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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.
Q&A: Kasper Eriksson (Hällas) Finds Himself In A Conundrum
February 24, 2020 Chris Dick
Hällas drummer Kasper Eriksson debunks our inspiration theories but remains a righteous chap in this new interview about the Conundrum album.
Q&A: Doug Moore Scratches His Weeping Sores Itch
February 10, 2020 Chris Dick
New York-based death/doom trio Weeping Sores issued one of 2019’s best releases in False Confession. We interview lead sore, Doug Moore, in this Q&A.
Q&A: Alex From Post-Rock Curio Villagers of Ioannina City Interviewed
December 2, 2019 Chris Dick
Alex, guitarist/vocalist, from Villagers of Ioannina City weaves Decibel under his spell.
Q&A: Øystein G. Brun’s Borknagar Are Truly North From Here
November 25, 2019 Chris Dick
Twenty-five years and 11 albums later, Norwegian progressive metallers Borknagar have found their true north on new album, True North. Founder Øystein G. Brun leads the way.
Video Premiere: Schammasch “A Paradigm of Beauty” & Interview With CSR
November 4, 2019 Chris Dick
Swiss avant-garde black metal outfit Schammasch reveal new video for “A Paradigm of Beauty,” off new album “Hearts of No Light.”
The Offering’s Alexander Richichi & Nishad George Invite You Into Their Home
August 19, 2019 Chris Dick
Boston-based extreme metallers The Offering offer up vocalist Alexander Richichi and guitarist Nishad George for interview.
Q&A: Aaron Charles of Falls of Rauros Vows to Conquer the Ocean
July 22, 2019 Chris Dick
Aaron Charles of Falls of Rauros is interviewed by Decibel Magazine for new album, Patterns in Mythology, out now on Gilead Media.
Q&A: Karl Willetts Closes Third Memoriam Chapter
July 8, 2019 Chris Dick
UK old-school death metallers Memoriam release their third album, Requiem for Mankind. Decibel tracks down vocalist Karl Willetts to see what life is like on the frontlines.
Q&A: Bob Bagchus & Vincent Crowley Shotgun Reality From Infidel Reich
July 1, 2019 Chris Dick
An interview with Infidel Reich‘s Bob Bagchus and Vincent Crowley about their “controversial” new album, Reichenstein. Out September 2019 on Helter Skelter Productions.
Q&A: Swallow The Sun’s Juha Raivio Is Blinded By The Light
June 3, 2019 Chris Dick
Finnish doom-death metallers Swallow The Sun stare death in the face on new album, “When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light.” A Q&A with Juha Raivio.
Q&A: Nailed To Obscurity’s Jan-Ole Lamberti And Raimund Ennenga Struggle With Slippage
March 11, 2019 Chris Dick
Nailed To Obscurity guitarist Jan-Ole Lamberti and vocalist Raimund Ennenga capsize the inner self on new album, “Black Frost.”
Q&A: Deathrite Offer A Collective Beating On “Nightmares Reign”
March 4, 2019 Chris Dick
A chat with the Deathrite collective about new album, Nightmares Reign.
2015: The Year In Deciblog Interviews
December 15, 2015 Justin Norton
We’ve pulled excerpts from some of our favorite interview subjects from the past calendar year, from old-school hardcore vets to legendary professional wrestlers.
In Search Of… Sera Timms On The Mystical Art Of Tarot
December 1, 2015 Justin Norton
Sera Timms of Ides Of Gemini talked to us about her path in an ancient art often derided as fortune telling and why there’s more to it than many expect.
The Deciblog Interview: Roger Miret
November 17, 2015 Justin Norton
The Decibel Hall Of Fame inductee (along with the rest of Agnostic Front for Cause For Alarm) talked to us earlier this year about the old New York and his new life thousands of miles away in Arizona.
The Deciblog Interview: Rae Amitay (Immortal Bird)
August 25, 2015 Justin Norton
Immortal Bird vocalist Rae Amitay talked to us about Eminem albums, music school and the difference between keeping the rhythm and fronting a band.
Appalachian Noir: The Deciblog Interview with Chris “OJ” Ojeda of Byzantine
June 30, 2015 Justin Norton
The proverbial long way to the top has definitely been a long one for Byzantine, which started in a part of rural West Virginia with minimal access to heavy metal and widespread economic problems. Many of the band’s best songs since their formation have touched on the problems of Appalachia, particularly rampant prescription drug abuse. Decibel talked to frontman Chris “OJ” Ojeda about his long metal apprenticeship and one of the world’s most dangerous jobs: prescription pharmacy delivery driver in rural America.
The Deciblog Interview: Doug Moore (Pyrrhon)
June 16, 2015 Justin Norton
In New York’s flourishing metal scene the experimental death metal band Pyrrhon is a bit of an outlier. Formed when most of the band members were in college, Pyrrhon received widespread acclaim for their 2014 album The Mother Of Virtues, a blend of lyrical and instrumental virtuosity. Pyrrhon is fronted by Doug Moore, a onetime high school athlete and University Of Pennsylvania graduate who rejected conventional paths to success to pursue music. He talked to us about cross-state commutes to band practice and the end times.
Vocation of Unhappiness: The Deciblog Interview with Mark SaFranko
January 14, 2015 Justin Norton
Let’s clear away any confusion at the outset: Mark SaFranko is not someone’s father who has decided to moonlight in a metal band or one of the few remaining music talent scouts. SaFranko is an American author based in New Jersey who, for more than three decades, has lived a writer’s life and all it…
2014: The Year In Deciblog Interviews
December 29, 2014 Justin Norton
It’s instructive to look back at a collection of work over the course of a year. During 2014 we’ve endeavored to get you as many interviews we could on Mondays and Wednesdays in addition to streaming tracks, which are sort of a default necessity in music writing these days. If you take a look you’ll…