Deciblog interview
Q&A: Matt Pattison Of Glorious Times Productions Remembers His Brother And Legend Brian Pattison
November 21, 2022 Chris Dick
Matt Pattison, brother of Anthropic and A Day of Death legend Brian Pattison, reveals plans for the Glorious Times CD (CDN Records) and Day of Death IV festival in Buffalo.
Q&A: Ashmedi (Melechesh) Reveals Secrets To The Epigenesis Instrumental Edition
October 10, 2022 Chris Dick
Middle Eastern black metallers Melechesh release instrumental edition of The Epigenesis. Mainman Ashmedi lets Decibel into the magic circle.
Q&A: Mikael Stanne Leaves An Impression With The Halo Effect
September 26, 2022 Chris Dick
Swedish legends form The Halo Effect to bridge gaps and heal wounds. Decibel interviews vocalist Mikael Stanne.
Q&A: Håvard Jørgensen (Haavard) Photographs A New Acoustic Journey
September 12, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel talks to ex-Ulver/current Dold Vorde Ens Navn songmaster Håvard Jørgensen on his new journey as a solo artist with Haavard.
Q&A: Temple of Void’s Alex Awn And Mike Erdody Paint The World Doom
June 27, 2022 Chris Dick
Temple of Void‘s Alex Awn And Mike Erdody talk death-doom, Warhammer 40K, and new album Summoning the Slayer.
Q&A: JB Le Bail Scorches Earth With New Svart Crown EP, ‘Les Terres Brûlées’
June 20, 2022 Chris Dick
French black metallers Svart Crown re-think their formula on new EP Les Terres Brûlées. Madman JB Le Bail sets the tone.
Q&A: Peter Tägtgren Has A New Conspiracy
May 16, 2022 Chris Dick
Hypocrisy mastermind Peter Tägtgren reveals a new conspiracy brewing below the Earth’s crust on new album, Worship.
Q&A: Paul Masvidal Explores The Renewel Of Æon Spoke (Aeon Spoke)
May 9, 2022 Chris Dick
Paul Masvidal (Cynic) finds rebirth in the Season of Mist reissue of the final Æon Spoke (Aeon Spoke) full-length.
Q&A: NITE Guitarist/Vocalist Van Labrakis Heavies Blackened Metal
May 2, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel summons NITE guitarist/Vocalist Van Labrakis to discuss his band’s newest album Voices of the Kronian Moon (Season of Mist). Gallop into the black…
Cathedral Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Forest of Equilibrium’ Album
December 8, 2021 Chris Dick
British doom legends Cathedral celebrate three decades of Hall of Fame album Forest of Equilibrium.
Q&A: Anton Reisenegger (Criminal) Refuses/Resists On New Album ‘Sacrificio’
November 1, 2021 Chris Dick
Criminal mastermind Anton Reisenegger recounts the making of new album Sacrificio and the forces — resistance, repression, revolt — behind the album’s lyrics.
Carcass Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious’
October 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Jeff Walker, Bill Steer, and Michael Amott recount the thesaurus-busting, mandatory-listen that is Carcass‘s Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious on its 30th birthday.
Death Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Human’
October 22, 2021 Chris Dick
Eric Greif, Steve Di Giorgio, Paul Masvidal, and René Miville reminisce about the genre-changing, mandatory-listen that is Death‘s Human on its 30th birthday.
Q&A: Jason Netherton (Misery Index) Nails It Again
October 4, 2021 Chris Dick
Misery Index‘s Jason Netherton puts another nail in the coffin with new compilation Coffin Up the Nails on Repulsive Echo.
Q&A: Esoctrilihum Rise Supernaturally From Asthâghul’s Inner Cosmos
August 16, 2021 Chris Dick
Esoctrilihum mastermind Asthâghul invites us into his occult domain. A riveting conversation with Asthâghul about all things Esoctrilihum.
