Black Sabbath
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with David Andersson of Soilwork
December 3, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Soilwork‘s new EP, A Whisp of the Atlantic, we caught up with guitarist David Andersson to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Corporate Death of Macabre
November 12, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of their new album, Carnival of Killers, we caught up with Macabre guitarist/vocalist Corporate Death to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Q&A: Adam Wakeman on the ‘Jazz Sabbath’ project
September 29, 2020 Justin Norton
Wakeman discusses the jazz-styled Black Sabbath covers of Jazz Sabbath and how Ozzy surprised him with his Dad’s keyboard from the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath sessions.
Track Premiere: Spirit Adrift – “Supernaut” (Black Sabbath Cover)
September 3, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
In advance of their fourth LP, Enlightened in Eternity, hear Spirit Adrift deliver a Sabbath cover from the stacked new Vol. 4 tribute album.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Peter Wiwczarek of Vader
April 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Vader’s new album, Solitude in Madness, we caught up with vocalist/guitarist Peter Wiwczarek to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Resurrecting the Dragon: The Forgotten Gems of Late Era Dio
March 25, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Ten years after his untimely death, the late era Ronnie James Dio albums are finally getting a bit of respect — and the deluxe reissue treatment. Here’s your roadmap.
Track Premiere: Python “Aeons Has Fallen”
May 6, 2019 Chris Dick
Italy-based throwback doom masters conjure up fuzzed-out terrors on new track, “Aeons Has Fallen,” from full-length, Astrological Warfare.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Black Sabbath’s “Seventh Star”
May 2, 2019 Greg Pratt
Hearts like wheels and doomy sleaze rock: re-evaluating Black Sabbath‘s 1986 album Seventh Star.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Hozoji Matheson-Margullis and Ben Verellen of Helms Alee
April 25, 2019 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Helms Alee‘s new album, Noctiluca, we caught up with drummer/vocalist Hozoji Matheson-Margullis and guitarist/vocalist Ben Verellen to find out what five heavy albums changed their lives.
Basement Space Travel: An Interview with Green Dragon
September 12, 2018 Vince Bellino
Green Dragon are your new favorite stoner metal band. Learn about what makes them tick and riff.
New Project Documents Photos of Black Sabbath Fans for Museum Exhibition
August 21, 2018 Vince Bellino
Want to be a part of Black Sabbath history? Details within.
Ozzy Osbourne Graces the Cover of Decibel’s October Issue
August 16, 2018 Albert Mudrian
After 14 years, the Ozzman finally cometh to the cover of Decibel! We have a limited number of advance copies of the October issue of Decibel available now. Have at it!
Tales From the Metalnomicon: Rising Author & Extreme Music Devotee Chad Lutzke Conjures Ethereal Darkness
July 18, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Dark fiction author Chad Lutzke presents a playlist of extremely heavy horror fiction-inspired tracks.
Track Premiere: Yazan – ‘The Star’
March 23, 2018 Vince Bellino
Yazan experiments with heavier music on new song “The Star.”
Heavy Metal Love Songs: A Playlist
February 14, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Happy Valentine’s Day from Decibel. We like you like you, so we made you a playlist of metal love songs — light on the power ballads.
Track Premiere: Dirty Grave – ‘Evil (Is Going On)’
October 5, 2017 Vince Bellino
Stream Dirty Grave‘s cover of “Evil (Is Going On)” by blues legend Willie Dixon now.
Track Premiere: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – ‘Dead Eyes of Londom’ (Remixed & Remastered)
September 29, 2017 Vince Bellino
Stream a remastered version of “Dead Eyes of London” now!
