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Decibel Celebrates 40 Years of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK! Pre-Order Our New Issue!
June 10, 2026
All Decibel subscribers will receive the “A” version of the cover, featuring Optimus Prime, as part of their subscription (along with a Spirit Adrift flexi disc), while the “B” version of the cover, featuring Unicron, is a Decibel webstore exclusive.
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Video Premiere: Without Mercy Turn the Lens on Themselves on “Glass”
June 11, 2026
Check out the latest video/single from Canadian voyagers, Without Mercy!
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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.
Video Premiere: Total Meltdown – “The Spell”
June 11, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Check out the new song from Total Meltdown, “The Spell,” premiering along with a cool animated video. Based in both the Long Island and New York hardcore scenes, Total Meltdown will release their highly anticipated second EP on June 26 through the legendary New York hardcore label Wreck-Age Records. Total Meltdown bring together four lifelong…
Full Album Stream: King Potenaz –Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2
June 10, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Italian stoner doom trio King Potenaz go for a second round of heavy desert riffs on new full-length, Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2.
Album Premiere: Nuclear Tomb – Epoch Inhumane
June 10, 2026 Tim Mudd
Baltimore weirdos Nuclear Tomb have never been interested in coloring inside the lines. On new full-length Epoch Inhumane, the Maryland thrash unit continue to mutate their sound into something sharper, stranger and more hostile
Comparing & Killing: Converge versus Converge
June 9, 2026 Emily Bellino
Comparing Converge‘s two 2026 full-length releases.
Blast Worship: Meltification
June 9, 2026 Gene Meyer
Get meltified by Copenhagen grindcrushers Meltification.
PRE-ORDER NOW! CHAT PILE’s New Album ‘Who Loves the Sun’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl NOW! ONLY 200 AVAILABLE!
June 9, 2026 Decibel Magazine
There are a mere 200 copies of Chat Pile‘s new full-length LP, Who Loves the Sun, on Decibel-exclusive Coke Bottle Smoke colored vinyl. Get one now or be left in the dark.
Video Premiere: Kallohonka – “Psychic Surgery”
June 8, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Texas psych-noise terrorists Kallohonka perform “Psychic Surgery” in art-damaged new video.
Full Album Stream: Make – “Exegesis at the End of Time”
June 8, 2026 Emily Bellino
Post-metal quartet Make debut their first album in 10 years, featuring new members and the heaviest songs of their career.
EXCLUSIVE: Burnt by the Sun Officially Reunites
June 5, 2026 Albert Mudrian
After 15 years of silence, the New Jersey-born metal/hardcore heroes Burnt by the Sun reactivate, recruit Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) on second guitar.
Five For Friday: June 5, 2026
June 5, 2026 J. Andrew
It’s a heavy week for new releases, as we hear the latest from Converge (again!), Diabolic Oath, Rotten Tomb and more!

