death metal

Terence Hannum of Locrian talked to Decibel about his new novella Beneath The Remains.

The Curling Flame of Blasphemy
Beats the Hockey Flame of Blasphemy
dB rating: 8/10

Are the noble intensions of an old-school punk really helping anyone? 

Belgian death-grind outfit Aborted just celebrated their 20th Anniversary. Well, last year they did. But think of it. 20 years of death, grind, and chopping up listeners into little sanguine bits. The group’s new album, Retrogore, isn’t too far removed from its predecessors, but where it stands on its own, is in the songwriting.

Dungeon Bastards
10-Sided DIEDIEKILLKILL
dB rating: 8/10

Denver’s Blood Incantation have crafted an epic slab of death metal that demands your immediate attention. No bullshit.

Decibel caught up with death metal legend Stevo do Caixao and Howling/Wooden Stake mainwoman Vanessa Nocera for a chat about the Surgikill origin story and its reworking/resurrection of the lost/last Impetigo song “Planet of the Vampires.”

Pre-orders for the vinyl re-issue of Anata‘s classic debut begin today. Turn back the clock with a full stream of this tech death gem right here. 

“Deride the Wretch” is the first single from Dawn of Demise‘s new album, The Suffering. The album will be out in late August on Unique Leader Records. 

The Curling Flame of Blasphemy from Northeast legends Profanatica is our new favorite fist in the face of god.  

Stream Defeated Sanity‘s new split EP with… Defeated Sanity!

Destroying the Devoid — featuring Deeds of Flesh’s Craig Peters — are your new favorite atmospheric, progressive, melodic, technical death metal one-man side-project. 

We sit down with the Wretched End‘s Samoth to discuss In These Woods, From These Mountains and why it’s different from its applauded predecessors.

Hear “Of Hollow Judgement” from Colosso‘s forthcoming death metal steamroller Obnoxious.  (That’s the album title, not commentary on releasing new death metal steamrollers.)

Read on as we interrogate Convulse leader Rami Jämsä.

Cleveland, you have yet another reason to celebrate this week. Shed the Skin debut LP is out today!

On this week’s Demo:listen, we roll up our sleeves and get right down to it with Athens’ Pile Of Excrements.

Since 1990, Sweden’s Centinex, despite a brief breakup, have ruled underground death metal with an iron fist. With stints on labels like Underground Records, Emanzipation Productions, Repulse Records, Candlelight Records, and now Agonia Records, the merchants of death have kept their profile six feet under while continuing to wave the maggot-infested flag of true death metal.

Unortheta
Nothing’s zhocking
dB rating: 8/10

Hideous: a new old-school death metal supergroup worth readying that denim vest for!

Brutal death metallers Unmerciful premiere their opus eponymous. 

Even Napalm Death had growing pains. Our latest Justify Your Shitty Taste defends that era of the legendary grindcore band.

Not quite our typical news associated with death metal….

Old-school death metal from down under with AC/DC puns: What is not to love about Sewercide? 

Temple Nightside welcome you to their “Fortress of Burden and Distress.” 

Celebrate Death‘s Scream Bloody Gore reissue with these never-before-seen interview cuts about the LP from limited edition Choosing Death book.

Scream Bloody Gore
Eternal howl
dB rating: 9/10

Guitarist/vocalist Jason Mendonça is excited and filled with positivity. And you should be, too. 

War master Andy Whale re-enters the realm of chaos for death/grind victory with Memoriam.

Nails deliver a their first Decibel cover and 2016’s first Album of the Year contender.