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Album Premiere: Enter Bardus’ Sludge/Stoner/Noise World of Sound

March 30, 2016

Stream their second full-length, Stella Porta, for an “escape and outlet from real life” that’s crushing, hazy, hallucinatory, and caustic, all at the same time.  

A Brief History of Noise with Producer Martin Bisi

March 30, 2016

The legendary producer discusses his work with bands like Swans, Helmet and Unsane. 

EXCLUSIVE: A View Into New Moonsorrow Documentary, Home Of The Wind

March 28, 2016

Get the inside information on the upcoming Moonsorrow documentary. 

Demo:listen: The Ritualist

March 25, 2016

On this week’s Demo:listen we genuflect in primordial fear at the foot of the true occult doom of Virginia’s The Ritualist.

DREAM EVIL: HELP BRING A RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME STATUE OF RONNIE JAMES DIO TO HIS PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHPLACE

March 21, 2016

A picturesque New Hampshire town is on the verge of honoring its most famous fallen heavy metal son — and you can help!

Cleveland Rots! Embalmer track debut + Interview

March 18, 2016

A decade later, OH death metallers return with one in the oven.

STREAMING: October Tide “Nursed by the Cold”

March 17, 2016

“This song represents the album quite well and what October Tide is all about,” says vocalist Alexander Högbom. “It breathes the coldness of Grey Dawn and mixes it with the present. It’s 100% October Tide”

Woman is the Earth; Earthy is the Black Metal; Exclusive is the Song Premiere

March 15, 2016

Get down to earth and space out (at the same time!) with this song premiere from Woman is the Earth.

Do Monday Right with this Wrong Video Premiere

March 14, 2016

Revisit yesteryear and wasted youth (of the ’90s) with “Turn In.”

Reunited: Eucharist Announces One-Off Live Event

March 10, 2016

Unlike when Mike from Cleveland reunites his death metal band that released an EP in 1998 (that no one cared about even then), this is a reunion and band that deserve your attention.

Horrendous Debut Decibel Flexi Track “Sentenced”

March 10, 2016

Decibel’s 2015 Album of the Year winners are back with a brand new track via our vaunted Flexi Series. 

Gehennah’s 10 guidelines for an anti-poser lifestyle

March 9, 2016

Swedish degenerates Gehennah are your new life coaches. 

Through a Speaker Rumbly

March 9, 2016

Come check out another installment of Through a Speaker Rumbly! This month we pit your brain and tongue against your ears in the battle to support three killer bands whose names are nearly impossible to say/remember.

Pre-Order the Official Choosing Death Fest Shirt by Dan Seagrave!

March 4, 2016

Entombed, Morbid Angel, Suffocation artist Dan Seagrave’s Choosing Death cover art gets the cotton treatment. 

DEMO:LISTEN: CEREMENTED & MASSIVE RETALIATION

March 4, 2016

This week on Demo:listen we savor some Massive Retaliation and then get Ceremented hard . . .

Happy 31-year, 7-month and 1-week anniversary to Metallica’s Best Album

March 3, 2016

Oh, and happy 30th anniversary to Metallica’s second or third best album today. 

Premiere: First New Withered Track in Six Years

March 3, 2016

Hear the Atlanta black/death/doom demons’ return after an extended recording hiatus. 

Phobia’s Shane MacLachlan discusses Insane two-decade collection

March 2, 2016

And if you worry you are late to the Phobia party, the ludicrously huge Decades of Blastphemy will bring you up to speed. 

Top 5 Mörk Gryning Songs

February 29, 2016

Get to know Mörk Grinning with this quick essentials list.

LAST DAY for Decibel Tour VIP Packages!

February 26, 2016

Missing out on this is sort of like missing out on last call at the bar. If they gave you extra beers at the same price, that is. 

Decibel Presents “Anchors to Asphalt,” a FreqsTV Extreme Metal Tour Series

February 25, 2016

We teamed up with FreqsTV, the all-original rock and metal documentary channel on YouTube, for some pavement-crushing tour videography. 

ÉOHUM – Where Black Metal Meets the Environment, Heritage and French Horns

February 25, 2016

Normally, this is the spot where time would be taken to give an introduction to the band, but guitarist Jeremy Perkins took the baton and ran with it like a motherfucker when we sent Montreal’s Éohum a few questions about having a full time French horn player augmenting their doomy black metal.

Now Hiring: Decibel Magazine Designer

February 24, 2016

Are you an axe wielding, headbanging, record collecting design enthusiast who has a passion for print?