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STREAMING: Wake’s “Wretched Tongues”
February 8, 2016 Shane Mehling
Get a taste of the newest full-length from these Canadian grindsons.
Encrotchment: Super Bowl Edition, with Eddie Gobbo
February 5, 2016 Eddie Gobbo
One game to go, one prediction to rule all the other morons making predictions.
Encrotchment, The NF-feld AWARDS, with Eddie Gobbo
January 29, 2016 Eddie Gobbo
Hope you like Seinfeld. You like Seinfeld, right?
Divinity: Back Where They Belong?
January 28, 2016 Kevin Stewart-Panko
If the name Divinity is an unfamilar one, you’d be forgiven for your ignorance. Have you tried to familiarize yourself with every band out there? It’s a bit of a tough task, even when the band in question has spent time on both the rosters of Nuclear Blast and Candlelight.
Exclusive Premiere: Omnium Gatherum’s “Frontiers” Video
January 26, 2016 Matt Solis
Finnish melodic death metal mainstays Omnium Gatherum are mere weeks away from dropping their seventh LP, Grey Heavens, and their timing is impeccable: it’s cold as balls out there. To celebrate, the boys have dropped a new video for the album’s second single, “Frontiers,” and we have the exclusive U.S. premiere.
Streaming: Funeral Moth’s “Transience”
January 26, 2016 Justin Norton
Stream the title track from the upcoming doom opus from Japan’s Funeral Moth.
ENCROTCHMENT, NFC/AFC CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION, With EDDIE GOBBO
January 22, 2016 Eddie Gobbo
One more round of ol’ (alleged) HGH Neck vs. Dreamboat. And another game you don’t care as much about.
STREAMING & INTERVIEW: Wildspeaker Talk Crust, Metal, and Magic.
January 20, 2016 James Lewis
Yes, that title does refer to the two styles of music and the trading card game.
STREAMING: Exumer “Catatonic”
January 20, 2016 Chris Dick
We were tempted to post a mid-’80s photo of German thrashers Exumer. But, alas, this would be a misrepresentation of the reality of time. Actually, that’s not entirely true. For the better part of two decades Exumer has parlayed Euro-centric thrash into solid gold. That’s right, from 1985 to 2016, the Germans have transcended time and trends to make what is arguably the best thrash album to hit the public since Exodus’ Force of Habit.
Feastem and Teething Deliver Seven Inches of Grind
January 19, 2016 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Spain’s superb hardcore punk misfits clash with Finland’s finest grindcore deviants on this unforgivingly brutal split 7” that’s going to pummel you into submission from the very first notes.”
Top 5 Fall of the Leafe Songs
January 18, 2016 Chris Dick
** After a late night driving session with a friend trying to trick me into falsely identifying Finnish melodic death/rock outfit Fall of the Leafe’s third album, Fermina, I figured the Deciblog could use some Finnish mastery. Though this piece would go nicely to complement my cover story on Finland (HERE), it’s really too hard to forget how great Fall of the Leafe were. Early on, they held the tenets of melodic death metal tight–with flair–but as they matured, so too did the music. OK, so albums from Fermina on were light on death metal, they were heavy on wicked riffs, oddball songwriting, crazy singing, and emotion. Check out my favorite Fall of Leafe tunes below!
DEMO:LISTEN: Demolished in 2015: Venefixion and Pissboiler
January 16, 2016 James Lewis
In the second installment of DEMO:LISTEN we resurrect two 2015 demos worthy of attention from the discerning metalhead.
Encrotchment, Divisional Playoff Round, with Eddie Gobbo
January 15, 2016 Eddie Gobbo
More readers than Antonio Cromartie and Mel Gibson’s kids combined!
Go Into the Light: Exclusive True Cross Premiere/Q&A
January 13, 2016 Shawn Macomber
Featuring ex-members of Transistor Transistor, Trap Them, Landmine Marathon, and Abigail WIlliams, the immersive, affecting debut from True Cross, Pure Divorce, deftly imbues majestic layered soundscapes situated somewhere between My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, Dinosaur Jr and Slowdive with the power and transfixing sway of its primal predecessors.
It’s a legit Zelda Rubinstein-style multidimensional experience — which is to say even as you feel the warmth of the light and the strange, ethereal allure of the other side it is pure sturm und drang all along the path.
