Over the course of metal’s storied history there are examples of long careers (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, etc.), but there’s also the opposite. Bands, most promising, genre-leaders/benders, who issued a lone album or EP and then vanished for one reason or another. At Decibel, we’re more than pleased to praise the long-comings of bands whose careers have lasted a decade or more, but there’s an important slice of career-cutting bands that we’d like to highlight.

The only Seinfeld award-esc analysis of an NFL Season you’ll ever see anywhere, ever. Still not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. 

Our resident birdbrains pecks on new Kreator, Hour of Penance and The Murder Of My Sweet. 

Frowning perform mournful, crushing funeral doom. “Nocturnal Void” feels like the soundtrack to a funeral procession. 

Want a chance to partake in a meet and greet with Mayhem? Find out more here. 

“The crooked progressions, slimy vibes and otherworldly melodies will explain why this song had to be bestowed with a name as blunt and primitive as ‘Black Miasma.'”

Rich Davis recently released a new video for his song “Faceless.” We caught up with him to talk about the future of his solo project. 

On this week’s Demo:listen, we find that punk is alive and restless in Lahore, Pakistan’s Dead Bhuttos.

Joy‘s new video from their 2016 EP underscores the raw anger and chaos in “Cut to the Nerve.”

If there’s one black metal album that changed black metal—in almost every respect—it’s Dimmu Borgir’s Death Cult Armageddon.