Five For Friday: October 16, 2026
October 16, 2026 J. Andrew
It’s a day for death metal and more as we explore the latest heavy sounds from Carnation, Morgue, Worm Altar and more!
Full Album Stream: Carnation – “Symphony in Flesh”
October 15, 2026 Emily Bellino
Carnation unleash a new slab of all-killer, no-filler death metal with fourth album Symphony in Flesh.
Video Premiere: Abhoria – “Ambition and Delusion”
October 15, 2026 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Dystopian black metal stewards Abhoria return with “Ambition and Delusion,” a blistering new single and music video. The track offers the first glimpse into the band’s forthcoming third album, slated for 2027.
Bloodshoteye’s “The Slaughterhouse Romance”: Defunct Death Metal Band Takes on a Dead Serial Killer
October 15, 2026 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Ontario’s Bloodshoteye turn back the clock on themselves and one of Canadian history’s darkest moments.
Full EP Stream: Zero Hour –No Man’s Land
October 14, 2026 Adem Tepedelen
Hear California prog metallers Zero Hour return with their self-recorded No Man’s Land EP.
Full Album Stream: Great Falls – The Bite That Grows Up
October 14, 2026 J. Andrew
Hear northwest noisemakers Great Falls blend several styles of chaos to make a truly unnerving and devastating sound on LP, The Bite That Grows Up.
Video Premiere: NIXD – “Midlife Christless”
October 14, 2026 Tim Mudd
There’s something reassuring about knowing that growing older doesn’t necessarily mean growing up. Or giving up music that sounds like someone throwing a filing cabinet down a flight of stairs. Just ask NIXD.
Track Premiere: Befouled Malediction – ‘Deliberation’
October 13, 2026 Emily Bellino
Vampyric black metal outsiders Befouled Malediction tell tales of love, loss and necromancy on their new album. Hear the second single now.
Subterranean Dissonance Festival Announces Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Cave In and More for 2027 Edition
October 13, 2026 Emily Bellino
Subterranean Dissonance Festival announces The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Cave In, Primitive Man, Inter Arma, Crowhurst and more for its 2027 edition.
Q&A: New Jersey Death-Thrash Legends Revenant Resurrected
October 13, 2026 Chris Dick
Decibel interviews resurrected death-thrash legends Revenant, featuring members of Incantation and Mucky Pup. We talk reunion, reissue of Prophecies of a Dying World, and the group’s no-holds-barred future.
