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Save $5 on Decibel Books Titles! THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

May 22, 2026

Between now and Monday at 11:59 PM ET, nearly every Decibel Books title in our webstore, including Born Human, The Scott Burns Sessions, USBM and more, are 5$ off.

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EP Premiere: Musth – ‘Jollysad’

May 21, 2026

Norwegian alternative metal band Musth are sharing their new EP, Jollysad, a release that leans unapologetically into discomfort, excess, and the absurd, both lyrically and musically. The EP is out Friday.

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

Khemmis

June 2026 [#260]

Includes exclusive limited edition Hellripper flexi disc

The Lightness of Being! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Suffocation’s Pierced From Within, At the Gates, Nervosa, Frozen Soul, Elder, Ghoul and more

Video Premiere: Godless – ‘Architect of Torment’

May 20, 2026

India’s Godless have spent more than a decade sharpening their death metal into something ruthless, precise, and increasingly severe. Their new single, “Architect of Torment,” drops today.

Video Premiere: Goetia – ‘Corpse Candle’

May 19, 2026

Rising death metal trio Goetia share their newest track, “Corpse Candle.”

Blast Worship: Fake Dust

May 19, 2026

Get real with the debut full-length from Portland, OR blast beasts Fake Dust.

Full Album Stream: Abandon Agony –Endbringer

May 18, 2026

New Swedish melodic DM crew Abandon Agony start their ascent with full-length debut Endbringer.

Video Premiere: Windswept – “Cenote”

May 15, 2026

Wellington, New Zealand black metallers Windswept deliver “a lament that explores guilt, identity, and self-destruction. The feeling of weaving a sophisticated web of lies.”

Album Premiere: Festering Hag – ‘The Hag, the Mother, and the Wolf’

May 14, 2026

Check out Festering Hag‘s debut album, The Hag, the Mother, and the Wolf. The record is out this Friday via Bog Infinity, a label established last year.

HELLRIPPER Premiere Exclusive Zeke Covers EP via the Decibel Flexi Series!

May 14, 2026

Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from Scottish black metal speed demon Hellripper before the issue containing discs are sold out for good!