Metal

The career trajectory for Deftones was almost very different, as the band reportedly considered changing their iconic name for a contract with Roadrunner Records. Monte Conner, who worked with Roadrunner at the time, said the band was offered a contract if they were willing to change their name. He claims the owner of the label

We love metal from unexpected places. Melodic thrash/death quartet Karnak Seti hail from Madeira Island, which unless you’re an avid oeniphile, probably means nothing to you. Madeira is “an autonomous region of Portugal,” but it’s actually located off the west coast of Africa. Its prime export is a type of fortified wine called Madeira, which

Where they from?Huntington Beach, CA. It is a new year, what is your resolution? Mine is to gain weight, stress more and allow toxic people in my life. How will I achieve this? Simple: Keep rooting for the New York Jets. Really addresses all three areas if you think about it. Why the hype?WEST COAST

Earlier today, Franch tech death metal outfit Exocrine released a music video for their latest single “Eidolon,” which you can check out below. It’s heavy, it’s brutal, it’s part of their upcoming album Legend. But watch the video below and then watch the video for Dio‘s classic tune “Holy Diver.” Tell me they’re not similar…

Austrian musician Erech Leleth has constructed quite an empire in a relatively short amount of time. The prolific musician builds interconnected worlds with his many projects, the likes of Ancient Mastery, Bergfried, Summer Haze ’99, Carathis, Grandeur and more. All operating somewhere between black and heavy metal, Erech Leleth’s guitar heroics and catchy songwriting are

Nearly two decades after first appearing in the pages of Decibel, scuzzy, infectious black ‘n’ roll debasers Persekutor plough their way into the Decibel Flexi Series! “Eternal Snowstorm of the Frozen Eye” is a previously unreleased brain-freezer that is absolutely vital to anyone with a respectable Bulldozer vinyl collection. Persekutor frontman Vlad “the Ihaler” Bârladean

Jarhead Fertilizer slid in under the radar with one of the best death metal/grindcore albums of 2023, releasing second LP Carceral Warfare on December 8. If you’ve heard it already, you know what’s up. If you haven’t, this is what you should be listening to for the next 29 minutes. A thematically gritty and violent record with performances

Last year, Korn and sports clothing brand ADIDAS did the thing that should have been done nearly 30 years ago, as the two joined forces to put out a super expensive clothing line. It was insanely popular, people went nuts, and it sold out like a motherfucker. But ask most people what comes to mind

Many Eyes, the band fronted by Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die fame, just announced their first live show, which will happen shorty before there first tour. Their first-ever performance will happen January 24 in Hamden, Connecticut, the day before their U.S. tour with Thursday and Rival Schools starts in Buffalo, New York on

On January 3 last week, Poison The Well went viral when they played a small and intimate show at Programme Skate & Sound in Fullerton, CA and playing a rare song during their exclusive set. Fans were especially stoked on this particular set, as they played the song “Horns and Tails” from the record Tear

Coliseum, who announced their reunion in November of last year, just dropped details about their first show since they broke up in 2015. Also known as C.L.S.M. and hailing from Louisville, KY, the band will be getting back up on stage on April 20, 2024 at Planet Of The Tapes in Louisville. Guitar and vocalist

The tea is piping hot with this one. Original Anthrax bassist Dan Lilker just spilled all in an interview with Talk Louder, which you can stream in full below. Lilker opens up about tensions with the band’s former singer Neil Turbin and the fact that he was allegedly “asked to leave and had no choice”

You might wonder why we’re covering Carried Underwood, but it’s because she’s a metalhead, of course! She just launched her own workout channel, and apparently, her favorite workout song is “Watch the World Burn” by Falling In Reverse. Her SeriusXM channel, cleverly titled “Carr-dio,” proudly features the song. Underwood is a known rock and metal

Gravesend just announced a crushing death metal tour across the U.S. East Coast alongside Maul. Although Gravesend hail from New York and Maul come from Fargo, North Dakota, the vastly different home scenes don’t stop the bands from having a lot in common when it comes to their sound and straightforward, gnarly approach to the

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Philadelphia’s Fragile Body takes post-metal and does the unthinkable–rather than letting the music meander and grow slowly, their debut single “Anhedonia” takes the famously bloated style and compacts it, making it sleek and digestible. Ideal for multiple listens in one sitting rather than post-metal’s multi-session marathoning, “Anhedonia’”s sub-three-minute length captures the genre’s highlights–the build-ups, the

Greeting, Decibel readers! This week’s edition of Five for Friday is kind of a mix of fresh new releases and a catching up on some interesting work left over from December. You’ll also notice that the selections below are all from lesser-known and obscure artists. It’s a bit of a light week for new stuff,

All the warning signs were there. We should’ve seen The Ethereal Mirror coming. The large majority of us didn’t. The glacial pace of Forest of Equilibrium and its overcast attitude weren’t going to be replicated on Cathedral’s second album. The Coventry-based outfit had moved on for all intents and purposes, with 1992’s Soul Sacrifice EP

Motörhead. Venom. Hellhammer. Bulldozer. All bands that were despised, sometimes ridiculed, from the onset of their careers. Though it’s an ignominious distinction to be reviled so publicly, for bands that survive the initial battering, there can sometimes be redemption. Italian trio Bulldozer—who certainly owe a musical debt to at least two of the aforementioned bands

A major change within Belgian death metal outfit Aborted was announced earlier today, as their long-time bassist Stefano Franceschini announced that he was stepping away to pursue higher learning. Now, he hadn’t been touring with the band during their recent runs, as he was already in the midst of his educational journey, which started during