death metal
NOCTURNUS AD to Release Exclusive New Track, “Nocturnus Will Rise,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
January 5, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 8 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death metal legends Nocturnus AD.
Album Premiere: Into the Deep – “Blackfin”
January 3, 2024 Sean Frasier
Raleigh melodeath trio Into the Deep bring the nautical nastiness with their new album Blackfin. Shark week is here early.
Full Album Stream: Cancer Christ – “God is Violence”
January 1, 2024 Emily Bellino
Check out God is Violence, the new album from Los Angeles gutter phenomenon Cancer Christ.
10 Heavy Albums to Hear Before 2024
December 27, 2023 Sean Frasier
Before the calendar flips to 2024, check out these 10 killer albums you might have missed during list season’s frenzy.
Five For Friday: Death Metal 2023
December 22, 2023 J. Andrew
This week’s edition looks back at some of the best death metal of 2023, including Dying Fetus, Plague Bearer, Obituary and more!
KILL SCREEN 027: Krissy Morash, Jesse Fuentes and Tom Sifuentes of ESCUELA GRIND Are Grinding Levels in the Game of Life
December 20, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The guitarist, drummer and bassist of the New England quartet decide to press A to interact with Decibel’s nerdiest column.
Track Premiere: Iron Front – “Slam of ’87”
December 19, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear new jack death metal quintet Iron Front offer up some old-school slam on new track, “Slam of ’87.”
Blast Worship: Nak’ay
December 15, 2023 Gene Meyer
Fans of blazing fast grindcore with an actual old school-death metal feel need to board the Nak’ay train to hell immediately.
Full EP Stream: Soul Incursion – ‘Eternal Darkness’
December 14, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Helsinki quartet Soul Incursion shake off the winter blues with some deathtastic thrash on their new Eternal Darkness EP.
Track Premiere: Cariosus – “Saturn Returns”
December 13, 2023 Sean Frasier
Chicago melodic death metal duo Cariosus confront the darkness on their (inter)stellar new single, “Saturn Returns.”
VASTUM Unveil Exclusive New Track, “Befouled in Self-Salvation,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
December 12, 2023 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this flexi disc single from Vastum featuring an exclusive new song, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Track Premiere: Apogean – ‘With Which Ear You’ll Listen’
December 11, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from Toronto tech-death quintet Apogean.
SPECTRAL VOICE’s New LP ‘Sparagmos’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!
December 8, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 110 copies available of Spectral Voice‘s new LP, Sparagmos, on exclusive transparent swamp green & opaque bone vinyl. Don’t blow it.
Track Premiere: At the Plates – “Punish My Waistline”
November 29, 2023 Sean Frasier
Dig into a lethal helping of food-themed melodeath with At the Plates and their pun-slinging, scale-smashing single “Punish My Waistline.”
Full Album Stream: Embrace Your Punishment – “Made of Stone”
November 27, 2023 Emily Bellino
Get brutal with Embrace Your Punishment.
Full Album Stream: Misanthrophi – “Principles of Cosmicism and Decimation”
November 22, 2023 J. Andrew
Stream the Mexican melodic death metal band’s new album in full and revel in their dazzling manifestations of musical excellence.
All Ticket Options for Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2024 AVAILABLE NOW! Daily Lineups Revealed!
November 17, 2023 Decibel Magazine
All ticket options for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest at the Fillmore Philly on April 12-13, 2024 are officially on sale. Don’t wait!
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2024 Full Band Lineup & Breweries REVEALED!
November 15, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Biohazard performs songs from their landmark Urban Discipline album and Deicide deliver a special Deicide, Legion and Once Upon the Cross set and WAY more at Metal & Beer Fest Philly 2024!
Track Premiere: Fawn Limbs & Nadja – “Cascading Entropy”
November 9, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Hear ruthlessly chaotic, grindy mathcore beasts Fawn Limbs team with noisy experimental ambient duo Nadja to melt minds on “Cascading Entropy”
Read How Cannibal Corpse Split with Chris Barnes and ‘Created to Kill’ Became ‘Vile’ In This Excerpt From ‘The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997’ Out Now!
November 3, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Copies of Decibel Books’ The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997 are in stock and shipping NOW! This is the only place to get it!
Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Abyss of Alienation”
November 2, 2023 J. Andrew
Hear Brazil’s Ophiolatry bring hypnotic riffs, brutal vocals and crushing rhythms reminiscent of Hate Eternal, Nile and Steve Tucker-era Morbid Angel.
Track Premiere: Abyssal Rift – “The Scourge”
November 1, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Experimental death metallers Abyssal Rift unveil a track from their debut album Exptirpartion Dirge, out December 1 via Sentient Ruin.
VASTUM to Release Exclusive New Track, “Befouled in Self-Salvation,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
October 27, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death metal deviants Vastum
Video Premiere: Narcotic Wasteland – “Sex, Lies & DNA”
October 18, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Narcotic Wasteland, featuring ex-Nile frontman Dallas Toller-Wade, return another dark, campy gem in the form of “Sex, Lies & DNA.” We have the video for you first
Full Album Stream: OWDWYR – “Receptor”
October 16, 2023 Emily Bellino
Prog-influenced death metal band OWDWYR come out swinging on their debut album.
Track Premiere: Glacier Eater – “Homeward”
October 11, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Oakland melodic death/thrashers Glacier Eater return with their second record, Tempest on October 27. Check out a new track below here!
Pre-order PHOBOCOSM’s New LP ‘Foreordained’ on LIMITED Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl!
October 11, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 100 copies available of Phobocosm‘s new LP, Foreordained, on exclusive murky Transparent Blue & Black Marble vinyl. Don’t blow it.
Full EP Stream: As the Sun Falls – ‘Where the Silence Reigns’
October 10, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Finnish melodic DM quintet As the Sun Falls offer up a three-track taste of new melancholic material on Where the Silence Reigns.
Track Premiere: Scab Hag – “Reanimated”
October 4, 2023 Sean Frasier
Cincinnati death metal bog-dwellers Scab Hag raise the dead with their new single “Reanimated.” New album out on Halloween.
Track Premiere: Aglo – “Shame as a Weapon”
October 3, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Aussie sludge lord Aglo rumble through PMA-killing new track, “Shame as a Weapon.”