Joseph Michael (Witherfall, Sanctuary) Lists Top 5 Albums That Influenced His Vocals
Heavy metal vocalist Joseph Michael (Witherfall, Sanctuary) lists his Top 5 albums that influenced his singing ability and style.
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Q&A: Lenny Rutledge Soldiers Sanctuary Onward
Sanctuary guitarist Lenny Rutledge pledges to continue band after death of singer Warrel Dane.
R.I.P. Warrel Dane (1961-2017) (Sanctuary & Nevermore)
Decibel would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and acquaintances of Sanctuary and Nevermore vocalist Warrel Dane, who passed away today, December 13, in São Paulo, Brazil after suffering from a heart attack.
The Lazarus Pit: Sanctuary’s Into the Mirror Black
Welcome to The Lazarus Pit, a biweekly look at should-be classic metal records that don’t get nearly enough love; stuff that’s essential listening that you’ve probably never heard of; stuff that we’re too lazy to track down the band members to do a Hall Of Fame for. I wasn’t sure if this week’s entrant was…
Bandcamp Waives Fees for a Fourth No-Fee Friday
We’ve got suggestions on releases to help you headbang brain cells away and support bands/labels at time when they profit from it most.
Demo:listen: Gravesend
This week Demo:listen premieres the grimy sounds of NYC death metal band Gravesend.
Track Premiere: Alkymist – “The Dead”
Bleak Danish doombearers Alkymist return with a tipping monolith of a preview track from their forthcoming sophomore album, Sanctuary.
Track Premiere: Psalm Zero: ‘Animal Outside.’
Hear the first new track from Psalm Zero’s forthcoming new LP, Sparta.
Track Premiere: Fabio Frizzi – “Spiders Attack Alternative Mix”
Cult horror film composer extraordinaire Fabio Frizzi wants to take you back to The Beyond. Come take his hand.
Album Premiere: Visceral Disgorge ‘Slithering Evisceration’
Charm City death metallers Visceral Disgorge unleash the gore on new album, “Slithering Evisceration,” their first for Agonia Records.
Video Premiere (NSFW): Exhumed – ‘Naked, Screaming and Covered in Blood’
Exhumed‘s latest, the NSFW “Naked, Screaming and Covered in Blood,” goes straight to video, of course.
Hear Exclusive New Gatecreeper Song “Social Decay” Via Decibel Flexi Series
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Gatecreeper flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Video Premiere: Kennedy – “Blood & Soil”
Canadian hardcore collective Kennedy bring the sweat and screams in the video for their new single, “Blood & Soil.”
Watch: Venom Prison Perform Songs from “Samsara” in Studio Session
Venom Prison return to the studio to lay down a Samsara live session.
Video Premiere: Disentomb – ‘Indecipherable Sermons of Gloom’
Check out a video for a song off the brand new album from Australian brutalists Disentomb.
Streaming: Wake “Sowing The Seeds Of A Worthless Tomorrow” Reissue
Wake announce a reissue of their debut album.
Interview: Conjurer Discuss Influences, New Album ‘Mire’ and US Tour Expectations
UK sludge/post-black quartet Conjurer discuss Mire and their upcoming tour with Rivers of Nihil, Entheos and Wolf King.
WAKE Announce Spring Tour
WAKE are going on tour.
Interview: Witherfall on ‘Nocturnes & Requiems,’ 70,000 Tons of Metal and Warrel Dane Tribute
Witherfall discuss Nocturnes & Requiems, the passing of late drummer Adam Sagan and the next step for the band.
Video Premiere: Witherfall – ‘Portrait’
LA prog/power metal heroes release a new video from the opening track off Nocturnes and Requiems.
A Crash Course in Classic Pacific Northwest Metal with James Beach
Author James Beach offers a firsthand Pacific Northwest Metal history as told in his upcoming book ‘Rusted Metal’ as well as details on the revived Northwest Metal Fest.
Cleric: Extended Interview
Cleric draw straight lines (through tesseracts) connecting quantum physics to Stephen King and Thom Yorke.
Martin Eric Ain (1967-2017): Celtic Frost “Morbid Tales” Hall of Fame
To honor the passing of extreme metal legend Martin Eric Ain, we present the Hall of Fame feature on Celtic Frost’s 1984 debut Morbid Tales in full.
Conflict is Inevitable: An Interview with Moral Void
Unhinged blackened hardcore trio Moral Void have an explosive debut record with Deprive. Delve further into the madness.
For those About to Squawk: Waldo’s Pecks of the Week
Our resident bird brain spotlights the latest from Warbringer, Pile and Saturn.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Amebix “Sonic Mass”
Yeah, it wasn’t Arise!, but punk legends Amebix weren’t exactly in their 20s when they released their misunderstood comeback/swan song Sonic Mass.
Full Album Stream: LASER DRACUL Bring the Doom from Dusk ‘Til Dawn
Swedish doom trio Laser Dracul are the children of the night, and the music they make is LOUD.
Knocked Loose premiere behind-the-scenes look at new album, ‘Laugh Tracks’
Knocked Loose is on a roll right now, touring with The Acacia Strain, waiting to hit the United States and Europe with Stick to Your Guns and Expire and putting out a full-length album, Laugh Tracks, on September 16. Go behind the scenes of the new album in this new video.
Frustrated In-CORE-Perated: Mizery Debut “Execution Style”
Calli crossover crew Mizery delivers the adrenaline rush you need to make it to the weekend.
Mastodon – “Leviathan”
Recently, I stumbled across a graffiti mural that read, “Every winner was once a beginner.” This got the gears turning, thinking about how long it’s been since Mastodon was considered an unknown, underground entity.