Punk
Track Premiere: Graveripper – “Cybernetic Nightmare”
November 13, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Indiana speed metal dealers, Graveripper, issue an apocalyptic warning of the potential “Cybernetic Nightmare” on new new Wise Blood Flexi single.
Video Premiere: The Triceratops – “Can’t Take You”
November 4, 2024 Adem Tepedelen
Watch Brooklyn grunge-punk duo The Triceratops’ new low-budget, “sci-fi epic” for the punchy track “Can’t Take You.”
Video Premiere: Miracle Blood – ‘Phenomenon’
June 27, 2024 Emily Bellino
Tune in to Boston punks Miracle Blood now.
Track Premiere: L.M.I. – ‘Dead Channel Thirst’
May 16, 2024 Emily Bellino
Philly-area punks L.M.I. get noisy and heavy on “Dead Channel Thirst.”
LIMITED Quantities Left: VENOMOUS CONCEPT’s ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’ – Out Now!
February 24, 2023 Decibel Magazine
The Good Ship Lollipop finally sets sail today! Order one of the remaining copies of the new Venomous Concept album from Decibel Records now!
Video Premiere: Schizophrenia – “Race Against Time” (GBH cover)
February 7, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Belgian death thrash combo Schizophrenia pay homage to thrash’s roots on new GBH cover.
Track Premiere: Negative Blast – “Egghead”
February 2, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear San Diego punk noiseniks Negative Blast shake it but don’t break it on new single “Egghead.”
VENOMOUS CONCEPT Release “Fractured” Video, Pre-Orders For ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’ Available
February 1, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Venomous Concept, featuring Kevin Sharp (Lock Up, ex-Brutal Truth) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death/Brujeria/et al), premiere new single “Fractured!” Watch the video NOW!
Track Premiere: Stormo – ‘Endocannibalismo’
January 12, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from sludgy noise punks Stormo.
VENOMOUS CONCEPT Release “Timeline” Video, Pre-Orders For ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’ Available
December 14, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Venomous Concept, fetauring Kevin Sharp (ex-Brutal Truth) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death/Brujeria/et al), premiere new single “Timeline!” Watch the video NOW!
Philly’s ALIEN BIRTH Release New Tape, ‘Freak’s Choice’
December 6, 2022 Gene Meyer
Hear the latest short ‘n’ fast EP from Decibel‘s hometown heroes Alien Birth.
Video Premiere: Come Mierda – “Cultists Ineptitude”
November 22, 2022 Gene Meyer
Watch New Jersey punks Come Mierda blast through a new video taken from their already-classic 2021 demo.
VENOMOUS CONCEPT (feat. Shane Embury & Kevin Sharp) Announces New Album, ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’; Drops New Single, “Voices,” via Decibel Records
November 18, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Venomous Concept—the punk band formed by Napalm Death’s Shane Embury and former Brutal Truth vocalist Kevin Sharp—are set to release The Good Ship Lollipop via Decibel Records on Feb 24.
Tony Pointless on Returning to Philly Punk Legends R.A.M.B.O As an — Gulp — Adult
November 7, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Former Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson grills his old pal and former Decibel “hottest dood” Tony Pointless on the return of his legendary Philly punk battalion R.A.M.B.O.
Q&A: Adrenalin OD’s Dave Scott Schwartzman On His New Book and Becoming The World’s Fastest Punk Band
September 21, 2022 Justin Norton
Adrenalin O.D. drummer Dave Scott Schwartzman discusses his upcoming book If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History of Adrenalin O.D., which tells the story of AOD and hardcore’s formative years.
Track Premiere: Tension Span – “Problem People”
September 1, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Bay Area sludge/doom vets get edgy in their new noisy post-punk outfit Tension Span.
Venomous Concept & Under Attack Ready Release for Killer New Split EP, ‘The Kids Are Alright’
August 3, 2022 Albert Mudrian
Hardcore punk bruisers Venomous Concept and Richmond crossover crushers Under Attack join forces in the best split 7-inch you’ll hear all year.
Fight Fire With Fire: Minor Threat vs. Bad Religion
July 28, 2022 Greg Pratt
Today we’re shaving our heads—metaphorically, metaphorically—and taking a look at a pair of classic punk EPs that even as diehard metalheads we absolutely love.
Video Premiere: Child Bite – “Pass the Glue”
June 28, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
If you’re passin’ the glue, there’s a good chance Detroit’s Child Bite will sniff it.
Demo:listen: Nembutal Sleep
May 17, 2022 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen gets knocked out by Swedish sludge/hardcore punk duo Nembutal Sleep.
Demo:listen: Thlurm
April 26, 2022 Dutch Pearce
This week’s Demo:listen exclusively unleashes the gnarly toxic event that is the demo compilation from Indiana metal/punk mutant Thlurm.
Exclusive EP Premiere: Dry Socket – “Cessation”
March 11, 2022 Shane Mehling
Sometimes a name perfectly encapsulates what a band sounds like. And Portland’s Dry Socket found the exact right moniker to describe their painful, impossible-to-ignore approach to hardcore punk.
Pre-Order DEVIL MASTER’s ‘Ecstasies of Never Ending Night’ on Decibel-Exclusive Colored Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
March 8, 2022 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel edition of Devil Master‘s Ecstasies of Never Ending Night LP is “Clear with Violet & Black Splatter” vinyl and limited to just 100 copies worldwide!
Video Premiere: Roadkiller ft. Jess Margera – “Like the Crow”
February 28, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Watch Philly-based speed rock force Roadkiller team up with CYK’s Jess Margera for the project’s latest single.
“You Ever Go By The Name H. R. Giger?”: Inside The Dead Kennedys’ ‘Frankenchrist’ Album Art Raid
February 14, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Author Patrick O’Neil worked at Alternative Tentacles at the time of the Dead Kennedys’ Frankenchrist raid. The following is an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, Anarchy At The Circle K, about his years as a punk roadie in the early to mid-’80s.
Full Album Stream: Backslider – “Psychic Rot”
February 9, 2022 Emily Bellino
Keep on rotting in the free world with a full album stream from Philly metallic punks Backslider.
Full Album Stream: Milquetoast’s ‘Caterwaul’
January 26, 2022 Justin Norton
Spin the entirety of Caterwaul from punk blasters Milquetoast and pre-order it in advance of a January 28 release from Wise Blood.
Video Premiere: SPY – “Obtained Under Duress / Exceptional American”
October 1, 2021 Fred Pessaro
Eye Spy a double-dose of hardcore punk in VHS-inspired form from To Live a Lie Records.
Album Review: DARE – ‘Against All Odds’
August 18, 2021 Shawn Macomber
DARE deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Rotting Out, Mizery, Incendiary and others at the vanguard of hardcore.
Track Premiere: Band of Bastards – ‘Division’
June 29, 2021 Emily Bellino
Band of Bastards speak on the “Division” they see in the world today.