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Top Five Bathory Albums That Changed My Life With Havukruunu
November 30, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish black metallers Havukruunu list the Top 5 Bathory albums that changed their lives. Blood, fire, death!
Bandcamp Waives Fees for November Bandcamp Friday
November 6, 2020 Vince Bellino
Decibel staff recommends a collection of hardcore, punk and extreme metal releases for November’s Bandcamp Friday.
Black Metal Mavens Gaerea List the Top 5 Horrifying Places In Portugal
September 28, 2020 Chris Dick
Portuguese black metal mavens Gaerea list their Top 5 horrifying places to visit in Portugal. Only Decibel has a passport into Gaerea’s abyss.
Jim Tasikas (Contrarian) Reviews His Top 3 Favorite Guitars
August 28, 2020 Chris Dick
Contrarian guitarist Jim Tasikas unload a noteful Top 3 Guitar list at Decibel. New Contrarian album out November 20.
Johanna Sadonis & Nicke Andersson (Lucifer) Share Their Top 5 Vintage T-Shirt Stories
August 17, 2020 Chris Dick
Lucifer‘s Johanna Sadonis and Nicke Andersson share their top five vintage t-shirt stories. Lucifer’s new album, Lucifer III, is out now on Century Media.
Ragnar Sverrisson’s (Helfró) Top 5 Tourist Sites Not for Tourists
July 20, 2020 Chris Dick
Icelandic black metal duo Helfró have the self-titled album reissued by Season of Mist. Ragnar Sverrisson tours the country’s Top 5 Tourist Sites Not for Tourists.
Bandcamp Waives Fees for a Fourth No-Fee Friday
July 3, 2020 Decibel Magazine
We’ve got suggestions on releases to help you headbang brain cells away and support bands/labels at time when they profit from it most.
For Juneteenth, Bandcamp is donating their share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
June 18, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Do your part to help while grabbing some great new music.
Bandcamp Waives Fees for 24 Hours: A Decibel Buyer’s Guide, Part III
June 5, 2020 Vince Bellino
Bandcamp waives their cut of fees to support artists and Decibel recommends our favorites.
A Cosmic Calling: 10 Essential Psych Releases Selected by Oranssi Pazuzu’s Ontto & Ikon
April 13, 2020 Dean Brown
Psychedelic black metal heroes Oranssi Pazuzu pick their Top 10 krautrock/psych/prog rock LPs. Find out what made the cut.
Seregor’s (Carach Angren) Top 5 Horror Movies
April 6, 2020 Chris Dick
Carach Angren frontman Seregor lists his five favorite horror movies. Give in to his unconventional picks and the monster that is new album, Franckensteina Strataemontanus.
Danny Estrin’s (Voyager) Top 5 Keytarists
March 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Decibel extracts the Top 5 Keytarists from Danny Estrin, frontman/keytarist of Australia-based progressive metallers Voyager. Strap one on…
Deathwhite’s Five Most Haunted Places in Pittsburgh
March 9, 2020 Chris Dick
Pittsburgh-based melodic doom act Deathwhite reveal the Top 5 Most Haunted Places in Pittsburgh. New album, Grave Image, is out now on Season of Mist.
Here Are 60 Albums You May Have Missed in 2019
January 13, 2020 Joseph Schafer
Because we’re only two weeks into 2020 and there is still music to discover. And because you can’t get enough goddamn lists, here are 60 more from 2019 to chew on.
Scott Taysom’s (Cloak) Top 5 Horror Movie Soundtracks
January 13, 2020 Chris Dick
Cloak guitarist/vocalist Scott Taysom gets creepy with his Top 5 Horror Movie Soundtracks at Decibel. Relive the horrific repetition and moody atmospheres of winter’s cruel throes with us!
Low Culture: Neill Jameson’s Top 10 Albums of the Decade
December 23, 2019 Neill Jameson
Everyone’s doing it, so why can’t he? Check out our longtime columnist and Krieg frontman’s 10 best from the past 10 years.
Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums
September 23, 2019 Chris Dick
Decibel lists the Top 5 Unsung Symphonic Black Metal Albums with Bishop of Hexen, Diabolical Masquerade, Anorexia Nervosa, Gehenna and SiriuS.
Decibel Meter: Classics and New Titles, Minus ‘tushka
August 30, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Batushka, Faketushka, Fauxtushka, all the Tushkas; or none, really, as there is no ‘tushka in this month’s Decibel Meter.
Bob Bagchus (Hellehond, Infidel Reich, Beast Of Revelation & Siege Of Power) Lists Top Five Venom Songs
August 12, 2019 Chris Dick
Bob Bagchus, of Hellehond, Infidel Reich, Beast Of Revelation & Siege Of Power fame, Lists His Top Five Venom Songs.
Hath Pick the Five Most-Metal Video Games
May 28, 2019 Vince Bellino
Hath assemble their ranking of the five most-metal video games.
Decibel Meter: Pig Destroyer’s Unkind Mind Grind
September 7, 2018 Decibel Magazine
Pursue grindlightenment (or gym success, if that’s more your thing) with this month’s Decibel Meter, courtesy of f.y.e.
5 Must-Hear Grindcore Albums from 2018 (So Far)
August 7, 2018 Gene Meyer
The combined run time is less than an hour.
Feel the Heat: The Top 10 Songs About Burning
August 3, 2018 J. Andrew
It’s August. It’s really hot outside. So hot that it BURNS. Burning is pretty metal though, right? So here’s ten great songs about burning!
The Best Metal Singles of 2018 (So Far)
July 25, 2018 Vince Bellino
Decibel picks the best singles of 2018 thus far.
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!
A History of the Times Black Metal was “Over,” Part I
February 26, 2018 Neill Jameson
Krieg’s Neill Jameson recounts various times throughout history when black metal was falsely pronounced dead.
Rank and Defile: Shane Embury Orders Napalm Death’s Albums from Worst to Best
December 13, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Taken from the pages of our limited edition Napalm Death Special Issue, Napalm’s legendary bassist orders the extreme metal institution’s LP discography.
35 Overlooked Albums of 2017
November 27, 2017 Joseph Schafer
35 records you may have missed, but should consider listening to.
10 Great Songs About Eating
November 17, 2017 J. Andrew
Every holiday season has its own hallmarks, the things that you identify with the time to make it complete and recognizable. Valentine’s Day has its ill-advised first dates, Saint Patrick’s day has its ill-advised consumption of Irish Carbombs, Christmas has its ill-advised decision to ever voluntarily listen to Christmas music. Others, like Halloween, are just…
Top 10 Drummer Vocalists in Metal
October 30, 2017 Joseph Schafer
Who are the best drummer/vocalists in metal? Decibel ranks some of the most impressive.