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Photo by Clinton Jacob Chicago and Minneapolis were the heralded Midwest cities when it came to noise rock in the ’80s and ’90s, but Decibel Hall of Fame inductees Die Kreuzen repped for nearby Milwaukee, which had its own fertile punk and post-hardcore scene. In that fine tradition, the Brew City offers up power trio

Where they from?California (NOT JAPAN). The New York Knicks start their quest for a championship this Wednesday against the dastardly San Antonio Spurs. Now would be a good time to appreciate what an absolute alien Victor Wembanyama is. He’s seven-foot four! You could remove an entire foot from his height and he would still clean

Alright you blue-haired freaks, be forewarned: I am not in a good mood. I just came from the Monro over at Eastland Drive, and the punk servicing my Ford F-150 seemed to find it appropriate to charge me $930 for new pads and rotors. That little prick got one hell of a sigh and disapproving

Photo by Ossobuko Studio With ’90s rock unexpectedly having a moment in the 2020s, Spanish trioGreen Water Desert‘s timing couldn’t be better for the upcoming release of their third full-length, Eerie Meadows. The track we’re premiering from that effort, “Woodcutter,” combines the groove of old-school Pearl Jam with the stoner vibe of Kyuss or Monster

I’ve been asked to give my goblin-perspective on a new beef that has emerged by two dudes in the music sphere who vaguely resemble vampires: MGK and YUNGBLUD. At first glance, neither look like they’ve never had a burger in their life, THE IRONY! I’ve never seen so many pale-looking abs! So many questions arise:

Greetings, travelers of the internet, and welcome to a brand-spanking new column here at MetalSucks: DROPOCALYPSE. What exactly is this, you ask? Well, each Friday, I’ll be taking you through the week’s hottest, sexiest, freshest vinyl drops, because record collecting is fun. It is also, objectively, the stupidest hobby of all time. But that’s neither

Happy Friday,Decibel readers! We’ve got a lot of great new music to blast today, with today’s selections providing a diversity in heavy and extreme sounds. Fans of cavernous death metal, symphonic black metal, classic heavy metal, melodic death metal, and unique doom metal (it’s hard to describe Godthrymm in just a few words) should all

Once again, Sodom went to Horst Müller’s studio in Berlin, this time to hammer out their first proper album. The band promised to put in extra effort and work more professionally. However, that wasn’t exactly the result, as nightly parties with gallons of beer remained a dominant factor in the recording process. Whether that was

Castle are dropping a new track along an official video for “Carry Chains” Check it out here. The song is from their albumCarrie Chains,dropping September 4 via Hammerheart Records. “We spent so many years on the road in the early days of Castle, we’d riff on song ideas through night drives and backstage hangs… a

For years, bass players have tried to find new and innovative ways to game the system. They plug their DI boxes straight into the board during recording sessions instead of lugging their amps out of the storage unit they defaulted on. They spend their $1.50 per diem on scratch-off tickets because even a five-dollar win

Sure, there are a lot of bands thatsound likeFunebrarum. After all, the cavernous style mastered by these New Jersey practitioners is one of the essential pillars of death metal. There’s a good reason so many people hearOnward to Golgotha andDawn of Possession and decide to pick up guitars and make lots of noise. But there’s

Hello, everyone! Smokey Goretooth here covering “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks‘ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take your horror stories and ultimately decide if you suck for some bullshit you may or may not have done. Today’s entry comes from someone calling themselves “hedlover_26,” which should already give you a feel for what

There’s no point in doing a track premiere, when an album only contains two tracks, so, what the hell, here’s the whole damn thing.Callous Faulter is the solo project of AussieJ. Angus (ex-Greytomb,Paroxysmal Cavitation)—assisted by R. Stone (drums) and Tim Stoker (sax solo)—and this self-titled effort features “The Isolationist” and “Ocean View,” each clocking in

Hi everybody, Dave Mustcomplain here. Part owner of M&R Heating, Cooling & Electrical, serving the fine people of Bloomington, Illinois since 1994, and proud grandfather to Lilianne and Connor even though I’m no longer on speaking terms with their mother over some Facebook posts I made during the COVID-19 plandemic, but that’s neither here nor

Ex-Grindlink guitarist Takafumi Matsubara is always up to something. Lately, it’s his involvement with crossover thrash weirdosKillseduction. Three years after releasing their first demo, Killseduction are back in action alongside Japanese fastcore vetsLowcard De La Morte. Their new split, fittingly dubbedKill De La Morte, is out on May 29, butDecibelhas an early, exclusive stream of

New York trioMama Doom are perhaps most notable for their guitar-free retro doom, but as you’ll hear for yourself in the band’s new video for “Woven Linen,” there’s no lack of thunder and heaviness. Fair warning for those viewing said video at work or, I dunno, on an airplane, there is some brief female (topless)

MondaySucksis brand new MetalSucks weekly column on Mondays, written by your favorite goblin comedian musician,John Goblikon. In the modern entertainment industry, there are only two letters that can garner both immediate financial and promotional support: I.P. – In Hollywood, it refers to Intellectual Property. In the music industry, it refers to Industry Plant, and “I.C.P.”

What a week it’s been! The metal news this had drama, heartbreak, and burgers, so lets dive into it… System Of a Down’s “Chop Suey!” passes 2 billion streams on Spotify It’s about goddamn time this happened! System Of a Down‘s 2001 “Chop Suey!” is one of their most revered and quintessential songs (and, for

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Photo courtesy of Musth Norwegian alternative metal band Musth are sharing their new EP, Jollysad, a release that leans unapologetically into discomfort, excess, and the absurd, both lyrically and musically. The EP is out Friday as a self-release. “We were fed up with the overly polished and perfectly produced sound of music today, so we