death metal

Video Premiere: Revenge Beast – “Bastard” (Mötley Crüe Cover)

March 15, 2023

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

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

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

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

Swedish death metal morticians Bastard Grave blast from the casket with their odorous ode to human suffering, Vortex of Disgust.

Video Premiere: Gorod – “We Are the Sun Gods”

March 1, 2023

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

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

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

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

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 Demo Stream: Bone Weapon – ‘Thrive or Starve’

February 20, 2023

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

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: ANZV – “Isimud”

February 14, 2023

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

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.

Track Premiere: Grand Cadaver – “Serrated Jaws”

February 8, 2023

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

Virginia is for brutal death slam lovers, and, of course, Crucial Rip.

Pre-Order ÚLFÚÐ’s Debut Album ‘Of Existential Distortion’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

February 2, 2023

We have just 108 copies of Úlfúð‘s stunning black/death debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive deep blue and cobalt swirled vinyl!

Brand New CULT NEVER DIES Books Available Exclusively in North America via Decibel!

January 27, 2023

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 004: Colin Young of DEADBODY and GOD’S HATE Rejects Convention, Embraces Modernity

January 25, 2023

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.

For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Sanguisugabogg and All Out War

January 20, 2023

After flying south for the holidays, our bird is back with new releases from slam newjacks and underground metal/hardocre vets.