Lists polarize. There, we said it. We’re click-baiting just like the big guns. Other websites lede (yes, lede) with must-click, must-share titles like: “Killswitch Engage Caught On Tape Stealing Soilwork Roadmap” or “Burzum’s Varg Launches Role-Playing Game” (well, that actually happened) or “Ozzy’s Six-Decade Sex Addiction — All The Sordid Details Inside!” Here at Decibel, we care enough to bait you with things like The Top 5 Bathory Songs… After Twilight of the Gods.

Ascending Into Shimmering Darkness
A tiny light prevails in the darkness
dB rating: 8/10

Kick off your weekend with the silly but ferocious debut from Wolves Attack!! 

Tanakh grapple with loss and the nature of existence. 

Contest alert: Win test pressings of Kreator‘s reissued first four albums plus full Q&A with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza.

Stream a new song from The Uprising, the collaboration between guitarist Marzi Montazeri and legendary vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens.

Intriguing and insightful reading for black metal enthusiasts.

Watch a new music video from Swedish doom clan Egonaut. 

On this week’s Demo:listen we give vent to our rage with Rhode Island’s Ruin It!

Ray Suhy (Cannabis Corpse, Six Feet Under, ex-East of the Wall) has returned with a new solo EP. Decibel talked to the guitarist about expectations and writing an instrumental record.