Chip McCabe’s new book listing 666 essential metal albums is out now, and we caught up with him to find out his motivations for doing this outrageous project.

Decibel Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian appeared on Fathoming Heavy podcast to talk about The Decibel Tour, Choosing Death and more. 

Netherbird‘s debut album, 2008’s The Ghost Collector, will be re-released through Black Lodge Records.

Metal and Beer crossovers are becoming more common every day. Sometimes they even appear in Hello Kitty. 

Decibel Album of the Year winners and Metal & Beer Fest vets Khemmis join the Decibel Flexi Series discography. Subscribe by May 8 to get your limited edition vinyl. 

Today Melbourne’s Cemetery Urn show us what happens when “Weakened Mortals Bleed.” Check out this exclusive track premiere from the Australian barbarians’ third album, the eponymously titled Cemetery Urn.

You put so much of yourself into the record that of course you’re crushed when someone dismisses it. It’s the most human reaction. If you had a new baby you couldn’t fathom someone typing on Facebook that “Eh, it doesn’t really do anything interesting and that goo goo ga ga junk is derivative of other, much cuter babies.”

Snares of Sixes is the experimental project of Jason W. Walton (ex-Agalloch). 

Croatoan unleash potent thrash/groove metal on “Bloodgutter.”

Last week, we introduced you to Tyrannosorceress. Now, we premiere new Tyrannosorceress jams.