Split Premiere: Witchbones & Vide
May 13, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Hear a full stream of this unique pairing of two starkly different US-based entities, Portland’s black/death poltergeist Witchbones and the downtrodden Louisiana-based solo act Vide.
Album Premiere: Dumb Waiter – ‘Tsk’
May 13, 2020 Greg Pratt
Richmond, Virginia instrumental noise/experimental/math rock freakies Dumb Waiter are no stranger to the weird. But on their fourth album, Tsk, the band has only dived deeper into the strange.
Song Premiere: MaelstroM “Th13teen Within A Circle” + Q&A With Gary Vosganian
May 13, 2020 Chris Dick
Rejuvenated New York-based epic thrash metallers MaelstroM premiere new track, “Th13teen Within A Circle,” at Decibel. We also interview vocalist Gary Vosganian.
Full Album Stream: Tithe — “Penance”
May 13, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Brace yourself. Portland, Oregon’s Tithe is about to drag you into the death-grind tarpits.
Procession: The Sublime & Harrowing Fine Art of Underground Metal Legend Michelle Eddison
May 13, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Ex-Starkweather/current Below the Frost bassist Michelle Eddison brings the visual violence in a new series of transcendent paintings.
Album Premiere and Interview: Wailin Storms – ‘Rattle’
May 13, 2020 Sean Frasier
Wailin Storms strike again with Rattle, a Southern Gothic doom punk masterpiece teeming with haunted riffs and grim poetry.
Track Premiere: Question – “First Fragmentation”
May 12, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Prime for atmospheric Mexican death metal quintessence come the release of Question’s sophomore brainbanger, Reflections of the Void.
Rescheduled Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly Dates Announced!
May 12, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly has been officially rescheduled for April 9-10, 2021 at Fillmore Philly! Tickets for the original 2020 festival dates will automatically be valid for the new dates.
Blast Worship: Snagg
May 12, 2020 Gene Meyer
No noise interludes, no Werner Herzog samples, just poorly recorded (but properly executed) moron grind for your reptilian brain stems from Snagg.
Track Premiere: Valdrin – “Basilisk of Light”
May 12, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Check out a new track from singular USBM slayers Valdrin off their soon-to-be-released third album, Effigy of Nightmares.