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Full Album Stream: Slapshot — “Make America Hate Again”
May 30, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Boston hardcore legends Slapshot are back with a brand new full-length — and we’ve got the whole damn thing right here.
No Corporate Beer: Creamsicle
May 30, 2018 Nick Green
In which we have some sugar poured on us, or at least, in our DIPA.
Track Premiere: Vanhelga ‘Varde Mörker’
May 28, 2018 Chris Dick
Swedish black metal depressionists Vanhelga premiere new track “Varde Mörker.”
Save 30% This Weekend with Decibel’s Memorial Day Merch Sale!
May 25, 2018 Albert Mudrian
This weekend only, save 30% on all Decibel shirts, hoodies, pint glasses and flexi boxes in our web store.
Hear Exclusive New Amorphis Song “Honeyflow” Via Decibel Flexi Series
May 23, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this exclusive new Amorphis flexi disc single right here.
Watch: The Six Most Metal Breweries at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
May 22, 2018 Emily Bellino
The Six Most Metal Breweries attended the second annual Decibel Metal & Beer Fest last month, and crafted this extensive video recap.
Bloodbath Forced to Postpone North American Tour Due to Visa Issues
May 21, 2018 Emily Bellino
Visa issues force Bloodbath to postpone their impending North American tour.
Punk Lifers D.O.A. Celebrate 40 Years of Fighting Back with New Album
May 21, 2018 Greg Pratt
We caught up with punk rocker and mayoral candidate Joey “Shithead” Keithley to talk D.O.A.’s 17th studio album, 40th anniversary tour, and much more.
Our Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time Issue is Back in Stock!
May 18, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Sold out since December 2015! Decibel recently acquired a few copies from a distributor — get one while you can!
Cosmic Church: Grant Me Your Voice, So I May Sing
May 18, 2018 J. Andrew
Cosmic Church’s final encyclical is an endlessly immersive work of atmospheric black metal, delivered in a manner that retains the style’s essential rawness and power.
You Should be Listening to Haunt
May 16, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Fans of classic, old-school New Wave of British Heavy Metal sounds, it’s probably time you check out Fresno’s Haunt.
This is Metalcore & These Decibel Back Issues Are About to SELL-OUT!
May 15, 2018 Albert Mudrian
These Decibel back issues from 2004 to 2006 are about to sell out. This is your last chance to complete your dB collection!
Pig Destroyer Confirm “Head Cage” Album for September Release
May 14, 2018 Emily Bellino
Pig Destroyer confirm new album for September release via Relapse.
No Corporate Beer: Short and Stout
May 14, 2018 Nick Green
Welcome to No Corporate Beer, Decibel’s new beer-spotting, consumer guide where we drink a beer and a then review it. Now that we’ve established that complex formula, let’s do this.
Get a FREE Issue of Decibel for Mother’s Day!
May 11, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Happy Mothers Day! From now through Sunday at midnight EST, get an extra FREE issue of Decibel with the purchase of any 12- or 24-month subscription!
Photographer Ester Segarra to Publish Music Photography Book
May 9, 2018 Emily Bellino
Renowned music photographer Ester Segarra will publish her first photography book, including an original soundtrack, in July.
Five Finger Death Punch’s Chris Kael on His Five Favorite Extreme Metal Albums
May 7, 2018 Emily Bellino
Five Finger Death Punch bassist Chris Kael ranks his top five extreme metal albums.
Amorphis to Release Exclusive New Track via Decibel Flexi Series!
May 4, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, May 7 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED Amorphis flexi!
Exclusive Excerpt: Queensrÿche’s “Operation Mindcrime” Hall of Fame
May 3, 2018 Jeff Wagner
Queensrÿche’s Operation: Mindcrime turns 30 today. Read an exclusive excerpt from its Hall of Fame induction.
Track Premiere: Anicon – ‘Drowned in the Mirage’
May 2, 2018 Emily Bellino
Drown in the mirage with a hypnotizing new song from Anicon.
Thou Surprise Release New Album, “The House Primordial”
May 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear the new album from Thou.
Child Bite Stream Unsane, Minor Threat Covers from Upcoming Covers & Rarities Collection
April 30, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream an unreleased Child Bite song, plus covers of Unsane and Minor Threat classics.
Q&A: Nightmarer Guitarist Simon Hawemann Digs Dissonance
April 30, 2018 Chris Dick
Nightmarer’s Simon Hawemann speaks to Decibel about new album, Cacophony of Terror.
FLASH SALE: All Decibel Back Issues Only $3 Until Sunday!
April 27, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Over 100 back issues in the Decibel webstore are on sale now for just $3.00 each! Hurry, sale ends Sunday at midnight EST.
Skeletonwitch Announce New Album, Hear First Single “Fen of Shadows”
April 26, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the first single from the new Skeletonwitch album now!
Judas Priest Grace the Cover of June’s Decibel
April 25, 2018 Emily Bellino
Judas Priest return to the cover of Decibel with an decade-in-the-making Hall of Fame story of their Stained Class album.
Nuclear War Now! Just Released an Ultra-rare Blasphemy Rehearsal Tape, Recorded from the Top of a Washing Machine
April 20, 2018 James Lewis
Recently released Blasphemy rehearsal is extra-filthy, and recorded (possibly) next to clean laundry
Hear Gruesome Cover Pre-Death Band Mantas Via Decibel Flexi Series
April 19, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire a copy of the exclusive new limited edition Gruesome flexi picture disc single here!
Watch: String Trio Plays Luc Lemay Composition
April 16, 2018 Emily Bellino
A string trio plays a new composition from Gorguts mastermind Luc Lemay.
