EP Stream: Celebrating the End of a Dead Year with WarCall’s Dead End Pt. 1
April 22, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to the new EP from apocalyptic Canadian thrashers WarCall!
EP Review: Bodom After Midnight – “Paint the Sky With Blood”
April 21, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Alexi “Wild Child” Laiho takes his final bow with Bodom After Midnight.
Album Premiere: House by the Cemetery – ‘Rise of the Rotten’
April 21, 2021 Sean Frasier
Swedish death metal gravediggers House by the Cemetery pay tribute to Lucio Fulci on their debut LP, Rise of the Rotten.
Track Premiere: Human Failure – “Your Hope is a Noose”
April 20, 2021 Dutch Pearce
Americian one-man demolition unit Human Failure drops a warhead called “Your Hope is a Noose” off their forthcoming debut album Crown on the Head of a King of Mud.
Interview: Bongzilla Bassist/Vocalist Mike ‘Muleboy’ Makela Talks “Weedsconsin,” Legalization and Covid-19
April 20, 2021 Emily Bellino
Stoner-metal stalwarts Bongzilla discuss Weedsconsin, their first album in 16 years.
Metal Blade Records Announces ‘Metal Massacre XV’ Compilation Curated by Decibel’s Albert Mudrian. LP Pre-Order Available!
April 20, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Metal Blade’s 15th installment — and first since 2016 — of their legendary Metal Massacre compilation series features new and exclusive recordings from Midnight, Ripped to Shreds, Many Suffer and more.
Track Premiere: Yautja – “The Spectacle”
April 20, 2021 Cody Davis
Listen to an exclusive stream from Nashville noisemongers Yautja and watch the official music video of “The Spectacle” now. Then pre-order The Lurch from Relapse Records ahead of its release on May 21.
Full Album Stream: Monnier – “Monnier”
April 19, 2021 Emily Bellino
Monnier unleash hyperspeed grind madness on their self-titled compilation.
Full Album Premiere: Phantom Fire – “Return of the Goat”
April 19, 2021 Chris Dick
Norwegian duo Phantom Fire, featuring members of Gaahls Wyrd and Aeternus, boogie into darkness like Venom, Bathory, and early Metallica. New EP streaming only at Decibel!
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Gojira, Evile and Insane
April 16, 2021 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent finds his feathers surprisingly unruffled by the both a mainstream metal band and a Napalm Records release.