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Track by Track: Black Knife – ‘Murder Season’
March 10, 2021 Sean Frasier
Blackened scumpunks Black Knife just released their homicidal LP, Murder Season. Founding vocalist/guitarist Hellwulv describes its fury track by track.
Full Album Stream: Paranorm- “Empyrean”
February 15, 2021 J. Andrew
Decibel is pleased to present, for the thrashing-mad among us, an exclusive stream of the debut album from Sweden’s Paranorm.
Nervosa Dominate the Cover of the February Issue of Decibel
December 11, 2020 Decibel Magazine
We have a limited number of advance copies of the February issue of Decibel, featuring our an exclusive new flexi disc single from murder metal kings Macabre.
Video Premiere: Claustrofobia – “Riff Cult”
December 2, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Seasoned Brazilian death-tinged toad-thrashers Claustrofobia invite you to join their “Riff Cult.”
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Sodom, Tombs and Witchwood
November 6, 2020 Blake Harrison
Our cooped up correspondent pecks on thrash metal legends, U.S. black metal’s unsung heroes and, um, a flute rock.
Video Premiere: Intoxicated – “Yuck”
October 26, 2020 Sean Frasier
Floridian deathrash trio Intoxicated return with a blistering music video for their venom-spewing single “Yuck.”
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Apocalyptic Raids’ vs. ‘Bathory’
September 24, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Hellhammer vs. Bathory in the ultimate 1984 battle of extremity.
Comes Like the Flood: Anthrax’s “Persistence of Time” Turns 30
September 10, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Thirty years ago Anthrax released the thrash metal apotheosis Persistence of Time, a timeless record which remains as beguiling and potent as ever.
Album Premiere: Evoke – ‘Seeds of Death’
September 9, 2020 Sean Frasier
Bullet-belted deathrashers Evoke race the devil on their debut LP, Seeds of Death. Out September 18 on Pulverized Records.
Track Premiere: Axeslasher — “Intro/The Axeslasher (Live)”
September 2, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Killer Denver, Colorado horror metal outfit Axeslasher reemerges from the shadows with a wild and nasty new live album.
Video Premiere: Getting Crazy with Anonymus’ “Bicho Loco”
August 13, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Take a gander at the new video by Montreal thrashers Anonymus!
Album Premiere: Deathstorm – For Dread Shall Reign
July 28, 2020 Dutch Pearce
An early full album stream of For Dread Shall Reign, the brand-new record from three-headed Austrian thrash beast Deathstorm.
Album Premiere: Temple of Dread – ‘World Sacrifice’
July 22, 2020 Sean Frasier
Death metal enforcers Temple of Dread prep a pyre for Earth’s burning on their sophomore LP, World Sacrifice. Out July 24 from Testimony Records.
Video Premiere: Shrapnel – “Begin Again”
July 16, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Brit thrashers Shrapnel paid tribute to a friend who died by suicide with “Begin Again,” which they’re now a visual accompaniment.
Track Premiere: Psychosomatic – ‘We Don’t Trust You’
July 15, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Unsung California thrash heroes Psychosomatic return with their first new song in five years.
Municipal Waste – “The Art of Partying”
June 25, 2020 Adem Tepedelen
Richmond crossover kings Municipal Waste make thrash fun again with Hall of Fame inductee The Art of Partying.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Rust in Peace’ vs. ‘…And Justice for All’
June 25, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Rust in Peace vs. …And Justice for All in the ultimate thrash showdown.
Track Premiere: Battlemaster – ‘Black Challenge’
June 1, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Take the “Black Challenge” with long-running Richmond blackened thrashers Battlemaster.
Death Angel’s Will Carroll on His Coronavirus Battle: “They Seriously Thought I Was Going To Die”
April 13, 2020 Justin Norton
Death Angel drummer Will Carroll shares his story for the first time with Decibel about how the his harrowing battle with COVID-19 changed his life.
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.
Video Premiere: Total Annihilation – ‘Reborn In Flesh’
January 23, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Total Annihilation picked an aptly-titled track for their visual return. “Reborn In Flesh” comes from the Swiss band’s first album in eight years, …On Chains of Doom.
Dying Fetus, Ringworm and Genocide Pact Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST
January 17, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Get tickets NOW to see Dying Fetus, Ringworm and Genocide Pact demolish the Foundry in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 2 as part of the Metal & Beer Fest official PRE-FEST!
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Artillery and Blitzkrieg
December 3, 2019 Blake Harrison
The light release schedule forces Waldo to investigate a Mighty Music promo link. Click here to find out what happens next!
And Literacy For All… An Exclusive Excerpt from “The ABCs of Metallica”
November 20, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Rejoice! It’s finally Let Metallica Take Your Kid to School Day!
Full Album Stream: Dismemberment – ‘Arc of Ancients’
November 6, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Blackened death/thrash bruisers Dismemberment will release Arc of Ancients, the second album from the Ohio extreme metal quartet, through Creator-Destructor Records this Friday, but why wait to hear it?
Video Premiere: Aftermath – ‘Scientists and Priest’
November 1, 2019 Albert Mudrian
If you’re looking for affirmation of the separation between church and state, then Aftermath have got some bad fucking news for you.
Full EP Stream: Mother’s Tomb – ‘Absent Not Dead”
September 26, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Get to know Mother’s Tomb, and their first four tracks of ripping death/thrash via of Absent Not Dead.
For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Creeping Death, Exhumed and Toxic Holocaust
September 20, 2019 Blake Harrison
The voice of a generation – and Hatebeak – gets metal thrashing mad this week.
Video Premiere: Plague Years – ‘Hellborn’
September 17, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Detroit thrash city crossover crushers Plague Years unveil new video, announce October tour dates.
Track Premiere: Return Fire – ‘Product of Abuse’
September 13, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Freshly minted thrashers Return Fire will self-release their nine-track debut on September 27, but we have a first taste for you right NOW.