death metal
Survival Sickness: The Making of Autopsy’s Landmark “Severed Survival”
December 1, 2024 Chris Dick
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 Emily Bellino
Horse Butcher tear through gory, crusty deathgrind on their new song, “Penduncular Hallucinosis.”
Full Album Stream: Rvkkvs –Antithesis of Prosperity
November 20, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Kiwi death grinders Rvkkvs kick up a vicious maelstrom on new nine-song debut, Antithesis of Prosperity.
KILL SCREEN 050: Alexander Jones of UNDEATH Happily Shares His Gaming Story
November 20, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
After two years of Kill Screen, it’s time… to return to our first featured band.
Interview: Thunraz’s Madis Jalakas Brings the Baltic Gloom via ‘Incineration Day’
November 19, 2024 Forrest Pitts
The sole proprietor of Estonia’s Thunraz discusses the sepulchral, avante-sludge gauntlet of his latest, Incineration Day.
Go Inside the Recording of Immolation’s ‘Dawn of Possession’ In This Excerpt From ‘Into Everlasting Fire: The Official History of Immolation’ Out Now!
November 15, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Copies of Decibel Books’ Into Everlasting Fire: The Official Story of Immolation are in stock and shipping NOW!
Q&A: Leila Abdul-Rauf on Her New Solo Album: “I Was Making Order Out Of Chaos”
November 8, 2024 Justin Norton
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.
Video Premiere: Carnal Savagery – ‘Graveworms, Cadavers, Coffins and Bones’
November 7, 2024 Emily Bellino
Stream the latest offering from Swedish death metal rippers Carnal Savagery.
Unholy Metal: Empty Throne Unleashes Their Debut Album’s Title Track
November 6, 2024 Tim Mudd
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.
All Tickets Options for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025 ON SALE NOW! Daily Lineups Revealed!
November 1, 2024 Decibel Magazine
All ticket options for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest at the Fillmore Philly on April 4-5, 2025 are officially on sale. Don’t wait!
Full Album Stream: Eldingar –Lysistrata
October 30, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Greek pagan black metalers Eldingar want World Peace Now! on new long player Lysistrata.
Video Premiere: Toxaemia – “Rejected Souls Of Kerberus”
October 30, 2024 J. Andrew
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.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025 Full Band Lineup & Breweries REVEALED!
October 28, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Exodus performs all of their landmark Bonded by Blood album and Dismember deliver a special full set of their classic Like an Ever Flowing Stream and WAY more at Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2025!
KILL SCREEN 048: Kane Gelaznik of VOMIT FORTH Gushes About Survival Horror and RPGs
October 23, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The death metal vocalist is terrified of God—and some of gaming’s most iconic horror titles.
Live Review: Blood Incantation with Steve Roach
October 23, 2024 Cosmo Lee
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 Emily Bellino
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 Emily Bellino
Italian death dealers Perfidious strive for death metal nirvana on their second album.
Label Spotlight: Carbonized Records
October 21, 2024 J. Andrew
Check out our chat with Chad from Carbonized Records (and Mortuous) about how he keeps his death metal ship sailing!
KILL SCREEN 047: Jeff Barrett of BLOOD INCANTATION Is Absolutely Here for the Future of Gaming
October 9, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Newly returned to the world of gaming, the Denver bassist seeks what lies beyond the technological boundaries.
Video Premiere: Goetia – ‘Naturam Demonto’
September 30, 2024 Emily Bellino
Peep a new video from D.C. death dealers Goetia.
FULCI Stream Exclusive New Track, “Life in Pain,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
September 26, 2024 Decibel Magazine
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 J. Andrew
“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 Tim Mudd
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 J. Andrew
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 Decibel Magazine
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 Decibel Magazine
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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!
Track Premiere: Herakleion Unleashes “Blood of Nessus” from Upcoming EP ‘Necroverse’
August 21, 2024 Tim Mudd
Herakleion prepare to enter the Necroverse with a quick visit to “The Tomb.”