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New Skeletal Faces frontman Errol Fritz talks formative years and influences ahead of the band’s Decibel Magazine Tour run.

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Friday, January 31 to secure this extremely exclusive flexi disc from Philly black metal phenoms Unholy Altar!

Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from West coast death rockers New Skeletal Faces before the discs are sold out for good!

Decibel — and the entire metal and hardcore community — mourns the passing of underground show promoter and accomplished artist Rich Hall (1000 Knives).

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer Fest official PRE-FEST featuring Incantation, Mammoth Grinder, Ripped to Shreds and Walking Wounded on April 3 in Philly.

Tickets are on sale Friday, January 17 at 10am ET for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer PRE-FEST at the Foundry in Philly on April 3!

Guitarist Bumblefoot (ex-Guns N’ Roses) discusses his new solo album and 30-year career, plus the funeral doom album he’s currently producing.

The Portland rocker always puts music first, though sometimes the devil can be found in the details.

2024 might finally be over, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want one final mirco list in your life, right? So here are the Top 10 Grindcore/Powervioelnce Albums of the last 12 months.

All tickets to the 2025 Decibel Magazine Tour, kicking off in March, are on sale now!

The Decibel Magazine Tour returns to the road in March! Tickets on sale Friday, December 20 at 10am local time.

Sample the exhaustive new hardcover book on the dungeon synth genre from U.K. metal publishing powerhouse Cult Never Dies.

Remembering underground death metal scene legend and Glorious Times co-author Alan Moses. 

December 16 is the last day that Decibel store orders from the continental U.S. (sorry, Alaska and Hawaii) will have a chance of arriving before Jesus’ big day.

Shane Embury’s electronic ambient Dark Sky Burial has one final holiday present for you before we close the book on 2024.

Danish progressives IOTUNN lead is through their expansive musical journey to new territories with the stunning Kinship.

This summer, as Colin Marston was regrouping while scouting for a new home for the studio, he took some time to reflect on the transition and take stock of the Menegroth experience as a whole.

Breaking news from Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest headliners Autopsy regarding their December 6 headlining performance at Summit in Denver.

Get hyped for Autopsy‘s December 6 performance of Severed Survival at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver with this Hall of Fame induction from 2015 of the death metal classic.

Your friends Decibel refer to today’s annual homage to consumerism as “Extra-Black Friday.” But with 20% off select magazine subscriptions, we’re happy to brighten (or darken) the day for our metalhead brothers and sisters.

Copies of Decibel Books’ Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult—Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition are in stock and on sale for a limited time only!

Don’t wait until Black Friday to get massive discounts on exclusive items only found in the Decibel web store. Subscriptions, books, vinyl, cassettes, shirts—they’re all on sale today only.

Decibel ally, metal warrior, and acclaimed author Jeff Wagner has a devastating house fire. Help him recover with his GoFundMe!

The Keening frontwoman Rebecca Vernon crafts a 13-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped her life for our Last Tape Before Doomsday column.

After two years of Kill Screen, it’s time… to return to our first featured band.

Copies of Decibel Books’ Into Everlasting Fire: The Official Story of Immolation are in stock and shipping NOW!

Yes, it’s November. No, we didn’t forget your favorite album. Yes, we’re sure about that.

Autopsy, Yob, Cirith Ungol, Frozen Soul, Pallbearer & more perform at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2024 at Summit on December 6-7.

The classics never go out of style for the grind bassist, but they can certainly benefit from some fresh blood.

All ticket options for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest at the Fillmore Philly on April 4-5, 2025 are officially on sale. Don’t wait!