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Monster Magnet, Integrity, Repulsion, Spectral Voice and more are all part of the revealed full band lineup for Decibel’s two-day celebration of extreme metal and craft beer. All tickets on sale NOW!

Stream the long-awaited debut record from Spectral Voice now!

Get an active Decibel Deluxe Subscription by Monday, October 2 at 10AM EST and this exclusive new KEN Mode vinyl single is yours!

Neill Jameson explores synthesizers and the various metal-related genres of music that have sprung from the instrument.

Explosive hardcore outfit Sharptooth have recently signed to Pure Noise Records. Listen to a new song and read a new interview now!

Drummer Dirk Verbeuren details the five most complicated Megadeth songs to play past and present.

Neill Jameson considers the importance of aesthetic and appearance in black metal in response to a controversial piece of album artwork.

Legendary producer, engineer and musician Bob Rock discusses working with Metallica and the way that producing records has evolved over time.

On March 31 & April 1, 2018 Decibel Metal & Beer Fest is coming back for another round. Get Early-Bird tickets now! Bottoms up!

Tom Gabriel Fischer, Ian Christe, Dayal Patterson and a host of authors and publisher discuss the rise of authoritative books in extreme metal.

At the Gates announce new album and guitarist plus first – but certainly not their last – 2018 live dates!

It’s our largest print sale to date! Almost a third of our back issues are only $3 (featuring heavy faves At the Gates, Venom, Mastodon, My Dying Bride, Gojira and more). Oh, and $5 shirts! Sale ends September 16th!

Prong‘s groundbreaking 1990 sophomore album, Beg to Differ is inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Get ready for a dive into the darkest depths of death metal’s extended play past with Decibel. We’ll provide the oxygen, you provide the courage.

To celebrate the release of the doom legends’ 15th album, Medusa, Paradise Lost’s founder ranks their first 14 LPs.

Get an active deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, September 4 at 10 AM EST and our 83rd entry into the ever-expanding Decibel Flexi Series is yours. Miss it and be condemned to suffer without it.

In which we consider the top 10 songs about a quintessential heavy metal topic: chains.

Certainly, lists polarize, but if anything’s accomplished from this piece it’s awareness of 5 top-level string-burners and their music. Time to thrash ’em all!

Doom Side of the Moon is a doomed-out interpretation of Pink Floyd’s classic The Dark Side of the Moon. Read an interview with bandleader Kyle Shutt (The Sword) to find out what makes Doom Side tick.

Hurry if you want FREE Kreator, Tribulation, the Black Dahlia Murder, Panopticon and Eyehategod out-of-print flexi discs.

The Kennedy Veil release the first music from their new album, and it features The Black Dahlia Murder ‘s Trevor Strnad.