Recently the band has embarked on a Transylvanian trilogy, meant to explore the various elements of deep traditional life in the band’s homeland.  We asked main man Negru a few questions about the current state of the band and their direction.

Siberian grind weirdos Stench Price are releasing their debut EP on Wednesday; we’re bringing you an exclusive full-EP stream today.

Echoes of Dismemberment
Hack ‘n’ slash flashbacks
dB rating: 8/10

Grave Digger aren’t the most celebrated of groups at Decibel. But that doesn’t mean we don’t know or understand the importance the Germans, who formed 36 years ago, played on (European) heavy metal. From debut, Heavy Metal Breakdown, to new album, Healed by Metal, Grave Digger embodies the spirit of the genre.

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Hour of Penance continue their tradition of no-nonsense death metal as they prepare to Cast the First Stone. 

On this week’s Demo:listen, we look out at the wreck and the ruin, and rather than ask “why,” we just listen to Portland’s Maltheist.

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Waldo pecks on Metallica‘s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct.