Texas
Track Premiere: DieHumane – “Epitaph”
March 10, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
If alt-doom isn’t a thing, Texas collective DieHumane may well have invented it on their new single, “Epitaph.”
Full EP Stream: Haserot – ‘Throne of Malice’
May 26, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Houston’s death crushers Haserot party (on a maggot-infested corpse) like it’s the 1990s.
Full Album Stream: Peth – ‘Merchant of Death’
May 24, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Texas occult/doom throwbacks Peth keep it weird on their debut album Merchant of Death.
Top 5 Guitar Pedals By Christian Larson (Necrofier)
October 11, 2021 Chris Dick
Christian Larson of Necrofier fame steps on his Top 5 Guitar Pedals for black metal. Fans of Dissection, Necrophobic, and Dawn take note!
Full Album Stream: Some Dead Bodies – Monolith
August 3, 2021 Dutch Pearce
Out this Friday, hear Monolith now, the sophomore full-length from Houston’s insatiable lo-fi slashers of death metal Some Dead Bodies.
Full Album Premiere: Kryptik Mutation – ‘Pulled from the Pit’
May 6, 2021 Bradley Zorgdrager
Tune into the the groovy brutal death thrash of upstarts Kryptik Mutation.
Cammie Gilbert (Oceans of Slumber) Offers Empathy & Unity In Uncertain Times
October 5, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Oceans of Slumber frontwoman Cammie Gilbert offers wise words of empathy and unity as a woman of color in a white, male-dominated scene. She is a metalhead like all of us.
Track Premiere: Black Funeral – ‘The Vampyric Rabisu at the Threshold’
June 1, 2020 Chris Dick
Storied USBM act Black Funeral dig up ancient Sumerian artifacts on new song, “The Vampyric Rabisu at the Threshold”. Streaming now, only at Decibel.
Video Premiere: Rabid Flesh Eaters – ‘The Fall’
April 10, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Texas thrash dealers Rabid Flesh Eaters drop the new LP, R.F.E., tomorrow, but you can watch their epic new video for “The Fall” TODAY.
Full Split Stream: Imprecation & Black Blood Invocation – ‘Diabolical Flames of the Ascended Plague’
December 6, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Get ripped in half by this split of pure evil bestial black death between Texas legends of Satanic brutality Imprecation and Greek throne challengers Black Blood Invocation.
Demo:listen: Cemetarian
October 11, 2019 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen lures its readers into Cemetarian’s Tomb of Morbid Stench.
Track Premiere: I AM – ‘Hard 2 Kill’
October 19, 2018 Emily Bellino
I AM reveal “Hard 2 Kill,” the title track from their new album.
Texas Parents Charged with Child Endangerment After Leaving 11-Year-Old to See Godflesh
August 28, 2018 Emily Bellino
A Texas couple is being charged with child endangerment after leaving an 11-year-old child home alone while traveling to see Godflesh in Detroit.
Q&A: GosT & Baalberith Possess New Horrors
August 13, 2018 Chris Dick
GosT’s Baalberith talks new album “Possessor,” Satanic Panic, and his future as a synthwave artist.
Watch: Runescarred – ‘This is Mine’
May 17, 2018 Emily Bellino
Runescarred make a triumphant entrance with the video for “This is Mine.”
Track Premiere: Abolishment of Flesh – ‘The Suffering’
April 6, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the latest from Texas death metal machine Abolishment of Flesh.
Brewtal Truth: This Motörhead Album With That Beer
February 7, 2018 Adem Tepedelen
The classic Motörhead lineup plays a bruising ZZ Top cover and we wash it down with the finest lager in Texas.
Track Premiere: Omotai – ‘Welcome to the Adders’ Land’
August 7, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from Omatai .
Track Premiere: Warbeast – ‘Maze of the Minotaur’
July 5, 2017 Emily Bellino
Prepare to suit up and Enter the Arena with Texas thrash heavyweights Warbeast.
Full Album Stream: Mothership – ‘High Strangeness’
March 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
High Strangeness, the third full-length from Texas rockers Mothership, incorporates a variety of sounds and influences for a diverse and fun album.
Full Album Stream: Desecrate the Faith – ‘Unholy Infestation’
February 27, 2017 Emily Bellino
Texas brutal death dealers Desecrate the Faith return with their sophomore effort, Unholy Infestation, now streaming in full!
Track Premiere: I AM – ‘Life Through Torment’
January 23, 2017 Emily Bellino
I AM filmed the title trick to their debut album, Life Through Torment, in the basement of a pizza shop.
STREAMING & INTERVIEW: Wildspeaker Talk Crust, Metal, and Magic.
January 20, 2016 James Lewis
Yes, that title does refer to the two styles of music and the trading card game.
Throw Me a Frickin’ Label Hack: Whore of Bethlehem
June 20, 2014 Daniel Lake
Because every day another band records another song. Because 83% of those songs are unlistenable and you can’t be bothered to sift through the dreck. Because metal is about not giving a shit and waking your own personal storm. Because music is universal, expression is boundless, and even indie labels (whatever that means these days)…
Full Album Stream: Venomous Maximus — “Beg Upon The Light”
October 24, 2012 Justin Norton
Venomous Maximus isn’t a cover band that does a cool version of “Witching Hour.” This Houston band likes riffs, penned a song that’s an indirect ode to King Diamond (see below) and has earned comparisons to Pentagram and Electric Wizard. We’ll gladly take that over a Cronos impersonation. For your exclusive streaming pleasure, Venomous Maximus…