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DOWN & SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to Headline Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026! Early Bird Ticket Pre-Sales Begin Wed, April 22 at 10am MT!

April 20, 2026

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest returns to Denver on Friday and Saturday, December 4-5, 2026. Early bird tickets are on sale this week!

Premiere

Split Premiere: Nixil / Drouth – Toward Dead Temples

April 22, 2026

Hear Toward Dead Temples, the forthcoming split release from Baltimore black metallers Nixil, and Portland black/death metal quartet Drouth

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.

Latest Issue

Power Trip

May 2026 [#259]

Includes exclusive limited edition No/Más flexi disc

Our special Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 Preview Issue! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Kylesa’s Static Tensions, Immolation, Exodus, Corrosion of Conformity, Gaerea and more

Full EP Stream: Mortuary – “Great Black Earth”

April 21, 2026

Mexican death-thrash OGs Mortuary haven’t lost a step on their first release in 14 years.

Track Premiere: Gadget – ‘Flatline’

April 21, 2026

Swedish grind masters Gadget blast through new banger, “Flatline.”

Blast Worship: Brilliant Behemoth

April 21, 2026

Hear Chicago duo Brilliant Behemoth deliver a delightful blend of goregrind with neocrust on their new split with Toughguy.

Full Album Stream: Since the Death –Entangled

April 20, 2026

Swedish extreme metal multi-instrumentalist Oscar Rask returns with his death thrash project Since the Death and new album, Entangled.

Full Album Stream: Toxikull – “Turbulence”

April 20, 2026

Speed demons Toxikull turn personal struggle into heavy metal anthems on their new album, Turbulence.

Five For Friday: April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

This week’s edition of new releases includes the latest from Inferi, Immolation, Leila Abdul-Rauf and more!

Video Premiere: Killcrown – “DEATH”

April 16, 2026

Michigan heavies Killcrown drop the official music video for their debut single “DEATH,” from their upcoming, yet‑to‑be‑titled, full‑length album due later this year on Exitus Stratagem Records.