Track Premiere: Malicious – “Death Embalmed”
September 29, 2020 Dutch Pearce
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 Nick Green
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 Gene Meyer
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 Shawn Macomber
Let the sublimely chaotic, enlivening 1981 set captured on “Live at CBGBs” help you regain The Faith.
Track Premiere: Folterkammer – ‘Die Nänie’
September 28, 2020 Emily Bellino
Opera meets second-wave black metal from Folterkammer.
Track Premiere: Tombs – ‘Bone Furnace’
September 28, 2020 Emily Bellino
Hear USBM institution Tombs heat things up in the “Bone Furnace.”
Black Metal Mavens Gaerea List the Top 5 Horrifying Places In Portugal
September 28, 2020 Chris Dick
Portuguese black metal mavens Gaerea list their Top 5 horrifying places to visit in Portugal. Only Decibel has a passport into Gaerea’s abyss.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Enslaved, Repuked and Incinceration
September 25, 2020 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent gets his prog, death, slam feathers ruffled this week.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Trappistes Rochefort 10
September 25, 2020 Nick Green
This quad is a gold medal winner at the World Beer Championships and currently sports perfect “100” scores on the Beer Advocate and RateBeer websites, so, yeah, it’s pretty good!
Five For Friday: September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 J. Andrew
The week’s fantastic flourish of new ferocity includes the latest from Uada, Morta Skuld, Infesticide and more!