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KILL SCREEN 066: Chris Ryan and Bailey Junior of PARTY CANNON Help Us Dumb It Down a Little
July 9, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
After the successful Mega Drive release of their single “High Tariff Behaviour,” the party slam players hope to raise bits while lowering IQs.
Track Premiere: Whitehorse – “The Wait”
July 7, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie drone demons Whitehorse offer up a new track, “The Wait,” from their sludge match split, The Dissolution of Eternity, with UBOA.
Kontusion to Release New Song, “Insatiable Lust for Death,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
June 27, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 30 to secure a copy of this extremely extreme and extremely exclusive flexi disc single from Northeastern death merchants Kontusion!
PRE-ORDER NOW: CRYPT SERMON’s ‘Saturnian Appendices’ on Decibel-Exclusive Rose Red with Black Smoke Vinyl!
June 26, 2025 Decibel Magazine
There are only 100 copies of Crypt Sermon‘s new EP, Saturnian Appendices, on exclusive Rose Red with Black Smoke vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!
KILL SCREEN 065: For Adam Biggs of RIVERS OF NIHIL, the Fantasy is Anything But Final
June 25, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The frontman for the progressive metal practitioners explores worlds while out on the road.
Hear MOTÖRHEAD’s Exclusive Live Single from 1987 Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
June 20, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from legends Motörhead’s before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!
CASTRATOR’s ‘Coronation of the Grotesque’ on Decibel-Exclusive Translucent Blood Red Vinyl: PRE-ORDER NOW!
June 18, 2025 Decibel Magazine
We’ve only got 100 copies of Castrator‘s new LP, Coronation of the Grotesque, on Translucent Blood Red colored vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!
Full Album Stream: Skräcken –Echoes From the Void
June 16, 2025 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Swedish occult rock combo Skräcken spin their mystical, ’70s-influenced tales from the darkside on their debut full-length Echoes From the Void.
Thanks, Dad! THIS WEEKEND ONLY: Take 15% OFF Decibel Books Titles!
June 13, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Between now and Sunday at 11:59 PM ET, nearly every Decibel Books title in our webstore, including The Scott Burns Sessions, USBM, Rotting Ways to Misery and more, are 15% off.
KILL SCREEN 064: TURIAN Have Gaming in Their Blood
June 11, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The Seattle metallic hardcore unit are leveling up their sound thanks in no small part to their digital disposition.
The Third and the Mortal – Tears Laid in Earth
May 30, 2025 Decibel Magazine
The Third and the Mortal‘s Norwegian cult classic Tears Laid in Earth enters the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Get an Exclusive MOTÖRHEAD Single Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
May 28, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by May 31 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from from heavy metal legends Motörhead!
‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost Expanded Edition’ Is Out Today! Read an Exclusive Excerpt!
May 20, 2025 Decibel Magazine
It’s okay to celebrate the release day of No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost – Expanded Edition with this exclusive excerpt from Decibel‘s limited edition hardcover classic.
Gorement’s ‘The Ending Quest’ Track-by-Track Breakdown by Patrik Ferlund
May 12, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Gorement guitarist Patrik Ferlund provides this exclusive track-by-track dissection of recent Decibel Hall of Fame inductee The Ending Quest.
KYLESA’s ‘Static Tensions’ Reissue on Decibel-Exclusive Mint Green Vinyl! IN STOCK NOW!
May 7, 2025 Decibel Magazine
There are only 150 copies of Kylesa‘s, Static Tensions reissue on Mint Green colored vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!
Pre-order DEADGUY’s First Album in 30 Years on Decibel-Exclusive Orange + Light Blue Half & Half Vinyl!
April 29, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Surprise! Hardcore/metal legends Deadguy return with their sophomore studio LP Near-Death Travel Services. And Decibel is honored to bring you our very own exclusive Burnt Orange + Light Blue Half & Half LP variant strictly limited to 200 copies worldwide!
Haggus to Release New Song, “Savage Depravity,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
April 28, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Weds, April 30 to secure a copy of this extremely extreme and extremely exclusive flexi disc single from masked mincecore marauders Haggus!
Disemboweled God Fest 2025: A Celebration of Extreme Metal’s Beating Heart
April 24, 2025 Decibel Magazine
In which we’re on location for year three of Seattle’s Disemboweled God Fest to take in performances from Vastum, Impaled, Decrepisy and tons more death frickin’ metal.
Q&A: Alicia Cordisco of Transgressive on ‘Remember Us To Death’ and Fighting Transphobia
April 22, 2025 Justin Norton
The eponymous track on Transgressive’s new EP Remember Us To Death starts with a recitation of the names of victims of transphobic violence. Founder Alicia Cordisco talks about the EP, transphobia in metal and broader culture and why connection matters.
KILL SCREEN 060 // Phase 2: Neill Jameson of KRIEG Is More Than Meets the Eye
April 16, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
In the final installment of our conversation with the vocalist, the trio confronts the transformation of “nerd culture.”
KILL SCREEN 060 // Phase 1: Neill Jameson of KRIEG Loves His Secrets, Tells No Lies
April 9, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The USBM pillar shines a light on how gaming help shepherd him down his blackened path.
Live Review: Meshuggah/Cannibal Corpse/Carcass – Theatre at Great Canadian Resort, Toronto 3/29/25
April 7, 2025 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We don’t know how well you know our Kevin Stewart-Panko, but his review of the Toronto stop of the Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass tour might help…
THIS WEEKEND! Don’t Miss Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025!
April 3, 2025 Decibel Magazine
IT‘S FINALLY HERE! Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025 at the Fillmore kicks off this weekend and this is your last chance to get in on the action!
Full Beer Menu for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025 REVEALED!
March 28, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Here are the 48 different beers (and meads) that “Metal & Beer” ticket holders are entitled to sample at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest on April 4-5 in Philly!
Scott Burns Book Signing Session Announced at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025
March 27, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Meet legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 4 to sign copies The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997 at the Decibel merch table!
‘NO CELEBRATION: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF PARADISE LOST’ Returns as an Exclusive Expanded Edition! PRE-ORDER NOW!
March 25, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Out of print since 2021, No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost returns with expanded content including additional chapters, a 16-page photo section of rare and some never-before-seen shots, and a gorgeous fully debossed gold-printed cover wrap!
Set Times Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2025!
March 24, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly kicks off NEXT WEEK, which means you’ve been asking for set times for approximately five months now. Here you go.
TIX ON SALE NOW! ACID BATH & BLOOD INCANTATION at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver on December 5-6, 2025!
March 21, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Two-Day & Three-Day tickets for Decibel’s annual festival of suds and thuds, now at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, are ON SALE NOW!
ACID BATH & BLOOD INCANTATION to headline Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver on December 5-6, 2025!
March 19, 2025 Decibel Magazine
Annual festival of suds and thuds moves to the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver; 3-Day & 2-Day ticket pre-sales begin Wednesday, March 19 at 11am MT.
KILL SCREEN 059: Phil Bozeman of WHITECHAPEL Is Rated M for Mature
March 18, 2025 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
As the band returns to their heavier roots, the vocalist and die-hard gamer seeks some lighter escapism.