Track Premiere: Black Royal – ‘Drown the Seaweed’
August 10, 2026 Emily Bellino
Get down and dirty with Finnish death-sludge merchants Black Royal.
Five For Friday: August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include the latest dark and brooding emanations from Ceremony, Hulder, Vertiginous and more!
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August 7, 2026 Decibel Magazine
Back in August 2004, the first issue of Decibel was independently published in Philadelphia. Considering the climate at the time, this was a truly terrible idea.
Video Spotlight: Takipnik – “Condemned”
August 6, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Watch “Condemned,” the cinematic new music video from Denver-based metal outfit Takipnik.
Video Premiere: Squid Pisser – ‘Tumors’
August 6, 2026 Emily Bellino
Squid Pisser, starring GWAR’s Grodius Maximus, rip through a new rager.
Video Premiere: Pythonic “Set You Free” with Pit-Bound Balloon Animals
August 6, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Straight outta Saskatchewan, the new video by death/thrashers Pythonic!
Full Album Stream: Various Artists –Death Metal Tribute to Ozzy
August 5, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Underground DM bands offer their take on classic tracks from the Prince of Darkness on Death Metal Tribute to Ozzy.
Video Premiere: Destroy My Brains – “Downgrade”
August 5, 2026 Tim Mudd
Canadian sludge merchants Destroy My Brains premiere the video for “Downgrade” before new LP Wilt arrives on August 14.
Full EP Stream: Visceral Contempt – “Sequester”
August 4, 2026 Emily Bellino
Eindhoven hardcore unit Visceral Contempt debut their new EP, Sequester.