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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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Video Premiere: Squid Pisser – ‘Tumors’
August 6, 2026
Squid Pisser, starring GWAR’s Grodius Maximus, rip through a new rager.
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!
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 – “Condemed”
August 6, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch “Condemned,” the cinematic new music video from Denver-based metal outfit Takipnik.
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.
Video Premiere: Destroy My Brains – “Downgrade”
August 5, 2026 Tim Mudd
Canadian sludge merchants Destroy My Brains premiere the video for “Downgrade” before new LP Wilt arrives on August 14.
Full EP Stream: Visceral Contempt – “Sequester”
August 4, 2026 Emily Bellino
Eindhoven hardcore unit Visceral Contempt debut their new EP, Sequester.
Blast Worship: Gets Worse
August 4, 2026 Gene Meyer
Guitarless Leeds powerviolence force Gets Worse are back and worser than ever on No Bones.
NUNSLAUGHTER Premiere Exclusive New Song, “Undead Melody,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
August 4, 2026 Decibel Magazine
Acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from death metal cult heroes Nunslaughter before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!
Video Premiere: Projector – “Living Resources”
August 3, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chilean melodic death metal masters Projector have frosty Swedish vibes on new single, “Living Resources.”
