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August 7, 2026
Back in August 2004, the first issue of Decibel was independently published in Philadelphia. Considering the climate at the time, this was a truly terrible idea.
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Track Premiere: Encasement – “Exodus”
August 12, 2026
New one-man black metal kult Encasement mete out a biblical beating on debut single, “Exodus.”
Editorial
An Endless Wave of American Darkness: USBM’s Hidden Underground
December 26, 2025
Neill Jameson digs deep into the best that underground U.S. black metal had to offer in 2025.
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Devil Master
September 2026 [#263]
Visions of Hell! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Isis’s Celestial, Shane Embury, Protest the Hero, Prepare the Ground 2026 Reviewed, Protest the Hero and more. Each issue includes an exclusive limited edition Nunslaughter flexi disc!
Track Premiere: Coward Kill Coward – ‘Clean’
August 11, 2026 Emily Bellino
Coward Kill Coward get exceptionally noisy and heavy on their new song.
Blast Worship: Malform
August 11, 2026 Gene Meyer
Hear Philly’s own Malform drop what maybe the grind EP of the year in I.
Track Premiere: Street Tombs – “Upset the Grave”
August 10, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
New Mexico death dealers Street Tombs get their hands dirty on new track, “Upset the Grave.”
Track Premiere: Black Royal – ‘Drown the Seaweed’
August 10, 2026 Emily Bellino
Get down and dirty with Finnish death-sludge merchants Black Royal.
Five For Friday: August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include the latest dark and brooding emanations from Ceremony, Hulder, Vertiginous and more!
Video Spotlight: Takipnik – “Condemned”
August 6, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch “Condemned,” the cinematic new music video from Denver-based metal outfit Takipnik.
Video Premiere: Squid Pisser – ‘Tumors’
August 6, 2026 Emily Bellino
Squid Pisser, starring GWAR’s Grodius Maximus, rip through a new rager.
Video Premiere: Pythonic “Set You Free” with Pit-Bound Balloon Animals
August 6, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Straight outta Saskatchewan, the new video by death/thrashers Pythonic!
Full Album Stream: Various Artists –Death Metal Tribute to Ozzy
August 5, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Underground DM bands offer their take on classic tracks from the Prince of Darkness on Death Metal Tribute to Ozzy.
