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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.

Latest Issue

Hulder

July 2026 [#261]

Includes exclusive limited edition Venom flexi disc

The Acclamation of Bonds! Also: the Decibel Hall of Fame: The Making of Acheron’s Rites of the Black Mass, an exclusive Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography excerpt, Neurosis, Panopticon and more

Video Premiere: Total Meltdown – “The Spell”

June 11, 2026

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

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

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

Comparing Converge‘s two 2026 full-length releases.

Blast Worship: Meltification

June 9, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

It’s a heavy week for new releases, as we hear the latest from Converge (again!), Diabolic Oath, Rotten Tomb and more!