Heavy Metal
Track Premiere: Lucifuge – “Black Light of the Evening Star”
April 5, 2021 Chris Dick
German blackened thrashers Lucifuge love like a reptile on new track, “Black Light of the Evening Star”. Streaming only at Decibel!
Full Album Premiere: Witchseeker ‘Scene of the Wild’
March 22, 2021 Chris Dick
Singaporean heavy metal warriors Witchseeker wage war on mediocrity with new album, Scene of the Wild. Streaming horns up at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Icon of Sin – “Icon of Sin”
March 1, 2021 Albert Mudrian
Icon of Sin don’t want you for dead. But they’re gonna get you check out their eponymous new single of classic heavy metal from their forthcoming debut LP.
Full Album Premiere: Significant Point ‘Into the Storm’
February 22, 2021 Chris Dick
Decibel and Japanese heavy metallers Significant Point team up to fight Kaiju using their new album, Into the Storm, as the soundtrack.
Album Stream + Interview: Molten Chains – Torment Enshrined
January 15, 2021 Dutch Pearce
Molten Chains, one of the most extraordinary new bands in the metal underground, on sophomore album Torment Enshrined, which blends heavy metal, prog, black and death, Shakespearean themes and sorcerous vocals into one mind-blowing sound.
Album Premiere: Markgraf – Markgraf
December 7, 2020 Dutch Pearce
German black/heavy metal trio Markgraf present an anachronistic and refreshing sound on their debut full-length. Out next Friday, stream Markgraf in its entirety right now.
Video Premiere: Silver Talon – “Deceiver, I Am”
December 2, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Portland, Oregon dark power metallers Silver Talon reveal their latest single from their new 7”, “Deceiver, I Am” via this bewitching music video.
Judas Priest’s ‘Painkiller’ Enters Decibel Hall of Fame, January Issue Now Available
November 20, 2020 Decibel Magazine
We have a limited number of advance copies of the December issue of Decibel, featuring our 10th anniversary Decibel Flexi Series entry from Venomous Concept.
Album Premiere: Megaton Sword – Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire
November 10, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Swiss heavy metal conquerors Megaton Sword drop their mountainous debut full-length this Friday. Hear Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire in all its glorious and epic entirety right now.
Armored Saint Grace the Cover of the December Issue of Decibel
October 21, 2020 Decibel Magazine
We have a limited number of advance copies of the December issue of Decibel, featuring a pair of exclusive flexi discs from WAKE and Frozen Soul, available now. Don’t blow it.
An Evening with Loud Night: The Mixtape
October 14, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Current and former members of Ramming Speed, Battlemaster, Backstabbers Inc, and more unite to bring you an extremely Loud Night.
Spirit Adrift Grace the Cover of the November Issue of Decibel
September 15, 2020 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the November issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Hyperdontia flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.
Track Premiere: Spirit Adrift – “Supernaut” (Black Sabbath Cover)
September 3, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
In advance of their fourth LP, Enlightened in Eternity, hear Spirit Adrift deliver a Sabbath cover from the stacked new Vol. 4 tribute album.
Video Premiere: Wolftooth – ‘Valhalla’
August 24, 2020 Emily Bellino
Journey to “Valhalla” with Wolftooth.
Johanna Sadonis & Nicke Andersson (Lucifer) Share Their Top 5 Vintage T-Shirt Stories
August 17, 2020 Chris Dick
Lucifer‘s Johanna Sadonis and Nicke Andersson share their top five vintage t-shirt stories. Lucifer’s new album, Lucifer III, is out now on Century Media.
Video Premiere: Firstborne – ‘Roll the Dice’
August 6, 2020 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from Chris Adler’s latest project, Firstborne.
Video Premiere: FROM HELL – ‘The Witch’
June 23, 2020 Emily Bellino
They’re FROM HELL, but they’re spreading heavy metal on Earth.
Hear L.A. Trad Metallers Saber Tear Through New Song “Strike of the Witch”
June 22, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Cut your teeth on Los Angeles’ newest bombastic metal sensation, Saber.
Full Album Stream: Stygian Crown – ‘Stygian Crown’
June 18, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Stygian Crown‘s debut LP is equal parts Bolt Thrower-inspired rolling thunder and Candlemass-derived epic doom majesty with classically-trained vocals.
Track Premiere: Red Mesa “Disharmonious Unlife” (feat. Wino)
June 8, 2020 Chris Dick
New Mexico-based heavy rock trio Red Mesa unveil new track, “Disharmonious Unlife,” featuring Wino, at Decibel.
Album Premiere: Zatyr ‘Ornament of Proposition’
May 18, 2020 Chris Dick
Sweden-based Zatyr blow heavy metal’s doors wide open with this trip back to 1982 on their debut EP, Ornament of Proposition. Streaming in twin-lead glory only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Sacred Leather – “Oruku”
April 15, 2020 Sean Frasier
Heavy Metal lustlords Sacred Leather are back to tease their upcoming LP with the fiery riff-spittin’ new single “Oruku.”
Listen: Night Demon Release New Single, ‘Empires Fall,’ Featuring Members of Rancid
April 3, 2020 Emily Bellino
“Empires Fall” but the glory of heavy metal is forever.
Album Premiere: Freeways ‘True Bearings’
March 30, 2020 Chris Dick
Canadian heavy metal/hard rock quartet Freeways twin leads their way into our hearts with new album, True Bearings. Streaming now in full at Decibel.
Album Premiere: Midas ‘Demo Tapes’
March 23, 2020 Chris Dick
Throwback metallers Midas unleash Demo Tapes from their Midwest home of Detroit. New album Demo Tapes streaming now at Decibel.
Track Premiere: Tøronto – “Lights Out At Bedlam”
March 20, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Ex-death metal Swedish heshers Tøronto throw a Scandinavian jawbreaker on “Lights Out At Bedlam” from their new EP, Under Siege.
Demo:listen: Meurtrières
March 13, 2020 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen opens the gates to France’s traditional heavy metal troops Meurtrières.
Cirith Ungol to Release Exclusive Song “Brutish Manchild” Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
February 27, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, March 2 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from heavy doom metal legends Cirith Ungol.
Track Premiere: NITE – ‘Genesis’
February 25, 2020 Emily Bellino
Seasoned heshers go black metal under the cover of NITE.
Haunt Grace the February Decibel Cover!
December 17, 2019 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the February issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Trappist picture flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.