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Full Album Stream: Totalselfhatred – “Solitude”
April 23, 2018 Chris Dick
Finnish depressive black metallers Totalselfhatred slit wrists on new track “Solitude MMXIII.”
Hear Gruesome Cover Pre-Death Band Mantas Via Decibel Flexi Series
April 19, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire a copy of the exclusive new limited edition Gruesome flexi picture disc single here!
Track Premiere: Abhor – ‘Demons Forged from the Smoke’
April 17, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream a new song from occult Italian black metal circle Abhor now.
Studio Report: Internal Bleeding on First Album without Bill Tolley
April 13, 2018 Emily Bellino
Slam death metal progenitors Internal Bleeding are in the studio recording their sixth album. Guitarist Chris Pervelis gives Decibel an update.
Prolific Producer Martin Bisi on Working with Sonic Youth, Cop Shoot Cop, Foetus, Live Skull
April 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Prolific producer Martin Bisi shares memories of working with Sonic Youth, Foetus, Cop Shoot Cop and more.
Full Album Stream: Death Engine – “Place Noire”
April 12, 2018 Shane Mehling
In 2015 Death Engine released Mud, undoubtedly one of the best records that year and a high-water mark in noiserock that no one would feel confident trying to top. But while I’ve only sat with Place Noire for a couple days, goddamn it feels like they may have done it. Over the course of six tracks…
Hellrad Vs. The Hack: Debating Reviews, Coverage and Metal Journalism
April 12, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
After their appearance in a recent Throw Me a Frickin’ Bone column, Philly’s Hellrad sent a none-too-pleased-with-you email to Decibel HQ. This opened a broader discussion about the different frustrations experienced by journalists and indie bands.
Track Premiere: Craft ‘The Cosmic Sphere Falls’
April 11, 2018 Chris Dick
Swedish cultists Craft redefine black metal on new track, “The Cosmic Sphere Falls.”
Interview: Damian Herring of Subterranean Watchtower Studios/Horrendous
April 11, 2018 Sean Frasier
Damian Herring of Horrendous reveals his approach to engineering killer death metal with Subterranean Watchtower Studios.
Kingdoms Regained: Mortiis On His Reissued “Era 1” Book
April 10, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Occasioned by the finally widely available and expanded reissue of his book, Secrets of My Kingdom: Return to Dimensions Unknown, we present an exclusive and candid interview with the godfather of dungeon synth, Mortiis.
Premiere + Interview: Garroted – ‘Of Damnation and Abyssal Terrors’
April 6, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream the latest work from Demo:listen alumnis Garroted now, and get to know one of the hardest working, new death metal bands in the country.
Exclusive Excerpt: How Randy Blythe Joined Burn the Priest
April 5, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Read an exclusive excerpt from Decibel’s May 2018 cover story detailing frontman Randy Blythe’s decision to join the Burn the Priest ranks in the mid-1990s.
People of the Mosh: Elie Wiesel’s Son Elisha On Metal Misfits, Hardcore Matinees & Forging Identity in the Punk Underground
April 4, 2018 Shawn Macomber
Howie Abrams interviews Elisha Wiesel.
Track Premiere: Deiquisitor – “Planetary Devastation”
March 30, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream an exclusive new track from the ludicrously pummeling new full length from Danish deathmasters, Deiquisitor.
Interview with French Black Metal Apostates Glorior Belli
March 29, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Next week sees the release of The Apostates, the seventh album by Parisian black metal shapeshifters, Glorior Belli, a band with a history reaching back over 15 years when they came to life as a Norwegian worshipping whirlwind. With time has come change as band leader Billy Bayou – also known by the less swampy…
Full EP Stream: Sentient Horror – ‘The Crypts Below’
March 28, 2018 Sean Frasier
Sentient Horror once again lead old-school Swedeath fans through a Lovecraftian pathway between New Jersey and Stockholm on their new EP, The Crypts Below.
Watch: Beneath Oblivion – “The Wayward and the Lost”
March 27, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Watch the epic new music video from Beneath Oblivion now.
Full Album Stream: Grandiose Malice – ‘The Eternal Infernal’
March 27, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream the final album from underground legend Steve “Tregenda” Childers now.
Track Premiere: Raven Throne – ‘Pole cicha šaptała kałossiem…’
March 20, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream a track from the new album by Belarusian black metal powerhouse Raven Throne now.
Q&A and Track Premiere with Russian Post-Rockers Aesthesys
March 15, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Shining a spotlight on Moscow’s classically informed, melancholic post-rockers and their second album, Achromata.
Full Album Stream: Morbosidad – ‘Corona de Epidemia’
March 13, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream the triumphant return of Morbosidad now.
Video Premiere: Thorium – ‘Maniac’
March 9, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Scandinavian death metallers Thorium and born again in blasphemy. Check out their first new recording in a decade!
Track Premiere: Inisans – ‘Tombstone’
March 9, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream a new song from Swedish death horde Inisans now.
Track Premiere: Grave Upheaval – ‘II’
March 6, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream a new Grave Upheaval song and get buried in an avalanche of obscure and utterly devastating Australian death doom.
Samhain Tribute Track Premiere: Midnight- “Mother of Mercy”
March 2, 2018 J. Andrew
Check out Midnight’s cover of “Mother of Mercy,” from the Samhain tribute album, “We All Want Our Time in Hell.”
Interview: Septic Tank’s Lee Dorrian on How Music Shaped Him
March 1, 2018 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Lee Dorrian discusses his band Septic Tank and the impact hardcore punk had on his life.
At the Gates to Release Exclusive New Recording via Decibel Flexi Series!
March 1, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, March 5 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED At the Gates flexi!
Full Album Stream: Bleach Birth – “Hatching Inside the Womb”
February 28, 2018 Sean Frasier
Mysterious one-man punk/death rock project Bleach Birth have conceived another killer record with Hatching Inside the Womb.
Full Album Stream: Hammr – “Unholy Destruction”
February 20, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream Hammr’s debut full length now for some Satanic speed metal violence.
Track Premiere: Thy Feeble Saviour – ‘And Darkness Fell’
February 16, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Check out the title track from Thy Feeble Saviour’s anticipated debut album now.
