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Full Album Stream: War Possession “Doomed To Chaos”

October 16, 2017

Greek death metallers War Possession unleash upon mankind new long-player, “Doomed to Chaos”.

GWAR: Extended Interview with Mike Bishop, the Man Behind the Blothar

October 10, 2017

Mike Bishop sheds Blothar’s antlers and abdominal adornments to speak frankly with us about GWAR after Brockie.

Reconsidering Warrior Soul

October 5, 2017

Radical politics and radical music: it’s time to reconsider Warrior Soul , a band who are way better than anyone remembers them being.

Spectral Voice Interviewed

October 3, 2017

Listen to Spectral Voice. Read about Spectral Voice. But never really know Spectral Voice.

R.I.P. Stig Börje “Boss” Forsberg (1944-2017)

October 2, 2017

The passing of Black Mark Production’s Stig Börje “Boss” Forsberg is remembered, along with the publication of Forsberg’s last-ever words on Bathory’s Under the Sign of the Black Mark.

KEN Mode Record Exclusive New Song for Decibel Flexi Series!

September 29, 2017

Get an active Decibel Deluxe Subscription by Monday, October 2 at 10AM EST and this exclusive new KEN Mode vinyl single is yours!

Exploring Synths: A Primer with Neill Jameson

September 28, 2017

Neill Jameson explores synthesizers and the various metal-related genres of music that have sprung from the instrument.

Monotrope on Collaborating with Greg Ginn, Merzbow and More

September 28, 2017

Monotrope members share their most interesting collaborations with Merzbow, Greg Ginn and others.

Talkin ‘Bout Flex: All Out War

September 26, 2017

All Out War goes all out Flex with a bit of all out grind.

Dirk Verbeuren’s Top 5 Hardest Megadeth Songs To Play

September 25, 2017

Drummer Dirk Verbeuren details the five most complicated Megadeth songs to play past and present.

Dark Ambient: For When You Need to Concentrate…or Meditate on the Nothingness of Existence

September 22, 2017

While we may not want to admit it to each other when engaged in the fruitless exercise of maintaining our street cred, we metalheads sometimes need to listen to something other than metal. At the same time, however, we may want to maintain a similar mood or feel to our usual death, black and doom…

Thrashing, Blasting and Grinding: An Interview with King Parrot

September 22, 2017

Australian stalwarts King Parrot celebrate the release of their third album, Ugly Produce today. Listen to the record and read a new interview now!

Angrier and Faster: An Interview with Corrupt Moral Altar

September 21, 2017

Decibel caught up with UK grind collective Corrupt Moral Altar to talk about their destructive new album, Eunoia.

Wolves in the Throne Room: Interview Outtakes

September 19, 2017

Less than a week before the full release of Thrice Woven, find out what else Wolves in the Throne Room had to say about their latest work.

Ben Chisholm, Chelsea Wolfe’s Secret Weapon

September 18, 2017

Decibel caught up with longtime Chelsea Wolfe collaborator Ben Chisholm to talk about Hiss Spun, playing Blood Moon sets with Converge and more.

Bob Rock on Metallica: “I didn’t cater to what they were. I catered to what they wanted to do.”

September 18, 2017

Legendary producer, engineer and musician Bob Rock discusses working with Metallica and the way that producing records has evolved over time.

Full Album Stream: Dead is Dead’s Constraints of Time

September 14, 2017

Dead is Dead write patient songs with a metallic edge with a slight lean towards the darker side of post rock.

Only Print is Real: How We Entered the Golden Age of Extreme Metal Books

September 13, 2017

Tom Gabriel Fischer, Ian Christe, Dayal Patterson and a host of authors and publisher discuss the rise of authoritative books in extreme metal.

Full Album Stream: Hate Moon’s “The Imprisoning War”

September 12, 2017

Despise stars. Loathe planets. Abhor meteors. Detest nebulae. Hate Moon.

Label Spotlight: Tofu Carnage Records

September 11, 2017

No animals were harmed in the making of this week’s label spotlight on Tofu Carnage Records.

A Q&A With Implore’s Gabriel Dubko

September 11, 2017

Decibel sits down with Implore bassist/vocalist Gabriel ‘Gabbo’ Dubko to find out more from one of the best new bands on the planet. “Subjugate” is a must-hear!

Interview With Dead Cross: The Raw Materials Version

September 7, 2017

Here, you get to read the full complement of questions and answers with Dead Cross that was the forerunner to what made it to print in the October issue.

Argus: Full Interview With Butch Balich

September 5, 2017

Argus will release their fourth full-length record this week. Get in here and find out all about it.

Top 5 Undiscovered Death Metal EPs

September 4, 2017

Get ready for a dive into the darkest depths of death metal’s extended play past with Decibel. We’ll provide the oxygen, you provide the courage.

Talkin ‘Bout Flex: Today is the Day

August 29, 2017

Find out what Steve Austin of Today is the Day has to say about his recent contribution to Decibel‘s Flexi Series.