Now that Venom Inc.’s current trio is about to release this year’s Avé (August 11th on Nuclear Blast), we had the opportunity to celebrate (and anticipate) the upcoming full-length with our Flexi Series. This month (Issue #154, August 2017, Suffocation cover), Decibel brings you a demo version of “Dein Fleisch,” a song that will appear in album form on Avé. While you cruise through the song’s effortless evil, check out bassist/vocalist “Demolition Man” Tony Dolan’s responses to our inquiries about the song’s origins and creation.

Need some new music to get you out of that more-of-the-same rut? f.y.e. has got you covered with this month’s Decibel Meter.

Stream a new song from Mindkult‘s Transcending Obscurity debut.

Morgoth, Xysma, Destruction and more have their weakest work defended by our own Neill Jameson. 

There are musical surprises. And then there are musical surprises. Valborg aren’t an easy band to peg. The band from Bonn, Germany have tried the patience of categorization from their inception in 2002. Valborg’s debut album, Glorification of Pain, continues to stupefy, confound, and amaze. That was eight years ago. Since Glorification of Pain, the Germans have made five more stunning, left-of-center albums, the latest of which is the brutal brain scratcher, Endstrand.

A Walk with Love and Death
Double Studio Gonzo
dB rating: 8/10

Converge, Godflesh, Neurosis and more have immortalized their Roadburn performances as live albums.

Stream a new track from Las Vegas’ The Fat Dukes of F***. 

On this week’s Demo:listen we fall victim to Finland’s Sickness.

Stream a brutal new track from Colombian death dealers Mouldered.