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“Progress is born of doubt and inquiry. The Church never doubts, never inquires. To doubt is heresy, to inquire is to admit that you do not know—the Church does neither.” —Robert G. Ingersoll

“Just Metal” tickets for for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: LA are just $25 until Sept 22. Only 100 available. Hurry!

Trevor William Church can’t, won’t and don’t stop – releases a pair of new split singles from heavy metal heroes Haunt

Freshly minted thrashers Return Fire will self-release their nine-track debut on September 27, but we have a first taste for you right NOW.

Decibel writer Adem Tepedelen is working on unleashing a collection of nearly 10 years of his “Brewtal Truth” columns.

Let Glasgow, Scotland’s Godeater take you deep into tech-death waters with “Inertia Haze.”

Boston doom quintet Glacier bring their heavy post-metal freeze to a sweltering temple in their video for album opener “O World! I Remain No Longer Here.”

Blasphemous Covenant is the result of black metal/noise collaboration between members of Byyrth and Thy Sepulchral Moon. Check out an exclusive stream of “Subliminal Supplication.”

In which Decibel provides an in-depth review of a three-day underground grindcore fest in London, England.

A mix of doom, death and trad this week for our friend who shits in a cage.

Blackened death doom sludge outfit Casket Huffer invites you to breathe in the nihilism of an exclusive new track.

Former Gridlink axeman returns with the aptly-titled Strange, Beautiful, Fast.

Batushka, Faketushka, Fauxtushka, all the Tushkas; or none, really, as there is no ‘tushka in this month’s Decibel Meter.

Legendary horror film composer Fabio Frizzi talks helping to bring H.P. Lovecraft’s poetry to life on I Notturni Di Yuggoth.

Full Terror Assault is celebrating five years of open air fest mayhem with a wild, brutal four-day party next week.

Underground Philadelphia progressive metal kings Dysrhythmia are launching a new mind-bending blitz and we’ve got the exclusive first salvo streaming now.

Swedish psychedelic spellcasters Vokonis worship at the riff-adorned throne of the “AntlerQueen.”

Their blood vessels might be narrowed, but Vasoconstriction‘s grindcore influences are pretty wide.

Portuguese progressive metallers Apotheus expose the “horrors and injustices of this world” in their latest video, “Caves of Steel.”

Cleveland underground metallic hardcore heroes In Cold Blood mount an unlikely — yet triumphant — comeback with Legion of Angels.

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Gatecreeper flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Hey, Leather Lung put a little rock n’ roll swagger and outlaw country sneer in its sludge metal for you! How thoughtful!

All ticket options (including a “Metal & Beer” ticket limited to 500 tickets, which gives you access to pours from all of the breweries) are ON SALE NOW! For tickets and daily line-ups, click here!

Celebrated True Norwegian Black Metal music photographer Peter Beste talks battle vests, image capture, subculture, metal, and his related new book Defenders of the Faith.

On the eve of his own U.S. tour, Orange Goblin frontman Ben Ward provides five pro tips that every band who is booking their own tour should practice.

Canadian hardcore collective Kennedy bring the sweat and screams in the video for their new single, “Blood & Soil.”

The Darkness‘s 2003 classic, Permission to Land, is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.

Don’t crack just yet, Cleveland blasters Jesusegg are here to break you.

Poles Browar Witnica S.A. continue the age-old Baltic Porter tradition.

We resurrect a previously unreleased Decibel trend piece from 2015 on the French Noise Rock scene.