Album Premiere: Disrupted – ‘Stinking Death’

January 22, 2025

Sweden’s Disrupted is set to release its third full-length album, Stinking Death, on January 24 but you don’t have to wait that long because we’ve got the whole thing today!

Rich Hall (1976-2025)

January 21, 2025

Decibel — and the entire metal and hardcore community — mourns the passing of underground show promoter and accomplished artist Rich Hall (1000 Knives).

Blast Worship: Smearing

January 21, 2025

Get whipped by the hardcore approach to grind of Seattle’s Smearing.

Track Premiere: Guts Club – “Remember the Mountains”

January 20, 2025

Hear the mournful new elegy from New Orleans experimental doomgazers, Guts Club, “Remember the Mountains.”

Track Premiere: Sarkom – ‘Exceed in2 Chaos’

January 20, 2025

Listen to “Exceed in2 Chaos,” the title track from the new album from long-running Norwegian black metal outfit Sarkom.

Five For Friday: January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

This week’s new releases include the latest in heavy madness from Necrodeath, Onirophagus, Häxkapell and more!

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST Philly 2025 Tickets ON SALE NOW!

January 17, 2025

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer Fest official PRE-FEST featuring Incantation, Mammoth Grinder, Ripped to Shreds and Walking Wounded on April 3 in Philly.

Video Premiere: Dark Chapel – “Hollow Smile”

January 16, 2025

Hear the latest from Dark Chapel, a new fronted by Black Label Society guitarist Dario Lorina. Their debut album, Spirit in the Glass, is due out February 28 via MNRK Heavy. 

Video Premiere: Pathogenic – “Crowned in Corpses”

January 16, 2025

Progressive death metallers Pathogenic prepare to release their relentless new album, Crowned in Corpses, on February 7 via Skepsis Records. And we have the video for the title track for you today.