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Read How SODOM Recorded Their ‘Obsessed by Cruelty’ Debut LP In This Excerpt From ‘Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography’ Out Now!
May 29, 2026
Read an exclusive book excerpt from Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography turns the clock back 40 years to the genesis of the German thrash metal scene, and get a copy of the book, which is out TODAY!
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Album Stream: Funebrarum – “Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence”
May 28, 2026
Stream the latest dark, menacing, and thrilling album from Funebrarum, a true beacon of death metal excellence.
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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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
Blast Worship: Houkago Grind Time
June 2, 2026 Gene Meyer
Weebs rejoice! Andrew Lee’s one-man grind jam, Houkago Grind Time, returns with Sorry I am Not From Japan.
Digging Up Metal Fossils: A Prehistoric Metal Q&A With Fenriz of Darkthrone
June 2, 2026 J. Andrew
The one-of-a-kind drummer, composer, and co-conspirator of Darkthrone talks to us about the new album Prehistoric Metal and where things might go from here.
Track Premiere: Green Desert Water – “Woodcutter”
June 1, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Grungy Spanish stoner rock trio, Green Desert Water, are flying the flannel on new track “Woodcutter.”
Fest Preview: Great Lakes Dungeon Siege Returns to Detroit October 24-25
June 1, 2026 Emily Bellino
Previewing the third edition of Great Lakes Dungeon Siege, set for October 24 and 25 near Detroit, MI.
Five For Friday: May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026 J. Andrew
Today brings us the latest in deadly riffs, with new releases from Funebrarum, Godthrymm, Hecate Enthroned and more!
Video Premiere: Castle – “Carry Chains”
May 28, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Castle return with a new track (and official video) for “Carry Chains,” the title track from their impending album dropping September 4 via Hammerheart Records.
“It Was Like Being Blind Reaching Into A Dark Room:” Tom Gabriel Fischer On 20 Years of Celtic Frost’s ‘Monotheist’
May 28, 2026 Justin Norton
Tom Gabriel Fischer unpacks Celtic Frost‘s comeback album, Monotheist, released 20 years ago this week.
Q&A With Charlie Speicher of the Firekeeper Alliance
May 28, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
An interview with Firekeeper Alliance founder/director, Charlie Speicher.
Full Album Stream: Callous Faulter – Callous Faulter
May 27, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie J. Angus’s cinematic etxreme metal solo project, Callous Faulter, is a monolithic display of heaviness in two movements.
KILL FEED 084: John Cooke of NAPALM DEATH Prefers a Solo XP Grind
May 27, 2026 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
While the grindcore guitarist may be happy to chat with Decibel’s co-nerds, his gaming preferences are decidedly offline.
