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$3 Decibel Back Issues All Father’s Day Weekend ONLY!
June 14, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Help get dad what he really wants this Father’s Day weekend: An extra five minutes alone in the bathroom!
The Fastest Man in Metal: Skeletonwitch’s Scott Hedrick
June 12, 2019 Decibel Magazine
When he’s not crushing skulls as Skeletonwitch‘s guitarist, Scott Hedrick is crushing personal bests in long-distance running.
Decibel’s Top 5 Thrash Metal Cover Songs
June 10, 2019 Chris Dick
In which we explore the best of the ’80s thrash metal cover brigade.
Fallow Heart: Heavy Meta Part 2 (With Barney Greenway)
June 7, 2019 Forrest Pitts
Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway discusses the mechanics and ethics of a heavy metal record review.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2020 Dates Announced
June 5, 2019 Albert Mudrian
The fourth edition of Metal & Beer Fest: Philly returns to the Fillmore Philly on April 3-4, 2020! Insert Quad-related joke here.
Cadaver to Release “Circle of Morbidity” via Decibel Flexi Series!
May 31, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by June 4 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc from Norse death metal legends Cadaver!
Video Premiere: False — ‘Neither Path Nor Gate’
May 29, 2019 Shawn Macomber
False adds a striking visual component to the band’s recent Decibel Flexi Series offering “Neither Path Nor Gate.”
FLASH SALE! Everything 20% Off in the Decibel Store This Memorial Day Weekend ONLY!
May 24, 2019 Decibel Magazine
All subscriptions, books, back issues, flexi boxes, shirts, hoodies, glassware in the Decibel store is 20% this weekend only! Love, Decibel.
Hear Exclusive New False Song “Neither Path nor Gate” Via Decibel Flexi Series
May 22, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare False flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Watch: The Six Most Metal Breweries at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2019
May 20, 2019 Albert Mudrian
The Six Most Metal Breweries attended the third annual Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly last month, and crafted this extensive video recap.
LIMITED! Subscribe Today and Receive Every Decibel Picture Flexi Disc FREE!
May 10, 2019 Albert Mudrian
We’ll send you all four picture discs we’ve done featuring exclusive tracks from Pig Destroyer (our 100th flexi!), Spirit Adrift, Gruesome and Withered. Act now before they’re gone for good!
Album Review: Possessed – “Revelations of Oblivion”
May 7, 2019 Chris Dick
Possessed’s first new LP in over 30 years is worth the wait for true death metalheads.
False to Release New Track “Neither Path nor Gate” via Decibel Flexi Series!
May 3, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by May 6 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc from U.S. black metal crew False!
Track Premiere: Falls of Rauros – ‘New Inertia’
May 2, 2019 Emily Bellino
Falls of Rauros break their silence and reveal the first song from new album Patterns in Mythology.
Death manager Eric Greif in need of a kidney
May 1, 2019 Greg Pratt
Death manager Eric Greif has given so much to metal; now he needs some help.
FLASH SALE: Decibel Books and T-Shirts As Low As $5!
April 26, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies and The Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology Vol II books are just $10! Metal & Beer Fest shirts, Decibel Tour shirts and Choosing Death Fest shirts are just $5!
Closet Metalhead: Sarah Kendzior
April 25, 2019 Jeanne Fury
Political author, columnist and podcaster Sarah Kendzior talks heavy metal with Decibel.
Hear Exclusive New Deathhammer Song “Rite of the Living Dead” Via Decibel Flexi Series
April 22, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Deathhamer flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Official Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2019 Merch Now Available
April 19, 2019 Albert Mudrian
A handful of shirts, hoodies, chalices and beer mugs from the 2019 Philly edition of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest are now available in the Decibel webstore.
Track Premiere: High on Fire – ‘Vagabond of the Western World’ (Thin Lizzy Cover)
April 12, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hear High on Fire‘s take on a Thin Lizzy classic.
Only 100 Tickets Remain for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-Fest on April 12
April 9, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Tickets to Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-Fest featuring Integrity, Full of Hell, Inter Arma, Cloak and Devil Master at the Foundry (the upstairs room of the Fillmore Philly) are just $20!
Baroness Frontman John Baizley on ‘Gold & Grey,’ Pig Destroyer and Psychological Burdens and Heartaches
April 8, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Baroness frontman John Dyer Baizley discusses Gold & Grey ahead of the band’s Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly performance.
Full Beer List Revealed for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly!
April 5, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Here are the 43 different beers that “Metal & Beer” ticket holders are entitled to sample on April 13-14 in Philadelphia!
“Metal & Beer” Tickets for April 13 Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest Date Are SOLD OUT!
April 3, 2019 Albert Mudrian
We tried to warn you! The “Metal & Beer” ticket option for the Saturday April 13 date of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is officially SOLD OUT.
100 “Just Metal” Tickets for Metal & Beer Fest Now Just $25 (Fees Included)!
March 29, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Act fast! Once these 100 “Just Metal” tickets for $25 are gone, they ain’t coming back!
Deathhammer to Release New Track “Rite of the Living Dead” via Decibel Flexi Series!
March 29, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by April 1 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc from death/thrash dealers Deathhammer!
Happy 50th Birthday, Jeff Walker (Carcass)!
March 25, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Friends from Napalm Death, Paradise Lost and more share some of their favorite Jeff Walker memories as we all wish the Carcass frontman a happy Big 5-0!
Set Times Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly!
March 22, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angels kicks off is just over three weeks, which means it’s time to finalize travel plans and get your tickets. To aid in your planning, Saturday and Sunday set times are now available.
Hear an Exclusive Full of Hell Remix by Justin Broadrick Via Decibel Flexi Series
March 21, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Full of Hell flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track remixed by Godflesh legend Justin Braodrick, via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
FLASH SALE! Metal & Beer Fest Tickets Just $30! Act Fast!
March 15, 2019 Albert Mudrian
“JUST METAL” tickets to Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly are just $30 (one-day pass) and $55 (two-day pass) until April 1st!