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Chicago doomgaze enthusiasts REZN give us the inside scoop on all nine tracks of their new LP Cycles in the Infinite Dream.

Chicago instru-metal trio Coyote Man wield a powerful sludgehammer on new track “Zealotry.”

Chicago post-punk doomsters Anatomy of a Habit offer up the gothic dirge of “Paired Sentinels” from their upcoming fifth full-length.

Dreams of Gray lean into the sad and introspective with their new EP, A Beginning, out September 5. Check out the lyric video for for “Across the Endless Sea” ahead of the release.

Chicago noise rock duo Latter discuss their new EP, What Lives Inside of Me, the benefits of having a background in noise and more.

Post-punk, industrial Chicago trio Burndy tune out the “Static” on new single from their self-titled debut.

Hear the gut-churning sludge and misery of new Chicago duo Stomach.

Take a listen to the new EP by Chicago horror shredders, Necronomicon Ex Mortis!

Hear Chicago thrash crew Bloodletter spin an epic tale on their new concept album for Wise Blood Records, A Different Kind of Hell.

Chicago-based stoner band Psychic Nurse have released a new video, “(Not Your) B!tch,” and you can check it out with us before everybody else.

Hear Chicago crossover vets Aftermath deliver their latest wake up call, “No Time to Waste.”

The legendary Chicago photographer tells tales of shooting the biggest names in metal and punk in the city’s most revered rock ‘n’ roll venue.

The new video from Chicago industrial metal unit Fearsore is no eyesore.

Bang a gong, get it on with an epic track from Chicago’s doomy, atmospheric post-punk collective, Anatomy of Habit.

Chicago’s Nequient distribute Collective Punishment in the form of D-beats and metallic hardcore anger.

An exclusive and early stream of The Crucible, the fearless debut full-length from Chicago-based USBM entity Threshing Spirit.

Chicago doomlords The Skull (featuring ex-members of Trouble) roll out the latest video from their second album, The Endless Roads Turns Dark.

Chicago’s Cardiac Arrest belch new track, “Sodomite,” from new album, The Day That Death Prevailed. Streaming filthily only at Decibel!

Noisy Chicago-based sludge/hardcore trio Of Wolves premiere their new aversion therapy-style video for “Mens Rea (Izaguf)” from their forthcoming new album, Balance.

After 8 long years, God-tier Chicago death/doom trio Cianide have returned with their new EP, Unhumanized.

Unhinged Chicago rockers Mexican Werewolf unleash their full length today. Hear in its entirety right here.

Chicago’s Mexican Werewolf slay violent smash‘n’roll. Check out this exclusive track premiere from their forthcoming debut album, Murder House.

Snow Burial “Sever the Bloodline” with a cut from their upcoming album, Ostrava.

Check out our interview with Adam of The Kreutzer Sonata, a Chicago-based punk band ready to unleash a new serving of noise with “The Rosehill Gates.”

Chicago death purveyors Cardiac Arrest drop new track ‘Professional Victim.’

Stream a new song from The Atlas Moth right now!

Introducing the Decibel Headbangers Bier Hall at Chicago Open Air

Prepare to be “Mutilated and Assimilated” by Chicago death metal outfit Broken Hope. 

In a couple weeks, the Chi-town quartet Arriver will blast their frenetic, exacting noise of death out through your ass, by way of their December 2nd release, Emeritus.  Today, we give you the song “URSa,” as good an entry point as any (though it’s the record’s penultimate track) to the band’s sound.  Don’t let this be your only dip into their pool, though.

Chicago, Illinois has long been home to some of the harshest, ugliest metal sounds, and Polyptych continue the tradition in splendid form.