Matt Harvey joins forces with acclaimed artist Kelly Williams (The Cabinet, Eerie) for the deliciously demented banshee-centered graphic novel romp, Howl — and the velocity and transgressive brutality the Exhumed/Gruesome vocalist/guitarist delivers in this new realm is totally what horror-obsessed metalheads would hope for from the guy behind Gore Metal, Slaughtercult, and Necrocracy. 

Harvey was kind enough to give Decibel the inside scoop on the comic — the second volume in Williams’ multi-author series The Dark — out on Halloween via Alterna Comics.  

In which I discuss heavy metal, Sword & Sorcery fic, Manilla Road, the modern hardcore scene, and much more with Jason Tarpey, vocalist of Texas’ toughest epic heavy metal band, Eternal Champion.

Italian bruisers Profanal prove Swedeath is the sweetest death on Supreme Fire.

Withdrawal are finally poised to release their first full-length album at the beginning of November, but you can hear another new single and read about Never here first.

Watch Nathanael Larochette perform a playthrough of “Invocation,” a song inspired by writing with Agalloch.

Grab a torch and come check out “La Sombra en le Ciénaga,” the first track from the debut LP, Guerra Eterna, by Madrid’s premier dungeon-dwelling, first wave black metal pyromancers, Sacrificio.

Need a little Dave Ingram in your day? Here, have a new Echelon track.

We got lucky when we sought out voices to comment on Meshuggah‘s continued power and relevance – our search led to a conversation with tourmate Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka of Decapitated.

Horror movies abound in this new video from Tutti I Colori Del Buio.

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