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Enter the Blackened Vaults of Leviathan: The First Sublevel of Suicide

December 8, 2017

Hear the beginnings of Leviathan’s black metal classic with “The First Sublevel of Suicide,” containing demo recording of the legendary full-length debut.

The Deep, Dark Heavy Metal Roots of Occult Horror Comic New Canaan

December 6, 2017

Welcome to New Canaan, where the panics are all satanic and the metals ultra heavy.

Full Album Stream: Ignis Haereticum “Autocognition of Light”

December 5, 2017

Colombian black metallers Ignis Haereticum confound and bewitch on new album, Autocognition Of Light.

December 1: Albums Out Today

December 1, 2017

New titles out today from Morbid Angel, The Faceless and others!

Introducing Decibel Deluxe Edition Flexi Box Genre Bundles

November 27, 2017

Recently, Decibel brought flexi (boxes) back! And now we offer limited edition “Genre Bundles,” which include free copies of out of print death, black, doom, grindcore and hardcore flexi discs!

Invoking La Bruja Encabronada: Orange is the New Black’s Jessica Pimentel Joins Brujeria

November 22, 2017

Jessica Pimentel of Alekhine’s Gun and Orange is the New Black talks her wild ride as the newest member of the mighty Brujeria.

Track Premiere: Godthrymm – ‘A Grand Reclamation’

November 21, 2017

Hail “A Grand Reclamation,” the first song from the brand new UK doom powerhouse Godthrymm.

Exhorder Announce Reunion + Live Dates

November 15, 2017

Legendary NOLA thrashers Exhorder officially announced today that they have reunited. Previously, the band have not been active since Maryland Deathfest in 2011, one of their only live dates following the death of longtime bassist Frankie Sparcello. Exhorder’s last studio album was their 1992 full length The Law, followed by a live split with Suffocation, Malevolent Creation and Cancer in…

Track Premiere: House of Low Culture — “The Pervasive Mind”

November 15, 2017

Check out the first new recorded music from Aaron Turner’s House of Low Culture in four years!

Metal & Beer: Former Three Floyds VP Launches Puppy Mill Recordings

November 15, 2017

Former Three Floyds Brewing VP Barnaby Struve talks about his new record label, Puppy Mill Recordings, and gives us exclusive advance streams of his first two releases.

Magic Bullet Reissues Apartment 213’s “Cleveland Power Violence”

November 10, 2017

Sure, you probably know about Infest, Charles Bronson, Spazz and Despise You, but not everyone is well versed enough to know about Apartment 213 (or wasn’t old enough to be into them when they were putting out material).

Antigama face biggest adversity yet with new EP

November 9, 2017

Polish grinders Antigama are back, and, as always, nothing is normal.

WATCH: VA House of Delegates Winner Danica Roem Thanks Metalheads in Victory Speech

November 8, 2017

Danica Roem became the first openly transgender legislator elected to the Virginia House of Delegates yesterday, giving special thanks to the metal community in her acceptance speech.

Khemmis in the Studio to Record New Album for Late Summer Release

November 3, 2017

Decibel faves Khemmis announce new album to be recorded in January for a late summer release.

Khandra Settles Death In Life on Debut EP

November 3, 2017

It’s nice to have bands like Khandra around. The Belorussian duo has been quiet on personal details, but loud on creating quality, memorable black metal.

Goatwhore Record Exclusive New Song for Decibel Flexi Series!

October 31, 2017

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, November 6 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED Goatwhore flexi!

Martin Eric Ain: 1967-2017

October 22, 2017

Martin Eric Ain, a member of the legendary outfits Celtic Frost and Hellhammer, is remembered.

Pestilence Reveal New Album Artwork; “Hadeon” Coming in March

October 19, 2017

Pestilence reveal the cover art for their first studio LP in nearly five years.

Channeling the Divine Feminine Life Force: Karyn Crisis on Metal, Mediumship, and Her New Book

October 18, 2017

Underground legend Karyn Crisis on life, music, art, writing a book, and her experiences as spirit medium and healer.

Metal & Beer: Mikkeller Launches New Sultan’s Curse Collab With Mastodon

October 18, 2017

Danish brewery Mikkeller unleashes, Sultan’s Curse Imperial Stout, a new heavyweight band collaboration with Mastodon

Full Album Stream: Antiversum – “Cosmos Comedenti”

October 17, 2017

Lose yourself in this exclusive full album stream of Cosmos Comedenti, a ravenous void of blackened death-doom conjured by Switzerland’s Antiversum.

Pig Destroyer Enter Studio to Record New Album

October 17, 2017

Pig Destroyer have entered the studio to record their next album.

Full Album Stream: Cable — “It Cost Me Everything 1994-1995”

October 11, 2017

Take a trip down memory lane with Connecticut noisecore trailblazers Cable.

Interview: Woe at Shadow Woods Metal Festival

October 11, 2017

Brooklyn-based USBM outfit Woe discuss their latest album, Hope Attrition, the songwriting process and playing at Shadow Woods Metal Fest in a new interview.