Metal

DC-area death metal band CrusHuman know how to keep themselves busy; quickly forming after the dissolution of the members’ last band, Snipers of Babel (who released their first and only album in 2022), CrusHuman released their debut album in 2024 and now they’re back with Besides, their cleverly-named new album. “These are some B-side songs that were left

Cavalera (or Cavalera Conspiracy) are re-living old glories on the re-recordings of classic Sepultura death-thrash platters Bestial Devastation, Morbid Visions, and Schizophrenia. Not only are these revisits from the heart, they rip hard. Certainly, Max and Iggor Cavalera aren’t pulling the George Lucas on metaldom, as they showed on physical but with physicality on the

Go ahead and immerse yourself in the two minutes of noise rock chaos and insanity that is the new track, “Ol Man Shleep,” from Philly quartet My Wife Is an Angel. It’s a full-tilt dash toward oblivion with Boone (guitar), Fancy (bass), Jagwah (drums) and G (vocals) more or less playing whatever the fuck they

Sometimes you gotta change things up, which is exactly what Estonian quartet Surgent did for their new single, “Demon Eyes.” Pivoting from the death metal style of their 2022 album, the new single sees Surgent incorporate grunge and stoner/sludge influences into their songwriting, delivering a final product that straddles the line between the three genres. As Surgent

Nasalrod (Photo by James Rexroad) Portland’s genre-defying chaos crew Nasalrod have never been ones to play it safe. Their latest single, The Maker, is a whirlwind of punk intensity, jagged rhythms, and theatrical vocal acrobatics—exactly the kind of unhinged energy you’d expect from a band that thrives on the unpredictable. But they’re not alone in

Photo by Kristie Vantlin Over the past few years, Decibel has championed Indianapolis sons Mother of Graves due to their continuation of the somber spirit the likes of Anathema, Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride. So smitten are we that each of their full-length offerings, 2022’s Where Shadows Adorn and 2024’s The Periapt of Absence,

In just four short years, Philly upstarts Unholy Altar have brought no shortage of new followers to worship their brand of second-wave-inspired black metal. Last year, their Veil of Death! Shroud of Nite debut full length even managed to crack Rolling Stone‘s 20 Best Metal Albums of 2024 list. In April, they’ll cast a pall of darkness over Metal

Photo Credit: Cindy Herma French progressive metal band March of Scylla are dropping their debut album, Andromeda, on March 7 via Klonosphere and Season of Mist. Hear it below before it becomes available. The band was initially founded Christofer Fraisier, guitarist formerly of Taman Shud. Their dark, proggy sound came together when he added Gilles Masson formerly of Ashura on

Greetings, Decibel readers! Lots of cool stuff out this week. You’ve got one big name, one big-sounding band, one blackened beast, one blasted noise nightmare, and one bulldozer death metal album. You laugh, but you were along for the ride through all of that alliteration. Be well! — Cryptosis – Celestial Death If you’re looking

Death/doom collective Tribunal returns with their sophomore album, In Penitence and Ruin, an elegy most grievous and forlorn, descending deeper into the solemn abyss of woe, but Decibel is here to brighten the mood with an exclusive Green Smoke Vinyl variant strictly limited to 100 copies courtesy of 20 Buck Spin! The Canadian (now) quintet builds

Photo courtesy of Voidchaser Montreal/Stockholm progressive metalers Voidchaser, are dropping their latest EP, Trust, on March 7, and they’re sharing it with us first. The record is their follow-up to the 2024 release Solace and comes ahead of an extensive tour that will be announced soon. “Trust picks up directly after the events of Solace,” says vocalist and rhythm

“NinetyNinePagesOfBotchInaRow” was how I recently described Seattle’s Mercy Ties to a curious friend. He shook his head, after doing what he thought was an imperceptible double take, gave me the usual suspicious side-eye before asking me to “decode, dumbass.” I set the record straight by laying out the influences that went into Mercy Ties’ new

Low-and-slow Mexican City sludge duo Oculto are back with another psyched-out full-length vinyl LP, Mal de Ojo, exclusively on Things From Beyond Records. This fuzzed-up five-track doom fest—mostly instrumentals—is propelled by Adán Nájera (bass/vocals) and Gerson Paredes (drums), who grind through grimy riffs and crushing, doomy tempos on their fourth album. Mal de Ojo will be issued

The Gothenburg sound has never gone out of style, but Til The End aren’t just here to pay tribute—they’re here to carve out their path with sharpened riffs and anthemic aggression. Formed in 2023, this melodeath supergroup brings together a lineup of battle-tested musicians: vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (Nightrage, Armageddon), guitarist Kostas Sotos (Mystic Prophecy, Crystal

Swedish powerviolence band Xiao have been ripping it up for a while now, forming in 2019 and releasing a handful of EPs and promos in the time since (check out 2023’s Burn) and now they’re primed to drop their first full-length, Control. It’s a pretty no-frills, straight-to-the-face affair, drawing from the best parts of powerviolence,

We’re now only ONE MONTH away from the return of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly—the world’s loudest, heaviest, headbangingest, two-day craft beer event—so, if you’ve been on the fence, it’s time to get those tickets NOW. Swedish death metal legends Dismember will headline the first night with an exclusive performance of their 1991 landmark album, Like

Multi-national prog rock/metal outfit, Bagorah, are back with a new track, “Something From Nothing,” from their upcoming second full-length, Parabnormal. The studio-based quartet—Lenny Burnett (guitars), David Knight (drums/percussion), James Phillips (vocals/keyboards), Richard Sims (bass)—have once again gathered their collective creative efforts for a solid nine tracks of offbeat, ’70s-inspired heaviness. The track we’re premiering offers up one

One month from today, Philly’s biggest metal party of 2025 kicks off. And that long weekend of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is doubling as a special hometown birthday celebration. The official Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST—presented by Relapse Records in honor of the legendary label’s 35th anniversary on Thursday, April 3 at the Foundry

Ghost are showmen for sure. The pageantry, the drama, the pomp—they’re really out here putting on a whole ass production in the best way. It seems now it’s time to retire part of the production and trade it in for another. A new Papa is upon us, and his name is Papa V Perpetua. They

Shot during the Mondo Medicale cover photo shoot in 2002. Photo courtesy of Ross Sewage It’s been over two decades since Mondo Medicale carved its gruesome path into death metal history, but Impaled’s latest release, Demo Medicale, is more than just a trip down memory lane. It’s a long-buried artifact resurfacing in tribute to late