Sepultura

Meet legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 12-13 to sign copies The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997, with author David E. Gelhke at the Decibel merch table!

Copies of Decibel Books’ Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult—Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition are in stock and shipping NOW!

Legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns will make a rare appearance at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 12-13 alongside author David E. Gelhke.

Members of Megadeth, Obituary and Sepultura join forces on the new Savage Lands track, “The Last Howl,” in support of Costa Rica’s threatened howler monkey.

Copies of Decibel Books’ The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997 are in stock and shipping NOW! This is the only place to get it!

Preorder the massive 800-page Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult—Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition and get a free woven patch while supplies last!

Pre-order the massive 480-page oral history of the celebrated Morrisound recording career of iconic extreme metal producer/engineer Scott Burns, and read an excerpt now!

We’ve got copies of the mammoth new United Forces: An Archive of Brazil’s Raw Metal Attack, 1986-1991 book and are shipping NOW. Grab yours!

This ultimate edition of Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult includes 120,000 words of new content, over 60 new interviews, an 80-page color section, improved layout & a stunning new cover.

Sepultura‘s sophomore slasher Schizophrenia enters the Decibel Hall of Fame, as the band’s unprecedented fourth HOF induction

To celebrate the release of Withered‘s new LP, Verloren, we caught up with vocalist/guitarist Mike Thompson to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

To celebrate the release of Returned to Life, we caught up with Altered Dead‘s Mic Dion to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Writer/photographer/tireless scene advocate Jessica Marinho takes us on a guided tour of the bustling, burgeoning, extremely extreme Brazilian metal scene.

It’s the big Brazilian 1987 showdown with Sarcófago‘s I.N.R.I. vs. Sepultura‘s Schizophrenia.

Take a stroll down death thrash memory lane with this sick Sepultura covers EP courtesy Sun in Shadows and Soul Remnants.

Can the digital hell of the new Petbrick single courtesy two heavy metal legends help strike a blow against cancer? It’s up to you.

Founding Sepultura guitarist revisits old ideas on “The Confessional.”

Rising Portland, Oregon death metallers Vulnere mine some of the greatest extremely extreme ore of yore for killer track “And They Fall.”

Philadelphia-based author and graphic designer Scott Cole writes brilliant, reality-refracting dark fiction — and has an extremely extreme heavy metal writing playlist to match.

Sepultura‘s latest, Quadra, is Decibel‘s album of the week.

In which we explore the best of the ’80s thrash metal cover brigade.

Decibel contributor Forrest Pitts continues to ruminate on the inner self.

Analyzing Sepultura through a Buddhist lens.

Mexican-American deathgrinders Rottenness provide an update on their new album.

We catch up with Mantar‘s Hanno Klänhardt to find out what the five heavy albums that changed his life were.

UK hardcore riff-rebels Allfather incite revolutions and mosh-pits with their newest single “Citadels.”

In 1991, the New Titans on the Bloc tour brought together Sepultura, Sacred Reich, Napalm Death and Sick of it All in a traveling circus of violence and extreme-music melting-pot mania.

Max Cavalera opens up to Decibel about conspiracy theories.

We select the 10 best songs about giant monsters.

The subject header from Albert read: “top 5 idea”. The body read: “The greatest death metal albums marred by terrible production.” He then presents three albums, Reek of Putrefaction,  The Red in the Sky is Ours, and Breeding the Spawn. Immediately, I recognized a gold post idea if there ever was one.