Win a 3-CD prize pack of new releases from Cruz Del Sur
September 4, 2015 James Lewis
Before checking out for the long weekend, enter for a chance to win three new CDs of doom, occult, heaviness, kings, hammers, and more kings, courtesy of Cruz Del Sur.
Tyranny Knows No Borders on “Voice Given Unto Ruin”
September 4, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
Finnish funeral doom outfit Tyranny haven’t issued a full-length in a decade, but that’s going to change with Aeons in Tectonic Interment.
More Iron Maiden From Decibel
September 4, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
Up the irons! Heavy metal institution Iron Maiden are bestowing their 16th album, The Book of Souls, to the masses today, and Decibel is primed to celebrate with the legends’ fourth cover story in the November issue.
ALL FIRED UP: A CHAT WITH MONSTER MAGNET’S DAVE WYNDORF AND PREMIERE OF “WATCH ME FADE” LYRIC VIDEO
September 4, 2015 Jeff Treppel
Wyndorf mother mother.
Tad Enters dB HOF, Sadly Sans Nirvana-Related Diarrhea Anecdote
September 3, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
Longtime staffer Nick Green dubbed 8-Way Santa “the White Album of grunge … easily the most underrated record Sub Pop ever put out.”
Stretch Out to the Black Yoga DVD’s “Negative Confession”
September 3, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
Black Yoga is “vinyasa-style yoga set to drone, noise, stoner metal, ambient, industrial, space doom, and other traditional meditation music.” Here’s some news on the forthcoming CD/DVD.
Fertility Clinic: Dead to a Dying World Wreaks Havoc “Beneath the Loam”
September 3, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
Dallas-based seven-piece (!) Dead to a Dying World sure do put their money where their mouths are when it comes to their despondent moniker.
Exclusive Interview: Austin Lunn of Panopticon
September 3, 2015 Matt Solis
Staying true to this breakneck creative pace, Austin Lunn is mere weeks away from dropping Panopticon’s sixth LP, the enthralling and resonant Autumn Eternal. The album is a thematic companion to his two previous LPs, but musically, it eschews the “blackened bluegrass” approach in favor of emotionally charged, mournfully melodic black metal (think Winterfylleth meets early Katatonia). We talked to Lunn about creating Autumn Eternal, taking inspiration from nature and being a musician in the often-disheartening environment of the digital age.
“The Fear” Is Real for Tombs Offshoot Twin Lords
September 2, 2015 Albert Mudrian
We like to think you guys just innately understand all the insane sub-subgenres we throw at the wall, but “powerviolent prog ‘n’ roll” may require actually pressing play.
Q&A: Wrestling Legend Chris Jericho On His Collaboration With Death Metal Greats
September 2, 2015 Justin Norton
Chris Jericho is one of the most decorated professional wrestlers ever: a six-time world champion and the first-ever undisputed WWE champion. He is also one of the most vocal celebrity metal fans on the planet as well as a metal musician who has toured the world repeatedly with his band Fozzy. Jericho’s latest project, however, might be the only one that could earn the extreme moniker.
