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Mortiis Talks New ‘Z.A.S.T. Zine Anthology,’ Early ’90s Extreme Metal Scene
November 16, 2021 Neill Jameson
Cult Never Dies publishes a Z.A.S.T. zine anthology. We chat with the former editor, one Havard “Mortiis” Ellefsen, all about it.
FLASH SALE! Discounted “Metal & Beer” Tickets for Decibel’s L.A. Fest This Weekend Only!
November 12, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Starting now through Sunday night you can purchase “Metal & Beer” ticket options for just $75 (single-day ticket) or $150 (full weekend ticket) when you use the promo code BEERME at checkout!
EP Premiere: Minenfeld – ‘Night Raid’
November 10, 2021 Sean Frasier
German death metal battalion Minenfeld launch a two-track riff barrage on their Night Raid EP from Lycanthropic Chants.
Blast Worship: Mellow Harsher
November 9, 2021 Gene Meyer
Wisconsin grindcore trio Mellow Harsher is, um, immunized against lousy extreme music on a new split EP.
In the NYC area? Interested in a chance to see Municipal Waste for free?!
November 8, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Win tickets to see Obituary with support from Crowbar, Skeletal Remains, and Dead Heat!
ON SALE NOW: Get Your Tickets to the Decibel Magazine Tour 2022 Featuring OBITUARY, MUNICIPAL WASTE, GATECREEPER, ENFORCED & SPIRTWORLD!
November 5, 2021 Decibel Magazine
At 10am local time, you can nab tickets to the 2022 Decibel Magazine Tour, kicking off in January with Obituary, Municipal Waste, Gatecreeper, Enforced and SpiritWorld.
Portrayal of Guilt To Release Exclusive Single, “Chamber of Misery Pt. III,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
November 4, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 8 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Austin black metal-influenced soul-immolators Portrayal of Guilt.
Announcing the Decibel Magazine Tour 2022 Featuring OBITUARY, MUNICIPAL WASTE, GATECREEPER, ENFORCED and SPIRITWORLD!
November 3, 2021 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel Magazine Tour returns to the road in January 2022. Tickets on sale Friday, November 5 at 10am local time.
Track Premiere: Converge – “Coil”
November 3, 2021 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear the latest single from Converge‘s Bloodmoon collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and Cave In ‘s Steve Brodsky.
Full EP Premiere: Bone Tower – ‘We All Will Die One Day’
November 2, 2021 Gene Meyer
Hear Canadian crushers Bone Tower raise a monument to the pain and chaos of the past year and a half with We All Will Die One Day.
Track Premiere: Wombbath – “The Dead and the Dying”
November 1, 2021 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Wommbath are back to lay waste to all with their sonic, death metal assault, but this time, they’re taking us on a full-on journey with their new record, Agma. Sample a taste from the dark depths with “The Dead and the Dying.”
R.I.P. Eric Greif (1962-2021) (Death manager)
October 31, 2021 Albert Mudrian
Decibel is deeply saddened to report the passing of Eric Greif, the extreme metal entertainment lawyer and former manager of Death and president of Perseverance Holdings Ltd, at the age of 59.
Carcass Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious’
October 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Jeff Walker, Bill Steer, and Michael Amott recount the thesaurus-busting, mandatory-listen that is Carcass‘s Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious on its 30th birthday.
Flotsam and Jetsam – Doomsday for the Deceiver
October 28, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Flotsam and Jetsam’s Doomsday for the Deceiver debut is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Track Premiere: Brick By Brick – “Just Look Around” (Sick of it All Cover)
October 27, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Metallic hardcore outfit Brick by Brick is sick of a lot of things, but not this classic jam from Sick of it All.
Blast Worship: Jisei
October 26, 2021 Gene Meyer
Vancouver duo Jisei healthy dose of deathcore doesn’t spoil their grindcore recipe on Bad Representation.
Full Album Stream: LIVLØS – ‘And Then There Were None’
October 21, 2021 Brad Sanders
Preview the second album by Danish melodeath crew LIVLØS now!
Q&A: Pro Wrestler Malakai Black on Amenra and Growing Up A Metal Fan
October 20, 2021 Justin Norton
Tom Büdgen, better known as Malakai Black, is one of the world’s most celebrated professional wrestlers. He tells us about how his visual presentation owes much to his lifelong metal fandom.
Album Premiere: Organic – ‘Where Graves Abound’
October 20, 2021 Sean Frasier
Italian battalion Organic dig burial pits for the decimated on their new LP of old school death crust, Where Graves Abound.
Blast Worship: Dog Food
October 19, 2021 Gene Meyer
Long Island, New York’s Dog Food are on the menu if you have a hankering for stompy riffs mixed with rapid-fire grindcore precision.
Track Premiere: Brulvahnatu – “IV Talatala”
October 15, 2021 Neill Jameson
Get to know Canadian ambient black/death eccentric Brulvahnatu with the fourth track on its new four-LP monstrosity Shining Nagas Territory.
Album Premiere: Lutharo – ‘Hiraeth’
October 13, 2021 Sean Frasier
Canadian melodeath quintet Lutharo pack power anthems and planet-burning riffs into their debut LP, Hiraeth.
Juggernaut: The Making of Cave In’s ‘Until Your Heart Stops’
October 12, 2021 J. Bennett
Get hyped for Cave In‘s December 11 performance of Until Your Heart Stops at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: LA with this Hall of Fame induction from 2007 of the metallic hardcore classic.
Blast Worship: Impulsealer
October 12, 2021 Gene Meyer
Czech out the latest release from European grind duo Impulsealer!
Undeath Unleash Part II of ”Undeath: Life on the Unroad” Video Tour Diary
October 7, 2021 Michael Wohlberg
Watch New York death metallers — and recent Decibel Flexi Series stars – Undeath deliver another installment of their video reports from their first U.S. tour.
Track by Track: Maimed – “Torrential Gore”
October 6, 2021 Sean Frasier
Brutal death metal project Maimed share insight into each track on their skull-crushing bloodbath of an EP, Torrential Gore.
Blast Worship: Stall
October 5, 2021 Gene Meyer
Cincinnati’s Stall don’t have time to slow down via powerviolence blasts delivered in a minute or less.
Video Premiere: SPY – “Obtained Under Duress / Exceptional American”
October 1, 2021 Fred Pessaro
Eye Spy a double-dose of hardcore punk in VHS-inspired form from To Live a Lie Records.
Q&A and Track Premiere: Symbolism’s “Rile On”
October 1, 2021 Justin Norton
Hear former Christian Death and Samhain members join forces in new death rock act Symbolism.
Video Premiere: Bleach Everything — “Bound”
September 30, 2021 Shawn Macomber
The horror-obsessed Richmond, Virginia avant punk outfit Bleach Everything seeks/finds Hell on earth.