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Up-and-coming brutal band Predatory Void just released a new video for “Funerary Vision.” The song is from their album released earlier this month, Seven Keys to the Discomfort of Being, out via Century Media. Predatory Void say about the song and video: “’Funerary Vision’ is an epic post metal song about dark prophecies one makes,

Fires In The Distance dropped their second album, Air Not Meant For Us, last week via Prosthetic Records. The album takes the band’s sound even further, tying in more melody, crushing heaviness, and themes of depression and existential conflict. About the album, Yegor Savonin (composition, guitars, programming, lyrics) says: “Bringing this album to life has been

Saliva have announced that they will move forward and release their next album, despite the loss of the band’s founding guitarist Wayne Swinny. They released a statement detailing this decision via social media: “Since the devastating loss of our brother Wayne, we have had many difficult discussions regarding the future of the band. We had recently

We’ve got a buncha new additions to the MetalSucks Playlist that are sure to light up your weekend. The weather may be shitty, but thanks to new tracks from Khemmis, Crown Magnetar, and Cloak, you’re at least going to be able to jam to some sick new tunes. So rather than spend too much time

Sound and Fury Fest, happening this summer in Los Angeles, CA, just announced a host of new bands. The fest, which will take place July 29 and 30 at Exposition Park in LA, announced Trapped Under Ice, Twitching Tongues, Sanguisugabogg, GEL, Cold War, and more. Here’s.a complete list of the bands you can catch this

200 Stab Wounds dropped two tracks on a seven-inch through Metal Blade Records featuring the tracks “Masters Of Morbidity” and “Fatal Reality.” The masters of raw, old-school-tinged death metal with a more-than-subtle heavy kick have already shared the song “Masters Of Morbidity,” but “Fatal Reality” is just now seeing the light of day. Get a

With all the shitty news out in the world today, sometimes you just need something feel-good, and Corrosion of Conformity releasing a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover definitely does the trick. The song in question is “On The Hunt,” and it’s from the album Nuthin’ Fancy, in case you aren’t familiar, out in 1975. It’s the perfect

A pair of American death metal bands are planning a quick offensive excursion into the northern wastes of Canada this summer in a bid to spread the sort of destructive riffs and killer tunes that only Massacre and Narcotic Wasteland can provide. For three days in August, the two bands will hit three venues in

One of the more intriguing things about this generously hopped haze is that the grain bill is arguably more complex than the collection of hops. Bow Echo Hazy IPA has all of the hallmarks of a juicy IPA—oh yeah, there’s the Citra and Mosaic—but it really doesn’t punch you in the face with the fruity/ripe

Greetings, Decibel readers! What you have before you are five masters of their craft. Selecting the artists for this week was incredibly easy. I mean, bands like Enforced and Runemagick are such indisputable giants that they effortlessly rise above the competition. But there’s a few lesser-known practitioners on this list as well. And they deserve

Think fast! Under Attack, the new hardcore punk squad out of Richmond, VA is your new favorite band you don’t even know about yet. With a line-up that has spent time in the likes of Municipal Waste, Human Remains, Discordance Axis, Limp Wrist, Suppression and many, many, many more, this new three-song EP, Bastards Fucking Bastards,

We’re a little more than 20 games (out of 162) into the 2023 baseball season and interest in a much faster and offensive game has made this one of the more exciting moments in the sport for a loooong time. It’s almost enough for an enterprising metal band with tangential ties to the sport and

Photo courtesy of Suffocate Faster Check out the latest track from hardcore band Suffocate Faster, “Lost Ones,” from one of two EPs slated to release this year via Smartpunk Records. About the song, the band say: “There are so many so-called criminals out there in society that have made mistakes in their young lives or

Photo by Jayson Palacio If you’re a high-octane punk rock band looking to make a video, what better locale to shoot than an auto body shop. That’s what SoCal quintet Daisy Chain (featuring members of Graf Orlock, Sweat and Mossbreaker) opted for when shooting “Roll the Dice” from their recently released debut on Vitriol, The

Back in 2021, Decibel magazine premiered the Break Your Faith EP from Atlanta thrashers Turn Cold. The debut introduced Turn Cold as a band that harnesses the power of golden age thrash without being derivative disciples. At the time I wrote: “While the songs are sleekly written, the sound is never over-polished and sanitized. Speed

Cleveland’s Vadiat is loaded with talent who have cut their teeth in death metal for over thirty years. Formed in 2019, Vadiat imbues doom-drenched death metal in the vein of Amorphis and Incantation. The band itself is comprised of current and former members of bands like death/thrash pioneers, Terror, as well as Blood of Christ, Ringworm, and more. They initially

Photo request courtesy of Revenge Beast Get stoked on the forthcoming Revenge Beast release with the first single from their debut album, “Inclination to Darkness.” The self-titled LP is out June 30 via Upstate Records and features Marc Rizzo on guitar, vocals by Jay Decay, Brennan McShane on bass, and Doug Gussio on drums. And

Photo courtesy of Hudson Visuals New Zealand-based proggy tech death gurus Blindfolded and Led to the Woods just released a video for the track “Caustic Burns,” taken their forthcoming album Rejecting Obliterations, out May 19 via Prosthetic Records. The record showcases themes of grief and trauma as residents of their hometown of Christchurch struggle with natural

Where they from?Germany and France. Yesterday news broke that Aaron Rodgers was being traded to my beloved New York Jets and man did my phone just absolutely blowup. By that I mean my one friend from Texas texted me to tell me what an asshole I am. This motherfucker is yet to play a single

Boston based instrumental/post-metal trio LESOTHO are proving they are more than a flash-in-the-pan pandemic project with their latest collection of bombastic yet ethereal cuts, Through The Dying Light. The combined forces of guitarist Kyle Loffredo, bassist Cliff Cazeau and drummer Zach Ganshirt released their Summer Wars debut EP in 2021, cementing their place as an