Florida

Atheist and Cynic Members Go Deep On The A Piece of Time Podcast

June 5, 2023

Kelly Shaefer, of Atheist and Till the Dirt, is host of the A Piece of Time Podcast. In Episode 2, Shaefer interviews Cynic‘s Paul Masvidal for two incredible hours. Atheist and Cynic embark on the Focus and Presence tour June 10th in Austin, TX.

Q&A: Erik Payne Resurrects Floridian Death-Thrash Institution Intoxicated

September 5, 2022

Erik Payne from Florida death-thrash combo Intoxicated riffs with Decibel. New album, Watch You Burn, is out now on Seeing Red Records.

Demo:listen: Nuclear Christ

May 10, 2022

This week Demo:listen welcomes the apocalyptic annihilation of Floridian death metal troops Nuclear Christ.

Video Premier: Brutality – “Orchestrated Devastation”

April 12, 2022

Old-school Tampa DM vets Brutality return for a curtain call with a track from their (possible) swansong.

Demo:listen: Let Them Die

March 15, 2022

This week’s Demo:listen is gonna hit a little harder than usual when we introduce Florida’s Let Them Die.

Demo:listen: Plasmodulated

March 8, 2022

This week Demo:listen gets slimed by an exclusive full demo premiere from oozing Floridian abomination Plasmodulated, the latest solo mutation from Wharflurch’s Myk Colby.

Track Premiere: Solstice “Ignite”

April 12, 2021

Florida death/thrash legends Solstice spark personal resolve on new track “Ignite.” Streaming faster and harder at Decibel!

Video Premiere: Fleshdriver – “Insidious Epoch” / “Sycophant’s Curse”

November 6, 2020

This two-song ‘visualizer’ from Floridian death metal manglers Fleshdriver is exactly the distraction you need right now.

Exclusive Premiere: Carnal Ruin – ‘The Damned Lie Rotting’

September 15, 2020

Florida band Carnal Ruin unleash a barrage of old school death metal violence. Hear their killer new EP The Damned Lie Rotting in its entirety right now.

Track Premiere: Hot Graves – “Ruination Supremacy”

January 9, 2020

On their new EP Haunted Graves Floridian sonic extremists Hot Graves hit so hard it’s probably illegal in certain states. Hear what we mean on the exclusive premiere of this amalgamated grinder “Ruination Supremacy.”

Track Premiere: Worm – “Putrefying Swamp Mists at Dusk”

December 24, 2019

Floridian swampdwellers Worm will get you in the holiday spirit with this moldy and dank death/doom banger from their forthcoming sophomore album, Gloomlord.

Memories Remain: The Making of Obituary’s “Cause of Death”

February 6, 2019

Read the making of Obituary‘s classic, Hall of Fame-inducted Cause of Death before the death metal legends perform it in its entirety at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 13.

Track Premiere: Bhavachakra Unleash “Sri Yantra”

August 9, 2016

The Florida black metal band’s first single, “Sri Yantra,” is simultaneously dissonant and technical. Bhavachakra guitarist/singer Kenneth Reda talks about writing a record that embodies both elements. 

Decibel Q&A: Terence Hannum (Locrian) On His New Novella

August 8, 2016

Terence Hannum of Locrian talked to Decibel about his new novella Beneath The Remains.

Q&A: Wrestling Legend Chris Jericho On His Collaboration With Death Metal Greats

September 2, 2015

 Chris Jericho is one of the most decorated professional wrestlers ever: a six-time world champion and the first-ever undisputed WWE champion. He is also one of the most vocal celebrity metal fans on the planet as well as a metal musician who has toured the world repeatedly with his band Fozzy. Jericho’s latest project, however, might be the only one that could earn the extreme moniker.

Full Album Stream: Inferion’s This Will Decay

October 13, 2014

Florida and death metal are practically synonymous. Most of that has to do with the legendary albums cranked out of Morrisound in the 90s by Obituary, Death, Cannibal Corpse and other luminaries. But don’t forget Miami, which is the home of Decibel favorite grinders Maruta and birthed Hall Of Fame inductees Cynic. Let’s showcase a…