Hall of Fame

Amid all the now-legendary albums of 1988, one ridiculously awesome effort stands out from the rest. That album is King Diamond’s third solo LP, “Them”. Welcome back (home) to the Hall of Fame, Grandma.

We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Judas Priest‘s Painkiller with the legendary Brits’ second Hall of Fame induction.

Swans’ 1987 classic Children of God is the latest Decibel Hall of Fame inductee.

It’s the big Brazilian 1987 showdown with Sarcófago‘s I.N.R.I. vs. Sepultura‘s Schizophrenia.

Ranking the songs on Angel Witch’s Hall of Fame-inducted, NWOBHM classic self-titled debut from worst to best.

Milwaukee’s beasts switch gears on their second LP, October File and emerge with a progressive post-hardcore landmark.

Psych-sludge dynamos color Baroness outside the lines on their Hall of Fame-inducted Red Album.

Ranking the songs on Slint’s Hall of Fame-inducted, post-rock-creating Spiderland from worst to best.

Our latest, limited edition webstore exclusive includes 25 more Hall of Fame stories from our revered monthly series of artist interviews on the making of their classic extreme music albums.

Catching up with doom metal legends Cathedral to talk about their two “new” live albums recorded a decade ago.

Richmond crossover kings Municipal Waste make thrash fun again with Hall of Fame inductee The Art of Partying.

Our latest, limited edition webstore exclusive includes 25 more Hall of Fame stories from our revered monthly series of artist interviews on the making of their classic extreme music albums.

Earth Crisis‘s vegan straight-edge metalcore landmark Destroy the Machines is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame

Ved Buens Ende‘s progressive black metal game-changer, Written in Waters is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame

Ranking the songs on Corrosion of Conformity‘s Hall of Fame-inducted classic Blind from worst to best.

Hard rock heroes Clutch walk away from major labels and make their own mark with mid-career landmark Blast Tyrant.

Florida metalcore heroes Shai Hulud establish a profound hatred of convention on their landmark debut LP.

Read the making of the “post-” with the most EP from the mysterious Mare.

The making of the be-all and end-all of Polish death metal.

Madball demonstrate their metal-infused NYHC style on the classic Set It Off and enter the Decibel Hall of Fame

Ranking the songs on Carcass‘s Hall of Fame-inducted blasterpiece Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious from least awesome to most awesome.

Yes, it’s only six songs long, but there’s absolutely no filler and the unrelenting quality of the material makes it a worthy inductee for the Decibel Hall of Fame.

We welcome Symbol of Salvation as it spreads its reign of fire to the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Ranking the songs on The Accüsed’s Hall of Fame-inducted 1989 album More Fun than an Open Casket Funeral! from worst to best.

Stay Hungary with the Hall of Fame induction of Tormentor‘s classic 1989 demo recording.

Decibel honors the greatest rock album of the ’00s – warts and all – with a Hall of Fame induction.

Anthrax‘s seminal debut album, Fistful of Metal is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Is YOUR Decibel Subscription Current? We’ve got awesome new Hall of Fame pieces, cover stories and collectable flexi discs on the way. Don’t miss out!

To celebrate our recent Hall of Fame induction of Avail‘s Over the James, here’s some unused outtakes from our interviews with the band members for the HOF story.

Ranking the songs on Grief‘s 1994 sludge classic Come to Grief from worst to best.