Editorial

Neill Jameson considers the importance of aesthetic and appearance in black metal in response to a controversial piece of album artwork.

Is there an offer that’s too good to be true from a record label in your otherwise empty inbox? Neill Jameson urges you to reconsider.

Tom Gabriel Fischer, Ian Christe, Dayal Patterson and a host of authors and publisher discuss the rise of authoritative books in extreme metal.

Thirty years ago, Big Black released their final opus, Songs About Fucking. We revisit what exactly made that last album so important.

Quantity isn’t quality. Here are five examples of how extreme metal is at its most potent when it doesn’t waste time.

The Exhumed frontman addresses the recent Hells Headbangers controversy with a considered (if perhaps unpopular) response.

We look at some of the best metal songs of all time… that have never been performed live.

Music journalism’s relationship to economic reality has always been shaky. Here are some ideas of where that relationship might need to go.

Mocking depression seems to still be fair game, even in today’s ultra-sensitive climate. Stop it. 

Music criticism, and the reviewing of musical pieces in general, is not obsolete. You’d be forgiven for thinking so, though. 

Freedom of speech. Just watch what you say, Deströyer 666 and Metalsucks. 

Our Neill Jameson thinks Metalsucks totally missed the point of Nails. Or maybe they’re just baiting you for clicks. 

Pentagram‘s Bobby Libeling allegedly recently practiced poor judgement. But his management’s defense of his actions is even worse.

Spend your summer interning at Decibel? Beats a real job, right?