death metal

Survival Sickness: The Making of Autopsy’s Landmark “Severed Survival”

December 1, 2024

Get hyped for Autopsy‘s December 6 performance of Severed Survival at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver with this Hall of Fame induction from 2015 of the death metal classic.

Track Premiere: Horse Butcher – ‘Penduncular Hallucinosis’

November 21, 2024

Horse Butcher tear through gory, crusty deathgrind on their new song, “Penduncular Hallucinosis.”

Full Album Stream: Rvkkvs –Antithesis of Prosperity

November 20, 2024

Hear Kiwi death grinders Rvkkvs kick up a vicious maelstrom on new nine-song debut, Antithesis of Prosperity.

Interview: Thunraz’s Madis Jalakas Brings the Baltic Gloom via ‘Incineration Day’

November 19, 2024

The sole proprietor of Estonia’s Thunraz discusses the sepulchral, avante-sludge gauntlet of his latest, Incineration Day.

Q&A: Leila Abdul-Rauf on Her New Solo Album: “I Was Making Order Out Of Chaos”

November 8, 2024

Vastum axewoman Leila Abdul-Rauf on her fifth solo album, Calls From A Seething Edge, and the non-linear process of writing experimental music as opposed to death metal.

Unholy Metal: Empty Throne Unleashes Their Debut Album’s Title Track

November 6, 2024

Prepare for darkness incarnate—Empty Throne is about to descend with a powerful new video for “Unholy,” the title track of their upcoming debut full-length album, set for release on November 27.

Full Album Stream: Eldingar –Lysistrata

October 30, 2024

Greek pagan black metalers Eldingar want World Peace Now! on new long player Lysistrata.

Video Premiere: Toxaemia – “Rejected Souls Of Kerberus”

October 30, 2024

Check out the new video from old-school Swedish export in death metal excellence, Toxaemia off the band’s upcoming album, Rejected Souls Of Kerberus.

Live Review: Blood Incantation with Steve Roach

October 23, 2024

Decibel hit our second second favorite state, Colorado, to chronicle a rare hometown-ish performance of death metal space cadets Blood Incantation with support from synth legend Steve Roach.

Full Album Stream: Chained to the Dead – “Only Hunger Remains”

October 22, 2024

Celebrate gore and horror with Only Hunger Remains, the new EP from Jersey deathgrind menaces Chained to the Dead.

Full Album Stream: Perfidious – “Savouring His Flesh”

October 21, 2024

Italian death dealers Perfidious strive for death metal nirvana on their second album.

Label Spotlight: Carbonized Records

October 21, 2024

Check out our chat with Chad from Carbonized Records (and Mortuous) about how he keeps his death metal ship sailing!

FULCI Stream Exclusive New Track, “Life in Pain,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

September 26, 2024

Hear and acquire this flexi disc single from Fulci featuring an exclusive new song available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Track Premiere: Ploughshare – “Fall of All Creatures”

September 18, 2024

Aussie avant black/death metal fiends Ploughshare offer up nine minutes of well-constructed cacophony on new single, “Fall of All Creatures.”

Album Premiere: Nightwraith – ‘Divergence’

September 12, 2024

Denver melodic death dealers NightWraith release their new album, Divergence, tomorrow via What’s Left Records, and you can hear the whole thing with us first.

Label Spotlight: Pulverised Records

September 11, 2024

“I like to think that we put out not just dark and abrasive music but also releases that have something to say and with depth as well.”

Split Premiere: Jade / Sanctarium – The Sempiternal Wound

September 11, 2024

Prepare yourself for a descent into the macabre with The Sempiternal Wound, the latest split release from two masters of death and doom metal, Jade and Sanctarium .

Full EP Stream: Ifrit – “Haunting Charnel Grounds”

September 4, 2024

New Zealand is home to some of the most ferocious and feral metal on the planet, and Ifrit is no exception to this legacy of brutality.

FULCI to Release Exclusive New Track, “Life in Pain,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

August 29, 2024

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Wednesday, September 4 at noon ET to secure this extremely exclusive flexi disc from death metal cultists Fulci!

DEATHEVOKATION Stream Exclusive New Track, “Black Blood,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

August 27, 2024

Hear and acquire this new flexi picture disc single from Deathevokation before they play Decibel’s 20th Anniversary Show in Philly on August 31!

Video Premiere: Insurrection – “The Gathering”

August 22, 2024

Quebec death metallers Insurrection just dropped a video for “The Gathering,” the first banger from their upcoming album Obsolescence, out September 13. Hear it here!