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Track Premiere: ACxDC – “Copsucker”
April 9, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
California powerviolence purveyors ACxDC deliver first new album in six years. Get a mouthful of new single “Copsucker.”
Video Premiere: Enterprise Earth – “Scars of the Past”
April 9, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Enterprise Earth just celebrated one trip around the sun for third LP Luciferous this week. The Spokane, WA deathcore band marked the occasion with a new live music video for “Scars of the Past.”
Full Album Stream & Interview: Calligram – “The Eye is the First Circle”
April 9, 2020 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from British black metal crushers Calligram and read an interview with vocalist Matteo Rizzardo about the record, Ralph Waldo Emerson and coronavirus.
Album Premiere: Curse – ‘The Awakening… and the Old’
April 8, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Resurrected Swedish black thrashers Curse tear from out of the shadows of obscurity with an absolute ripper. Hear their new EP in its entirety right now.
Napalm Death’s Shane Embury Debuts Ambient Project Dark Sky Burial
April 7, 2020 Albert Mudrian
The ambient sounds of Dark Sky Burial are the latest essential musical works from the restless creative mind of Napalm Death’s Shane Embury.
Listen: Nails Drummer Taylor Young Releases Death Metal EP
April 6, 2020 Emily Bellino
Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues) embraces old-school death metal with ZOUS.
Full Demo Stream: Throat Breach – ‘Humiliating Distortion’
April 3, 2020 Dutch Pearce
The Salt Lake City-based overwhelming grindcore assault known as Throat Breach launched a new full length today titled Humiliating Distortion. Stream it in full now.
Five For Friday: April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s edition comes loaded with lots of black metal, a thrash titan, and some deathy grind to push you into the weekend.
Listen: Night Demon Release New Single, ‘Empires Fall,’ Featuring Members of Rancid
April 3, 2020 Emily Bellino
“Empires Fall” but the glory of heavy metal is forever.
EP Stream: Pale Mare Sound Like Barn Burners. Thankfully, They Aren’t.
April 2, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Getting thick and groovy with the new EP by these Torontonians
Full Album Premiere: Häxanu – ‘Snare of All Salvation’
March 31, 2020 Dutch Pearce
An exclusive stream of the debut full length from Häxanu, the latest endeavor from American black metal master Alex Poole (Chaos Moon, Krieg, Gardsghastr).
Full Album Premiere: Noroth – ‘It Dwells Amongst Us’
March 30, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Check out the punishing debut from crusty and doomed Seattle death trio Noroth.
Track Premiere: Pyrrhon – ‘Another Day in Paradise’
March 30, 2020 Emily Bellino
Pyrrhon return with their fourth album, Abscess Time. Hear the first single, “Another Day in Paradise,” now.
Album Premiere: Freeways ‘True Bearings’
March 30, 2020 Chris Dick
Canadian heavy metal/hard rock quartet Freeways twin leads their way into our hearts with new album, True Bearings. Streaming now in full at Decibel.
Five For Friday: March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020 J. Andrew
Welcome to our first installment of Five for Friday! In these posts, you’ll find five new releases help to navigate each week’s output of extreme music.
Track Premiere: WVRM – ‘Angel of Assassination’
March 26, 2020 Emily Bellino
You know the “Angel of Death.” Now meet the “Angel of Assassination.”
Track Premiere: Xibalba – “En La Obscuridad”
March 26, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
SoCal deathcrushers Xibalba are ready to leave this forsaken world in the dark with the first track from their long-awaited new LP.
Track Premiere: Live Burial – ‘Cemetery Fog’
March 23, 2020 Emily Bellino
Live Burial bring old-school death/doom filth.
Album Premiere: Midas ‘Demo Tapes’
March 23, 2020 Chris Dick
Throwback metallers Midas unleash Demo Tapes from their Midwest home of Detroit. New album Demo Tapes streaming now at Decibel.
Full Album Stream: Castle Freak – “Savage Nights of the Castle Freak”
March 20, 2020 Emily Bellino
Castle Freak (featuring member of Exhumed, Noisem and No/Más) drop their debut album after nearly ten years.
Mysterious Black Metal Trio Departure Chandelier Release ‘Dripping Papal Blood’ EP Stream
March 20, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Hear the new EP from international black metal historians Departure Chandelier.
Rejoice! A New Naglfar Album Is on the Way!
March 20, 2020 J. Andrew
Naglfar remains consistent in the best possible way: they just keep on making great blackened death metal packed with riff after riff.
Bandcamp Waives Fees for 24 Hours: A Decibel Buyer’s Guide
March 20, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Bandcamp is waiving their cut of all purchases made on Friday, March 20 to support creatives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Decibel staff provides a few suggestions for your purchasing pleasure.
Watch: Morbid Cross – ‘Cease to Exist’
March 18, 2020 Emily Bellino
You can’t go outside to see a show, so watch Morbid Cross tear it up from the comfort of your home.
Track Premiere: Myth of I – ‘Glass Castles’
March 16, 2020 Emily Bellino
Myth of I rip through a technically-stunning new song.
Video Premiere: Cognitive – ‘Fragmented Perception’
March 16, 2020 Emily Bellino
Cognitive take on a heavy subject with their new video for “Fragmented Perception.”
Track Premiere: Natur- “Afternoon Nightmare”
March 13, 2020 J. Andrew
Natur‘s “Afternoon Nightmare is a a rip-roaring good time for fans of glorious no-nonsense heavy metal: riffs, solos, the whole 666 yards.
Video Premiere: King Witch “Of Rock And Stone”
March 12, 2020 Chris Dick
Scottish quartet King Witch summon the oldest heavy metal gods on new song “Of Rock And Stone,” off their rocking new album, Body of Light.
Track Premiere: Misanthropic Aggression – ‘Alcoholic Polyneuropathic Freaks in Hell’
March 12, 2020 Emily Bellino
Misanthropic Aggression are “Alcoholic Polyneuropathic Freaks in Hell.”
Video Premiere: Temple of Void “Self-Schism”
March 12, 2020 Chris Dick
Michigan-based death metallers Temple of Void unveil new video “Self-Schism,” off new album The World that Was. Where? Only Decibel Magazine.