Metal

New York’s White Hills first came to my attention on a show with doom purveyors Telekinetic Yeti. Though I’d never heard a recorded song of theirs, their loud-as-fuck performance despite the fact that they were a duo playing inside of a diner instantly made me a fan. They’ll be off to Europe soon, but before

Greetings Decibel readers! If you’re here for some solid death metal, tech-death, and metalcore, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re merely curious about the album we used as the featured image for this week’s installment, skip to the third one on the list. Trust me, the pay-off is huge. — Balmora – With

Did you have a nice day yesterday, playing with your Star Wars action figures and pretending like the world can’t hurt you again? Let’s keep that momentum up and talk about thrash metal. Drain Living Proof (Epitaph) Thrash hasn’t been this fun in a long time. Crossover wrecking crew Drain meet in the perfect middle

Need a little something to clear the cobwebs? How about some audio-visual “smelling salts,” so to speak, courtesy of Pittsburgh noise/math maniacs Microwaves. The outfit’s brand new video for “Regular Magic” (from 2022’s Three One G LP Discomfiture Atlas) will definitely tweak some synapses with its jumpy, fast-cut images of  weird substances (powders? gels? slime?)

Photo courtesy of Canyons Kansas City’s Canyons dropped a video for their cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade” for charity. ll proceeds from sales of the track, which was mixed and mastered by Chris Common (of These Arms Are Snakes, Le Butcherettes, etc. and who donated his production talents and time), will

Photo by Léo Xavier The Brazilian death metal legacy continues on through new-school quintet, Antrvm, which features Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser’s son, Yohan Kisser, on guitar. The band, which also features Victor Cutrale (vocals), Victor Henrique (guitars), Bruno Nicolozzi (bass), Matt Carrilho (drums), was formed during the pandemic and recorded its soon-to-be-released debut EP, Defiler, in September

If you hadn’t heard of Invicta before now, don’t sulk or feel that you have to cash in your underground cred card just yet. Hailing from Kitchener, Ontario — probably best known for awesome record shop Encore Records and being the home of Profound Lore Records, sort of — you have to imagine that having

For those of you choice readers who have been around since our very first installment with Undeath guitarist Kyle Beam, you may remember that Chad Green—vocalist for fast-rising death metal monsters and most recent Decibel cover stars Frozen Soul—was directly referenced as a dedicated gamer, even while on the road. It was when Kill Screen

“Thoughts and Prayers.” Everyone today knows the phrase: it’s uttered after mass shootings, when someone is diagnosed with a severe illness, natural disasters and acts of God. As you can probably extrapolate, those thoughts and prayers don’t do a whole lot and the words often come across as patronizing. Those frustrations exploded in the form

“Thoughts and Prayers.” Everyone today knows the phrase: it’s uttered after mass shootings, when someone is diagnosed with a severe illness, natural disasters and acts of God. As you can probably extrapolate, those thoughts and prayers don’t do a whole lot and the words often come across as patronizing. Those frustrations exploded in the form

Back in 2006, The Hip Priests pledged fealty to rock ‘n’ roll. They were ordained as the newest high-adrenaline riff-machine in the UK and haven’t stopped since. Their sweaty garage punk boasts contagious choruses and a never-die attitude. They have played with fellow brethren of the cloth The Hellacopters, Dwarves, and Zeke. But along with

Photo Credit: photo credit: Gonçalo Carvalho The latest from heavy psych band Kanaan, Downpour, is out May 5 via Jansen Records, but you can hear it with us first. This record follows on the heals of 2021’s Earthbound. It picks up where that LP left off, focusing on guitar fuzz and layers of sound to compliment

Ten years ago today Slayer’s iconic guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman died. On that afternoon, Decibel #105 was almost a wrap. Just days before we were set to go to the print, we scrapped the planned issue and instead printed a nine-page tribute to Hanneman. To honor Hanneman, we are reprinting the main feature from

OK, we may have jumped the gun in suggesting that our previous exclusive excerpt from Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel’s upcoming book, Swing of the Blade: More Stories from Metal Blade Records was our final teaser. We, in fact, have a couple more leading up to its May 9 release. This week we go

According to a post made by the band on social media, original A Skylit Drive vocalist Jordan Blake has died. Blake was originally in A Skylit Drive from 2005 to 2007 and had recently rejoined the band as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations for debut EP She Watched the Sky, the only A Skylit

Shit has not been going great for one of the two vocalists in Crazy Town. After getting into a fight with his bandmate Bobby Reeves for showing up late to a gig down in Myrtle Beach, Shifty Shellshock is in some serious hot water after he was reportedly arrested for driving while intoxicated. According to

Swiss heavy (and speed and power) metal torchbearers Burning Witches have spent the last eight years making a name for themselves as an all-woman band keeping the spirit of traditional metal alive. Even more impressive than their songwriting prowess is their ability to do so much of it—their new album, The Dark Tower, is their

Although we often get overlooked by the various metropoles that surround us, Connecticut has a lot to offer in terms of quality metal. Fires in the Distance is indisputably one of the pinnacles of quality in the state, displayed by the band’s captivating, doomy and atmospheric take on melodic death metal. A few days ago, the

photo: Chris Vigue New England-based avant post-rock/industrial collective The Infinity Ring released their new full-length LP, Nemesis & Nativity, via Profound Lore Records back in mid April. This haunting, atmospheric record — recorded with Kurt Ballou at GodCity builds worlds reminiscent of Swans and Nick Cave but still maintaining a sonic heaviness. Today Decibel proudly presents this

Ice Nine Kills just announced they will be touring without guitarist Dan Sugarman, who shared that he discovered a lump on his neck and needed to take a break to take care of his health. He says in a video statement he released: “Not too long ago, amidst the finalizing with INK team my return