Hellrad Vs. The Hack: Debating Reviews, Coverage and Metal Journalism
April 12, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
After their appearance in a recent Throw Me a Frickin’ Bone column, Philly’s Hellrad sent a none-too-pleased-with-you email to Decibel HQ. This opened a broader discussion about the different frustrations experienced by journalists and indie bands.
Smoulder’s Doom Epic “Voyage of the Sun Chaser”
April 11, 2018 Joseph Schafer
An interview with and song premiere of Toronto doom outfit Smoulder, whose debut cassette ‘The Sword Woman’ will be released on, you guessed it, 4/20.
Notes from the Combat Underground: Brooklyn Fiasco (The McGregor Incident)
April 11, 2018 Mike Hill
Tombs‘ Mike Hill weighs in on Conor McGregor’s latest UFC drama.
Wrekmeister Harmonies Give A Master Class in Unorthodox Heaviness
April 11, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Want to find out more about how Wrekmeister Harmonies learned to sonically collapse your consciousness? Of course you do!
Track Premiere: Craft ‘The Cosmic Sphere Falls’
April 11, 2018 Chris Dick
Swedish cultists Craft redefine black metal on new track, “The Cosmic Sphere Falls.”
Caleb Scofield Will Always Be Here
April 11, 2018 J. Bennett
J. Bennett remembers his friend and former Cave In/Old Man Gloom/Zozobra bassist Caleb Scofield.
Interview: Damian Herring of Subterranean Watchtower Studios/Horrendous
April 11, 2018 Sean Frasier
Damian Herring of Horrendous reveals his approach to engineering killer death metal with Subterranean Watchtower Studios.
Track Premiere: Soliloquium – ‘Catharsis’
April 10, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the first song from the new Soliloquium album now.
Album Review: Ghastly – “Death Velour”
April 10, 2018 Sean Frasier
Ghastly‘s Death Velour is our Best New Noise.
Full Album Stream: Unravel – “Eras of Forfeit”
April 10, 2018 Emily Bellino
Australian death metal unit Unravel stream their new album.
