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.

Five For Friday: February 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

This week’s new releases include the latest heavy hitters across the spectrum of extremity, including Havukruunu, Vacuous and more!

Album Stream: VACUOUS – ‘In His Blood’

February 28, 2025

London’s death metal force, Vacuous, makes their thunderous return today. Vocalist Jo Chen walks is through In His Blood.