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ON SALE NOW 🍻 Early Bird Tickets to Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 ft. DOWN & SUICIDAL TENDENCIES!
April 24, 2026
Two-Day & Three-Day tickets for Decibel’s annual festival of suds and thuds at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on December 4-5 are ON SALE NOW!
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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.
Five For Friday: April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026 J. Andrew
It’s a week of high-quality metal releases as we look at the latest from At the Gates, Volcandra, Demon Spell and more!
Resurrected SPIRIT ADRIFT to Replace FUCLI on the Decibel Magazine Tour Starting April 30!
April 24, 2026 Decibel Magazine
Due to visa processing issues, Fulci are unable to perform on the Decibel Magazine Tour. Fulci will return next year as part of the 2027 Decibel Tour. This year, Texas heavy metal masters Spirit Adrift have stepped up to fill the void.
Interview: Sungrave Behind the Scenes on ‘Cold Flesh and No One’
April 23, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
We catch up with Denver-based atmospheric band Sungrave about their recent self-released EP, Cold Flesh and No One.
UNDEATH Sign to Relapse, Record New Full-Length LP
April 23, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Extra! Extra! Read all about what’s new in Undeath’s world!
Video Premiere: Atavistia – “I Skogens Djup”
April 22, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Vancouver, BC symphonic DM stalwarts Atavistia inject a folk metal forest vibe into new single “I Skogens Djup.”
KILL FEED 083: Lord Gordith of QUEST MASTER Keeps the Dream of the ’90s Alive
April 22, 2026 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The fantasy synthesizer mastermind discusses the games and soundtracks that helped put him on his current path to glory.
Full EP Stream: Mortuary – “Great Black Earth”
April 21, 2026 Emily Bellino
Mexican death-thrash OGs Mortuary haven’t lost a step on their first release in 14 years.
Track Premiere: Gadget – ‘Flatline’
April 21, 2026 Emily Bellino
Swedish grind masters Gadget blast through new banger, “Flatline.”
Blast Worship: Brilliant Behemoth
April 21, 2026 Gene Meyer
Hear Chicago duo Brilliant Behemoth deliver a delightful blend of goregrind with neocrust on their new split with Toughguy.
NO/MÁS Premiere Exclusive Cover of Bad Brains’ “Banned in D.C.” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
April 21, 2026 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from capital grinders NO/MÁS before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!

