In celebration of Decibel Books’ revised and expanded edition of Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore, we’ve lured eight killer death/grind bands to the one-day extreme music event of 2016

Their story was too unreal — surreal — and insane to be true — but it was. — Philip H. Anselmo

One nightmare you’re not going to want to wake up from, with L.A. doom/sludge psychos as your guides to the underworld.

We’ve pulled excerpts from some of our favorite interview subjects from the past calendar year, from old-school hardcore vets to legendary professional wrestlers. 

“Cripple the Cross” with thrash/grind purveyors extraordinaire. 

Chicago prog metal unit Dissona will soon release their second full-length scorcher Paleopneumatic.  The album wormhole-hops through myriad styles and instrument combinatorial choices; the overall effect is a twisted journey through a musical landscape molded by dudes who really know their shit.

From the ashes of tragedy, exceptional new music from the Savannah sludge kings.

Having wrapped up their 50th (!) anniversary tour, the Scorpions bring us an authorized DVD about how hard it is to say goodbye.

Haven’t done any holiday shopping? We’re not saying it’s panic time… because we have the solution: Decibel‘s annual Under the Tree, Under the Wire special!

We spoke with Mark Kloeppel of Baltimore’s Misery Index about his band’s contribution to the Flexi Series.  Misery Index’s song – a cover of Sepultura’s “Primitive Future” – can be found in our current issue (#135, January 2016, Lamb of God cover), but you can also check it out right here while you read Kloeppel’s comments on the recording’s origins and execution.