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Early bird discounted weekend passes for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles are ON SALE NOW. Don’t miss out!

Over 100 back issues in the Decibel webstore are on sale now for just $3.00 each! Hurry, sale ends Sunday at midnight EST.

American death metal phenoms Horrendous announce fourth album Idol and reveal new track, “Soothsayer.”

Pig Destroyer release “Army of Cops,” the first song from their upcoming Head Cage album.

Listen to German atmospheric black metallers Firtan’s stunning new album “Okeanos”.

Former and current members of Napalm Death, Repulsion and Cathedral are welcomed back to the Decibel Flexi Series. Be sure to get a deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, July 9th at 10am EST to get this exclusive single.

Discounted full weekend passes – which include access to pours from the breweries all weekend – are available NOW!

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Possessed flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track, right here.

Headliners include thrash legends Testament, who will play a special set of both their classic “The New Order” and “The Gathering” records in full, along with the Tom Gabriel Fischer-led Triptykon performing a special all-Celtic Frost set.

Legendary drummer Vinnie Paul, best known for his work with Pantera, died yesterday at 54.

Craft beer-loving scene veterans Trappist return with two new songs. Corporate beer beware!

Nasum drummer Anders Jakobson discusses the grindcore legends’ debut full-length, Inhale/Exhale.

Reformed Finnish death metallers Abhorrence premiere new bruiser “Anthem for the Anthropocene.”

Literally everything is on sale in Decibel store through Father’s Day So, while you’re cashing in on this sweet deal, be sure to tell your dad, “Thanks.”

Cheap merchandise. Diminishing revenues for labels already under financial pressure. Death metal shower curtains and bar signs. Decibel‘s special report on how online bootlegging is hurting the extreme metal scene.

Matt Harvey shares the five heavy albums that changed his life.

Ralph Santolla, who played guitar for numerous extreme metal legends, passed away on June 6.

Graveyard-dwelling death metal quartet Tomb Mold unleash their pulverizing new album, Manor of Infinite Forms.

Experimental noise rock met left-field grind and the one and only Boredoms during a legendary tour in 1993 when Pain Teens, Brutal Truth, and the Japanese noise legends hit the road together.

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 3 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED Possessed flexi disc!

Boston hardcore legends Slapshot are back with a brand new full-length — and we’ve got the whole damn thing right here.

In which we have some sugar poured on us, or at least, in our DIPA.

Swedish black metal depressionists Vanhelga premiere new track “Varde Mörker.”

This weekend only, save 30% on all Decibel shirts, hoodies, pint glasses and flexi boxes in our web store.

Hear and acquire this exclusive new Amorphis flexi disc single right here.

The Six Most Metal Breweries attended the second annual Decibel Metal & Beer Fest last month, and crafted this extensive video recap.

Visa issues force Bloodbath to postpone their impending North American tour.

We caught up with punk rocker and mayoral candidate Joey “Shithead” Keithley to talk D.O.A.’s 17th studio album, 40th anniversary tour, and much more.

Sold out since December 2015! Decibel recently acquired a few copies from a distributor — get one while you can!

Cosmic Church’s final encyclical is an endlessly immersive work of atmospheric black metal, delivered in a manner that retains the style’s essential rawness and power.