Metal

Anvil landed on the metal scene in the early ’80s with a resounding impact. There was a metal zeitgeist moment happening around the world—in Japan, Europe, the U.K., North America—and they inserted themselves into it with authority. The Canadian quartet, originally called Lips, released a debut effort, Hard ‘n’ Heavy, under their original moniker before

Photo courtesy of Medicine Horse If you’re a fan of sludgy, dirty, groovy metal in the vein of Weedeater and supporting indigenous metal, you won’t want to sleep on Medicine Horse. They’re premiering the debut track from their self-titled album, “Turning Tide,” with us today. Vocalist Nico Williams says about the song: “‘Turning Tide’ is

Photo: Farrah Skeiky The hardcore scene has cranked out a lot of killer records this year, with many young bands finding ways to put fresh and exciting coats of paint on the established genre. Chicago outfit Buggin joined the ranks of those bands this year with the release of their debut album, Concrete Cowboys, a 12-songs-in-19-minutes banger that

It seems almost trite to write something about what this pivotal record from Death means to death metal at large, given how much has already been said about the band’s importance. But with yesterday marking the 30th anniversary of Individual Thought Patterns‘ release, we figured it’s worth taking another look back at one of the

This week, it was announced that Josh “Baby J” Miller will no longer be in the band Spite. Instead, he will focus on his new project Darko, a band he is in with Tom Barber of Chelsea Grin. Miller took to social media to give a statement about his time in the band and to

Seattle death metal band Cerebral Rot are embarking on a summer tour across North America. The Drowned In Excretion Tour treks across U.S. and Canada this August, destroying all in its wake. The tour celebrates the band’s 2021 Excretion Of Mortality record, released June 2021 via 20 Buck Spin. CEREBRAL ROT Drowned In Excretion Tour

German band Knife just announced their first album for Napalm Records, Heaven Into Dust, out August 25. The band initially formed in 2019 and dropped their first record, which was self-titled, in 2021. You can hear the first song from the band’s second album, the title track, right here. If this song is any indication,

Allegedly, Tony Iommi was offered the chance to join Black Sabbath on the upcoming Power Trip festival, but he turned it down. Iommi revealed this fact in an interview with Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk that he turned it down because Ozzy Osbourne was having health issues, even though Ozzy is planning on being the

Filth is Eternal announced specifics this week about their upcoming record, Find Out, and shared the first single from the album, “Crawlspace.” The Seattle band are dropping the forthcoming record on September 29 via MNRK Heavy. “It’s about that small window of time when everything feels like it’s working—the band, relationships, work, mental health, the

Man, death metal showed up this past week, didn’t it? From the 30th anniversaries of both Morbid Angel’s Covenant and Death’s Individual Thought Patterns to the unexpected announcements and singles from Cannibal Corpse and Deathklok, you have enough tunes to thoroughly piss off your neighbors. Other than those things, though, we didn’t get a whole

A trifecta of a black metal tour was just announced in the form of Cloak, Uada, and Ghost Bath. The 30-plus-date tour kicks off at the end of August in Denver and crosses the U.S. and Canada. Check out the dates here: 08/30 Denver, CO @ Roxy Theater [TICKETS]08/31 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge [TICKETS]09/01

You’d think this had already gone down, but nu-metal outfit Korn have apparently entered into an agreement with apparel company Adidas to put out a line of branded shoes and apparel. The news comes after Complex received internal documents highlighting the new line featuring the band’s logo coming this October. According to the documents, the

In what appears to be a thinly veiled hint at a secret club show next Friday, Mötley Crüe took to Twitter earlier today to promote some unknown band called Dögs Of War and their upcoming gig at London’s The Underworld. Of course, we only know that because even though the band’s blocked us on Twitter,

Looking back at the absolutely fucking insane career that The Dillinger Escape Plan forged for itself as a unit, it’s wild to think they even became as huge as they did. Given the fact that even guitarist Ben Weinman describes their sound as “garbage cans falling down stairs,” it’s probably unbelievable to the average layperson

Greetings, Decibel readers! Hope you’ve gotten your copy of Decibel #226, as it contains lots of goodies from the Mizmor cover story to a proper story about Anvil‘s Metal on Metal. Everyone knows about the Anvil documentary and the band’s place in the history of metal, but it’s long-past due for a proper journalistic outlet

Back in April, two of the hardest party bands in Indiana tag-teamed a split EP available exclusively on cassette. The Mound Builders play an infectious blend of sludge and hardcore punk with big energy and even bigger riffs. We discussed their ten year anniversary a few years ago, so our excitement about this split is

Hailing from the backwoods of Pennsylvania, Cultic make music that alludes to high fantasy sword-and-sorcery tales—King Arthur, Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja. They call it battle punk or dark dungeon metal, both of which seem to be alternate ways to describe funeral doom without the length. Their new single “Seduced” runs under five minutes in length

Ah, the freedom of completely unfettered creative expression. Nothing like it. And when it’s just you, your instruments and some recording gear, dealing with other human’s and their opinions isn’t a concern. So, if you want to craft a devilishly old-school black album around a fantasy novel you wrote (The Rise of Meklarah), such as

Looking for a new thrash metal jam? Do you wish said jam sort of sounded like Vader if they became a thrash band? Then you’re in luck with the latest ripper on display with the new video from Denmark’s Terminalist. The band is set to unleash their second album on the world on September 8

Photo by Roberto Romano Trounce have shared with us a lyric video and song from their upcoming album The Seven Crowns, titled “The Wheel.” The record will be out October 20 via Hummus Records on triple vinyl, double CD, and digitally. The record is made up of both studio recordings and live songs from their set at