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Track Premiere: Whitehorse – “The Wait”

July 7, 2025

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

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

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!

Hear MOTÖRHEAD’s Exclusive Live Single from 1987 Via the Decibel Flexi Series!

June 20, 2025

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

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

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

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.

The Third and the Mortal – Tears Laid in Earth

May 30, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the final installment of our conversation with the vocalist, the trio confronts the transformation of “nerd culture.”

Live Review: Meshuggah/Cannibal Corpse/Carcass – Theatre at Great Canadian Resort, Toronto 3/29/25

April 7, 2025

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

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

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!

‘NO CELEBRATION: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF PARADISE LOST’ Returns as an Exclusive Expanded Edition! PRE-ORDER NOW!

March 25, 2025

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!