Iron Maiden

Love may bite, but Tokyo shredders LOVEBITES are here to prove old school heavy metal most certainly does not.

To celebrate the release of Gwar’s new EP, The Disc With No Name, we caught up with vocalist Blöthar the Berserker to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

The Melvins will unleash their new record, Working With God on February 26. It’s the second album from the Melvins 1983 lineup, so we wind back the clock with King Buzzo.

It’s a live-record showdown between Judas Priest and Iron Maiden in the latest Fight Fire With Fire.

Legendary Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris is set to torch expectations with “The Burning,” the sophomore offering from his prog-tinged hard rock British Lion side project.

Batushka, Faketushka, Fauxtushka, all the Tushkas; or none, really, as there is no ‘tushka in this month’s Decibel Meter.

This month’s Decibel Meter withstands the fall of time, but not quite at the the heart of winter, for a summer/winter battle courtesy of Abbath.

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oooooh, let’s have a taste of the latest Trooper beer offering from Robinsons Brewery.

Wishbone Ash guitarist and founding member Andy Powell regales Decibel about the past, the present, and the future.

March Madness: almost over.
March Metal Madness at f.y.e.: still in play.

Find out what five heavy albums changed Misery Index‘s Jason Netherton’s life.

To celebrate the release of Flotsam and Jetsam‘s new album, The End of Chaos, we caught up with vocalist Eric A.K. to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Make this your most-extreme Christmas ever.

Change was a good thing for each of these heavy metal stalwarts.

Untimely Demise nail the death/thrash formula with “Lethal Enforcers.”

Heavy metal originators Budgie are inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery are set to unleash a lighter, sessionable version of the Trooper ale, Light Brigade Golden Beer, in February. Charge!

Not every heavy metal bad boy stays that way forever. These are Decibel‘s Bad Boys Gone Blessed.

We look at some of the best metal songs of all time… that have never been performed live.

We brought you the five sets you can’t miss at Chicago Open Air this weekend, and now we’re bringing you the five brews you can’t miss at the fest!

The official craft breweries for the Decibel Headbangers Bier Hall at Chicago Open Air are revealed.

Introducing the Decibel Headbangers Bier Hall at Chicago Open Air

What are the Top 100 metal tours of all time? Find out in Decibel‘s new limited edition special issue of 100% previously-unprinted content. 

Tony Reed of Mos Generator counts down his favorite hard rock/heavy metal albums.

Maiden/Priest + Chris Barnes?
Yes. 

It’s that time of year again! Decibel has been banging our heads overtime to concoct our annual special issue with 100 percent never-before-seen content. Slip on your old studded vest and behold The Top 100 Old-School Metal Albums of All Time!

Up the irons! Heavy metal institution Iron Maiden are bestowing their 16th album, The Book of Souls, to the masses today, and Decibel is primed to celebrate with the legends’ fourth cover story in the November issue.

From Alice Cooper’s face paint and Iron Maiden’s elaborate stage sets to Watain’s demon-summoning rituals and Ghost’s hooded robes, heavy metal has always had a close relationship with “performance.” Substance comes first, without a doubt, but performance ain’t far behind. Dimmu Borgir dress up like Satanic carnival barkers. Glen Benton branded an upside-down crucifix into his forehead. Robb Flynn had that Insane Clown Posse hair during The Burning Red days. Simply put, the spectacle of creating extreme music seems to be one of its most potent aspects, and countless bands have used it to their advantage.

JRR Tolkien meets a seriously eclectic heavy metal melting pot on the upcoming Black Tower full-length debut The Secret Fire (Unspeakable Axe/No Idea, June 2), and we’ve got the exclusive premiere of the video for the track “Death March.” Here’s what drummer/vocalist Dave Williams had to say: “‘Death March’ is the opening battle cry from Black Tower’s inaugural…

“A lot has been written and said about me through the years — most of it bad, some of it untrue.” That’s the opening of the 2010 Paul Di’Anno biography The Beast, which reads more like a gritty LA noir novel than a musical memoir. If you were to read the book — a combination…