Video Premiere: Union Black – “Walking In My Shoes”

July 29, 2021

Watch Gruesome drummer Gus Rios step out from behind the kit and front tribute/cover band Union Black with an arresting Depeche Mode cover.

Track Premiere: Ruin – “Slow Degradation”

July 29, 2021

California death squad Ruin dole out death metal punishment with “Slow Degradation,” from their impending new full-length crusher, Spread Plague Death.

Five Times We Loved Dee Snider

July 29, 2021

On the eve of the release of his new album, we look back at five times we just really loved Dee Snider.

Ripped to Shreds Premiere New Song, “燒冥紙 (Sacrificial Fire),” Via the Decibel Flexi Series

July 29, 2021

Hear and acquire this Ripped to Shreds flexi disc single, featuring a brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Low Fidelity: Vintage Vinyl and The Precarious State of the Indie Record Store

July 29, 2021

Krieg’s Neill Jameson reflects on the closing of New Jersey’s legendary Vintage Vinyl and what it means for your favorite indie record store.

Video Premiere: Lower Automation Bring the Hairy Noise with “Combover”

July 29, 2021

Check out “Combover,” the new video from one of Chicago’s noisiest, Lower Automation!

Full Album Premiere: Netherbird ‘Arete’

July 29, 2021

Long-standing Swedish melodic black/death metallers Netherbird stream new album Arete at Decibel! Only melodic death is real!

Full EP Stream: Bat Magic – “Feast Of Blood”

July 28, 2021

Bat Magic, the first entity from the Ordo Vampyr Orientis black metal circle has emerged with its debut release for all raw devotees.

Candiria – 300 Percent Density

July 28, 2021

We celebrate its 20th anniversary with a Hall of Fame induction of Candiria‘s 2001 game-changer 300 Percent Density.

Horror Slash Punk: The Inside Story of the “Straight Edge Kegger”

July 28, 2021

You may think clean living and bloodbaths are mutually exclusive, but the punk slasher Straight Edge Kegger suggests otherwise.