Florida
Track Premiere: Solstice “Ignite”
April 12, 2021 Chris Dick
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 Dutch Pearce
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 Dutch Pearce
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 Dutch Pearce
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 Dutch Pearce
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 Decibel Magazine
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.
Album Premiere: Hate Eternal “Upon Desolate Sands” + Q&A With Erik Rutan
October 25, 2018 Chris Dick
Decibel streams new Hate Eternal album “Upon Desolate Sands,” while leader Erik Rutan reveals how it was made.
Track Premiere: Set and Setting – ‘…The Idyllic Realm’
January 17, 2017 Vince Bellino
No words are used (and none are needed) to tell a story on “…The Idyllic Realm.”
Track Premiere: Bhavachakra Unleash “Sri Yantra”
August 9, 2016 Vince Bellino
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 Justin Norton
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 Justin Norton
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 Justin Norton
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…