Grunge

The Godfather of Grunge, Jack Endino, offers up a new track from his Seattle-centric solo album.

Catch this premiere of the new video for “give me nothing,” the latest single from never feel again, the debut album from Fargo’s downtrodden post-metal heavy-hitters enditall.

We catch up with Zander Ness, formerly of USBM Decibel darlings Høst, to discuss his new dark grunge/post-metal band Enditall.

Check out the trippy video for “Dangereux,” from Wolves in Argyle’s debut album, produced by the legendary Tad Doyle and mastered by Jack Endino.

Limited copies of Tad‘s 8 Way Santa in stock now!

Stream the latest single from grungy UK doom crew OHHMS right now.

In which our intrepid beer hound pairs Seattle’s Holy Mountain with Seattle’s Skin Yard.

A killer lost Gruntruck album is unearthed and we celebrate its release with the premiere of a new Gruntruck video for the track “Noise Field.”

Stream the Steve Albini-produced new album from The Oxford Coma.

The Oxford Coma are putting their own unique spin on grunge. Listen to a new song featuring Intronaut guitarist/vocalist Sacha Dunable.

Stream “Fortunes” from New York grungy noise rockers Laces Out now. 

Russia’s Hellweed premiere new song “Guts Out.”

As we remember the life of Chris Cornell, here are 10 heavy songs from his career that even extreme metalheads can get into.

The induction of any Soundgarden album into the Decibel Hall of Fame has not been an easy one.

A year is just a year. But oh what a year it was: Death, Napalm Death, Mayhem, Bathory, Sodom, Anthrax and more!

Ayahuasca set a dark tone for their upcoming album on “Mountain of Snakes.” 

Hear the debut album from Nomad Stones — featuring Cave In’s Adam McGarth and JR Conners — in full. 

L7’s seminal third LP stands the test of time via its excellent songs, hefty production (courtesy of the legendary Butch Vig), pithy lyrics and general “go fuck yourself” attitude. Ranking these nasty jams from “worst to best” is a downright punchable offense, but let’s do it anyway.

Revisit yesteryear and wasted youth (of the ’90s) with “Turn In.”

Tad Doyle has preached the Gospel of heaviness for the better part of his life. His seminal band TAD was one of the first out of the gate in Seattle’s grunge movement and one of the earliest bands signed to the legendary Sub Pop label. Although they never achieved the massive crossover success of their…

Given the opportunity to write about craft beer every month in Decibel has been eye-opening. The idea that our “Brewtal Truth” column would have lasted more than four years (and counting) and even spawn a book—The Brewtal Truth Guide to Extreme Beers, out in November—is pretty amazing. Now it’s time to bring a little “Brewtal…

Melvins Lite w/Retox, Club 9One9, Victoria, BC, July 16Who can really keep up with just exactly what the Melvins are up to at any given moment? There are new releases like clockwork. They have always been a prolific band and we suspect they always will be. If nothing else, they’ll have a discography that stretches…

The end of the year is always a time for reflection. Decibel‘s infuriating “Best of 2011” issue is out, and between angry emails sent to the magazine’s editors excoriating them for “fucking it up once again,” thoughts inevitably turn toward recollections of the past. We’re now 20 years removed from “the year that punk broke”—that…