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FULL BAND LINEUP REVEALED! Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 Single-Day Tickets On Sale Friday! Last Chance for Discounted Early Bird Tickets!
July 29, 2026
Single-day and regular-priced tickets go on sale on Friday, July 31 at 10am MT, so this is your LAST CHANCE for DISCOUNTED EARLY-BIRD 2-Day and 3-Day passes.
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Video Premiere: God Mother – “Dopamine Wire”
July 30, 2026
Watch God Mother‘s new video, “Dopamine Wire” ahead of their forthcoming album Köttvärld, out September 25.
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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The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack
August 2026 [#262]
40 Years of Metal’s Gateway Soundtrack! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Crumbsuckers’ Life of Dreams, Mortiis, Warning, Nunslaughter, Junius and more
Pulling Teeth Played Their Last Show Nine Years Ago Today
July 28, 2026 Emily Bellino
Revisiting the last show from Baltimore hardcore legends Pulling Teeth.
Blast Worship: Fed Ash & the HIRS Collective
July 28, 2026 Gene Meyer
Get a double helping of northeast grind from Fed Ash & the HIRS Collective.
Track Premiere: Yammer Jaw – “Cuckin’ ’Round”
July 28, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
We’re not only premiering a new track here, “Cuckin’ ’Round,” we’re introducing a new band, Nashville noise mongers, Yammer Jaw.
Track Premiere: Grey Shores – “The Withering Tree”
July 27, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
New Swedish ambient black metalists Grey Shores explore the shades between dark and light on debut track “The Withering Tree.”
Five For Friday: July 24, 2026
July 24, 2026 J. Andrew
This week’s new heavy releases include the latest from Horns of Abomination, Madball, Eternal Mourn and more!
Old-School MY DYING BRIDE Members Reunite to Celebrate Early Material as TOWARDS THE SINISTER
July 24, 2026 Albert Mudrian
Former My Dying Bride members reconvene as Towards the Sinister to perform classic early ’90s MDB material.
SULACO to Release Exclusive New Song, “Curtains,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
July 24, 2026 Decibel Magazine
You’ve got until Friday, July 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of this exclusive single from tech-noise heroes Sulaco is yours as part of the Decibel Flexi Series.
Video Premiere: MALEFIC – “Blood of the Throne”
July 23, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Atlanta blackened death/thrash unit Malefic share the new video for “Blood of the Throne,” the opening track from their latest album Impermanence.
Q&A Interview: Martyr’s Daniel and François Mongrain On Reforming, Relapse Reissues and Doing it For the Love of Death Metal
July 23, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Read all about the reformation of Quebec’s tech death legends Martyr and their reissued discography!
Track by Track: REZN –Cycles in the Infinite Dream
July 22, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Chicago doomgaze enthusiasts REZN give us the inside scoop on all nine tracks of their new LP Cycles in the Infinite Dream.
