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Decibel joins forces with John Petrucci for quick round on the return of Liquid Tension Experiment and their new album, Liquid Tension Experiment 3.

We have a limited number of advance copies of the August issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Necrot flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.

This week Demo:listen premieres the grimy sounds of NYC death metal band Gravesend. 

New York City-based avant-garde black metal trio Imperial Triumphant extol the luxurious virtues of Empire City’s most decadent structures.

The Six Most Metal Breweries TV series discovers the most metal gym in NYC, Monster Cyle. Drinking (and working out) ensues.

Stream a new song from NYC noise rockers Russian Baths now.

Chepang discuss how their experiences as immigrants affect their music, having two drummers and their Super Bowl predictions.

The Gnaw frontman discusses the creative process, the addition of lap steel guitarist Dana Schecter and making “the perfect Gnaw album.”

Stream the first song from disturbed noise metal/experimental outfit Gnaw‘s new record, Cutting Pieces now!

New York City-based label WYLN is reissuing lost, classic heavy metal records including albums from Cyanide, Leather Nunn, Valhalla and Death Squad. 

Watch Immolation‘s entire set from Decibel Metal & Beer Fest, plus an introduction from Dave Mustaine.

In New York’s flourishing metal scene the experimental death metal band Pyrrhon is a bit of an outlier. Formed when most of the band members were in college, Pyrrhon received widespread acclaim for their 2014 album The Mother Of Virtues, a blend of lyrical and instrumental virtuosity. Pyrrhon is fronted by Doug Moore, a onetime high school athlete and University Of Pennsylvania graduate who rejected conventional paths to success to pursue music. He talked to us about cross-state commutes to band practice and the end times.  

At the Deciblog, we strive to find things for your listening pleasure. Occasionally, we can take it a step further like today with some excellent footage of the experimental black metal band Imperial Triumphant shot recently in their hometown of New York City (get past the slightly shaky start and things look better). Check out…

Your friends at Decibel have teamed up with A Pale Horse Named Death to entertain you this summer. We’ll be hosting a blog series for the next five weeks detailing production of a video for their new album Lay My Soul To Waste and premiering the “DMSLT” video at the end. In the first installment,…

If metal was a mother, beer would replace breast milk. The folks at esteemed N.Y.C. drinking establishment Idle Hands Bar in the fragrant East Village neighborhood know this very well. (Do your beer gut a favor, and follow them @IdleHandsBar.) They’re teaming up with the brewmasters at Harpoon and Speakeasy to bring you Learning to…