Metal

Together for 35 years, German power metal stalwarts Brainstorm are back in action with album number 14, Plague of Rats, 11 tracks of trad metal accented with Indian flourishes. The quintet—Andy B. Franck (vocals), Torsten Ihlenfeld (guitar), Milan Loncaric (guitar), Dieter Bernert (drums), Jim Ramses (bass)— are in top form on their debut for new label

In just two months, Conan will lead listeners into the Violence Dimension with their sixth album but before it drops, they’re offering a taste via “Desolation Hexx.” The second single from Violence Dimension, “Desolation Hexx” is a chugging rager that leaves lots of opportunities for slow, stoned headbanging, or some good old-fashioned hardcore mosh if that’s more your speed.

It’s been a long and heavy journey for Ahamkara since the release of their debut album, and, until now, only recorded material, The Embers of the Stars. Vocalist Steve Black passed away in 2015, shortly after the album was released, and Ahamkara didn’t release anything new… until today. The band’s lineup has changed some, with Austin

Memphis beatdown grindcore maniacs Korroded are back with a band-spanking new EP, Augment To Kill, set to release this Friday, February 28. The release will feature four brand new songs of the band’s trademark thuggish grind attack which combines the severity of early Terrorizer with the brutalist beatdown tendencies of groups like Ground and No/Mas.

Don’t let the mid-tempo chug-a-lug of opener “Marching Spoiled” fool you, Italy’s Spoiled are here to fuck you up, in the most Waste-ian way possible on their upcoming full-length debut, Collapse. This furious foursome—Danny Boy (vocals), Pekkia (guitar), Yari (bass), Zibbo (drums)—rage through 15 crossover pit-churners in less than 30 minutes, bulldozing everything in their path, and

Dani Filth of the iconic Cradle of Filth is once again back on The MetalSucks Podcast! With the band’s new album The Screaming of the Valkyries coming out March 21, we naturally discussed that release. During our conversation, we also learned that the band is already writing for a new album before this one even

Photo by Shannon Void As much as we lovingly refer to ourselves as “Decibel’s nerdiest column,” the truth of the matter is that video games are as mainstream as it gets. There are varying degrees of enthusiasm that can color your opinion of the fanbase—just ask our editor-in-chief how it feels to be stuck in

Where they from?Dayton, OH. I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to this 4 Nations Face-off event the NHL has created as a replacement to its traditional All-Star Game, and, hot damn, is it some good hockey. The other night I watched the Americans instigate three fistfights against Team Canada and then beat them

Photo courtesy of Aversed Aversed are back. Following their 2021 full-length, Impermanent, the Boston-based melodic death metal outfit are set to unleash Erasure of Color upon the world on March 21 via M-Theory Audio. But this isn’t just another album; it’s a rebirth, a testament to resilience, and a powerful exploration of grief, all fueled

Every single available back issue of Decibel is only $4 from now until Sunday at 11:59 PM ET. From the oldest of the old-school (backwards “e” and all) to our latest issue featuring Swedish death metal legends Dismember you can fill up your Decibel back catalog at a huge discount. And if all of those “sold

Greetings, Decibel readers! Ah, finally some new black metal for 2025. Don’t get me wrong, I was happy to be covering so much death metal for the last few weeks, but it’s good to get some cold and grim new releases for an exceptionally cold and grim February. Oh, and there’s a new Killswitch Engage

Books, Breaking News, Metal and Beer Fest A Fabulous Disaster, Exodus, Gary Holt, home featured, Metal and Beer Fest, Slayer. Legendary Exodus (and Slayer) guitarist Gary Holt will make a special appearance at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 5 to sign copies of his new biography, A Fabulous Disaster: From the

Recorded outside of a Judas Priest and Dokken show at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD on May 31, 1986, an energetic young man wearing a sleeveless zebra-print body suit would loudly and proudly proclaim into a microphone, “Heavy metal rules, all that punk shit sucks. It doesn’t belong in this world. It belongs on

As much as I don’t mind the occasional tussle with hair metal and classic-in-their-own-mind albums from the ‘80s Sunset Strip, I admittedly don’t put a lot of stock in the hairspray-doused philosophies and opinions emerging from behind all that lipstick. To this day I still can’t refrain from shaking my head in horrified shame when

The reason you don’t see an image of the members of black metal mob Cross Bringer accompanying this post, is due to the fact that the four person collective—Lina (vocals), Sanya (guitars), Artemy (bass/synths), Michael (drums)—is spread across Belgium, Russia, US and Cyprus. But as we know that’s not a dealbreaker when it comes to collaborating

Witchcraft – Burning Cross Swedish doom mystics Witchcraft have conjured another spellbinding chapter with their upcoming album IDAG, set for release on May 23 via Heavy Psych Sounds. The first single, “Burning Cross,” is a smoldering invocation of their signature ‘70s-laced, riff-heavy sorcery—both raw and hypnotic, yet laced with an unsettling intensity that lingers long

It’s been more than fifteen years since re-formed thrash vets Sacrifice put out their first reunion album, The Ones I Condemn, but they’re finally back with its follow up, the aptly titled Volume Six. Featuring the band’s original lineup, Volume Six is a fast-paced, sharp slab of thrash that will please old-school thrashers and new fans alike. Volume Six is loaded

After announcing their return to the stage last year, Savannah sludge-psych troupe Kylesa are introducing their new lineup. Joining founding guitarists/vocalists Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope will be the former rhythm section of famed NYC crust punks Nausea, Roy Mayorga (drums) and John John Jesse (bass). The revamped and rejuvenated lineup will hit overseas festivals

Drawing their moniker from an old Grand Funk Railroad tune circa 1975, Austin, Texas quintet Mean Mistreater sound more like they were birthed in 1985 at the height of the US metal renaissance. They not only have the classic riffs, they have one helluva a vocalist in Janiece Gonzalez, who has the range of Leather

Cross-continental duo Mantar first crashed the Decibel Flexi Series back in 2018, and Decibel isn’t just to happy see them and their new track “Bitter Cum Symphony!” In fact, we’re so excited that we’re about to “stream” it all over the place! Recorded during sessions of their forthcoming Post Apocalyptic Depression LP (out now via Metal Blade on,