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Ever since Dee Snider announced his retirement and Twisted Sister revealed they were going to move on with their 50th anniversary plans by recruiting Sebastian Bach, fans have been wondering when the show dates would be announced. Well, some of those dates have seen the light of day thanks to an announcement from earlier today.

Godsmack plan to smack us visually with their upcoming concert film documenting their final performance with their retired band members, Live at Mohegan Sun, which they plan to release May 1 on Blu-ray/CD and on 2LP vinyl. Check out the full trailer, as well as a preview of the movie that comes via their official

Hell yeah, Crobot. The stoner band has been characteristically unstoner with how much they’ve been up to. Yesterday, the occasional unofficial holiday of Friday the 13th, Crobot dropped two things—first, they announced their upcoming new album Supermoon, and second, they shared the lead single from the album, called “Foot Off,” which you can listen to

Awwww shit, guys. When it comes to the best thrash bands of all time, you can easily consider Testament to be on that list because they put out banger albums out for decades now. And among those releases was Practice What You Preach, a killer album from 1989. Earlier today, it was announced that the

Greetings,Decibel readers! We’ve got a of solid, brutal, and bottle-breaking music to listen to this weekend — so let’s get right to it! — Lamb of God –Into Oblivion At this point in their long and storied journey, it seemsLamb of God is seeking to infuse a renewed spirit into their music and image. The

photo: Eugene Lucas If you are of a certain vintage, you have likely heard stories of “Wilkes-Barre, PA’s legendary hardcore scene” of the early ‘90s. Since I grew up there, I’ve often rolled my eyes about my Podunk hometown’s revered, albeit niche, musical status. Maybe that’s because I spent a few of my teenage years

Noise rock trio Unsane have announced a super special run of tour dates for later this year and fans of their recently reissued album Occupational Hazard may not want to miss it. Set to kick off on September 4 in San Antonio, Texas, the tour will feature Unsane playing the entirety of the aforementioned 1998

Photo courtesy of Ravenmocker “A raven sits on a tree branch in a forest with the moon rising behind it,” Ravnmocker’s press release says to set the scene. “Its eyes glow an odd color, revealing that this is the Raven Mocker in its cloaked form. A flock of ravens flies behind it in the sky

Behold! To celebrateCastle Rat’s opening spot on this spring’s epic AmonKlok tour, King Volume, Blues Funeral andDecibelproudly present this limited-edition PICTURE DISC edition LP ofThe Bestiary, featuring the iconic cover photo from Castle Rat’s October 2025Decibelmagazine cover story. Decibel is the exclusive online home for this even more exclusive picture disc—we’re limited to 300 copies—and

If you’ve been following the trajectory of Canadian mastermind Devin Townsend over the last decade or so, one title has consistently popped up in interviews — The Moth. It’s been described as a massively ambitious rock opera type thing that he’s been working on as his “life’s work.” Now, this coming May, the whole project

Photo by Kathleen Kennedy Magruder When looking for the perfect band name, it never hurts to delve into Finnish folklore, especially if you’re a skronky progressive hardcore band, right? Texas weirdos Kallohonka (presumably) took their name from an ancient Finnish ritual of putting a bear skull into a pine tree so that the bear’s soul

Most days, I wake up and think that the internet was a fucking mistake, even though its existence pays my bills. But then there are some days where I see something so cool, I give the interwebs a bit of a reprieve — and today was one of those days. You see, a reader of

Are you a fan of brutal death metal, goregrind or the off-the-air television show,1000 Ways to Die? If you answered yes to any of these questions,Gore Machinehave a new ripper to check out today.Congealed and Foamingis the Philly-based one-man band’s second release, lyrically focusing on themes of Darwinism and unusual historical deaths. Song titles like

Photo by Julianna Rose The new single, “Coward,” from Chico, California’s noisy crust mongors Mordeo encompasses all the ugliness this band is about. The drop-tuned guitar sound is raw and savage, the vocals equally pegging into the red, the bass is a lumbering beast and the stuttering rhythm succumbs to a staticky, noise-laden outro at

British tech death metal bandIngestedhave been dealing with some shit lately. Last month, they fired their vocalist Josh Davies after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced online. Unfortunately, that decision came at a critical time, as the band is set to release their new album Denigration in May, which means the thing is likely already complete.

Well, it’s not like he didn’t tell us he was gonna do this. Matt Zane has been campaigning and defending his in-process documentary on the late Wayne Static and his wife Tera Wray, for a while now. Both of their families have actively spoken against it, though Zane is adamant that he had both Static

Talk about some big names doing some goodly big things. Fugazi are no strangers to activism, charity, mutual aid, or anything of the like, so this just makes sense. The boys did a grip of recordings back in 1992 at with the late legend Steve Albini at his studio Electrical Audio and they’ve now digitally

Earlier this week, we reported on the fact that a new collaboration between French post-punk artist and ex-Savages vocalist Jehnny Beth and Mike Patton was on the horizon. The track, dubbed “Look At Me”, was released today and though it’s definitely an interesting piece of music, the video certainly is provocative. For those that either

Greetings,Decibel readers! This week’s roundup brings an eclectic mix of styles, from classic heavy metal, to neon-blasted synthwave, to world-swallowing blackened death metal. — Axe Dragger –Axe Dragger Yes. Just … YES!!! Ok, so when it comes to classic heavy metal — THIS is how the vocals should sound. You gotta blend raspy and strong

UK doom trio Conanare primed to issue the second edition of their DIY 10″ vinyl series andDecibelhas an exclusive premiere of “Anger Mask,” the single from said 10″. Stylistically, it isn’t going too far off the beaten path—big, sludgy riffs backed by a wall of amps and Johnny King’s forceful drumming are a force of