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Cali crossover thrashers Dead Heat have returned with their brand new five-track EP Endless Torment, and the Decibel staff was so stoked on these rippers that we had to snag 125 copies on limited-edition Green inside Ultra Clear with Green & Red Splatter vinyl, courtesy of Tankcrimes and Triple B Records! Recorded by Armand John Anthony

What’s that? You needed a dose of crusty death metal to start your Monday morning? You’ll get exactly that in the form of Beyond Death, the second album from Finnish quartet Church of the Dead. Coming two years and a covers EP after their debut album, Beyond Death scratches the itch for filthy, punk-influenced death metal. Checking in

I originally discovered Toronto’s Phantom Lung and their roughhousing take on death ’n’ thrash metal infused grindcore via an appearance in a past Throw Me a Frickin’ Bone column. For this particular appearance in what I think is considered one of Decibel’s “socials,” the band was supposed to record and provide a pair of new

Atheist’s Kelly Shaefer and Testament’s Steve DiGiorgio have teamed up with guitarist/producer Ryan Vincent (Legend) and drummer Sean Rehmer (Dejector/Mercurial) for a stunning cover of Alice In Chains’ “Rotten Apple,” off the group’s 1994 EP Jar of Flies. While the track is already in rotation at Corridor of Covers on Liquid Metal on SiriusXM, Decibel

There’s a new track from Beltfed Weapon, titled “Eternal Fire,” and it features a host of impressive guests. The thrash/speed metal band is fronted by Frank Hetzel, and he often collaborates with impressive names for this project. The forthcoming EP, Darkened Demise, features a hefty list just on this one track, including Tim Aymar (Control

Static-X often get lumped in with the nu metal movement of the early 2000s, but they claim they fit in more with industrial bands. In fact, even back in their heyday the band tried to avoid the nu metal moniker by creating their own descriptor for their music, “evil disco.” In recent interview with Sense Music

Converge just announced tour dates in the U.K. and Europe with Dying Fetus, Archspire, Gatecreeper, Frozen Soul, Frontierer, and Terror. The band are currently embarking on a US tour with Frail Body and Brutus and will be heading to the U.K. twice this summer. See the dates below: UK & European Shows 06/23 Manchester, UK @

Corey Taylor couldn’t say enough good things about Sleep Token, whose record released last week. Taylor, of Slipknot and Stone Sour fame, talked about the UK band, whose record Take Me Back To Eden dropped this past Friday. So far, the album is already getting love in some unlikely places. A recent interview reveals that

A weatherman has gone viral for his use of metal references in his recurring forecasts. Chris Michaels of WSLS 10 News is apparently a metalhead and is now known for quoting lyrics well-known metal bands when he is on the air. The meteorologist is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and became popular through his TikTok account,

You know, it’s almost like there are repercussions for your action. I’m not saying Marduk is a band full of angels, but maybe getting filmed doing a Nazi salute is a bad move in 2023. I mean, at least it was for one person in the last few days… Aside from that whole kerfuffle, there

In a recent interview, Jason Newsted talked up the authenticity he feels he puts into his pet project, Newsted. Specifically he feels the band is honest and doesn’t involve any “cheating.” In a new interview with 98.7 The Gater‘s The Jason & Franny Show, as transcribed by Blabbermouth, the famous Metallica bassist talked more about bringing back

Man, some killer music came out this week and as such, we’ve updated The MetalSucks Playlist with some bangers. New singles like Blackbraid’s “The Spirit Remains” and Mutoid Man’s “Call of the Void” made the cut, as well as some big drops like Ghost’s iteration of “Phantom of the Opera” from today’s release of Phantomime.

Two albums and eight years in and Denver’s Oak, Ash & Thorn are catching stride with their conglomerate take on D-beat infused blackened death metal. Following the 2018 self-release of first album, May Every Altar Linger and follow up, To Gaze on Stars of Frost three years later, the quartet of vocalist/guitarist Adam Armstrong, guitarist

Greetings, Decibel readers! It’s been a couple weeks, so we’re playing catch-up a bit here. Couldn’t let the new Cattle Decapitation and The Acacia Strain releases go unmentioned. The legions would never allow it! Also, big new release from VHS as well. Easily a top contender for one of the best albums of the year.

It’s an imperial stout with a gloriously friggin’ stupid name and a stupidly friggin’ glorious finish. This isn’t even the first imperial stout named “Thiccolas Cage”—Sacramento’s Track 7 got there first. What in Zeus’s butthole is going on here? Welcome to the very weird and wooly subculture of beers (and meads) brewed in tribute to

Breaking News, Exclusive, News, Vinyl Doom, drone, home featured, James Plotkin, Khanate, Sacred Bones Records, Stephen O’Malley, Sunn O))). Surprise! Acclaimed experimental doomcasters Khanate are back in aktion after 14 years(!) with their astonishing fifth album To Be Cruel. Decibel has managed to get our clean hands on an exclusive edition, with only 200 copies available on “Black and

Photo courtesy of Pylar Today, we bring you the latest from Pylar, their new single “Límite.” The song is from the new album Límyte—small distinction in name, but they both carry the same haunting, bleak imagery. Of the track, the band say: “This track, ‘Límite,’ is a perfect example of how extra musical influences have a

As far as inspiration for forming a metal band goes, we’re fully sold on the concept of movie-obsessed death metal. So, congrats to Canadian trio VHS for bringing it all together with a perfect moniker, as well.  The outfit—Mike Hochins (guitar/vocals), Andy Middaugh (drums), Curtis Mill (bass)—generally chooses a theme for each release and on their

The perfect video to accompany Nerver‘s noisy, battering track (which invokes Drive Like Jehu’s wiry tension and Unsane’s rumbling aggression) would definitely be something like an homage to The Blair Witch Project as viewed through an old analog TV, with plenty of cemetery scenes thrown in for good measure. This jittery pounder, suitably titled “The

Let’s be real: Decibel copy editor Andrew Bonazelli has a more refined taste in music than anyone else in that rotting hellhole we call a masthead. The man keeps the rest of us on our toes, presenting out-of-the-box extraordinary ideas for Hall of Fame records and reminding us that melody exists outside of 1990s Sweden.