Martin Eric Ain (1967-2017): Celtic Frost “Morbid Tales” Hall of Fame
To honor the passing of extreme metal legend Martin Eric Ain, we present the Hall of Fame feature on Celtic Frost’s 1984 debut Morbid Tales in full.
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Conflict is Inevitable: An Interview with Moral Void
Unhinged blackened hardcore trio Moral Void have an explosive debut record with Deprive. Delve further into the madness.
For those About to Squawk: Waldo’s Pecks of the Week
Our resident bird brain spotlights the latest from Warbringer, Pile and Saturn.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Amebix “Sonic Mass”
Yeah, it wasn’t Arise!, but punk legends Amebix weren’t exactly in their 20s when they released their misunderstood comeback/swan song Sonic Mass.
Full Album Stream: LASER DRACUL Bring the Doom from Dusk ‘Til Dawn
Swedish doom trio Laser Dracul are the children of the night, and the music they make is LOUD.
Knocked Loose premiere behind-the-scenes look at new album, ‘Laugh Tracks’
Knocked Loose is on a roll right now, touring with The Acacia Strain, waiting to hit the United States and Europe with Stick to Your Guns and Expire and putting out a full-length album, Laugh Tracks, on September 16. Go behind the scenes of the new album in this new video.
Frustrated In-CORE-Perated: Mizery Debut “Execution Style”
Calli crossover crew Mizery delivers the adrenaline rush you need to make it to the weekend.
Mastodon – “Leviathan”
Recently, I stumbled across a graffiti mural that read, “Every winner was once a beginner.” This got the gears turning, thinking about how long it’s been since Mastodon was considered an unknown, underground entity.
Buzz Bin Wednesdays: Hivelords Tour Diary and “Soothsayer Worm” Premiere
All the bands ripped and insisted that we do the same. We’re not the type of band to deny the whims of our hosts.
The Healing Monsters Benefit Anthology Releases its Cover
Something very radical has been brewing for a while to help someone in need and preserve another’s memory. Horror author/metalhead Dustin LaValley has been suffering from life-threatening Crohn’s/IBD issues while Metal Maniacs cofounder/former editor Katherine Ludwig lost her battle with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year, leaving an irreplaceable void in the community. This inspired the…
Get Into Harm’s Way: Exclusive Video Premiere!
The upcoming Harm’s Way record Rust — out March 10 via Deathwish Inc — is an industrial-by-way-of-metallic-hardcore-by-way-of-Triptykon multidimensional rager that is going to turn a lot of heads. This afternoon Decibel is pleased to exclusively premiere the video for “Amongst the Rust.” For more information, check out our profile of the band in the current…
Metal Yoga With André Foisy #5
André Foisy plays guitar in Locrian and is a certified yoga instructor who teaches in Chicago, including a monthly candlelit yoga event set to dark ambient metal. You can find his yoga teaching schedule and more information about him on his website, Facebook page, and you can find past instructional videos on his YouTube channel….
STREAMING: Aurvandil’s “Thrones”
Aurvandil play sick folk-influenced black metal. You can listen to our debut of their second screed to the darkness below, and in the meantime, here’s the man himself to explain what’s going on. What’s your writing process like? There are a lot of intricate layers going on in the music and that must be complicated…
Insider The Shredder’s Studio #5: Kurt Ballou of Converge
The latest inclusion in the Shredder’s Studio was inevitable. Kurt Ballou is no stranger to the Dec-faithful; he played on Hall of Fame and top album of the 00s certified masterpiece Jane Doe; laid down riffs on last year’s best record and helped close out our 100th issue party. Mr. Ballou is writing the kinds…
New Marilyn Manson = “Suicide Death Metal”
So, listening to the new Morbid Angel album got me thinking of Florida shock rock outfit Marilyn Manson. Don’t ask me why. You’ll understand on June 7th, 2011. Anyway, it was the first time I thought of Brian Hugh Warner and his band of post-apocalyptic gothic-industrial goons since, well, Mechanical Animals was the highest selling…
Deciween: All Hail Shock Totem!
For those of us who prefer our Halloween more Samhain than All Saints’ Day it isn’t always easy to wade through the morass of dark culture in search of the elusive story/record/film that is both sinister and smart. Disappointments abound. So when Decibel caught wind of a discerning metalhead launching his own upscale horror publication,…