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Track Premiere: At the Plates – “Punish My Waistline”

November 29, 2023

Dig into a lethal helping of food-themed melodeath with At the Plates and their pun-slinging, scale-smashing single “Punish My Waistline.”

At the Gates – Terminal Spirit Disease

March 1, 2023

Swedish melodic death metal legends At the Gates walk through the hallowed gates of our Hall of Fame for the third time via Terminal Spirit Disease.

Track Premiere: Sacrilegion ‘Transfixed in Spiral Ambiguity’

November 7, 2022

Salt Late City’s Sacrilegion creates death metal velvet on new track “Transfixed in Spiral Ambiguity,” off From Which Nightmares Crawl out via Chaos Records.

Five Heavy Albums that Changed Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn’s Life

February 10, 2022

To celebrate the release of the Nightmare Frontier EP, we got Abysmal Dawn vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott to mosh us through the five heavy albums that changed his life.

At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 4)

December 1, 2021

In the final part of this video interview series, legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg reflects on the lyrical/philosophical themes behind At The Gates album “The Nightmare of Being.”

At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 3)

November 24, 2021

In the third episode of a four-part video series, legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg expands upon the literature and philosophy that underpin the recent At the Gates album The Nightmare of Being.

At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 2)

November 17, 2021

In part two of an exclusive new video interview, At the Gates‘ Tomas Lindberg talks literature, philosophy, & The Nightmare of Being.

At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 1)

November 10, 2021

Forget Lebowski. Tomas Lindberg of At the Gates gives Decibel the download on trve nihilism and The Nightmare of Being.

Five For Friday: July 9, 2021

July 9, 2021

We’ve got a loaded week for you as we catch up on the latest from Darkthrone, At the Gates, Mayhem and more!

Previously Unreleased Nachtmystium Recording from ‘Instinct: Decay’ Sessions Coming to the Decibel Flexi Series

June 4, 2021

Some 15 years after its recording, the Decibel Flexi Series releases an unearthed, never-before-heard Nachtmystium song “Chemical Catharsis” from the Instinct: Decay sessions.

LOW STOCK ALERT: Limited Edition Decibel Vinyl Nearly Sold Out!

May 7, 2021

Our latest exclusive Decibel vinyl color variants of the new At the Gates and Amenra LPs will sell out in pre-order, so make your move to pick up these limited LPs now!

Decibel’s EXCLUSIVE At the Gates ‘The Nightmare of Being’ LP Color Pre-Order Is Available NOW!

April 30, 2021

Decibel brings you this exclusive tan vinyl color LP of At the Gates‘s The Nightmare of Being. Limited to 300 worldwide, so get yours pre-ordered before they sell out!

At the Gates Grace the Cover of Decibel’s Landmark 200th Issue!

April 16, 2021

We have a limited number of advance copies of Decibel‘s 200th issue, featuring our an exclusive new picture flexi disc single from the legendary Converge.

Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Alex Shuster of -(16)-

June 11, 2020

To celebrate the release of Dream Squasher, the new album from sludge kings -(16)-, we caught up with guitarist Alex Shuster to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Decibel’s Yearbook 1995 Issue Looks Back on Metal 25 Years Ago

May 18, 2020

We have a limited number of advance copies of the July issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive new Dropdead flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.

The Lazarus Pit: The Great Deceiver’s ‘A Venom Well Designed’

March 19, 2020

Looking back on The Great Deceiver‘s underrated debut, A Venom Well Designed.

Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Heartwork’ vs. ‘Slaughter of the Soul’

January 30, 2020

Pitting Heartwork against Slaughter of the Soul to find out once and for all which is the better album.

Peaceville Records Founder Hammy Talks New Autobiography, ‘Peaceville Life’

September 18, 2018

Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw released some of the best extreme metal of the past three decades via Peaceville Records. Now he delivers a blow-by-blow account of how it happened in his first book.

ENDS MONDAY! Get five FREE BONUS flexi discs from DECIBEL!

September 6, 2018

Get out of print At the Gates, Khemmis, Asphyx, The Black Dahlia Murder and Horrendous flexis FREE with this special subscription offer through THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

LIMITED OFFER! Get five FREE BONUS flexi discs from DECIBEL!

August 22, 2018

Get out of print At the Gates, Khemmis, Asphyx, The Black Dahlia Murder and Horrendous flexis FREE with this special (limited) subscription offer!

Watch: The Six Most Metal Breweries at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest

May 22, 2018

The Six Most Metal Breweries attended the second annual Decibel Metal & Beer Fest last month, and crafted this extensive video recap.

Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Jonas Stålhammar of At the Gates

May 3, 2018

To celebrate the upcoming release of At the GatesTo Drink from the Night Itself, we caught up with guitarist Jonas Stålhammar to find out what the five heavy albums that changed his life are.

Judas Priest Grace the Cover of June’s Decibel

April 25, 2018

Judas Priest return to the cover of Decibel with an decade-in-the-making Hall of Fame story of their Stained Class album.

At the Gates Announce Limited Signing at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest

March 29, 2018

In just two days, At the Gates will decimate the Fillmore Philadelphia when they take the stage as the Saturday night headliner at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest. We’re surely not alone in our excitement to hear old classics and new songs from the Swedish death metal legends, and now you can get even more At the Gates…

Set Times Announced for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest

March 23, 2018

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest kicks off one week from today, which means it’s time to finalize travel plans and get your tickets if you haven’t already. To aid in your planning, Saturday and Sunday set times are now available.