death metal
Video Premiere: Yotuma – “Shrine of Absolution”
March 29, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Midwestern death metal upstarts Yotuma just dropped a new video, “Shrine of Absolution,” from their upcoming EP Otherworldly Incarnate, out April 8. Check it out here here.
ORIGIN Premiere Exclusive New Version of, “Disease Called Man,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
March 29, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Origin disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new recording, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Plague Bearer: “I Wanted to Escape the Mundane Life I Had and Be Someone Else”
March 23, 2023 J. Andrew
Kelly Kuciemba gives us a history lesson in the Pacific Northwest death metal scene and tells us a bit more about Plague Bearer’s new album.
Full Album Stream: Angerot – “The Profound Recreant”
March 21, 2023 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from Midwest death dealers Angerot.
The Decibel Magazine Tour 2023 Issue of Decibel is Now Available
March 17, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Advance copies of our annual Decibel Magazine Tour issue, featuring an exclusive Origin flexi disc, are here in extremely limited quantities.
Video Premiere: Revenge Beast – “Bastard” (Mötley Crüe Cover)
March 15, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Marc Rizzo’s new band, Revenge Beast shout out the glam metal with this cover of Mötley Crüe’s “Bastard.”
Track Premiere: Pestifer – “Defeat of the Nemesis”
March 13, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Belgian progressive death metallers Pestifer are anything but a nuisance on spectacular new track “Defeat of the Nemesis.”
Full EP Premiere: Negative Prayer – “Negative Prayer”
March 9, 2023 Brad Sanders
Hear three death metal D-beatdowns form Negative Prayer, featuring former and current members of Poison Idea, Vastum, Funebrarum and VoidCeremony.
Full EP Stream: Bred for Slaughter – “Here You’re Born… Here You Die”
March 8, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to the debut EP from Bay Area death metal outfit Bred for Slaughter, featuring Mortuous guitarist/vocalist Mike Beams!
Album Premiere: Bastard Grave – ‘Vortex of Disgust’
March 8, 2023 Sean Frasier
Swedish death metal morticians Bastard Grave blast from the casket with their odorous ode to human suffering, Vortex of Disgust.
Track Premiere: Tribe of Pazuzu – ‘The Trial and Prosecution of the Scorned Prophet’ (Feat. Jorgen Sandstrom)
March 2, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from Tribe of Pazuzu, including Cryptopsy drummer Flo Mounier.
Video Premiere: Gorod – “We Are the Sun Gods”
March 1, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Watch progressive death metal vets Gorod shine bright in the latest video taken from their forthcoming record, The Orb, out March 10.
Reborn in Blasphemy: Revisiting Pavor’s ‘A Pale Debilitating Autumn’ Album Nearly 30 Years Later
February 28, 2023 Götz Vogelsang
Deathevokation frontman Götz Vogelsang preforms zombie ritual reviews of lost death metal classics in the latest edition of his semi-regular column Reborn in Blasphemy.
ORIGIN to Release Exclusive New Single, “Disease Called Man,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
February 28, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, March 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from tech-death legends Origin.
Video Premiere: Deathgrave – “Your Rulers Are Here”
February 27, 2023 Brad Sanders
Bay area death dealers Deathgrave return in April with new LP, It’s Only Midnight. But we’ve got their new The Thing-meets-Trees Lounge inspired video right now!
Video Premiere: Úlfúð (Ulfud) – “Leviathan Dreams”
February 24, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Watch the stunning new Úlfúð video and then grab one of the just 108 copies of their debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive blue & cobalt swirled vinyl!
Full Album Stream: Wretched Fate – “Carnal Heresy”
February 21, 2023 Emily Bellino
Wretched Fate are back on album number two.
Full Demo Stream: Bone Weapon – ‘Thrive or Starve’
February 20, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to Thrive or Starve, the debut demo from death/doom dealers Bone Weapon.
STRIGOI Stream Exclusive New Track, “The Construct of Misery,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
February 15, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Strigoi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Track Premiere: Nuclear Holocaust – “The End Is Imminent”
February 14, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Polish grinders Nuclear Holocaust befoul your Valentine’s Day with their aural radiation sickness.
Track Premiere: ANZV – “Isimud”
February 14, 2023 José Carlos Santos
To celebrate the second coming of their promising debut, scheduled for March 10, ANZV emerge from their mysterious depths with a new video for opening track “Isimud.”
Label Spotlight: Redefining Darkness Records
February 10, 2023 J. Andrew
There’s so many outlets releasing extreme music today, but it takes a keen ear to seek out the ones emitting the most worthwhile noise. Redefining Darkness Records is one of those labels.
KILL SCREEN: Alan Cassidy and Max Lavelle of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Know the Rhythm of the Night
February 8, 2023 Michael Wohlberg
Yes, the drummer and bassist know that it’s a ‘Castlevania’ reference.
Track Premiere: Grand Cadaver – “Serrated Jaws”
February 8, 2023 Sean Frasier
Swedish deathbringers Grand Cadaver open their mighty maw once again in this track premiere of “Serrated Jaws.”
Track Premiere: Crucial Rip – “Violent Retribution”
February 7, 2023 Gene Meyer
Virginia is for brutal death slam lovers, and, of course, Crucial Rip.
Tickets ON SALE NOW for the Decibel Magazine Tour 2023 Featuring DARK FUNERAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, 200 STAB WOUNDS and BLACKBRAID!
February 3, 2023 Decibel Magazine
All tickets to the 2023 Decibel Magazine Tour, kicking off in May, are on sale now!
Pre-Order ÚLFÚÐ’s Debut Album ‘Of Existential Distortion’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
February 2, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have just 108 copies of Úlfúð‘s stunning black/death debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive deep blue and cobalt swirled vinyl!
Announcing the Decibel Magazine Tour 2023 Featuring DARK FUNERAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, 200 STAB WOUNDS and BLACKBRAID!
January 30, 2023 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel Magazine Tour returns to the road in May! Tickets on sale Friday, February 3 at 10am local time.
Brand New CULT NEVER DIES Books Available Exclusively in North America via Decibel!
January 27, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Avoid crushing international shipping fees and get Cult Never Dies‘ incredible Dutch death metal history, black metal photo book, classic early ’90s zine anthologies and more exclusively via Decibel.
KILL SCREEN: Colin Young of DEADBODY and GOD’S HATE Rejects Convention, Embraces Modernity
January 25, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The Deadbody bassist/Twitching Tongues vocalist/God’s Hate drummer appreciates gaming’s past but has his sights set on what the future may hold.