Lists
Five Powerviolence Albums You Probably Missed in 2024
November 19, 2024 Emily Bellino
Catch up on what you missed, or revisit the year’s highlights.
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2024
November 12, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Yes, it’s November. No, we didn’t forget your favorite album. Yes, we’re sure about that.
Five Albums to Check Out On Ampwall
October 17, 2024 Emily Bellino
Five albums to check out on new music-hosting platform Ampwall.
Death Metal Summer: Five Upcoming Albums You Need to Hear
May 28, 2024 Emily Bellino
They’re the feel not-so-good songs of the summer.
Last Tape Before Doomsday: Sebastian Thomson (Baroness)
February 26, 2024 Dean Brown
Baroness drummer Sebastian Thomson crafts a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped his life for our new Last Tape Before Doomsday column
Five Times Ferret Music Got It Right
February 15, 2024 Emily Bellino
Revisiting the now-defunct Ferret Music label.
Last Tape Before Doomsday: Shane McCarthy (Wayfarer/Stormkeep)
January 30, 2024 Dean Brown
Wayfarer frontman Shane McCarthy crafts a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped his life for our new Last Tape Before Doomsday column
Blast Worship’s Top 20 Grind Songs of 2023
January 2, 2024 Gene Meyer
2023 might finally be over, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want one final mirco list in your life, right? So here are the Top 20 Grindcore Songs of the last 12 months.
10 Heavy Albums to Hear Before 2024
December 27, 2023 Sean Frasier
Before the calendar flips to 2024, check out these 10 killer albums you might have missed during list season’s frenzy.
Full of Hell Collaborative Releases, Ranked
November 20, 2023 Emily Bellino
Revisiting Full of Hell‘s many collaborative releases in preparation for new Nothing collab When No Birds Sang.
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2023
November 16, 2023 Decibel Magazine
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The Top 10 Best Metal Movies Streaming on Thunderflix
May 10, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Thunderflix app founder and director Samuel Douek list of 10 essential concert films and documentaries currently streaming on his metal-driven streaming app!
5 Records You Probably Forgot Are Turning 15 in 2023
January 9, 2023 Emily Bellino
If you remember when these albums came out, it probably hurts to bang your head.
Blast Worship’s Top 10 Grindcore Songs of 2022
January 3, 2023 Gene Meyer
2022 might finally be over, but that doesn’t mean you don’t want one final mirco list in your life, right? So here are the Top 10 Grindcore Songs of the last 12 months.
The Top 5 Bands That Influenced The Abbey
December 19, 2022 Chris Dick
Finnish progressive doom outfit The Abbey, featuring members of Hexvessel and Shape of Despair, list their Top 5 Albums that influenced new album, Word of Sin.
Five For Friday: Death Metal 2022
December 9, 2022 J. Andrew
This week’s special edition of Five For Friday is dedicated to the best death metal of 2022, including Undeath, Origin, Immolation and more!
SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2022
November 10, 2022 Decibel Magazine
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Five Times Judas Priest Ruled
November 7, 2022 Emily Bellino
Counting down five times that the metal gods Judas Priest totally ruled.
Re-Buried Choose Death Metal Albums as Horror Movie Soundtracks, Stream “Planetary Obliteration”
October 31, 2022 Emily Bellino
Happy Halloween! Re-Buried (members of Un) debut new song “Planetary Obliteration” and select 10 death metal albums to soundtrack their favorite horror films.
Decibel’s Top 10 Iron Maiden Live Albums
October 31, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel lists the Top 10 Iron Maiden live albums. Which one is number 10? Heavy metal never met a better live band.
10 Great Songs to Wish Someone a Happy Birthday!
July 21, 2022 J. Andrew
There are so many ways to celebrate someone’s big day, and Decibel is here to show you the most thoughtful ways to make it extra special!
Visual Violence: Legendary Underground Music Promoter Rich Hall Brings the Heavy to Fine Arts Gallery Show
June 8, 2022 Shawn Macomber
Metal/hardcore/punk promotor extraordinaire Rich Hall picks up a paintbrush with exquisitely brutal fine arts results.
5 New Hardcore Records You Should Hear
May 16, 2022 Emily Bellino
From reactivated screamo stalwarts to revolutionary hardcore punk, there’s something for every hardcore fan this year.
Bastard Tip Off Top 5 Bastards
April 11, 2022 Chris Dick
Thrashing black scoundrels Bastard list their Top 5 Motörhead bastards. New album, Rotten Blood, out now via Distortion Music Group.
Trve Eire: Five of the Best Irish Metal Releases
March 17, 2022 Dean Brown
On this day, St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate the resilience of the Irish with five of the best metal releases to ever come from The Emerald Isle.
Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with M. of Pestilength
March 10, 2022 Greg Pratt
Catching up with M. of Pestilength to find out what five heavy albums changed the mystery man’s life.
Fall and Rise: Eddie Leeway Takes On Cancer
February 23, 2022 Shawn Macomber
Eddie Sutton of metallic hardcore crossover underground royalty Leeway continues to battle an aggressive cancer. Here’s the latest update and how you can help.
Five Heavy Albums That Changed My Life with Corpsegrinder
February 14, 2022 Emily Bellino
Fresh off the release of his first solo LP, legendary death metal vocalist George Corpsegrinder Fisher shares the five heavy albums that changed his life.
Persefone and Chef Alex Kinchella List Their Favorite Andorran Foods
February 14, 2022 Chris Dick
Andorran progressive death metal artisans Persefone break out five culinary jams with chef Alex Kinchella in this delicious list. Only veal is real!
Five Heavy Albums that Changed Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn’s Life
February 10, 2022 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of the Nightmare Frontier EP, we got Abysmal Dawn vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott to mosh us through the five heavy albums that changed his life.