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SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2026

November 12, 2026

We’re sorry. We’re not trying to ruin the fun by posting this. But if we don’t, someone else will. You probably shouldn’t click here. Really, you should just wait for the issue to arrive in the mail. For Christ’s sake, have you no willpower? OK, fine. Don’t @ us.

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Full Album Stream: Necropanther –The Book of Change

November 11, 2026

Hear Denver extreme outfit Necropanther‘s deathly shredding on fifth full-length, The Book of Change.

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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December 2026 [#266]

Screaming Volumes! The Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 Special Preview Issue. Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Randy Holden’s Population II, Venom’s Cronos remembered, Walls of Jericho, Enslaved, Darkest Hour, and more. Each issue includes an exclusive limited edition Deathgrave flexi disc!

Video Premiere: Sapraemia – “7th Entity”

November 12, 2026

Sapraemia drop their new single, “7th Entity,” the first of two standalone singles serving as a preview of the band’s forthcoming third EP, Voidbirth of the Pleroma, scheduled for release on December 8.

Full Album Stream: Let’s Have The Conversation About Lockslip’s Favourite Albums

November 12, 2026

Think you can get a handle on metallic hardcore bruisers Lockslip via their listening habits?

Blast Worship: Woundflower

November 11, 2026

Hear Tennessee grind titans Woundflower induce a Privatized Collapse.

Full Album Stream: Sarcosuchus – “De-Extinction”

November 10, 2026

Long Island slam outfit Sarcosuchus blast and chug through their new album.

Video Premiere: MOTHS – “Path of Existence”

November 10, 2026

Puerto Rican doom/prog crew MOTHS just shared a new single, “Path of Existence.” Check it out here and catch them on their winter U.S. tour dates alongside co-headliners INSOMNIAC.

Full Album Stream: Malhavoc –The Masquerade’s Death

November 9, 2026

Cult Canadian industrial thrashers Malhavoc return with epic Poe-inspired concept album, The Masquerade’s Death.

Video Premiere: Bandit – ‘Alcohol’

November 9, 2026

Philly grind maniacs Bandit announce their new album with a stop-motion video for new single “Alcohol.”

Track Premiere: The New Yorkers (pre-Megadeth) – “I Only Cry For You”

November 4, 2026

Hear early Megadeth members Gar Samuelson and Chris Poland’s ’70s jazz fusion band, The New Yorkers, on recently unearthed recording.

METAL & BEER FEST: DENVER 2026 Is Just ONE MONTH AWAY! Got Your Tickets?

November 4, 2026

ONE month away! “Metal & Beer” tickets running low. What are you waiting for? Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 is right around the corner!