Metal

Photo by Geert Braekers What do death metal, black metal, hardcore and post-hardcore have in common? If you find yourself in Belgium, the answer is easy: drummer Wim Coppers. A percussionist for over two decades, Coppers claims membership to five bands in Belgium’s vibrant underground scene. It’s not uncommon for groups in his neck of

For the first taste of Ter Ziele‘s debut album, they’re bringing us the heavy, heart-wrenching doom goodness with  “This Mortal Coil.” Taken from Embodiment of Death—out February 28 via Tartarus Records—following their debut singles in 2022 and their intense and memorable liver performances. The album promises to be personal, heavy, and memorable. “Amidst a rapid,

I’ve got Dali paintings on my walls, Dali pins on my jacket, will eventually have Dali art on my skin — and for the record I would have bought a Dali watch at the Dali Museum in St. Pete’s, FL if the quality was anywhere in the neighborhood of the asking price — so, why

As evidenced by the “band” photo provided here to accompany the premiere of Novarupta’s new single, “The Bullet Shines Before Impact,” this Swedish act is a “collective concept,” with multi-instrumentalist Alex Stjernfeldt as its ringleader of sorts. Stjernfeldt has been the one constant (along with artist Arjen Kunnen) on a four-album journey that started with

Disrupted (Photo by Daniel Jansson) Sweden’s Disrupted is set to release its third full-length album, Stinking Death, on January 24, 2025. Known for their signature HM-2 tone—a hallmark of the classic Swedish death metal sound—and unwavering dedication to the genre’s roots, Disrupted continues to deliver a brutal homage to death metal’s golden age. Mikael Hanni and Thomas Liljekvist, who

Decibel — and the entire metal and hardcore community — mourns the passing of underground show promoter and accomplished artist Rich Hall. If you went to a cool show in NYC in the late ’90s or early ’00s, there’s a good chance Rich put it on. He was a wonderful and deeply funny guy, who loved

Where they from?Seattle, Washington. Wow, the Lions really blew it over the weekend. I mean a number one seed getting blown out of their own building, how Detroit. The nightmare continues for the silver and blue. Also, snow games rule. They should blanket the field with fake snow for all those boring-ass preseason games in

Photo by Beau Patrick Coulon Guts Club, that experimental doomgaze trio from New Orleans that we premiered a couple years ago, is back as an experimental doomgaze quartet, now with a baritone sax in the mix. The new single they’re unleashing, “Remember the Mountains,” finds the fearsome foursome—Lindsey Baker (guitar/vocals), L. Jett (baritone sax/synth), Abbey

Harakiri for the Sky vocalist JJ is back on the podcast celebrating the latest album Scorched Earth out January 24! We open the conversation on the three pillars of life that influence him lyrically, having the reestablished his personal identity after life changing during the pandemic, leaving isolated in a cabin in the woods when

Mick Thomson has got some hands on him, that’s for sure. The Slipknot guitarist, “#7,” is so precise and technical, which makes watching him perform fucking awesome. And because he is so awesome, he just got his own LTD MT-I signature guitar with ESP. He debuts it in the intro video below. Thomson’s LTD MT-I

The biggest metal party of 2025 is now kicking off a day early. And that long weekend of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is doubling as a special hometown birthday celebration. The official Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST—presented by Relapse Records in honor of the legendary label’s 35th anniversary on Thursday, April 3 at

The infamous Pentagram‘s highly anticipated 10th record, Lightning in a Bottle, will be out January 31 via Heavy Psych Sounds. The record features famed frontman and figurehead Bobby Liebling, guitarist/producer Tony Reed (Mos Generator, Big Scenic Nowhere, etc.), drummer Henry Vasquez (Legions of Doom, Saint Vitus, Blood of the Sun, etc.) and bassist Scooter Haslip

The biggest metal party of 2025 is now kicking off a day early. And that long weekend of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is doubling as a special hometown birthday celebration. The official Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST—presented by Relapse Records in honor of the legendary label’s 35th anniversary on Thursday, April 3 at

Greetings, Decibel readers! This week’s new releases include the latest in heavy madness from Necrodeath, Onirophagus, Häxkapell and more! It’s a great week across the metal spectrum: from death-doom, to classic blackened-thrash, to weird and angular death metal. Ok, so maybe not the whole spectrum, but some of the best parts of it for sure.

Progressive death metallers Pathogenic prepare to release their relentless new album, Crowned in Corpses, on February 7 via Skepsis Records. And we have the video for the title track for you today. The album was produced by Raymond Marte (Moon Tooth), Anthony Lopardo (Loss Becomes), and the band. Raymond Marte mixed and mastered the record. Crowned

Photo courtesy of Dark Chapel Dark Chapel is a new band headed up by guitarist, vocalist, and producer Dario Lorina, longtime member of Black Label Society. Their debut album, Spirit in the Glass, is due out February 28 via MNRK Heavy.  Also featuring Brody DeRozie (guitar), Mike Gunn (bass), and Luis Silva (drums), they combine groovy, sludgy riffs with

Phoenix, Arizona’s Necrambulant are dropping their second full-length Upheaval of Malignant Necrambulance via Gore House Productions in March. Check out their shattering second single from the release, “Sentenced to a Gluttonous Pit.” “This was the first song written for the new album. Lyrically, the theme came from watching movies like Army of Darkness and Return of the

We’re gonna go ahead and skip trying to describe the brand new video from Toronto melodic death metal trio, The Curse Within. Let’s just say that the over-the-top visuals that accompany the band’s latest single, “Through Inferno,” are both hilarious and graphic. There are cats (“General Whiskers”), demons, carnage, lots of cheap beer and the band—Eric

Pants Exploder Brooklyn sludge titans Pants Exploder return with a bone-crushing new track and video, “Last Thing He Did Was Lose.” As the first taste of their upcoming third album, Pants Exploder III—out January 24, 2025—the song delivers a searing fusion of pulverizing riffs and relentless grooves that define the band’s signature sound. The accompanying

Hailing from San Francisco, Embrium have been steadily carving out a place for themselves among the extreme metal scene with their graceful fusion of shoegaze and post-black metal. Following the release of their 2021 debut EP, Embrium have worked on Timekeeper, their debut full-length set for a March release. Exactly two months from its unveiling, Embrium have shared