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VIDEO PREMIERE: COMITY LEAD US OUT INTO THE SINISTER TUNDRA FOR “I”

April 26, 2017

More than two decades into its career, Paris, France purveyors of smart, adventurous, textured extreme metal Comity is set to unleash what is perhaps the quartet’s greatest, most transportive full-length yet — A Long, Eternal Fall. And we’ve got the exclusive world premiere of the strange and creepy Clement Huot-helmed clip for the track “I” streaming below. 

Face Your Karma With 156/Silence

April 21, 2017

if you’re like me, you’re sympathetic to the idea that the 2000s metalcore sound had some real artistic value to it and deserves to be recreated in a meaningful way by future bands. I think 156/Silence are off to a good start.

‘Blekkmetal’ Documentary Gets Second U.S. Screening at Cinedelphia

April 14, 2017

The documentary about the origins of the Norwegian black metal scene will receive its second United States screening on April 19 in Philadelphia. 

Reach for the Roots of All Evil with DRÅP

April 14, 2017

The latest in the proud tradition of Swedish crust!

Full EP Stream: Crushed – ‘Deep User’

April 12, 2017

Stream the insane new EP from New York hardcore/noise outfit Crushed. 

Full EP Stream: Obsidian Shrine – ‘Infernal’

April 7, 2017

Obsidian Shrine wage sonic warfare against all religious institutions on Infernal, their blistering black metal demo.

Sneak Peek at Bonus Features on “Blackhearts” Documentary

April 7, 2017

Get a sneak peek at the special features included with award-winning black metal documentary Blackhearts. 

Decibel spends an hour in the Interactive Metal Genres Graph

April 6, 2017

We spent one hour in the new Interactive Metal Genres Graph and documented our findings.

Video Premiere: Beastwars – ‘Some Sell Their Souls’

March 28, 2017

“Some Sell Their Souls” comes from Beastwars’ 2016 The Death of All Things. 

Label Report: Witches Brew

March 27, 2017

Witches Brew provide a home for underground death, thrash and heavy metal bands.

Gabriel “Negru” Mafa (1975-2017)

March 24, 2017

A creative and innovative life cut short.

Shane Embury to play marathon gigs with Napalm Death, Brujeria, and Lock Up on Campaign for Musical Destruction 2017 tour

March 23, 2017

Shane Embury is pulling a very demanding triple duty on the upcoming European Campaign for Musical Destruction tour; we caught up with him to get the lowdown.

Berserker IV Fest Organizer Talks Festival, Bands Playing

March 23, 2017

Berserker IV‘s 2017 lineup includes GWAR, The Obsessed and Eyehategod. Festival organizer. Child Bite frontman Shawn Knight talks more about the lineup, and clears up any potential band name confusion.

Full EP Stream: Excessive Cruelty – ‘Excessive Cruelty’

March 21, 2017

Featuring ex-Ghoul and ex-Strung Up members, Excessive Cruelty deliver killer hardcore.

Video Premiere: Kampfar – ‘Mylder’

March 21, 2017

Darkness and fire are coming in this music video for “Mylder.”

Awaken From the Grave With Soulrot

March 17, 2017

No-nonsense death metal in the classic Swedish style.

Withered Announce Live DVD, ‘Live In Torment’

March 17, 2017

Live in Torment is Withered‘s first live recording and the first release on guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson’s Atlanta Grind Productions. Watch the trailer now! 

Author David Gehlke talks new Noise Records book, “Damn the Machine”

March 16, 2017

We catch up with the author of Damn the Machine, a new book about the history of Noise Records, to get the scoop on why he chose Noise to write about, the rocky relationships between the label and its bands, and much more.

Full Album Stream: Mothership – ‘High Strangeness’

March 14, 2017

High Strangeness, the third full-length from Texas rockers Mothership, incorporates a variety of sounds and influences for a diverse and fun album.

STREAMING: Acrimonious “Elder Of The Nashiym”

March 13, 2017

Hear a new Acrimonious song, “Elder Of The Nashiym!”

Video Premiere: 1476 – ‘Winter of Winds’

March 10, 2017

Salem’s 1476 have continued to grow their sound and image, reflected in the video for “Winter of Winds.”

Video Premiere: Nathaniel Shannon And The Vanishing Twin – ‘Trespasses’

March 9, 2017

Nathaniel Shannon and the Vanishing Twin premiere another unsettling video addition to their collection in support of Trespasses. 

Hear ‘N Aid: When Metal Tried to do their own “We Are the World”

March 8, 2017

1985’s “We are the World” became the fastest-selling American pop single in history and featured dozens of the world’s biggest musicians. What you may not know is that same year 40 metalheads and hard rockers tried the same thing, with far less successful results. 

STREAMING: Azarath “Annhiliation (Smite All the Illusions)” + Q&A

March 7, 2017

Azarath, formed by Inferno in 1998, has released an impressive array of technically proficient, religiously fervent (against Christianity) death metal over the course of 16 years. The group’s newest album, In Extremis, yet again proves why Poland, of all Eastern European countries, is at the forefront of the death metal movement.

Video Premiere: Persefone – ‘Living Waves’

March 7, 2017

Persefone have released a music video for “Living Waves,” featuring Paul Masvidal of Cynic. 

STREAMING: Medico Peste “Hallucinating Warmth and Bliss”

February 27, 2017

Formed in Krakow, Poland in 2010, Medico Peste aren’t your typical run of the mill black metal offering. Neither Scandinavian, Germanic, French, or British, the Poles have tapped into a sound that’s altogether alien and uninviting. Like the darkest dark.