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Full Album Stream: ‘Neverending Trail of Skulls’ by Gravesite

July 25, 2017

The new Gravesite doesn’t drop for another week, but today we bring you an exclusive stream of these Italian death-slingers’ brand new sophomore album, Neverending Trail of Skulls.

WATCH: Panopticon Live at Decibel Metal and Beer Fest

July 21, 2017

Panopticon performed live at Decibel Metal and Beer Fest in April. Watch now!

Full EP Stream: Gateway to Hell – ‘Clovers’

July 20, 2017

Stream Clovers, the debut EP from Baltimore doom outfit Gateway to Hell. 

Wilderness Dream follow up debut EP with second EP

July 20, 2017

California’s Wilderness Dream are about to drop their second EP, so we caught up with them to find out why they love EPs, where the hardcore went, and more.

STREAMING: Death Yell “Descent into Hell”

July 17, 2017

After 20 years later in the grave, Chile’s Death Yell has reformed. Not only to exact revenge on the time away from the molten metal spotlight but to issue the band’s first album, Descent into Hell. Now signed to Hells Headbangers, the Chileans are using their time wisely, focusing on reality instead of fantasy. Hell is real, and Death Yell have returned to remind us.

Win Tickets To Chicago Open Air This Weekend

July 10, 2017

Win free tickets to Chicago Open Air this weekend featuring the Decibel Headbanger’s Bier Hall.

STREAMING: Ewigkeit “Cosmic Man”

July 10, 2017

Ewigkeit‘s last album, 2013’s Back to Beyond, was released on a little known label called D.T.M. Productions (also home to Jaldaboath). To say it went under the radar is a massive understatement. Nevertheless, with the recent resurrection of Norwegians In the Woods…, in which Mr. Fog (aka James Fogarty) is new frontman, spawned yet another resurrection. See, prior to the Fogarty replacing Jan Kenneth Transeth, he had, from a certain vantage point, put his long labor of love Ewigkeit on hiatus.

Ex-Slaughter skinsman starts Slaughtering Slaughter

July 6, 2017

Slaughter’s Ron Sumners talks about why he formed Slaughtering Slaughter… and what exactly it is.

Video Premiere: Get the Shot – ‘Hellbringer’

July 6, 2017

Check out the new lyric video from metallic hardcore outfit Get the Shot.

Video Premiere: Venom Prison – ‘Perpetrator Emasculation’

July 6, 2017

Stream the video for “Perpetrator Emasculation” from ferocious death metal machine Venom Prison.

Join Incantation in the “Rites of the Locust”

June 23, 2017

Spin into the whispering darkness with a new track from the masters of death-doom brutality.

Exhumed’s Matt Harvey talks new trad metal project Pounder

June 22, 2017

We caught up with Pounder’s Matt Harvey to talk about how his new trad metal project is really more similar to his extreme metal bands than you might think.

Reach the Mortal Horizon With Desecrecy

June 9, 2017

Delve into a cavernous atmosphere of riffs and growls on the latest installment of Desecresy’s forward-looking approach to death metal.

CONTEST: Ibanez Guitars is Giving Away a Pair of Tix to Each Night of the Megadeth/Meshuggah Tour!

June 5, 2017

Extremely extreme contest alert: Win tickets to see Megadeth and Meshuggah this June and July.

VIDEO PREMIERE: Khaos-Dei “Sous La Bannière Noire”

June 5, 2017

“I do not know if we can talk about concept because it really reflects our life concretely,” says Khaos-Dei vocalist Nacht. “Catechism is the natural evolution of our first album.

Watch: Municipal Waste At Decibel Metal And Beer Fest

June 2, 2017

Watch Municipal Waste perform “Slime and Punishment” live at Decibel Metal and Beer Fest.

The Ecstatic Joy of “Metal Without Context”

June 2, 2017

Your new favorite, and totally absurd, Twitter feed about metal!

Journalist Martin Popoff talks new Rush, Motörhead, thrash metal books

June 1, 2017

Journalist Martin Popoff just released a trio of new metal books, and we picked his brain about them.

VBERKVLT Instagram challenge wants metalheads to post their vinyl for prizes

June 1, 2017

VBERKVLT have a new Instagram contest happening that involves metal, vinyl, you, and prizes. We caught up with the man behind it all to find out the details.