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Super-producer and Eternal Champion and Sumerlands member Arthur Rizk on the lasting influence of one of the Ozzman’s often overlooked key contributors.

We pay tribute to Power Trip’s Riley Gale with our cover story to the sold-out February 2019 issue of Decibel.

Decibel is deeply shocked and saddened and extends our full love and support to Riley’s family, friends and bandmates. Rest in power, Riley.

Bandcamp is waiving their cut of all purchases made on Friday, March 20 to support creatives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Decibel staff provides a few suggestions for your purchasing pleasure.

Spruce up that record collection with The Decibel Meter at f.y.e.!

We have a limited number of advance copies of the February issue of Decibel, featuring a flexi disc single of an exclusive new song from death metal crushers Outer Heaven, available now. Don’t blow it.

Here are the 39 different beers that “Metal & Beer” ticket holders are entitled to sample this weekend in Los Angeles!

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles is THIS WEEKEND!

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angels kicks off is just over a week, which means it’s time to finalize travel plans and get your tickets. To aid in your planning, Saturday and Sunday set times are now available.

We are less than two months from our inaugural Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles. Do you have your travel plans set?

Godflesh, Pounder and Wolf King complete the lineup for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles. Schedule announced and all ticket options officially on sale NOW.

This is your LAST CHANCE to get the Metal & Beer worm! Discounted early-bird tickets for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles are available now until Monday, August 20! 

Early bird discounted weekend passes for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles are ON SALE NOW. Don’t miss out!

Discounted full weekend passes – which include access to pours from the breweries all weekend – are available NOW!

Headliners include thrash legends Testament, who will play a special set of both their classic “The New Order” and “The Gathering” records in full, along with the Tom Gabriel Fischer-led Triptykon performing a special all-Celtic Frost set.

Watch a new live video from Dust Bolt before they hit the road with Obituary and Exodus!

Be sure to check these sets out when Southwest Terror Fest goes down next weekend.

While everyone else is reporting from that East Coast festival this week, we here at Decibel’s Los Angeles Bureau are lazy and don’t like to go further than 43.5 miles from our home base. Fortunately, on May 17, Scion held their annual Rockfest in Pomona, which is exactly that distance. Sweet! I was there, and…