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Not only does Calgary’s Krepitus straddle the divide between death and thrash metal, but the quartet does so with an every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining thematic uniqueness. Sure, the world is fucked and we’re all fucked, but there’s no point in revelling in being bent over and reamed by the forces that be

Lord, Bologna duo Zeus! sure isn’t looking to make it easy for the File Under peeps to do their job with “Enemy E Core,” a proggy, fuzzed out noise punk take on math rock off the band’s Three One G release MOTOMONOTONO that sort of gives off a Rorschach-wandering-into-a-Pelican-practice-a-decade-ago vibe.

If that sounds like something you’d like to jam while watching various animal species throw down, Decibel totally has your hump day back.

Worm Ourboros is embracing a darker side on “(Was It) The Cruelest Thing.” 

Is technology killing music criticism? This is an honest question. It’s killing plenty of other things, so why would this somehow be immune?

Wake up, people! Tiamat‘s 1997 departure A Deeper Kind of Slumber actually rules. Here’s why.

An in-depth conversation with Québécois doom-death outfit Norilsk.

In a couple weeks, the Chi-town quartet Arriver will blast their frenetic, exacting noise of death out through your ass, by way of their December 2nd release, Emeritus.  Today, we give you the song “URSa,” as good an entry point as any (though it’s the record’s penultimate track) to the band’s sound.  Don’t let this be your only dip into their pool, though.

Black Hole Generator get fast and evil on “Moloch.” 

Where Zao and vinyl bring rad! Hear the band’s brand new track, released exclusively through the Decibel Flexi Series, right here.