interview

Biohazard‘s Evan Seinfeld chats about Divided We Fall, what makes a classic album for the band and the current state of hardcore.

Cleveland doom duo Frayle discuss their latest album.

Gothic noise rockers Crippling Alcoholism talk new album, concept records and fitting in.

Chicago noise rock duo Latter discuss their new EP, What Lives Inside of Me, the benefits of having a background in noise and more.

Unleashed talk new album and 35 years of death metal.

“Before, it was me just trying to beg the world: ‘Please listen to me. Please look in my direction, I make music and I promise it’s good enough for you listen to,’ and now we truly have an audience.”

The long-running British thrashers Onslaught discuss 40 years of Power From Hell and maintaining relevance.

German outfit Warfield rattle off the best riffs by fellow German thrashers.

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.

Futuristic Dutch thrashers Cryptosis talk Black Mirror, technicality versus melody and their new album, Celestial Death.

Glam rock legend Jizzy Pearl talks about his memorable career, what it’s like to front three bands, and why he keeps writing new music.

Ashen Womb arrives this Friday through Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo Records. Listen to it in its entirety exclusively at Decibel and pre-order a copy today.

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

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 sole proprietor of Estonia’s Thunraz discusses the sepulchral, avante-sludge gauntlet of his latest, Incineration Day.

Accomplished violinist Laura Bates (Völur) has a steady income, however, her landlord is trying to evict her. She discuses the unchecked power of landlords and housing instability.

Sodom founder and vocalist/bassist Tom “Angelripper” Such talks to Decibel about writing a metal classic at a time when many thought metal was dead.

Looooooong time Decibel contributor talks about the project of a lifetime, the publication of his first book, Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs.

Lawless talks with Decibel about revisiting W.A.S.P.‘s formative years and how his thoughts on censorship led him to reconsider his old material.

Decibel interviews Chuck Billy of thrash metal titans Testament about the reissues of The Legacy and The New Order.

Vocal teacher and expert Elizabeth Zharoff discusses the science behind harsh vocals and her new non-profit studying them, The Charismatic Voice.

Author B.R. Yeager talks fiction writing, favorite bands and collaborating with Uniform.

Catching up with Nervosa frontwoman Prika Amaral ahead of the international thrashers’ upcoming US headliner.

Powerwolf‘s new album is out today, so Decibel spoke with the band to learn more about the German heavy metal outfit.

Cop rockers X-Cops discuss new EP XCAB, the presidential election and their uncanny similarities to GWAR.

Malley has a gift for shooting images that capture the vitality and close-knit nature of one of the country’s most active metal scenes. He talked to us about his work and chasing his passion later in life.

RivetSkull discuss their origin as a Ronnie James Dio tribute band, the state of the trad metal scene and their new album, Absence of Time.

Vocalist Tom Englund discusses Theories of Emptiness, the new album from long-running Swedish progressive metal act Evergrey.

Matt Harvey and the Decayed Decades filmmakers on how the new Exhumed documentary came together and why Exhumed’s story is ultimately about community and relationships.

Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann talks technology, recording with producer Andy Sneap and why he still feels like a teenager.