STREAMING: Ketzer “When Milk Runs Dry”
January 11, 2016 Chris Dick
Change is good: Ketzer progress beyond the confines of black metal in a very Tribulation-esque movement.
Encrotchment: Playoff Edition, WILD CARD ROUND, with Eddie Gobbo
January 8, 2016 Eddie Gobbo
This is Eddie Gobbo, the million-dollar man with the billion-dollar plan.
DEMO:LISTEN: Anasarca “Survival Mode”
January 8, 2016 Chris Dick
Every week, Decibel will premiere a new demo by a band of heavy nature. There’s no boundaries here, either. Death, black, doom, sludge, progressive, stoner, retro, whatever! It’s all fair game. What’s this new section on the esteemed Deciblog called? DEMO:LITION, naturally.
This week we have Germany’s Anasarca on the DEMO:LITION chopping block.
The Most Anticipated Nu-Metal Albums of 2016
January 6, 2016 Shane Mehling
Meshuggah. Gorguts. Nails. Pig Destroyer. Sure, these are some of the most anticipated metal releases of 2016, but what about the best nu-metal coming out in the nu-year?
Ringing in the New Year Short and Sweet-like With Gomorrah
December 31, 2015 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We’re pretty sure you want to spend your time today hanging with family and friends, stocking up on all sorts of imbibables or preparing for a raging night out on the town, so in the interest of all that, we’ll keep today’s introduction to Kelowna, British Columbia’s Gomorrah short and sweet.
Closet Metalheads, Pt. 2: Neko Case
December 30, 2015 Jeanne Fury
Case’s passion for the heavy stuff runneth over like crazy.
Napalm On Ice: Getting to Know Master Metal Mixologists Turbid North
December 30, 2015 Shawn Macomber
Eyes Alive, the sophomore offering from Texas’ premiere purveyors of “Alaskan Mountain Metal” Turbid North, is essentially a master class in how to meld the best of various extreme metal subgenres in clever and effective ways without sacrificing any of the primal potency that makes great metal great.
THROUGH A SPEAKER RUMBLY’S E.O.T.Y. MEGAHAUL CONTINUES!
December 29, 2015 Dutch Pearce
Best Underground Metal Tapes of the Year , pt. II, featuring Ghûllzaraën of Necromantic Worship, hidden messages, Eli W. of Spectral Voice, unpronounceable band names, Hansel of Caligari Records, quotes from the underground and so much more!
Remembering Motörhead’s Lemmy: Decibel’s February 2014 Cover Story
December 29, 2015 J. Bennett
On the two-year anniversary of his death, we look back on Lemmy’s in-depth Decibel cover story.
Metal Muthas Mondays: SubRosa’s Sarah Pendleton
December 28, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
Every so often, we take a little time on Mondays to pay tribute to the Muthas! That is, reprinting the adorable metal/maternal Q&As that run in the magazine. Today, enjoy Justin Norton’s chat with Dorothy Pendleton, mutha of SubRosa’s Sarah Pendleton.
ENCROTCHMENT WEEK 16, FESTIVUS EDITION, WITH EDDIE GOBBO
December 23, 2015 Eddie Gobbo
The NFL’s Leading Airing of Grievances Vehicle.
Scorpions Documentary SPANS “FOREVER AND A DAY”
December 23, 2015 Shane Mehling
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who think Scorpions only really put out a couple hits and those who are shocked and appalled by the first people.
Top 5 Most Metal Video Games Ever
December 18, 2015 Chris Dick
Our resident video game expert counts down the titles that bring the metal.
ENCROTCHMENT, WEEK 14, FANBOY EDITION, WITH EDDIE GOBBO
December 17, 2015 Eddie Gobbo
It’s Star Wars week. Let’s get annoying.
GET METAL THRASHING STIFF ALL OVER AGAIN: OFFICIAL RIGOR MORTIS DOC TRAILER UP!
December 16, 2015 Shawn Macomber
Their story was too unreal — surreal — and insane to be true — but it was. — Philip H. Anselmo
2015: The Year In Deciblog Interviews
December 15, 2015 Justin Norton
We’ve pulled excerpts from some of our favorite interview subjects from the past calendar year, from old-school hardcore vets to legendary professional wrestlers.