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
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Really, the only way to make cannibalism more brutal is to either a.) catch a horrible disease that makes you go (more?) insane or b.) eat your family and loved ones. Decibel certainly doesn’t condone eating your family or the members of your tribe, but we do have a premiere of “Endocannibalismo,” the title track from discordant
Really, the only way to make cannibalism more brutal is to either a.) catch a horrible disease that makes you go (more?) insane or b.) eat your family and loved ones. Decibel certainly doesn’t condone eating your family or the members of your tribe, but we do have a premiere of “Endocannibalismo,” the title track from discordant
Flexi Disc, News, Track Premiere, Vinyl Anathema, Doom, Doom Metal, Godthrymm, My Dying Bride, premiere, Profound Lore, Solstice, the decibel flexi series, Vallenfyre. English doom crew Godthrymm are in the midst of recording one of Decibel‘s Top 20 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023, the follow-up to their 2020 Decibel Top 40-cracking debut Reflections. Naturally we’re
Hailing from Minneapolis comes Asbestos Worker, an enigmatic noise rock trio who take inspiration and influence from their hometown’s most famous label (AmRep), the clatter and bang of ‘80s New York City’s burnt out Lower East Side, the purgatory between grunge and punk and whatever cough syrup rappers sip on all day. Think the middle
If you want a vision of 2023, imagine FAITHXTRACTOR’s upcoming album, Contempt for a Failed Dimension, stamping on your face for the entire year. This Cincinnati-based veteran death metal outfit has returned with their first album since 2018, now on Redefining Darkness Records. Stamping or stomping really are operative words here, the hefty production lending
Chilean blackened thrashers Hellish find their invincible force on new album, The Dance of the Four Elemental Serpents. After two neck-breaking full-lengths — Grimoire (2016) and The Spectre of Lonely Souls (2018) — the Santiago-based quartet of Cristian León (drums), Francisco Sanhueza (guitars), Javier Salgado (guitars), Cristopher Aravena (vocals/bass) have re-centered their attack. From the
New Jersey quartet Massa Nera recently released one of the year’s best screamo albums in the form of Derramar | Querer | Borrar, their second album. In many ways, Massa Nera aren’t too far from bands like Orchid, City of Caterpillar or Saetia, taking an aggressive, direct approach to the genre with added post-rock and emo flourishes.
The idea behind the Brussels Beer Project’s “bread IPA” is up-cycling: At least 20% of the grain base of Babylone is from loaves of unsold bread, which have been dried out and pulverized into crumbs. It’s a fantastic idea from an environmental standpoint, since brewing produces a lot of waste with spent grain. True, that
Photo courtesy of Christine Samaroo There’s a new tech death band in town, hailing from both Baltimore and New Jersey and dishing out us some classic, heavy brutality, get to know Revenge Beast via their new video for “Egregore,” which we have below. Revenge Beast are guitarist Marc Rizzo, vocalist Jay Decay, bassist Brennan McShane,
System of a Down frontman and solo artist in his own right Serj Tankian is putting out an avant-garde, more electronic solo album later this month and as such, he’s slowly releasing a new track from the EP Perplex Cities as a result. Earlier today, the instrumentalist/artist/activist released a black-and-white visualizer for “The Race,” which
Today is a time of new beginnings for gothic metal outfit Tribulation, as they unveil “Hamartia,” the first single with their new guitarist Joseph Tholl. The new track comes off the back of the band’s recent Swedish Grammis Award win earlier this year for their 2021 studio effort Where the Gloom Becomes Sound, which was
Black metal shit stirrers and all around badasses Behemoth are back in a big way, thanks in large part to their killer album Opvs Contra Natvram. With their newest studio offering coming out this Thursday, Adam “Nergal” Darski and the rest of the band announced that they’ll be performing four of the new album’s tracks
If you’ve read the news in the last decade or so, you’re already well aware that we live on the absolute stupidest possible timeline. If you haven’t, you can catch yourself up in just three minutes and 23 seconds via the new video for Kid Rock‘s “Never Quit.” The track is pretty much just a
There’s no shame in wanting to stand up for your bandmate, but Lamb of God guitarist Art Cruz may be sparking one of the more heated debates in metal when he recently said Randy Blythe was “the greatest frontman in heavy metal history.” Cruz made his feelings known during a recent episode of the Talk
Shock rocker and alleged rapist Marilyn Manson remains in hot legal water at the moment, according to a newly released video statement by Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, who revealed that he could be getting the case in his office “sometime this month.” As it stands, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been
With the exception of The Beatles, there is no rock band more legendary than Led Zeppelin. When the band reunited in 2007 for a landmark show in London—featuring Jason Bonham on drums for his late father John—it was received so well that Bonham, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were interested in doing additional shows.
Long-running fuzz masters Torche are gearing up to hit the road for the next two months and in celebration of their return to the stage, they’ve put out a new single. “It Never Began,” which is conveniently posted below, is your typical stoner/sludge metal fare, complete with fuzzy, heavy guitars, an easy to follow riff,
A bit of tragic news hit today, as the world learned that Soilwork guitarist David Andersson passed away at 47 years old. Andersson had been with the band since 2012 and had most recently been featured in Soilwork’s latest studio effort Övergivenheten. He also played with The Night Flight Orchestra. His contributions to music will
In a new interview with Decibel Magazine, The Black Dahlia Murder confirmed that they will continue as an active band following the tragic death of vocalist Trevor Strnad at age 41. TBDM co-founder and guitarist Brian Eschbach will assume vocal duties, while ex-guitarist Ryan Knight—who left on good terms in 2016—will return to the fold.