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Video Premiere: Plague Years – “Play the Victim”

March 5, 2020

Plague Years deliver a dose of deadly crossover thrash on “Play the Victim” and upcoming sophomore LP, Circle of Darkness.

Video Nasties’ Killer Death ‘n’ Roll “Dominion”

March 4, 2020

Horror cinema obsessed melodic death ‘n’ rollers Video Nasties take you behind the scenes of the band’s wild full-length debut.

Aussies Grinders Meth Leppard Premiere “Woke,” Ready U.S. Tour

March 3, 2020

Australia’s fiercest and snarkiest power grind duo, Meth Leppard, have announced an upcoming North American tour in May. Celebrate with a brand new track, “Woke.”

Decibel Meter: At the Heart of Winter…

February 29, 2020

From the dark past…. well, more like very recent months, really… this month’s Decibel Meter has blizzard beasts to withstand the fall of time when dark and light don’t differ.

Track Premiere: Aara – ‘Telôs’

February 26, 2020

Just one year after their accomplished debut, Swiss atmospheric black metallers Aara prepare another mesmerizing release. Check a new song from it here.

Track Premiere: Nerve Saw – “Life Goes On… Not”

February 26, 2020

Finnish death-fiends Nerve Saw rev up to shred eardrums with an assault of old school death metal and filthy punk on their new single “Life Goes On… Not.”

Blast Worship – Jardim De Flores

February 25, 2020

Looking for some South Korean flower power in your grind? Then take a moment to stop and smell Jardim De Flores.

Blast Worship: Triage

February 18, 2020

Hear former Kill the Client members get back to the grind with power trio Triage.

Q&A: Joe Wood on Bringing Change Today? Songs Back on the Road

February 14, 2020

We talk to onetime T.S.O.L. frontman Joe Wood about his new band and finally playing his classic mid-80s material again

Mare Cognitum: “The Paradox of Harmony and Strife”

February 14, 2020

“That harsh, cold, and uncaring nature of the cosmos contrasts well with its immense beauty, grandeur, and mystery atop a musical canvas like black metal.”

Gasping for Hair: Hard Rock Trailblazer Mark Knight on the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Bang Tango

February 12, 2020

In the inaugural edition of Gasping For Hair — a new column devoted to the classics of hard rock, hair metal, glam, and other heavy metal adjacent subgenres — we talk to guitarist Mark Knight about one of the wildest hard rock acts ever, Bang Tango.

Full Album Stream: Exhumation – ‘Eleventh Formulae’

February 12, 2020

Indonesian death-lifers Exhumation are back to spill fresh blood with their ripping 3rd LP Eleventh Formulae.

Blades of the Brotherhood: An Interview with Hyborian

February 11, 2020

How Hyborian have managed to achieve the difficult-to-master balance of writing complex music within the confines of pretty traditional structures.

Blast Worship: 908

February 11, 2020

Life to the “false grind” of Colorado deathcrushers 908.

Q&A: Doug Moore Scratches His Weeping Sores Itch

February 10, 2020

New York-based death/doom trio Weeping Sores issued one of 2019’s best releases in False Confession. We interview lead sore, Doug Moore, in this Q&A.

Valentine’s Day Special: Get Two FREE Issues of Decibel! This Weekend Only!

February 7, 2020

Decibel‘s Bloody Valentine’s Day Sale starts NOW, but it ends Monday at 12pm EST, so bust a move.

Five Heavy Albums that Changed My Life with Kirk Windstein

February 6, 2020

To celebrate the release of Crowbar‘s Kirk Windstein’s first solo album, Dream in Motion, we caught up with the sludge king to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Lamb of God Reveal New Single “Checkmate,” May 8 Release Date For First New LP in Five Years

February 6, 2020

Lamb of God‘s first new release in five years and the first to feature new drummer Art Cruz now has a single and a release date.

Track Premiere: Total Fucking Destruction — “…to be alive at the end of the world”

February 5, 2020

Grindcore refracting iconoclasts Total Fucking Destruction return to provide a glimpse of what it will sound like “…to be alive at the end of the world.”

Full EP Stream: Kings Never Die — “Raise A Glass”

February 5, 2020

A murderer’s row of hardcore luminaries cross the streams for the latest Kings Never Die EP.

Blast Worship: Hutt

February 4, 2020

São Paulo blast squad Hutt rely on the thrash as much as the grind.

Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Heartwork’ vs. ‘Slaughter of the Soul’

January 30, 2020

Pitting Heartwork against Slaughter of the Soul to find out once and for all which is the better album.

Track Premiere: Wombbath – ‘From the Beggars Hand’

January 29, 2020

Håkan Stuvemark and Swedish deathcrushers Wombbath return with their third LP in five years and we’ve got a taste via a new tune right now.

Tales From the Metalnomicon: Vanessa Hexe Takes Death-Doom From the Fretboard to the Typewriter

January 29, 2020

Vanessa Hexe, one of the leading lights of underground death doom, is summoning new atmospheres and nightmares with her debut volume of poetry, “A Winter Darkly.”

Track Premiere: Arallu – “Vortex Of Emotions”

January 29, 2020

Israeli black/death battalion Arallu reveal the striking new video for “Vortex of Emotions” from their recent En Olam record.

Blast Worship: Die Choking

January 28, 2020

Decibel can’t stop talking about Philly grind trio Die Choking and neither should you.

Mare – “Mare”

January 27, 2020

Read the making of the “post-” with the most EP from the mysterious Mare.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: IPA X

January 24, 2020

Ardent Craft Ales’ IPA X may be #2,729 to the uninitiated, but currently #1 in Decibel’s hearts and bellies.