Demonization
Lock’n like Dokken
dB rating: 9/10

We’ve been hitting Soft Kill‘s newest album, Choke, hard for almost six months now. When Choke smashed into winter 2016, it immediately reminded of UK legends The Chameleons (Script of the Bridge is a genuine deserted island-type record), French mopers Asylum Party (whose Borderline album is a must-hear), and Belgian treasure obscure The Names, whose single “Nightshift” went on to inspire contemporary pop-prog outfit like Mew.

Big Kizz roll out their first ever music video for “Eye On You.” 

Our resident birdbrains pecks on new releases from Life of Agony, Warcrab (again) and Statiqbloom.

The Metalheads Podcast stopped by Decibel Metal and Beer Fest to interview Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Adem Tepedelen.

Tyrannosorceress: the combination of sorcery, black metal and the most legendary dinosaur.

Remember Decibel Metal and Beer Fest with a commemorative stein, now available online!

Get free rare or sold-out Flexi Series classics from the likes of dB favorites Carcass, Pallbearer, Neurosis, Memoriam and Pentagram!

On this week’s Demo:listen we’re lured off the beaten path and led deep into the dark woods by Norway’s Hedenvandret.

Lowell, MA tech-death outfit The Summoned unveil the video for “Fractal Patterns.”