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ONLY 100 AVAILABLE! Pre-Order HULDER’s New Album ‘Verbolgen’ on Decibel-Exclusive Hardwood Color Vinyl!

June 12, 2026

There are a mere 100 copies of Hulder‘s new full-length LP, Verbolgen, on Decibel-exclusive Hardwood colored vinyl. Answer the call of the ancestral fires and forest spirits and pre-order now!

Video Premiere: Total Meltdown – “The Spell”

June 11, 2026

Check out the new song from Long Island/New York hardcore crushers Total Meltdown, “The Spell,” premiering via a cool animated video.

Decibel Celebrates 40 Years of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK! Pre-Order Our New Issue!

June 10, 2026

All Decibel subscribers will receive the “A” version of the cover, featuring Optimus Prime, as part of their subscription (along with a Spirit Adrift flexi disc), while the “B” version of the cover, featuring Unicron, is a Decibel webstore exclusive.

Blast Worship: Meltification

June 9, 2026

Get meltified by Copenhagen grindcrushers Meltification.

EXCLUSIVE: Burnt by the Sun Officially Reunites

June 5, 2026

After 15 years of silence, the New Jersey-born metal/hardcore heroes Burnt by the Sun reactivate, recruit Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) on second guitar.

“The Only Reason We Are Still Standing:” Neill Jameson On His Wife’s Cancer Battle and the Metal Community

June 3, 2026

Neill Jameson (Krieg) on his family’s struggles in the past year, which are darker and more challenging than anything hinted at on a black metal recording, and the support from the heavy metal community they inspired.

Blast Worship: Houkago Grind Time

June 2, 2026

Weebs rejoice! Andrew Lee’s one-man grind jam, Houkago Grind Time, returns with Sorry I am Not From Japan.

Read How SODOM Recorded Their ‘Obsessed by Cruelty’ Debut LP In This Excerpt From ‘Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography’ Out Now!

May 29, 2026

Read an exclusive book excerpt from Sodom: The Official Authorized Biography turns the clock back 40 years to the genesis of the German thrash metal scene, and get a copy of the book, which is out TODAY!

Blast Worship: Gadget

May 26, 2026

Swedish grind vets Gadget blast back with Coerced, their first new material in five years.

Blast Worship: Fake Dust

May 19, 2026

Get real with the debut full-length from Portland, OR blast beasts Fake Dust.

Track Premiere: Getting Cosmic with The Conflux Collective’s “In the Wake of Saturn”

May 14, 2026

Hear former and current members of Decrepit Birth, Animosity, Akurion, Neuraxis, Augury, Emasculator and more gather as The Conflux Collective.

Blast Worship: Common Decency

May 12, 2026

Have you no Common Decency? Then start with their new split release with Self Love.

Suffocation – Pierced from Within

May 7, 2026

Long Island death metal kings Suffocation earn their second HOF induction via Pierced From Within.

Blast Worship: Vixen Maw

May 5, 2026

Hear Vixen Maw deliver absolute audio mayhem with Pervertigo.

DOOM Bar is the official home base for Metal & Beer Fest 2026!

May 1, 2026

Wether traveling for the fest or living locally, Doom Bar is the home base for Metal & Beer Fest!

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).”

$30 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Philly Tickets Now Available as Part of ‘Summer of Live’!

April 29, 2026

Single-day “Just Metal” tickets for Metal & Beer Fest Philly this weekend are just $30 starting today! For less than the price of an underwhelming delivery burrito, you can join the party on May 2-3!

Full Beer Menu for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 REVEALED!

April 28, 2026

Here are the 42 different beers (and meads) that “Metal & Beer” ticket holders are entitled to sample at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest on May 2-3 in Philly!

Blast Worship: Killing Pace

April 28, 2026

If you like blast beats with your hardcore, you’d better move to the speed of Richmond’s Killing Pace.

ON SALE NOW 🍻 Early Bird Tickets to Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 ft. DOWN & SUICIDAL TENDENCIES!

April 24, 2026

Two-Day & Three-Day tickets for Decibel’s annual festival of suds and thuds at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on December 4-5 are ON SALE NOW!

UNDEATH Sign to Relapse, Record New Full-Length LP

April 23, 2026

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

Blast Worship: Brilliant Behemoth

April 21, 2026

Hear Chicago duo Brilliant Behemoth deliver a delightful blend of goregrind with neocrust on their new split with Toughguy.

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.

Blast Worship: Melting Rot

April 14, 2026

Hear Chicago blasters Melting Rot deliver endless whirlwinds of early Carcass mixed into a stew of devastating D-beat.