Album Premiere: Cryptae – ‘Nightmare Traversal’

October 1, 2020

A full stream of their new album Nightmare Traversal plus an interview with The Netherlands’ two-headed horror Cryptae.

Immortal Rights: Inside the Legal Battle Between Dan Seagrave and Earache Records

October 1, 2020

Decibel investigates the ongoing fight over album art between legendary artist Dan Seagrave and extreme metal progenitors Earache Records.

Full Album Stream: Gorephilia – “In the Eye of Nothing”

September 30, 2020

Gorephilia overcome the loss of vocalist Henu to craft In the Eye of Nothing, their most impressive album to date.

Exclusive Excerpt: Exhumed Mastermind Matt Harvey’s Gore-Drenched Cosmic Horror Novelette “The Vessel”

September 30, 2020

Trading riffs for ‘graphs, Exhumed/Gruesome slayer Matt Harvey deftly summons alternate reality nightmares with “The Vessel.”

Album Premiere and Interview: Empress – ‘Premonition’

September 30, 2020

Vancouver post-metal project Empress achieves sonic catharsis on their debut LP, Premonition. Listen to the exclusive stream now.

Q&A: Adam Wakeman on the ‘Jazz Sabbath’ project

September 29, 2020

Wakeman discusses the jazz-styled Black Sabbath covers of Jazz Sabbath and how Ozzy surprised him with his Dad’s keyboard from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath sessions. 

Track Premiere: Malicious – “Death Embalmed”

September 29, 2020

Finnish demons Malicious unleash maddening death mastery on “Death Embalmed,” from their forthcoming debut full-length Deranged Hexes.

Die Kreuzen – October File

September 29, 2020

Milwaukee’s beasts switch gears on their second LP, October File and emerge with a progressive post-hardcore landmark.

Blast Worship: Soil of Ignorance

September 29, 2020

Canadian blasters Soil of Ignorance are firmly embedded in grindcore’s fertile roots.

Exclusive Interview: The Faith/Embrace Drummer Ivor Hanson Talks “Live at CBGBs”

September 28, 2020

Let the sublimely chaotic, enlivening 1981 set captured on “Live at CBGBs” help you regain The Faith.