Ten Songs Inspired by Stephen King
September 4, 2017 Joseph Schafer
This coming Friday, a new film adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic and massive horror novel ‘IT’ will be released in American cinemas. Will it be good? King does not have the best history with cinema. The beloved miniseries based upon the novel, starring Tim Curry as the shapeshifting clown monster Pennywise, does not hold up,…
Cannabis Corpse Premiere New Song, Pick 10 Favorite Albums to Smoke To
August 31, 2017 Vince Bellino
Embark on “The 420th Crusade” with Cannabis Corpse before reading bassist/vocalist LandPhil’s ten favorite albums to smoke pot to.
Decibel Presents The Top 100 Metal Tours of All Time Special Issue
February 17, 2017 Albert Mudrian
What are the Top 100 metal tours of all time? Find out in Decibel‘s new limited edition special issue of 100% previously-unprinted content.
Mos Generator’s Tony Reed Counts Down His Top 10 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums
November 22, 2016 Vince Bellino
Tony Reed of Mos Generator counts down his favorite hard rock/heavy metal albums.
Track Premiere: Uniform Cover Black Sabbath’s ‘Symptom of the Universe’
October 28, 2016 Vince Bellino
The Black Sabbath classic gets a much noisier cover as part of Uniform‘s newest release.
Live Review: Drive Thru Doppelgangers Mac Sabbath
September 9, 2016 Sean Frasier
If something smelled like “Sweet Beef” in Philly, it was “Drive Thru Metal” concept band Mac Sabbath.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: The Story Behind The Artwork
June 23, 2016 Justin Norton
In honor of Black Sabbath‘s final trek around the globe, we are running our 2014 print feature on the story behind the cover art of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, which was illustrated four decades ago by a rising Los Angeles artist named Drew Struzan.
DECIBEL’s Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums Issue Available Now!
November 3, 2015 Andrew Bonazelli
It’s that time of year again! Decibel has been banging our heads overtime to concoct our annual special issue with 100 percent never-before-seen content. Slip on your old studded vest and behold The Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time!
The Doom is in the Digital
September 15, 2015 Jesse Chase
Just in time for fall: doom over the world… now available in ones and zeros.
Hall of Fame Countdown: Black Sabbath’s Heaven and Hell
May 7, 2015 Matt Solis
1980 could have been a disaster for Black Sabbath. They had recently parted ways with Ozzy Osbourne, their batshit crazy yet undeniably entertaining frontman, and drummer Bill Ward’s Hemingway-esque boozing was threatening his very ability to play. Instead of accepting their inevitable slide into obscurity, band masterminds Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler knuckled down and wrote eight songs that expressed a variety of new dynamics, textures, and emotions. Oh, and they recruited a little ol’ singer named Ronnie James motherfucking Dio, whose previous work with Elf and Rainbow had already cemented him as one of rock’s premier wailers.
Black Rainbows: Under the Influence
April 27, 2015 Matt Solis
In this month’s issue, we talked to Black Rainbows’ guitarist/vocalist Gabriele Fiori about the Italian band’s new album, Hawkdope—a gloriously psychedelic romp that pays homage to legends of the riff like Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Hawkwind and Monster Magnet. With that in mind, we asked our man to single out the best song from each of the aforementioned bands…no easy task considering their extensive, decades-spanning catalogs.
Season Of The Witch: The Ideas Behind Metal’s Occult Revival
January 12, 2015 Justin Norton
Any astute follower of metal in the past five years has likely noticed a huge uptick in the number of bands with a proto-70s sound and occult themes: The Devil’s Blood, Sabbath Assembly, Blood Ceremony and The Oath. A few of these bands have been on Decibel’s cover: In Solitude and Ghost B.C. (twice). While…
INTERVIEW: Tommy Mezmercardo on being The Mezmerist
August 19, 2013 Jonathan Horsley
In 1985, a kid by the name of Tommy Memzercardo released “The Innocent, The Forsaken, The Guilty”, an off-kilter fantasy/epic metal EP featuring Bill Ward on drums. Back then, the former Black Sabbath drummer couldn’t be credited for legal reasons, while Memzercardo was a mystery all of his own, calling himself The Mezmerist and playing…