Q&A: Immolation Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Dawn of Possession’
July 16, 2021 Chris Dick
Immolation masterminds Ross Dolan and Bob Vigna reminisce on 30 years of Dawn of Possession. Into everlasting fire… only at Decibel!
Q&A: Alexander von Meilenwald (The Ruins Of Beverast) Hides Between Mystical Spaces
July 12, 2021 Chris Dick
The Ruins Of Beverast mastermind Alexander von Meilenwald provides a mystical, mysterious GPS to latest album, The Thule Grimoires.
Video Premiere: Randy M. Salo & Madder Mortem Dive Deep On Documentary ‘Howl of the Underdogs’
June 28, 2021 Chris Dick
Filmmaker Randy M. Salo deep dives into Norwegian progressive metal outfit Madder Mortem in documentary Howl of the Underdogs.
Q&A: Gabriel Luis Unveils Symphonic Black-Death Metal Powerhouse Wythersake
June 7, 2021 Chris Dick
Washington, D.C.-based symphonic black/death metal outfit Wythersake discuss the Gnostic/Luciferian aspects of debut album, Antiquity.
Q&A: Dismember Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Like an Ever Flowing Stream’
May 28, 2021 Chris Dick
Dismember drummer/jack of all trades Fred Estby reflects on 30 years of genre-defining album, Like an Ever Flowing Stream.
Q&A: Edmunds Vizla (Frailty) Wades Into The Darkest Waters
February 8, 2021 Chris Dick
Latvian melancholic doom/death metal outfit Frailty discuss new album, >Tumši Ūdeņi, and the Latvian metal scene with iDecibeli. Drown in darkness…
Q&A: Eric Daniels & Twan van Geel (Soulburn) Rewrite Flood Myths Anew On “Noa’s D’ark”
February 1, 2021 Chris Dick
Eric Daniels and Twan van Geel of Soulburn fame open the flood gates to a new era on Noa’s D’ark. Hail Dutch death metal!
Q&A: Dag Olav Husås (TV Haugaland) Offers Insight Into Enslaved’s Docu-Series ‘Heimvegen’
January 18, 2021 Chris Dick
TV Haugaland producer Dag Olav Husås embarks homeward with Norwegian legends Enslaved in new docu-series.
Q&A: Björn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) Hits On New EP, Health, & COVID-19
December 7, 2020 Chris Dick
Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid talks new EP A Whisp of the Atlantic and predicts the effects of COVID-19 in 2021. Only at Decibel!
Q&A: Bryan Buchanan (Bound) Lures Us Into The Rabbit Hole
November 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Washington, D.C.’s Bound multi-thread into the darker recesses of the sonic rift on new album, Haunts. New interview with guitarist/vocalist Bryan Buchanan is just the start of our journey together.
Q&A: Tobias Grave (Soft Kill) Gives Portland’s Dead Kids A Voice
November 9, 2020 Chris Dick
Tobias Grave sheds welcome light on the darker recesses of Soft Kill and home city Portland with new interview for Dead Kids, R.I.P. City.
Q&A: Dave Mustaine On Rust In Peace, Books & Life After Cancer
October 19, 2020 Chris Dick
Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine talks with Decibel about his new book, Rust In Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece.
Q&A: Jari Lindholm & Alejandro Lotero (Exgenesis) Play With Fire
June 29, 2020 Chris Dick
Decibel talks origins and fire with Exgenesis duo Jari Lindholm and Alejandro Lotero. New album, Solve et Coagula, out now!
Q&A: Mat McNerney (Hexvessel) Invites You Into His Inner (Outer) World
May 25, 2020 Chris Dick
Hexvessel frontman Mat McNerney drops insightful words on new album Kindred (Svart) and the processes inside/outside that went into its creation.
Q&A: Christos Dragamestianos’ On Thorns I Lay Is Reborn Again
April 13, 2020 Chris Dick
Greek atmospheric death aficionados On Thorns I Lay return with new album, Threnos. Decibel queries guitarist/songwriter Christos Dragamestianos.