Ia Pazuzu (out July 7 on Code666) is Diabolicum’s first full-length in 14 years, and “Silent Spring” is your first taste of new savagery.

New Hampshire’s Vattnet Viskar aren’t your typical black metal act. Actually, they’re not black metal at all, but they’re rather informed by the genre that pivots on darkness and evil. Listen to the riffs on debut album Sky Swallower and tell us you don’t hear shades of Burzum or Emperor. Listen to the repetition on new album Settler and tell us you don’t hear vintage Enslaved or Wolves in the Throne Room. Certainly, Vattnet Viskar revolve around a different, non-Satanic set of principles, the deepest of which can be heard and felt on Settler, with its hope-filled (but the light of inspiration dies) cover art. Let’s dig deep with Vattnet Viskar!

All Out War’s Dying Gods EP features covers of Carnivore and crust legends Amebix. We’ve got the premiere of AOW tackling the title track from the latter’s 1985 epic Arise! 

In New York’s flourishing metal scene the experimental death metal band Pyrrhon is a bit of an outlier. Formed when most of the band members were in college, Pyrrhon received widespread acclaim for their 2014 album The Mother Of Virtues, a blend of lyrical and instrumental virtuosity. Pyrrhon is fronted by Doug Moore, a onetime high school athlete and University Of Pennsylvania graduate who rejected conventional paths to success to pursue music. He talked to us about cross-state commutes to band practice and the end times.  

Brutal Italian death metal wrecking crew Putridity are preparing to pulverize faces with third full-length Ignominious Atonement in late August on Willowtip. 

I know it’s early on Monday morning, but what better time to explore new dimensions of sound  with Weird Owl than before you’ve had your first cup of coffee?

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Upon hearing that Deicide’s sixth album In Torment In Hell was a potential selection for Justify Your Shitty Taste, our Editor-in-Chief responded with a simple: “Oooh, that’s bad.” No other words were uttered. But is it really?

You’ll have no choice but to plop down next to ye olde external A/C unit and scour Decibel all summer. Luckily, we have a shitload of killer exclusive content on the horizon, specifically for the Hall of Fame and Flexi Series.

Join Decibel in welcoming the second taste of heavy metal staple Jungle Rot’s upcoming album, Order Shall Prevail, out June 30.