Editorial
Blast Worship: The Top 50 Grind/Powerviolence Albums of 2010-2019: Part 4
December 18, 2019 Gene Meyer
Part Four of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade
Extreme Archaeology: Primitive Origins’ Top Five Proto-Metal Discoveries of 2019
December 12, 2019 Greg Pratt
Remembering the five best, and heaviest, proto-metal songs we discussed in Primitive Origins this year.
Blast Worship: The Top 50 Grind/Powerviolence Albums of 2010-2019: Part 3
December 10, 2019 Gene Meyer
Part Three of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade
Rank & Defile: Nile’s Albums Ordered from Worst to Best
December 4, 2019 Joseph Schafer
To celebrate the recent release of the USDM heroes’ latest album, Vile Nilotic Rites, we rank Nile‘s studio LP discography.
Blast Worship: The Top 50 Grind/Powerviolence Albums of 2010-2019: Part 2
December 3, 2019 Gene Meyer
Part Two of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade
Retrospective: Boysetsfire’s “After the Eulogy” and “Tomorrow Come Today”
November 28, 2019 Greg Pratt
Looking back on two incredible hardcore albums courtesy of Boysetsfire.
Blast Worship: The Top 50 Grind/Powerviolence Albums of 2010-2019: Part 1
November 26, 2019 Gene Meyer
Part of 1 of our five-part countdown of the Top 50 grindcore and powerviolence releases of the decade.
Matt Harvey of Exhumed’s Top Five Favorite Old-School Horror Movies
October 31, 2019 Greg Pratt
Exhumed‘s Matt Harvey gives us his five favorite old-school horror flicks, to celebrate Halloween and the band’s new album, Horror.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Grayson Stewart of Norma Jean
October 24, 2019 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of their new album, All Hail, we caught up with Grayson Stewart of Norma Jean to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.
Five Times Victory Records Ruled
October 21, 2019 Emily Bellino
Remembering five times Victory Records ruled.
Top 5 Things That Will Kill You in Australia By Andy Gillion (solo, Mors Principium Est)
October 21, 2019 Chris Dick
Prodigious Mors Principium Est guitarist and songwriter Andy Gillion visits his own Neverafter-land on self-financed debut, Neverafter, feat. Jeff Loomis.
The Five Dark Descent Releases that Mean the Most to Owner Matt Calvert
October 10, 2019 Greg Pratt
To celebrate Dark Descent Records’ 10th anniversary, we caught up with owner Matt Calvert to find out what five DD releases mean the most to him.
Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums
September 23, 2019 Chris Dick
Decibel lists the Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums with Bishop of Hexen, Diabolical Masquerade, Anorexia Nervosa, Gehenna and SiriuS.
10 Great Albums for Autumn
September 20, 2019 J. Andrew
Enter an eternal autumn of moors and misty fields, walk through blackwater parks of rain without end, and look to the October rust as night shades descend.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Blackstar’s “Barbed Wire Soul”
September 19, 2019 Greg Pratt
Revisiting the rot ‘n’ roll of Blackstar‘s only album, 1997’s Barbed Wire Soul.
Fallow Heart: Transmissions From a World of Paine
September 13, 2019 Forrest Pitts
“Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.” —Robert G. Ingersoll
That Tour Was Awesome: Kings of Terror Tour (1999)
September 9, 2019 Chris Dick
Twenty years later, members of Emperor, Witchery, Borknagar, Peccatum and Divine Empire recall the Kings of Terror Tour 1999.
Retrospective: Toxodeth’s “Mysteries about Life and Death”
September 5, 2019 Greg Pratt
Looking back on Toxodeth‘s 1990 disasterpiece Mysteries about Life and Death.
Fallow Heart: Gemini One: Blunt Body Theory
August 30, 2019 Forrest Pitts
Come exist above the threshold of consciousness with German doom duo Gemini One.
Anno Domini: A Decibel Guide to Bands so Extreme they Became Two Bands
August 29, 2019 Greg Pratt
A Decibel guide to bands who were just too extreme to be just one band.
Objection Overruled: Accept’s Albums from Worst to Best
August 22, 2019 Greg Pratt
In which we rank Accept‘s albums from worst to best.
My Awesome Day Job: Thomas Winkler of Gloryhammer
August 21, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Come! and hear the tale of how a humble notary from the Swiss Alps becomes inter-dimensional power metal hero Angus McFife.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Warrant’s “Cherry Pie”
August 15, 2019 Greg Pratt
Hey, you’re wrong: Warrant’s Cherry Pie is actually pretty awesome.
Five Things Every Band Booking Their Own Tour Should Know, by Ben Ward of Orange Goblin
August 14, 2019 Decibel Magazine
On the eve of his own U.S. tour, Orange Goblin frontman Ben Ward provides five pro tips that every band who is booking their own tour should practice.
Primitive Origins: Randy Holden’s “Population II”
August 8, 2019 Greg Pratt
Re-examining how Randy Holden foreshadowed Eyehategod’s down and dirty sludge in 1969 on Population II.
Retrospective: Mare’s “Mare”
August 1, 2019 Greg Pratt
Mare showed the world how experimental sludge and post-metal should be done with their only release, 2004’s self-titled EP.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Sacred Reich’s “Heal”
July 11, 2019 Greg Pratt
Looking back and justifying Sacred Reich‘s underrated 1996 album Heal, which doesn’t really sound like what you remember it sounding like.
Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Intermezzo and Sculptured
July 8, 2019 Forrest Pitts
And, now, over 2,500 words on Sculptured, the recently-revived prog death project of former Agalloch axeman Don Anderson
Five More Times Megadeth Just Absolutely Killed It
July 4, 2019 Greg Pratt
To show our support for Dave Mustaine kicking cancer’s ass, we present to you Five More Times Megadeth Just Absolutely Killed It.
Five Thrash Covers We Wish Never Happened
June 13, 2019 Greg Pratt
There were a lot of bad covers back in thrash’s heyday. Here are five of the worst offenders.