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Valentine’s Day Subscription Special: Get Two Free Issues of Decibel This Weekend Only!

February 11, 2022

We know you haven’t done ANY Valentine’s Day shopping yet for your headbanging sweetheart, so we’ve got you covered with our annual Decibel Valentine’s Day Subscription Special. Get moving.

Pre-Order ARCH ENEMY’s New Album, ‘Deceivers,’ on Exclusive Color Vinyl ONLY From Decibel!

February 4, 2022

We’ve got 300 copies of the Decibel exclusive “Translucent Emerald Green” color vinyl of the new Arch Enemy album Deceivers available NOW for pre-order!

Pre-Order THE LOCUST’s ‘Safety Second Body Last’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl and Cassette RIGHT NOW!

February 1, 2022

Only 100 copies each of The Locust‘s Safety Second Body Last Oxblood color variant LP and Brown color variant cassette are available via the Decibel web store.

Imperial Triumphant To Release Exclusive Single, “Black Psychedelia (Redux),” via the Decibel Flexi Series

January 7, 2022

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 10 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from avant garde black/death kings Imperial Triumphant.

Converge & Chelsea Wolfe Dominate the Cover of Decibel’s Year-End Issue! Pre-Order NOW!

November 18, 2021

Pre-orders of the January 2022 issue of Decibel, featuring our exclusive new flexi disc single from noise-drenched black metal trio Portrayal of Guilt available NOW!

Portrayal of Guilt To Release Exclusive Single, “Chamber of Misery Pt. III,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

November 4, 2021

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 8 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Austin black metal-influenced soul-immolators Portrayal of Guilt.

Doom Wizards KHEMMIS Make Their Decibel Magazine Cover Debut! Available NOW!

October 22, 2021

We have a limited number of advance copies of the December issue of Decibel, featuring our exclusive new flexi disc single from grinding black crust trio Gravesend available NOW!

Original Carcass Drummer Ken Owen Auctioning Drum Kit Used on ‘Necroticism’ and ‘Heartwork’ LPs

October 19, 2021

This is your chance to own of piece of death metal history. Former Carcass drummer Ken Owen is auctioning off the drum kit he used on a pair of classic recordings.

‘Turned Inside Out: The Official Story of OBITUARY’ Now Available for Pre-Order Exclusively from Decibel Books!

October 15, 2021

Pre-order a copy of Turned Inside Out: The Official Story of Obituary, the new 328-page hardcover book exclusively available from Decibel Books!

Gravesend To Release New EP, “From the Gutter… to the Grave,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

September 30, 2021

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, October 4 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from New York new jack black/death/grind trio Gravesend.

Deadguy “Work Ethic” Cassette Reissue (Limited to 200) Available and Shipping NOW!

September 29, 2021

These limited Deadguy Worth Ethic cassette reissues were released at Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest last weekend and are now available exclusively here… but not for long, so don’t blow it.

Frozen Soul’s Expanded Reissue of ‘Encased in Ice’ on Exclusive Icy Light Blue LP Available for Pre-Order Now!

August 27, 2021

The deluxe expanded edition of Encased in Ice, on exclusive Icy Light Blue color limited to 200 worldwide, is available for pre-order only via the Decibel webstore.

R.I.P. Eric Wagner (1959-2021) (The Skull, ex-Trouble)

August 23, 2021

The legendary doom metal vocalist (The Skull, ex-Trouble) passes away at 62 due to COVID-19-related complications

Carcass Consume the Latest Decibel Cover! Advance Copies Available Now!

August 19, 2021

We have a limited number of advance copies of the October issue of Decibel, featuring our exclusive new flexi disc single from death metal new jacks Undeath available NOW!

Joey Jordison: 1975-2021

July 27, 2021

We remember the fallen former Slipknot drummer and is impact on a generation of extreme metal fans. Rest well, Joey. 

Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial Announces Live Debut in London

July 26, 2021

Legendary Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury takes his ambient Dark Sky Burial project to the stage in London on September 12.

Lingua Ignota Dominates the Cover of Decibel’s September Issue

July 22, 2021

We have a limited number of advance copies of the September issue of Decibel, featuring our exclusive new flexi disc single from death metal buzz battalion Ripped to Shreds.

Wolves in the Throne Room Grace the Cover of Decibel’s August Issue

June 23, 2021

Pacific Northwest atmospheric black metal titans Wolves in the Throne Room return to the cover of the Decibel as the centerpiece of a USBM-heavy August issue.

Eternal Champion Announce Return Show July 9 in Austin, TX

June 21, 2021

Old-school heavy metal heroes — and creators of Decibel‘s 2020 Album of the Year runner up, Ravening IronEternal Champion will return to the stage on July 9 in Austin.