Photo by Anthony Mehlhaff If our premiere of the insane new video from Squid Pisser is your introduction to this avant grind collaboration between Tommy Meehan (guitar) and Seth Carolina (drums), you’re getting a pretty accurate representation of what this project is about. The Southern California duo enlisted a whole bunch of friends to guest
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Oxford rockers Desert Storm have been a mainstay in the UK stoner doom scene since 2007. During their 15+ year tour of duty they have shared the stage with the likes of Orange Goblin and Crowbar. Their 2020 record Omens was unfortunately perfectly titled for the pandemic looming ahead. Unable to tour and support that
What’s up? It’s your old boy Waldo to inform you about some new and upcoming releases, good, bad or otherwise. Remember, I’m not an elitist, you just have terrible taste. Hardcore whatever Jesus Piece is hitting us with their first LP on Century Media, …So Unknown. Let me start by saying if you haven’t heard
It has somehow been 23 years since Origin‘s self-titled debut. Nearly a quarter of a century later, the Kansas/New York/California quartet have cemented their legend as one of technical brutal death metal’s indispensable acts. While their impressive evolution is inarguable, they haven’t forgotten their roots, as evidenced by this new ripping rendition of their debut
Sweden’s Unpure have been around for a long time, forming in 1991 and putting out four full-length albums. Stylistically, think of them as a thrash-infused version of Svartsyn, especially 2004’s excellent World Collapse. But the band went quiet since then, a silence they intend to cease now with Prophecies Ablaze, due out on Friday via Invictus Productions and The
For fans of straightforward, no-nonsense hardcore, Kings Never Die is carrying the banner for you in 2023. The band, composed of members of Dog Eat Dog, Mucky Pup, Biohazard, and Wisdom in Chains, stands ready to follow up its 2020 EP, Raise A Glass, with its debut full-length album: All the Rats. And Decibel stands ready
Who’s thirsty?! We’re a mere two weeks away from the East Coast’s most brutal brew fest and “Metal & Beer” tickets are quickly running dry. To help whet your palate, we’ve decided to release the entire beer menu that will be on hand at this year’s festivities. If your beer goggles are getting the better
After over 12 years, we’ve finally reached the 150th entry in the Decibel Flexi Series. And we couldn’t be prouder than to commemorate the occasion with a killer new one-two punch of death metal/hardcore from Little Rock big guns Terminal Nation. “Concrete Hell” and “A Pound of Flesh or a Gallon of Blood” were recorded
Photo courtesy of Yotuma Midwestern death metal upstarts Yotuma just dropped a new video, “Shrine of Absolution,” from their upcoming EP Otherworldly Incarnate, out March 31. Check it out here below. The band hail from Madison, WI, and the EP was recorded by Evan Yoakum (Red Shed Studios), mixed and mastered by Russell Hollar (Nomad
Iron Maiden made it work, so why can’t Michigan melodic thrashers Finality do the same? Utilize three guitarists, that is. Like Maiden (who coincidentally wrote a song called “Revelations” about 40 years ago) this new six-piece—Tony Asta (vocals), Hiran Deraniyagala (guitar), John Artuso (guitar), Joe Cady (guitar), Mike Heugel (bass), Dan Fayz (drums)—is loaded with
Photo: Raymond Ahner Suicidal Tendencies’ barn-burning self-titled debut is one of the essential extreme albums. Released four decades ago this year, Suicidal Tendencies is a stew of teen anger, squealing guitars, hilarious and confessional lyrics and replay-worthy songs. It helped birth crossover and yet is in no way tethered to the genre. It made waves
The voiceover at the beginning of Smoulder’s “Victims of Fate” might sound familiar to fans of the revolving paperback racks in used bookstores. It’s delivered by none other than Michael Moorcock, the fantasy fiction godhead and creator of Elric of Melniboné, Tanelorn, and the beloved Eternal Champion multiverse. Like so many other true metal bands,
Photo by Peter Line If you’ve lived in Seattle or anywhere in the PNW over the last 20-plus years, there’s a good chance you’ve seen one or more of the members of Vanishment in a previous/other band. This newish outfit features vets of Himsa, Hell Promise, Heiress, Lair of the Minotaur, Trial, North American Bison
Where they from?Argentina. So the NFL playoffs are here. I’m sure it would be such an exciting time if your team were in it! The closest I get is the second-hand thrill of rooting for my friends’ teams, which is essentially like watching your friends hook up with someone you’re interested in. Like, “wow, great
Interview Cognitive, HIRS, Horrendous, Imperial Triumphant, John Frum, Kaonashi, Liturgy, Pyrrhon, Subterranean Dissonance, Sunrot, Thantifaxath, The HIRS Collective, umbra vitae. Putting a festival together, let alone pulling it off well, takes a little bit of effort and a little bit of insanity—trust us, we know. So when we see another festival pop up in our
We’re here because You’re Living All Over Me is unquestionably one of the most important records in the development of alternative rock. This is a stone-cold fact. Four years before grunge catapulted underground music into the mainstream, Dinosaur Jr. laid out a practical blueprint for freaky, noisy “ear-bleeding country.” This is a style that has
Happy Friday, Decibel readers! Come to think of it, happy Friday the 13th! Don’t worry, everyone, it’s January. I’m pretty sure Jason spends this time hibernating until the first leaves of autumn begin to fall over Camp Crystal Lake. Anyway, time for another set of new releases. I feel like the year hasn’t really begun
Breaking News, Metal and Beer, Metal and Beer Fest Decibel Metal and Beer Fest, decibel metal and beer PRE-FEST, Haunt, Heavy Metal, home featured, Night Demon, NWOBHM, Satan, Sonja. The official Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST on Thursday, April 13 at the Foundry (located directly upstairs at the Fillmore) has your pre-game covered! NWOBHM
Well, this latest video from Finnish death-doom trio God Disease isn’t gonna fill your soul with warmth and joy (not that you likely came here looking for such things anyway). The track, “Ashes,” is a lumbering funereal crusher that pretty much wallows in suffering and sorrow. The accompanying video, courtesy of Aarni Visuals, is equally dispiriting.
Photo by Cody Introspective post-metallers Windchimes have released a new video, “She Begs,” and you can see it with us first. Like much of their music, the song takes on themes of environmental despair and mental struggles told through a lilting, melodic take on heaviness. Of the song, the band cryptically say, “Gaia now drowns