Video Premiere: In Covert’s “Darkfields” Channels Gothic Punk Dystopia

March 5, 2025

Creeping out from the shadowy underbelly of urban Los Angeles, In Covert is the sound of modern anxiety clawing at the walls.

EP Premiere: Til The End – “Dark Kings”

March 5, 2025

The Gothenburg sound has never gone out of style, but Til The End aren’t just here to pay tribute—they’re here to carve out their path with sharpened riffs and anthemic aggression.

Track Premiere: Xiao – ‘Control’

March 4, 2025

Swedish powerviolence purveyors Xiao debut the explosive title track from their new album.

Track Premiere: Decrepisy – “Corpseless”

March 4, 2025

Hear Decrepisy reveal another new crusher from their early death/doom album of the year contender, Deific Mourning.

Blast Worship: Trauma Bond

March 4, 2025

Tis the season for the anxiety-fueled, neo-industrial grindcore of Trauma Bond.

Track Premiere: Bagorah – “Something From Nothing”

March 3, 2025

Proggy Canadian/American studio quartet, Bagorah, return with a punchy track, “Something From Nothing,” from their second album, Parabnormal.

Full Album Stream: Maud the Moth – “The Distaff”

March 3, 2025

Maud the Moth explore a soft/heavy dynamic on new album The Distaff.

ONE MONTH AWAY: Metal & Beer PRE-FEST Philly with INCANTATION, MAMMOTH GRINDER & More!

March 3, 2025

Get tickets for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer Fest official PRE-FEST featuring Incantation, Mammoth Grinder, Ripped to Shreds and Walking Wounded on April 3 in Philly.

BRIAN SLAGEL on 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal, Podcasting, and Metal’s Evolution

March 3, 2025

With 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal, his new podcast produced by Pantheon, Brian Slagel is distilling decades of metal history into a deep dive on the songs that shaped the genre.