NWOBHM
Streaming: Eaglewing’s Self Titled EP
August 5, 2024 Justin Norton
Tune into two new tunes from Denver “heavy progressive classic rock revivalists Eaglewing.
Album Premiere: Fourth Dominion – ‘Diana’s Day’
August 1, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Fourth Dominion‘s unique amalgam of NWOBHM, goth rock and post punk via their sophomore album, Diana’s Day, before it’s release tomorrow.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST Philly Tickets ON SALE NOW!
January 13, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Tickets are ON SALE NOW for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer Fest official PRE-FEST featuring Satan, Night Demon, Haunt and Sonja on April 13 in Philly.
SATAN Headlines the Metal & Beer PRE-FEST 2023 With Support From NIGHT DEMON, HAUNT and SONJA!
January 9, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Tickets are on sale Friday, January 13 at 10am ET for Decibel‘s Metal & Beer PRE-FEST featuring Satan, Night Demon, Haunt and Sonja on April 13.
Five Times Judas Priest Ruled
November 7, 2022 Emily Bellino
Counting down five times that the metal gods Judas Priest totally ruled.
Decibel’s Top 10 Iron Maiden Live Albums
October 31, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel lists the Top 10 Iron Maiden live albums. Which one is number 10? Heavy metal never met a better live band.
Q&A: Diamond Head Guitarist Brian Tatler On Previously Unheard ‘Lightning to the Nations’ Demos
October 4, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler reveals the origins of the lost ‘Lightning to the Nations’ demos on the newly remastered reissue.
Night Demon Reveal Exclusive Single, “The Last Day,” Via the Decibel Flexi Series
July 25, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Night Demon disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Night Demon To Release Exclusive Single, “The Last Day,” Via the Decibel Flexi Series
June 30, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Tuesday July 5 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from American heavy metal powerhouse Night Demon.
The Lazarus Pit: Axewitch’s ‘Visions of the Past’
August 19, 2021 Greg Pratt
Revisiting Axewitch’s 1984 album Visions of the Past.
Future Triumph Meets Past Glory: A LOVEBITES NWOBHM Playlist
June 8, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Love may bite, but Tokyo shredders LOVEBITES are here to prove old school heavy metal most certainly does not.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘High ‘n’ Dry’ vs. ‘Lightning to the Nations’
April 29, 2021 Greg Pratt
It’s the ultimate NWOBHM showdown when Def Leppard‘s High ‘n’ Dry takes on Diamond Head‘s Lightning to the Nations in today’s Fight Fire with Fire.
Hall of Fame Countdown: Angel Witch’s “Angel Witch”
October 8, 2020 Greg Pratt
Ranking the songs on Angel Witch’s Hall of Fame-inducted, NWOBHM classic self-titled debut from worst to best.
Video Premiere: Lovebites – “Golden Destination”
April 17, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
If you’ve got BabyMetal in your sights, watch out for Lovebites.
Track Premiere: Sacred Leather – “Oruku”
April 15, 2020 Sean Frasier
Heavy Metal lustlords Sacred Leather are back to tease their upcoming LP with the fiery riff-spittin’ new single “Oruku.”
Full Album Stream: Lord Vigo – ‘Danse de Noir’
April 8, 2020 Sean Frasier
German doom sextet Lord Vigo bring epic balladry and NWOBHM flare to their synth-soaked Blade Runner concept album Danse de Noir.
Hear Exclusive New Satan Song “Twelve Infernal Lords” Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
March 4, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Satan flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track written and recorded for the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Satan to Release New Song “Twelve Infernal Lords” Via the Decibel Flexi Series!
January 31, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, Feb 3 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single featuring a brand new song from NWOBHM heroes Satan!
Full Album Stream: Solace — “The Brink”
December 11, 2019 Shawn Macomber
New Jersey doom n’ rollers Solace channel a career of hard luck into a scorching comeback record.
Full Album Stream: Savage Master – ‘Myth, Magic & Steel’
October 23, 2019 Sean Frasier
Louisville leather-fiends Savage Master unmask their newest offering of devilish ragers on their Myth, Magic & Steel LP.
Full Album Stream: Screamer – ‘Highway of Heroes’
October 9, 2019 Sean Frasier
Swedish hell machines Screamer take a leather-clad trad metal joyride on their newest triumphant record, Highway of Heroes.
Q&A: Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash) Talks Twin Leads & XLIX
May 13, 2019 Chris Dick
Wishbone Ash guitarist and founding member Andy Powell regales Decibel about the past, the present, and the future.
Track Premiere: Seer – ‘Iron Worth Striking’
January 23, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hear a new song from Canadian doom/sludge outfit Seer.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Raven’s “The Pack Is Back”
January 10, 2019 Greg Pratt
Revisiting and justifying Raven‘s major-label experiment The Pack Is Back.
Track Premiere: Untimely Demise – ‘Lethal Enforcers’
September 7, 2018 Adrien Begrand
Untimely Demise nail the death/thrash formula with “Lethal Enforcers.”
Judas Priest – “Stained Class”
May 1, 2018 Adem Tepedelen
Judas Priest‘s Stained Class takes its place in the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Track Premiere: Pagan Altar – ‘Dance of the Vampires’
July 27, 2017 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from NWOBHM group Pagan Altar, their last with late vocalist Terry Jones.
Tank’s ‘Filth Hounds of Hades’ Inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame
July 13, 2017 Albert Mudrian
British heavy metal luminaries Tank bulldoze their way into the Decibel Hall of Fame. Pick up the August issue (#154) to read the making of Filth Hounds of Hades.
Tank – “Filth Hounds of Hades”
July 6, 2017 J. Bennett
March 1982. Maggie Thatcher lords over a dangerously unemployed U.K. with a hatchet face, a controversial economic policy and “a voice like a cat sliding down a blackboard.” The Falklands War debacle is just weeks away.
Exhumed’s Matt Harvey talks new trad metal project Pounder
June 22, 2017 Greg Pratt
We caught up with Pounder’s Matt Harvey to talk about how his new trad metal project is really more similar to his extreme metal bands than you might think.