We all know it’s hard out there for a struggling band to make ends meet when they go out on tour. It’s so bad that bands have canceled tours, blown the whistle on unfair tactics by venues, and even called it quits because things have gotten so bad. But what about a major and established
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The UK hasn’t historically been a thrash hotbed, and a lot of the biggest names of the country’s first wave—Xentrix, Lawnmower Deth, Slammer, Acid Reign—have the dreaded “Humour” tag in their lyrical themes section on Metal Archives. Thankfully, London’s The Bleeding are here to drag UK thrash into the realm of horror. There isn’t a
The dual-hemisphere industrial death metal duo Djinn-Ghül—one part Denver, CO, one part, Bolivar, Venezuela—are back with a brand-new assault, “Ghola,” from their upcoming third full-length, Opulence. The three-minute skull-splitter, offers cold, mechanized soundscapes juxtaposed with relentless DM pummeling and a multi-prong vocal attack—guttural, screechy, piggy squeal, the works. All instrumental parts on the nine-tracks Opulence
Where they from?Orlando, Florida. This is the second column in a row we’ve talked about a band from Central Florida on here, what gives? You would think if there was a single area of the country that would be bereft of any type of culture it would be the land of the Anti-semetic mouse, but
Color me surprised, but ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson said he would “take the call” if Megadeth were looking for a bassist and they reached out to him. His comments came during an interview with the Loaded Radio podcast. “Well, look, I’m not the one who closed the door. [Laughs] You know what I mean. “Dave’s
Progressive (death) metal visionaries Atheist and Cynic will embark on their 30th Anniversary tour of the US called “Focus and Presence.” The jaunt will celebrate Atheist’s Unquestionable Presence (released in 1991) and Cynic’s Focus (released in 1993) — both Decibel Hall of Fame albums (HERE and HERE). Actually, Atheist will be performing not just tracks
Sink your teeth into some brutal fucking death metal with “The Killing Joke,” a new ripper from long-running Indian crushers Gutslit. Pulled from their upcoming third album, Carnal, “The Killing Joke” features the grooves and low-end one expects in brutal death metal but also uses liberal deathgrind influences, making it the fastest song on the album. The
Dark metal legends Agalloch are giving their 1999 debut album Pale Folklore the ultra deluxe 2xLP reissue treatment via Eisenwald Records, and Decibel is enchanted to have our hands on an exclusive variant on Orange vinyl, limited to just 100 copies! Featuring deluxe triple gatefold packaging with golden printing throughout, plus a 12-page LP-sized booklet, our exclusive Decibel edition comes
Rammstein vocalist Till Lindemann’s book publisher dropped him following allegations made earlier this week by a woman who claims she attended the band’s show in Lithuania. Now, the band have issued a statement in German about the claims. Lindemann’s publisher, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, dropped the author over these allegations and the alleged use of his
Old school death metal aficionados, rejoice! Dismember are dropping a massive box-set featuring… well, almost everything from their career. Their Historia Mortis box set, out via Nuclear Blast, includes: All studio albums mastered by Patrick W. Engel The 1991 master of Like An Ever Flowing Stream on vinyl for the first time ever The Pieces and Misanthropic EPs The Complete Demos 1988-1990 compilation A rareties
Italian goth metal icons Lacuna Coil just released a new single, “Never Dawn.” The track was initially premiered as a partnership with a board game. Vocalist Cristina Scabbia says about the new track: “First presented, in its instrumental version in the trailer for Zombicide White Death game, and then in its live version during our
We reported last month that vocalist Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch has a hernia, and that’s why they were mysteriously missing tour dates. Now, not surprisingly, they’ve canceled the rest of their European tour. We say not surprisingly because, in addition to missing the beginning of the tour as well, Moody issued a
Happy Saturday, everyone! Thanks to the holiday on Monday, this week went by crazy fast and man, are we thankful for that! This week was chock full of new songs, so we shook things up quite a bit with the playlist. Of the 20 songs we select each week, 15 are brand spanking new. Only
Two bands you might not want or expect to think about at the same time are Nickelback and Pantera, but that doesn’t change with the fact that both Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul were both fans of Nickleback and friends with the band. Unlikely as it may seem, Darrell even collaborated with the band at
Clutch made everyone happy last week when the announced a new seven-inch box set of their latest album featuring some unreleased tracks. The set includes their most recent record, Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, as well as three unreleased tracks, “Boogeyman Blues,” “Arts & Crafts,” and “Railroad Daises.” The box set is out now and also
In major bummer news, Suffocation had to cancel their entire European summer tour due to injuries sustained at past shows. The band say they are still planning on finishing their new album, which will be their first since 2017 and the first record featuring their new vocalist, Ricky Myers. On Instagram, the band say: “It
Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has been given the boot by his publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch, as more allegations surface following an incident during the band’s show at Vilnius, Lithuania. The move was announced in a social media post from the publishing house, which has since been translated. Originally reported by the German arm of Metal
Greetings, Decibel readers! Check out this week’s new releases below. It’s a good week if you’re into really dark black metal and death metal. But there’s a math-core surprise hidden in the shadows as well, in case you’re in the mood for something different. — Corpsessed – Skeletal Grotesquery (Live) A nice little bonus for
Boundless Domain, the highly-anticipated second full-length album from Creeping Death, is anything but an endless kingdom away; more like a measly two weeks away at time of posting! Print subscribers already know this as our latest issue has a feature on the aforementioned best ever death metal band in Denton and all of the hardcore
Canadian noise rock quartet KEN Mode are back and they’ve got a slate of new songs to hit you over the head with. Earlier today, the band announced they were ready to showcase their upcoming album VOID by not only announcing its release date, but also by putting out its first single, “The Shrike” on