You’ve got until Wednesday December 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of crossover crushers Dead Heat‘s new single “Light Me Up” is yours.

After 15 years of carving a singular, emotionally lacerating path through underground metal, Sidian returns with new music—and, as it turns out, a definitive farewell.

Thundering power trio N.Y.C., led by ex-Warlock guitarist Tommy Bolan, wrecks necks on new album, Built to Destroy.

Worship at the altar of nothing with Malthusian.

Biohazard‘s classic sophomore slugger, Urban Discipline, earns a Hall of Fame induction.

As the curtain closes on 2025, join us in requiem as we celebrate some of the year’s finest black metal releases.

All ticket options for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest at the Fillmore Philly on May 2-3, 2026, featuring Power Trip, Municipal Waste, Kylesa, Cryptopsy and WAY more, are on sale NOW.

BREAKING: The new Rotten Sound EP Mass Extinction sounds like Rotten Sound.

Denver’s NightWraith are back with a new single, “The Candlelight,” a slice of black ‘n’ roll goodness just in time for the holidays. Hear it here.

No Kenny G for extreme metal weirdos Nuclear Dudes, as they are strictly “Antisax” in their latest video.