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Track Premiere: Wyrmhaven – “Unrelenting Storms”

May 4, 2026

Tucson crushers Wyrmhaven whip up a melodic death metal monsoon on new track “Unrelenting Storms.”

Track Premiere: Burning Sister – “Sunspots”

April 30, 2026

Denver low-end duo Burning Sister present their latest single, “Sunspots,” their first new track following their 2025 album Ghosts.

Track Premiere: Üga Büga – “Divine Slaughter (Backyard Barbecue Bonanza)”

April 29, 2026

Virginia stoner rock trio Üga Büga fire up the grill on new single, “Divine Slaughter (Backyard Barbecue Bonanza).”

Track Premiere: 9 Dead – “Parasite”

April 29, 2026

Hear New Jersey deathcore unit 9 Dead let it rip on their latest single, “Parasite.”

Video Premiere: Tyrannus – “Flesh Eternal”

April 27, 2026

Scottish trio Tyrannus ride post-punk angst to a fiery black metal explosion on new track, “Flesh Eternal.”

Venom to Release Exclusive Recording, “Nevermore (Full Length Version),” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

April 27, 2026

You’ve got until Thursday, April 30 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of the first-ever official flexi disc from black metal progenitors Venom is yours.

UNDEATH Sign to Relapse, Record New Full-Length LP

April 23, 2026

Extra! Extra! Read all about what’s new in Undeath’s world!

Split Premiere: Nixil / Drouth – Toward Dead Temples

April 22, 2026

Hear Toward Dead Temples, the forthcoming split release from Baltimore black metallers Nixil, and Portland black/death metal quartet Drouth

Full Album Stream: Since the Death –Entangled

April 20, 2026

Swedish extreme metal multi-instrumentalist Oscar Rask returns with his death thrash project Since the Death and new album, Entangled.

Video Premiere: Killcrown – “DEATH”

April 16, 2026

Michigan heavies Killcrown drop the official music video for their debut single “DEATH,” from their upcoming, yet‑to‑be‑titled, full‑length album due later this year on Exitus Stratagem Records.

Video Premiere: State of Illusion – “Death Is Not The End”

April 16, 2026

State of Illusion share their new video for “Death Is Not The End” ahead of their forthcoming album Pluto’s Ghost, out independently tomorrow. Check it out now.

Q&A: An Interview with the Fire in the Mountains Festival Crew

April 16, 2026

The folks who bring you the Fire in the Mountains Festival discuss the power of music and community.

Video/Track Premiere: Iatt – “Walk Amongst”

April 15, 2026

Philly’s proggy black metallers Iatt check in with the penultimate chapter in their upcoming Etheric Realms of the Night album and film.

Full Stream: Ordh – Blind in Abyssal Realms

April 15, 2026

Progressive death metal still carries a certain baggage—either a promise of something transcendent or an excuse to disappear into excess. On Blind In Abyssal Realms, Ordh don’t bother arguing with either side.

Q&A: Seattle Author Jonathan Evison Explores the Earliest Roots of Grunge in Upcoming Metropolis Documentary

April 13, 2026

Seattle author Jonathan Evison discusses the in-progress documentary on the short-lived ’80s venue, the Metropolis, and the role it played in the rise of grunge.

Video Premiere: Ashen Horde – “Void in the Ash”

April 9, 2026

Progressive black metallers Ashen Horde share a video for “Void in the Ash” from their forthcoming album The Harvest, out May 1.

Track Premiere: Eveale – “Enter the Woodland Realm”

April 8, 2026

Hear the melodic, folk-inspired black metal rage of Eveale on the title track, “Enter the Woodland Realm,” from their upcoming debut full-length.

Video Premiere: Kilter – ‘Weather Cycle’

April 8, 2026

Taken from the upcoming Ten Billion Years, Kilter’s “Weather Cycle” forms a crucial moment in the album’s sweeping conceptual arc, which traces the birth and death of our solar system through the journey of a single water droplet.

Full Album Stream: Throwing Bricks & Ontaard –Something to Lose: Live at Roadburn 2025

April 6, 2026

Hear the collaborative performance by Dutch extreme bands Throwing Bricks and Ontaard on a special seven-song set they wrote and composed for Roadburn 2025.

Album Premiere: Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – ‘Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum’

April 2, 2026

Apocalyptic brutal slamming death metal entity Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (OxE) are premiering their LP Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum ahead of its official release on April 3 through Stillbirth/Gore House Productions.

Lovers of Melody and Power Unite! Hyperspace Metalfest VII is Nigh!

April 2, 2026

If melodic and power metal is your bag, give a thought to Vancouver’s Hyperspace Metalfest on April 16-18.

Lyric Video Premiere: Moon Pussy – “Diet of Dirt”

April 2, 2026

Denver noise rockers Moon Pussy exist on a “Diet of Dirt” ahead of their forthcoming album, At The Pace of Outrage, out April 24 via The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Full Album Stream: Splendidula –Absentia

April 1, 2026

Belgian atmospheric black metal outfit Splendidula are born to touch your feelings on new full-length, Absentia.

PRE-ORDER CONVERGE’s ‘Hum of Hurt’ with a Decibel-Exclusive Screen-Printed Sleeve NOW! ONLY 200 AVAILABLE!

April 1, 2026

There are ONLY 200 copies of Converge‘s new LP, Hum of Hurt, on Blood Rose Red vinyl variant featuring a folded silkscreen cover designed by vocalist Jacob Bannon. We got ’em! Don’t wait!

Full Album Stream: Sweat –Tear it on Down

March 30, 2026

Move to the beat of L.A. hardcore punk ’n rollers, Sweat, featuring members of Graf Orlock, Dangers, Dogteeth and Ghostlimb.

Live Review: Emperor + Blood Incantation @ The Concert Hall, Toronto – 3/27/26

March 30, 2026

Read all about it: Emperor and Blood Incantation Kicked off the Emperial Wrath Tour in Toronto on Friday Night!