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Photo by A.J. Kinney “It’s funny,” our player character remarks. “As we’re talking about this, I’m packing up a hotel room right now and I’m putting away the Xbox.” Calling into the Kill Screen arcade is Greg Puciato, the seasoned road warrior who currently claims membership to underground supergroup Killer Be Killed, brooding synth stars

New duo American Motors, which was established in 2023, begs the question: when you’re “post-” this that and the other thing shouldn’t you arrive at some contemporary descriptor? Instead of informing what you’re beyond, you land on whatever new territory you’re staking claim to. Easier said than done for the duo of Dustin Travis White

Where they from?Quebec, Canada. The NFL season is only three weeks old and I already hate the Eagles. When you bet on them to win, they lose, and when you bet on them to lose they get a miraculous interception in the fourth quarter and beat New Orleans. Enough already, just do as you are

Last year, we told you about New Miserable Experience, an electronic group formed by members of Rivers of Nihil, Rosetta, Revocation, Lotus Thrones and various other groups. Though the veteran band members have gotten around quite a bit in their careers, New Miserable Experience is a different style of music than they’ve played before forming New

New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal practitioners Midnight Force have been consistent in their output since forming in 2016, only once letting a year go by without releasing at least one new song. Through two albums, a split and a handful of EPs, the Scottish quartet have honed their sound to what you hear today on

Photo by Luca Scarbicchi There’s no such animal as a black elephant. There are African elephants and Asian elephants—which are both pretty grey—but no black elephants. A “black elephant” is a quasi-scientific term for a predicted disaster that is ignored. Black Elephant is also the name of an Italian stoner/fuzz rock quartet—Alessio Caravelli (guitar,/vocals), Massimiliano Giacosa

I’m not sure anyone thought it was going to go this far. I know I didn’t expect it, but it makes sense. According to a post Perry Farrell’s wife Etty Lau Farrell made on her Instagram Saturday, September 21, the Jane’s Addiction singer is taking some much-needed time off to focus on his declining mental

The Flight of Sleipnir Today, we are thrilled to bring you the exclusive premiere of Nature’s Cadence, the latest album from The Flight of Sleipnir. This release marks a significant moment in the band’s journey, showcasing their signature blend of folk-tinged black metal and a bold step into new creative territories. A Journey of EvolutionNature’s Cadence represents a

Southern California’s death rock heroes New Skeletal Faces have signed to Peaceville Records (My Dying Bride, Darkthrone, etc.), and they’re premiering a new track, “Until the Night,” right here at Decibel. We’re no strangers to death rock, having hosted Grave Pleasures (HERE and HERE), Rosemary’s Babies (HERE), and genre originators Death SS (HERE). So, it’s

Released on September 25, 2001 in North America to generally favorable albeit mixed reviews, Silent Hill 2 has gone on to be regarded not just as one of the best horror games of all time, but one of the best games ever, full stop. A departure from the story of the first installment on the

Finally, all four volumes of the Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology book series—including the brand new Volume I and Volume IV—are now in stock and shipping immediately. For the full list of Hall of Fames stories included in each—as well as a way to SAVE BIG by bundling your volume orders—see below. The Decibel Hall

Hello, Decibel readers! So last weekend me and my movie-night buddies watched Night of the Creeps, a fun horror flick from 1986 that involves leech-like alien creatures that turn people into zombies. And because it’s the 80s they’re attacking a college campus on the night of a formal event. I have to say, the writing and acting

We’ve been pretty friendly to and supportive of BornBroken over the years. Here, on the occasion of their 2013 debut The Healing Powers of Hate and again here when they issued The Years of Harsh Truths and Little Lies back in 2018. And as there’s very little that can keep a Montreal metal band down

Photo courtesy of the band Khshathra’s debut offering, “War Drums,” is weird and historical, the perfect soundtrack to an internet rabbit hole about the Battle of Carrhae. Nothing like a little history to get your Thursday going. We have it first. About the backstory of the track, the band say, “In 53 BCE, the Roman

The Decibel family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Brujeria co-founder and frontman John “Juan Brujo” Lepe today. We send our love to Brujo’s family, his bandmates and countless friends and fans in the underground metal community. RIP, El Hefe. Originally Posted Here

OK, friends, settle in for nine minutes of avant black/death metal depravity courtesy of Aussie outfit Ploughshare, a band whose name evokes pastoral imagery, though their music definitely doesn’t! The apocalyptic sounding—both in title and approach—”Fall of All Creatures” is the lead track from Ploughshare’s upcoming third album, Second Wound, which we can’t help but feel should

Where they from?Erba, Italy. Football season is in full swing, you walk through the airport and see everyone rocking jerseys of their favorite NFL team. Say what you will about sports, but football seems to dominate the national conscience in a way where you feel like you can talk to anyone about it. I saw

Pennsylvania grind trio Collaped Skull released their first album, Eternity Maze, in 2022, catching a few eyes and ears—including a set at the Metal & Beer Fest: Philly pre-show that same year—but mostly flying under the radar. The trio have been occupied with other projects Full of Hell and Jarhead Fertilizer since then but Collapsed Skull just dropped

The science behind harsh vocals is still pretty flimsy, despite the techniques having existed for decades now. Many vocal coaches and teachers were unfamiliar with the way screaming and growling worked (with exceptions like Melissa Cross), meaning that little research was ever done and the question was left outside the world of academia. Recently, vocal

Based on the new video from Bellevue, Ohio shoegaze/sludge quartet, Flourish, the “New Cosmic Terror” might be octopus-related. Go figure. The nearly five-minute track is a contrast in melody and drop-tuned sludge with airy vocals and heavy, heavy washes of six and four-string chordage. The video itself, directed by Brendan Gill, is a bit of