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Blast Worship: Civilian Thrower

January 14, 2025

French grinders Civilian Thrower find their inner excellent via a break-neck release schedule.

Blast Worship: Septic Excrements

January 7, 2025

Your bowl will be less than super after a helping of Septic Excrements.

Blast Worship’s Top 10 Grindcore/Powerviolence Albums of 2024

January 6, 2025

2024 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/Powervioelnce Albums of the last 12 months.

Fu Manchu – The Action Is Go

January 6, 2025

Congrats to Fu Manchu for entering into the Decibel Hall of Fame. Keep on truckin’ and have a nice day.

Listen: Shane Embury’s DARK SKY BURIAL Streams ‘V.I.T.R.I.O.L.” Compilation

December 31, 2024

Shane Embury’s electronic ambient Dark Sky Burial closes the book on 2024 and looks forward to 2025 with a string of live dates.

Kevin Hufnagel Affected By House Fire, GoFundMe Launched

December 19, 2024

The fire at the Gorguts guitarist’s home took place on Sunday, December 15. If you can help, please consider donating to his family’s GoFundMe.

Blast Worship: Sick/Tired

December 17, 2024

Fear not, Chicago face-melters Sick/Tired return with Whip Hand Paranoia.

‘Glorious Times’ Co-author Alan Moses (1968-2024)

December 16, 2024

Remembering underground death metal scene legend and Glorious Times co-author Alan Moses

ACT FAST! The Decibel Metalhead Christmas Gift Guide Is Here!

December 13, 2024

December 16 is the last day that Decibel store orders from the continental U.S. (sorry, Alaska and Hawaii) will have a chance of arriving before Jesus’ big day.

Shane Embury’s DARK SKY BURIAL Releases ‘V.I.T.R.I.O.L.” Compilation via Consouling Sounds

December 13, 2024

Shane Embury’s electronic ambient Dark Sky Burial has one final holiday present for you before we close the book on 2024.

Track-By-Track: IOTUNN Takes Us Deeper Into the Abyss with ‘Kinship’

December 11, 2024

Danish progressives IOTUNN lead is through their expansive musical journey to new territories with the stunning Kinship.

Blast Worship: Morgue Breath

December 10, 2024

Freshen up your Tuesday with with a blast of L.A. mouth-breathers Morgue Breath.

Exit Interview: Colin Marston on Closing Menegroth the Thousand Caves

December 10, 2024

This summer, as Colin Marston was regrouping while scouting for a new home for the studio, he took some time to reflect on the transition and take stock of the Menegroth experience as a whole.

Blast Worship: Morbier Danger

December 3, 2024

Devour some Swiss cheese from lactose-tolerant grinders Morbier Danger.

Survival Sickness: The Making of Autopsy’s Landmark “Severed Survival”

December 1, 2024

Get hyped for Autopsy‘s December 6 performance of Severed Survival at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver with this Hall of Fame induction from 2015 of the death metal classic.

Thank Satan It’s Decibel’s BLACKEST FRIDAY Sale! Get 20% of Subscriptions!

November 29, 2024

Your friends Decibel refer to today’s annual homage to consumerism as “Extra-Black Friday.” But with 20% off select magazine subscriptions, we’re happy to brighten (or darken) the day for our metalhead brothers and sisters.

Album Stream: Experience An Autumn’s ‘Ethereal’ in Full

November 27, 2024

Today, we present an exclusive full-album stream of Ethereal, the highly anticipated first release from Dutch post-black metal An Autumn (formerly An Autumn for Crippled Children).

Blast Worship: Crippling Debt

November 26, 2024

If you cast a vote as a result of “economic anxiety” Florida’s Crippling Debt offer you no relief.

Get Up to 75% OFF During Decibel’s FLASH FRIDAY Sale! TODAY ONLY

November 22, 2024

Don’t wait until Black Friday to get massive discounts on exclusive items only found in the Decibel web store. Subscriptions, books, vinyl, cassettes, shirts—they’re all on sale today only.

Acclaimed Author & Podcaster Jeff Wagner Suffers Devastating House Fire, GoFundMe Announced

November 21, 2024

Decibel ally, metal warrior, and acclaimed author Jeff Wagner has a devastating house fire. Help him recover with his GoFundMe!

Last Tape Before Doomsday: Rebecca Vernon (The Keening, ex-SubRosa)

November 21, 2024

The Keening frontwoman Rebecca Vernon crafts a 13-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped her life for our Last Tape Before Doomsday column.

Video Premiere: Trench – “MY COLD BLOOD” (feat. Johannes Persson of Cult of Luna)

November 20, 2024

In an age of predictability, watch Calgary’s Trench smashes the mold with their blend of metallic hardcore and experimental edge with a little help from Johannes Persson of Cult of Luna.

Krallice – Krallice

November 20, 2024

Krallice‘s self-titled debut reset the course for USBM. Now it enters the Decibel Hall of Fame.