’s Taphos in its entirety now.

Integrity and Krieg are teaming up this summer to give metallic hardcore and black metal audiences just what they need to invoke all shades of the whispering darkness.

Hear a track off the debut record from NY-based proto-death metallers Mutilate now.

Stream the debut album from Canadian black death maelstrom The Black Sorcery now.

MDF XVI kicks off tomorrow in Baltimore. Don’t miss these five killer bands making rare area appearances.