Metal

Greetings, Decibel readers! And now for my favorite post of the year, a chance to impose my glaring editorial bias for raw, straightforward black metal (and Esoctriliuhum, which is kind of its own [totally insane] thing). 2023 brought us another abundant crop of black metal, much of it mediocre and middling as all things are,

German thrash metal outfit Kreator aren’t going to be recording their follow up to 2022’s Hate Über Alles any time soon, as the band apparently won’t hit the studio until early 2025. Frontman Mille Petrozza revealed the band’s recording timetable as he took a retrospective look at 2023 in a recent post on his Instagram

If you’re in the vicinity of Hollywood tomorrow and want to get a Verotik comic signed by New Jersey’s weirdest heavy metal gnome Glenn Danzig, you’re in luck. From 5 to 7 p.m. at Golden Apple on Melrose, the Misfits frontman and terrible horror flick director will be on hand to sign your shit. It’s

If there’s anyone in the world probably doing alright for themselves, it’s Metallica frontman James Hetfield. As the head of the biggest metal band on the planet, he and his family are financially set for at least one or two generations after he’s gone. The dude’s regarded as one of — if not the —

Hailing from down the street (from where I live, anyway) come punkers Hellbent with their rowdy and raucous style of hoser hardcore. Self-described as “the smokiest band in the game,” Hellbent are fiercely DIY having extensively gigged and toured across our home and native land by the skin of their teeth this past year. Additionally,

Another year, another bounty of amazing concert photography has been featured on our humble little site. Thanks to the amazing talents of our contributing photographers, we’ve been able to get you as close to the action without having to risk getting a crowdsurfer’s boot to the back of your head. Honestly, it’s one of the

It’s been a minute since we last heard anything about Shadows Fall and the new music they’ve been working on. While fans are left waiting for more concrete information, Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair recently revealed that things are apparently going well. The slight update from Fair came during his recent appearance on the Drinks

Fans of thrashy hardcore on the eastern half of the U.S. will want to clear out some dates in their schedule next month, as New York hardcore act Freya will be teaming up with Rig Time! for a nine-date run of shows. Set to kick off on January 12 in Salisbury, Maryland and coming to

It’s list season in the metalsphere. You are probably being bombarded with recommendations and subjective rankings on a daily basis. Everyone has their own list of festivus grievances; albums that have criminally underlooked when it comes to official accolades. I looked back into my post archives and noticed it has been years aplenty since I

There’s been a lot of worry lately among heavy metal oldheads about what the future of this genre will be. As legacy bands hang it up and the audience changes (aka gets old as fuck), who’s going to be carrying the torch forward? Well, it turns out we don’t have too much to worry about,

A lot can happen in a decade. The world we find ourselves in today is not the same as it was during the holiday season of 2013; back then we were only up to the iPhone 5 (ew), and the concept of a worldwide pandemic was just the premise of some sci-fi summer blockbuster. Much

There’s nothing quite like coming home for the holidays, and for the dudes in Lorna Shore, they got to celebrate their homecoming for three days in a row with their ‘3 Nights Of A Lorna Shore Christmas’ run of shows. Running from December 20 to December 22, they hit the stage along with Currents, Rivers

The rumors of Ozzy Osbourne‘s death have been greatly exaggerated. That was the message the “Prince of Darkness” had during the recent episode of his family’s ongoing podcast, The Osbournes. Now on its 16th episode, the show featured a whole segment where Ozzy skewered YouTube channels trying to gain some notoriety by creating videos that

Hardcore act Terror just confirmed a European tour on which they will be joined by Nasty. Along the way they’ll be playing Impericon Festival, along with some other Euro stops. The tour starts March 22 in Frederica, Denmark and ends April 7 in Vienna, Austria. Along the way they’ll hit stops in Germany, Poland, and

Cynic, Obscura, and Cryptosis just expanded their European tour to include some dates for lucky folks in the U.K. and Ireland. They will now also be hitting up Dublin, Glasgow, and London in March. The run kicks off in Bochum, Germany on March 8 and ends March 30 in Copenhagen, Denmark. After that, Cynic will

Megadeth may not be spring chickens anymore, but check yourself with any predictions that the band will be stopping. In a recent interview, Dave Mustaine said he wasn’t going to be slowing down anytime soon. When speaking to The SDR Show, Mustaine says that, despite being 62 and having been at it for a while, he

Intense and introspective metalers Sylosis just announced tour dates in the U.K. and Ireland in April. These will be the band’s first shows in Ireland since 2015, so we can bet they’ll be packed. Check out the dates below: 4/3 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms4/4 Bristol, UK – The Fleece4/5 Norwich, UK – The Waterfront

As the world gets ready to welcome 2024, some apparent production issues have forced Mötley Crüe to cancel their upcoming New Year’s Eve how, effectively saving their fans from themselves. The show was supposed to take place on December 31 at the Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California. According to a statement posted to the

Kiss announced at their final show that they will keep things going with their avatars for years to come, and they’ve already assured us that the avatars will keep getting better and better. Now, they’ve announced the first show the avatars will play… and it’s not until 2027. While to most folks, that might seem

Beloved hardcore heroes Converge just dropped dates for an April run in Latin America next year. The tour will start April 20 in Mexico City, MX and end in São Paulo, BR on April 27, hitting a few dates on their short run. 04/20 Mexico City, MX @ Foro Veintiocho04/21 San José, CR @ Casa