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Belgians Bütcher rip into the tenets of speed metal on new album, 666 Goats Carry My Chariot. Full album stream at Decibel. Horns up!

Get tickets NOW to see Dying Fetus, Ringworm and Genocide Pact demolish the Foundry in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 2 as part of the Metal & Beer Fest official PRE-FEST!

Because we’re only two weeks into 2020 and there is still music to discover. And because you can’t get enough goddamn lists, here are 60 more from 2019 to chew on.

Cloak guitarist/vocalist Scott Taysom gets creepy with his Top 5 Horror Movie Soundtracks at Decibel. Relive the horrific repetition and moody atmospheres of winter’s cruel throes with us!

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles 2019 merch, including official shirts, pints and beer steins, is now available in the Decibel store at discounted price.

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Trappist picture flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track written for the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death-doom dealers Temple of Void.

We’re hiring a Sales & Marketing Manager for Decibel events. Send cover letter and resume to jobs@decibelmagazine.com

Chopped judge Chris Santos talks heavy metal, Brian Slagel, Mayhem Fest and running his own record label, Blacklight Media.

We know you haven’t started holiday shopping yet, but Decibel has you covered. Order this special subscription by 4pm EST December 19 and we’ll send you our new issue in time for Christmas.

Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin reinvents himself in electronic project Mitochondrial Sun. Decibel premieres new song “Celestial Animal” off Sundin’s Argonauta Records debut.

Buy one Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest “Just Metal” ticket and get a second “Just Metal” ticket for that day of the fest absolutely FREE! Offer ends at 10pm PST tonight!

Los Angeles, you’ll get a chance to see Mayhem, Abbath, Gatecreeper and Idle Hands on March 23!

A weekend of Carcass, Possessed, Nails, Vio-lence, Gruesome, Gatecreeper, Schammasch and more along with a dozen metal-friendly craft breweries is nearly upon us!

Gatecreeper and Idle Hands join Abbath and Mayhem as part of the ninth annual Decibel Magazine Tour starting in March 2020!

To celebrate the recent release of the USDM heroes’ latest album, Vile Nilotic Rites, we rank Nile‘s studio LP discography.

Save on EVERYTHING (subscriptions, exclusive books, shirts, back issues, limited edition special issues, posters, hoodies, pint glasses) in the Decibel store, today only!

Your friends Decibel refer to today’s annual homage to consumerism as “Extra-Black Friday.” But with two FREE issues of the magazine, we’re happy to brighten (or darken) the day for our metalhead brothers and sisters.

All ticket options (including a “Metal & Beer” option already down to 400 tickets, which gives you access to pours from all of the breweries) are ON SALE NOW! For tickets and daily line-ups, click here!

We’ve dissected 10 years of records and combed through 120 issues of Decibel to deliver the definitive end-of-the-decade summary of extreme metal in this Decibel webstore exclusive!

SPOILER! SPOILER! SPOILER! Don’t click here if you don’t want to see Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2019. Definitely click here if you love typing “NO [INSERT ALBUM HERE]? THIS LIST IS INVALID!”

Old-school death metal revivalist Gruesome have been added to the lineup of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles, taking place on December 13-14 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, CA.

Tickets for the 2020 Decibel Magazine Tour go on sale Friday, November 8 at 10 AM local time. More acts to be announced in December!

DISCOUNTED early bird discounted weekend passes for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly are ON SALE NOW. Don’t miss out!

A brand new Carcass song, “Under the Scalpel Blade” is coming to the Decibel Flexi Series. You’ll need an active deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 4 at 12pm EST if you want one.

Headliners Converge, Napalm Death and Pig Destroyer each to perform exclusive special sets in April 2020! Early bird discounted tickets (including beer pours) on sale NOW!

Pre-order a copy of ‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost’ hardcover, strictly limited to 1,000 copies worldwide.

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Opeth flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

To celebrate this week’s release of the Swedish legends’ 13th album, In Cauda Venenum, we rank Opeth‘s incomparable studio LP discography.

Decibel lists the Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums with Bishop of Hexen, Diabolical Masquerade, Anorexia Nervosa, Gehenna and SiriuS.