Editorial
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with David Andersson of Soilwork
December 3, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Soilwork‘s new EP, A Whisp of the Atlantic, we caught up with guitarist David Andersson to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Fight Fire With Fire: ‘Priest… Live!’ vs. ‘Live After Death’
November 26, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s a live-record showdown between Judas Priest and Iron Maiden in the latest Fight Fire With Fire.
Top Five Psych Rock Records That Changed Our Lives With Molassess
November 23, 2020 Chris Dick
Dark psych rock outfit Molassess (ex-The Devil’s Blood) dig into the vaults to list the Top 5 Records That Changed Their Lives.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Corporate Death of Macabre
November 12, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of their new album, Carnival of Killers, we caught up with Macabre guitarist/vocalist Corporate Death to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘I.N.R.I.’ vs. ‘Schizophrenia’
October 22, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s the big Brazilian 1987 showdown with Sarcófago‘s I.N.R.I. vs. Sepultura‘s Schizophrenia.
The Lazarus Pit: Living Sacrifice’s ‘The Hammering Process’
October 15, 2020 Greg Pratt
Revisiting Living Sacrifice‘s 2000 groove-metal album The Hammering Process to give it the second chance it deserves.
Cammie Gilbert (Oceans of Slumber) Offers Empathy & Unity In Uncertain Times
October 5, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Oceans of Slumber frontwoman Cammie Gilbert offers wise words of empathy and unity as a woman of color in a white, male-dominated scene. She is a metalhead like all of us.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Apocalyptic Raids’ vs. ‘Bathory’
September 24, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Hellhammer vs. Bathory in the ultimate 1984 battle of extremity.
Comes Like the Flood: Anthrax’s “Persistence of Time” Turns 30
September 10, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Thirty years ago Anthrax released the thrash metal apotheosis Persistence of Time, a timeless record which remains as beguiling and potent as ever.
Darker Than Darker Than Black: U.S. Black Metal Artist Galdr Rages Against Fascism
August 13, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Draugr, the multi-instrumentalist of the U.S. black metal bands Galdr, Ancalagon and Obscurum, pens an op-ed on his anti-racist political awakening in underground black metal.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Bark at the Moon’ vs. ‘Balls to the Wall’
July 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
Pitting Accept‘s Balls to the Wall against Ozzy Osbourne‘s Bark at the Moon in the ultimate classic-metal showdown.
Andrew Lee of Ripped to Shreds on Ending Racist Stereotypes Against Asians in Metal
June 29, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Ripped to Shreds frontman Andrew Lee addresses the work that needs to be done in fighting dangerous stereotypes against Asians and Asian-Americans in underground metal.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Rust in Peace’ vs. ‘…And Justice for All’
June 25, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Rust in Peace vs. …And Justice for All in the ultimate thrash showdown.
1995: The Year in Not-So-Metal Heaviness
June 17, 2020 Shawn Macomber
1995 wasn’t merely a great year for the extremely extreme — it was also an amazing trip around the sun for metal-adjacent music.
Five Doom Classics that Evaded Our Yearbook: 1995 Issue’s Top 40 Albums of the Year List
June 16, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Decibel dives deep beyond the Peaceville Three with this death/doom addendum to our our new Decibel Yearbook: 1995 issue.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Alex Shuster of -(16)-
June 11, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Dream Squasher, the new album from sludge kings -(16)-, we caught up with guitarist Alex Shuster to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Decibel Presents The Top 5 Demo Tapes of 1995
June 9, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Or, Through a Speaker Rumbly ’95. Decibel travels somewhere on tape with this adendum to our our new Decibel Yearbook: 1995 issue.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Amorphis’s “Elegy”
May 28, 2020 Neill Jameson
In which Neill Jameson reconsiders Amorphis‘s controversial 1996 prog-metal gem Elegy.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Sergio Amalfitano of AcxDC
May 14, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Satan Is King, the new record from power-violence-grinding punks ACxDC, we caught up with vocalist Sergio Amalfitano to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Peter Wiwczarek of Vader
April 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of Vader’s new album, Solitude in Madness, we caught up with vocalist/guitarist Peter Wiwczarek to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
A Cosmic Calling: 10 Essential Psych Releases Selected by Oranssi Pazuzu’s Ontto & Ikon
April 13, 2020 Dean Brown
Psychedelic black metal heroes Oranssi Pazuzu pick their Top 10 krautrock/psych/prog rock LPs. Find out what made the cut.
Seregor’s (Carach Angren) Top 5 Horror Movies
April 6, 2020 Chris Dick
Carach Angren frontman Seregor lists his five favorite horror movies. Give in to his unconventional picks and the monster that is new album, Franckensteina Strataemontanus.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘We Are the Romans’ vs. ‘Calculating Infinity’
April 2, 2020 Greg Pratt
Botch‘s We Are the Romans and The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s Calculating Infinity go head to head in the ultimate metalcore showdown.
An Asshole’s Guide to Surviving the Musical Apocalypse
March 16, 2020 Neill Jameson
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the global economy by the hour. There are few certainties, but Krieg’s Neill Jameson offers some ways to help your favorite artists in the metal scene.
Bullshit on Parade: Why Are You Really Angry About Rage Against the Machine Ticket Prices?
February 19, 2020 Neill Jameson
Krieg’s Neill Jameson gathers some facts on the recent public backlash against Rage Against the Machine‘s high-priced concert tickets
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Heartwork’ vs. ‘Slaughter of the Soul’
January 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
Pitting Heartwork against Slaughter of the Soul to find out once and for all which is the better album.
The Lazarus Pit: ZnöWhite’s All Hail to Thee
January 9, 2020 Greg Pratt
We explain why ZnöWhite‘s 1984 debut, All Hail to Thee, absolutely rules in the return of The Lazarus Pit.
Blast Worship: The Top 50 Grind/Powerviolence Albums of 2010-2019: Part 5
December 30, 2019 Gene Meyer
The final installment of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade
Mainstream Metal is F*cking Dead
December 27, 2019 Shawn Macomber
As we close out the decade, Decibel has an infernal correspondence on the demise of relevant major-label metal
Low Culture: Neill Jameson’s Top 10 Albums of the Decade
December 23, 2019 Neill Jameson
Everyone’s doing it, so why can’t he? Check out our longtime columnist and Krieg frontman’s 10 best from the past 10 years.