Heavy Metal
Fest Alert: Descendants of Crom
September 5, 2017 Dutch Pearce
Get the latest details on Pittsburgh’s upcoming doom, sludge and heavy metal festival, aptly titled Descendants Of Crom, from this interview with festival organizer, Shy Kennedy.
The Top 10 Metal Songs About Chains
August 29, 2017 Decibel Magazine
In which we consider the top 10 songs about a quintessential heavy metal topic: chains.
Track Premiere: Sanhedrin – ‘Die Trying’
August 23, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from heavy metal power trio Sanhedrin now!
Full Album Stream: Sons of Crom – “The Black Tower”
August 17, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from epic heavy metal duo Sons of Crom!
Full Album Stream and Interview: The Convent Horror of Attic’s “Sanctimonious” Concept Album
August 16, 2017 Sean Frasier
German metal force Attic rock the convent with mystery and murder in their mercyful Sanctimonious concept record.
Track Premiere: Demon Eye – ‘Dying For It’
August 2, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from occult group Demon Eye now!
Label Spotlight: WYLN
June 26, 2017 Emily Bellino
New York City-based label WYLN is reissuing lost, classic heavy metal records including albums from Cyanide, Leather Nunn, Valhalla and Death Squad.
Track Premiere: Sabbath Assembly – ‘Angels Trumpets’
May 1, 2017 Emily Bellino
Sabbath Assembly delve further into progressive metal on “Angels Trumpets.”
Full Album Stream + Q&A: Duel – ‘Witchbanger’
April 21, 2017 Emily Bellino
Witchbanger, Duel‘s second LP, recalls a different time but is more than welcome today.
Video Premiere: The Wizards – ‘Calliope (Cosmic Revelations)’
April 19, 2017 Emily Bellino
For their next trick, The Wizards show you their new music video.
Label Report: Witches Brew
March 27, 2017 Emily Bellino
Witches Brew provide a home for underground death, thrash and heavy metal bands.
Full Album Stream: Mothership – ‘High Strangeness’
March 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
High Strangeness, the third full-length from Texas rockers Mothership, incorporates a variety of sounds and influences for a diverse and fun album.
Video Premiere: Sollertia – ‘Praying at the Chapel Perilous’
March 13, 2017 Emily Bellino
“Praying at the Chapel Perilous” is the promising debut song and video from dark metal band Sollertia (In The Woods, ex-Ad Inferna).
The Decibel Tour Starts a Week From Today! Get Tickets!
March 10, 2017 Albert Mudrian
We’re just one week from the start of the Decibel Magazine Tour 2017 featuring Kreator, Obituary, Midnight and Horrendous. Don’t miss out; tickets are still on sale!
Track Premiere: Saturn – ‘Still Young’
February 24, 2017 Emily Bellino
Swedish traditional metal group Saturn have a sound that is both old school and modern, something that remains apparent on “Still Young,” a single from their forthcoming sophomore album.
Track Premiere: Hyborian – ‘Maelstrom’
February 15, 2017 Emily Bellino
Hyborian‘s first record will tell the story of an intergalactic traveller. You can hear the first part of the tale now.
Saxon – “Wheels of Steel”
January 4, 2017 Chris Dick
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal wasn’t a movement. Until it was a movement. Early on, bands—mostly categorized as hard rock—merely created music the only way they knew how.
Cutting Room: Leftovers from Saxon’s Wheels of Steel Hall of Fame
December 26, 2016 Chris Dick
For Saxon’s Wheels of Steel [February 2017, #148] interviews, we were able to gather all five original members. As required by Hall of Fame edict #1. The current and former members of Britain’s heavy metal legends couldn’t have been nicer and more talkative. Graham, Steve, Biff, Pete, and Paul spun all kinds of fun and interesting stories about the events leading up to landmark album Wheels of Steel and what happened shortly thereafter.
Mos Generator’s Tony Reed Counts Down His Top 10 Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums
November 22, 2016 Emily Bellino
Tony Reed of Mos Generator counts down his favorite hard rock/heavy metal albums.
The Heavy Metal Bard: An Interview with Jason Tarpey of Eternal Champion
October 26, 2016 Dutch Pearce
In which I discuss heavy metal, Sword & Sorcery fic, Manilla Road, the modern hardcore scene, and much more with Jason Tarpey, vocalist of Texas’ toughest epic heavy metal band, Eternal Champion.
Saxon’s Live Albums Ranked From Worst to Best
October 6, 2016 Decibel Magazine
Saxon have enjoyed a prolific career, with a multitude of live albums. Inspired by their upcoming vinyl box set, The Vinyl Hoard, Season of Mist’s Greg Karlowitsch ranks Saxon’s already released live albums from worst to best.
Track Premiere: Evil Invaders are “Raising Hell”
September 21, 2016 Emily Bellino
Evil Invaders‘ “Raising Hell” is a speed-drenched, retro tune.
Exclusive: Full Stream of Skeletonwitch’s ‘The Apothic Gloom’ EP!
August 15, 2016 Albert Mudrian
The ‘Witch is Back! And The Apothic Gloom four-track EP features the best material of Skeletonwitch‘s career. Hear it now.
W.A.S.P. – “W.A.S.P.”
July 28, 2016 Chris Dick
Flashback 1982. Hollywood, California. The various members of newly formed W.A.S.P., still high on George Miller’s Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior aesthetic, are in a friend’s metal shop.
Track Premier: Necromancing the Stone Go Traditional on “The Descent”
July 27, 2016 Emily Bellino
Necromancing the Stone has an all-star lineup and an upcoming record offering a new take on traditional heavy metal.
NEW DAMIEN BLACK RELEASE BRINGS EARLY ’90S TRAD/PROG METAL TO 2016
July 21, 2016 Greg Pratt
You probably didn’t hear traditional metal powerhouse Damien Black in 1992, so, here’s a second chance.
Trad Metallers Spell Lift the veil on “The Veil”
May 20, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Close out this week with your palms skyward via new trad metal from Canada’s Spell.