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Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Dies at 34
August 25, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Decibel is deeply shocked and saddened and extends our full love and support to Riley’s family, friends and bandmates. Rest in power, Riley.
Track and Video Premiere: En Minor – “Mausoleums”
August 20, 2020 Sean Frasier
Philip H. Anselmo’s crestfallen Southern Gothic collective En Minor unveil the video for haunting album opener “Mausoleums.”
Catching Up With Rob Fusco
August 19, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Amongst many other things, former One King Down and Most Precious Blood frontman Rob Fusco discusses his new project, Take Life
Johanna Sadonis & Nicke Andersson (Lucifer) Share Their Top 5 Vintage T-Shirt Stories
August 17, 2020 Chris Dick
Lucifer‘s Johanna Sadonis and Nicke Andersson share their top five vintage t-shirt stories. Lucifer’s new album, Lucifer III, is out now on Century Media.
Decibel Is Looking for an Extremely Extreme App Developer
August 10, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Do you develop apps/type code with one hand while putting up the horns with the other? Get in touch right away!
Celebrate 16 Years of Decibel With 16% Off of Subscriptions THIS WEEKEND ONLY!
August 7, 2020 Decibel Magazine
For our 16th birthday, we got YOU a gift! Take 16% off ALL Decibel subscriptions from now until Sunday night!
“The Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology: Vol III” Is Now Available!
July 30, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Our latest, limited edition webstore exclusive includes 25 more Hall of Fame stories from our revered monthly series of artist interviews on the making of their classic extreme music albums.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Bark at the Moon’ vs. ‘Balls to the Wall’
July 30, 2020 Greg Pratt
Pitting Accept‘s Balls to the Wall against Ozzy Osbourne‘s Bark at the Moon in the ultimate classic-metal showdown.
Pre-Order This Decibel-Exclusive LP Color of the New Napalm Death Album NOW!
July 24, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Pre-order the Decibel exclusive de-weaponised steel and black swirled vinyl color of Napalm Death‘s new LP Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism now!
Hear Inter Arma’s Crushing “Hallucinatorium” Re-recording via the Decibel Flexi Series
July 23, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Inter Arama flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive re-recording available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Funeral Doom Legends Skepticism Look Back on ‘Stormcrowfleet’ 25 Years Later
July 21, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Looking back on Decibel Hall of Famer Stormcrowfleet 25 years later with Skepticism organist Eero Pöyry.
Decibel Presents Get Behind the Mask: An Online Gallery of Metal Musicians in Support of Public Health
July 10, 2020 Michael Wohlberg
In a concerted effort to break stigmas and stress its universal importance to metalheads worldwide, Decibel gathered over 140 musicians in support of wearing masks to help end the novel coronavirus and expedite the return of live extreme music.
Justify Your Shitty Taste: Suicidal Tendencies’s “The Art of Rebellion”
July 7, 2020 Neill Jameson
In which Neill Jameson reconsiders Suicidal Tendencies‘s “mellow” 1992 downer The Art of Rebellion.
The Chains that Bind Us: Napalm Death’s ‘Harmony Corruption’ Turns 30
July 1, 2020 Greg Pratt
Napalm Death‘s Harmony Corruption turns 30 on July 1. And Shane Embury and Mitch Harris look back on three decades of a death/grind landmark.
Hear Necrot’s Re-recorded Demo Track “Into the Labyrinth” via the Decibel Flexi Series
June 30, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Necrot flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive demo re-recording available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Andrew Lee of Ripped to Shreds on Ending Racist Stereotypes Against Asians in Metal
June 29, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Ripped to Shreds frontman Andrew Lee addresses the work that needs to be done in fighting dangerous stereotypes against Asians and Asian-Americans in underground metal.
Announcing the “Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology: Volume III” Book! Pre-Order NOW!
June 12, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Our latest, limited edition webstore exclusive includes 25 more Hall of Fame stories from our revered monthly series of artist interviews on the making of their classic extreme music albums.
This Means War: Erik Rutan Looks Back on Morbid Angel’s “Domination”
June 11, 2020 Dean Brown
Hate Eternal mainman Erik Rutan talks his Morbid Angel recording debut, Domination, as part of our Decibel Yearbook issue look back on 1995.
Santos Montano Pens Old Man Gloom Tour Diary (For a Tour that Never Happened), Part I
June 8, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Old Man Gloom drummer Santos Montano pens Part I of tour diary for the band’s postponed 2020 tour.
Bandcamp Waives Fees for 24 Hours: A Decibel Buyer’s Guide, Part III
June 5, 2020 Emily Bellino
Bandcamp waives their cut of fees to support artists and Decibel recommends our favorites.
The Haunt of Harvey: Matt Harvey’s Top Five Horror Comics of All Time
June 4, 2020 Greg Pratt
To celebrate the release of the new Exhumed/Gruesome split 10-inch, Twisted Horror, we caught up with Matt Harvey to find out his top five horror comics of all time.
Interview: Flashback to 1995 with Monster Magnet’s Dave Wyndorf
June 3, 2020 Sean Frasier
Flashback to 1995 with Monster Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf as he discusses Dopes to Infinity, stoner rock, nü-metal, and Martian sex.
Inside the Subterranean Watchtower: A Conversation with Damian Herring About ‘Reamping’
June 1, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Many albums are ‘reamped,’ but what does that mean? Horrendous’ guitarist/vocalist and underground-renowned audio engineer Damian Herring explains the what, how and why of “reamping.”
Necrot To Release Re-recorded Demo Track “Into the Labyrinth” via the Decibel Flexi Series
May 29, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 1 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death metal killers Necrot.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Human 2.0’ vs. ‘The Inalienable Dreamless’
May 28, 2020 Greg Pratt
It’s Nasum‘s Human 2.0 vs. Discordance Axis‘s The Inalienable Dreamless in the ultimate modern grindcore showdown.
Necrot Release “Stench of Decay,” Set ‘Mortal’ LP Release Date
May 27, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear new Necrot jam “Stench of Decay” and get your pre-order on for Mortal, which will be released on August 28.
F*ck You, COVID-19: Here Are Our Favorite Maryland Deathfest Memories
May 21, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Maryland Deathfest was supposed to start today. Join us as we reminisce about MDFs gone by.
Rescheduled Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly Dates Announced!
May 12, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly has been officially rescheduled for April 9-10, 2021 at Fillmore Philly! Tickets for the original 2020 festival dates will automatically be valid for the new dates.
Pre-Order Napalm Death LP Reissues In an Exclusive Color From Decibel!
May 7, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Four new four Napalm Death LPs—Smear Campaign, Time Waits for No Slave, Utilitarian and Apex Predator – Easy Meat—get the reissue treatment with an assist from Decibel.
Album Premiere: Göden – ‘Beyond Darkness’
May 4, 2020 Chris Dick
Göden, featuring Winter members, prolongs misery, suffering, and pain on new album, Beyond Darkness. Streaming now in full only at Decibel!
