Metal

This past week was a whirlwind of new announcements, new tunes, and sweet, sweet drama. From Kerry King spilling the tea to Nazi sympathizer Kanye West pissing off Ozzy, there’s just so much to talk about in the metal world. And while you can find all those stories on the website, we’re here on this

Eighteen years after his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath back in 2006, heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has a shot at becoming a two-time inductee, as it was announced earlier today that the singer was being considered for his solo career. In response to his

Veteran English death-doom pioneers My Dying Bride announced some details about their upcoming 15th album. According to Lambgoat, the new album will be titled A Mortal Binding and is due out on April 19 from Nuclear Blast Records. Along with the album announcement, the band dropped a new single and video called “Thornwyck Hymn.” Vocalist

Legendary Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson thinks that most big-name metal bands are bourgeois. In an interview with The Telegraph’s Matt Mills that Dickinson managed to squeeze in before his fencing practice, the longest-running Iron Maiden lead vocalist who famously used to ferry the band around on their private jet said that heavy metal isn’t

Rapper and notable bag of shit Kanye West is in hot water with metal’s favorite granddad Ozzy Osbourne, as he apparently used a live clip of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” while promoting his new album despite being told not to. The incident happened last night when West, also known as Ye, was hosting a listening

Mike Browning’s time machine that he built to travel back in time to kill baby Jesus (as chronicled in the Nocturnus banger “Destroying the Manger”) might still be in the shop for repairs, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t turn back the clock with a Florida death metal landmark via the Decibel Flexi Series!

Greetings, Decibel readers! You’ll want to stay on top of the new releases for this week. There’s at least two here that will end up on a lot of end-of-year lists, and not just because of all the hype. After all, Hulder and Spectral Voice wouldn’t be so hot so much if there wasn’t a

Kalamazoo’s Bronson Arm are a duo who deliver noise rock via a stripped down conglomeration of baritone guitar, drums and vocals. As such, their sound falls on the less dense, smoke-filled room side of the sonic spectrum, utilizing more contrast between paint peeling vocals, sparse rhythmic thumping and spacious percussion than it does oppressive walls

Spiritual Deception are breaking new ground with their debut album, Semitae Mentis. It’s officially out tomorrow via Amputated Vein Records, but you can stream it in full with us right now. The Italian band aren’t afraid to keep it weird with this record, chugging through odd time signatures and epic choruses and keeping it catchy and

Agonista present for you their latest track, “Larvas,” from their forthcoming album Grey and Dry, out March 8 via Armageddon Label. The crusty, dystopian song sets the tone for a solid, plodding, brooding album, and we can’t wait to hear the rest. “‘Larvas’ is a song written in Spanish about the reality that is Narco Culture in

Seattle adds a new festival to its yearly activities with 206 Blast Fest, a new grindcore and powerviolence festival hosted by Audio/Violence Productions. Staring tomorrow, February 9, and running through Saturday, February 10, 206 Blast Fest features 22 different sets from bands like Endorphins Lost, Sidetracked, Noose Sweat and Impulse Noise. Promoter Bird Arzoumanian explains that

Dan Smith Photography Does your metal lack in the almighty groove? Canada’s Metaphora has the riffs to fix your broken heart. Throw Pantera, Periphery and Jinjer in a blender and you get Atlantic Canada’s newest melodic metal export, comprised of past and current members of scene staples Sons of An Eastern Moon, Sea Dogs, Last

Photo by Travis Shinn You know the song. Hell, just by reading that previous sentence, you likely have its unmistakable intro playing in your head this very moment. Having been covered on practically every traditional and experimental instrument by people of all ages, races, and genders around the world, “Through the Fire and Flames” by

Spoiler alert: this new Kinghorn song rules. Hailing from Portland, the post-metal outfit released their self-titled first full-length in 2021; though it went underheard, it established a strong foundation for the amp-worshipping trio. They’re all geared up to release next record Empty Handed, which is scheduled for an April 2024 release. Following in a similar vein to post-metal stalwarts

Where they from?San Diego, CA. The Super Bowl is this weekend, literally my least favorite game of the year because I always end up having to explain the rules of football to the uninitiated at the party rather then, ya know, WATCH THE FUCKING GAME! Like, sorry Mom, but I’m not gonna explain the entire

Super frantic mathcore outfit Utopia just dropped their new record, Shame, which they say takes on the issues of mental health and humanity through the lens of extreme music. Comprised of John Bailey and Jimmy Wilson on guitar, Chris Reese of Corrupt Moral Altar on vocals, Arran McSporran of Virvum and Vipassi on fretless bass,

On Friday, April 12, Columbus death metal deviants Sanguisugabogg and Philly grindforce Bandit will splatter Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia — which is right next door to the Fillmore Philly — with their own Official Metal & Beer Fest After Party (kicking off at 11pm), presented by our good friends at Century Media and 3 Floyds Brewing! Pre-sale tickets

Bay Area death dealers Necrot continue their ascent to the forefront of American aural extremity with their third studio LP, Lifeless Birth, and Decibel has an exclusive bundle of joy in the form of blue-and-purple-merged vinyl limited to only 200 copies! Recorded with Grammy-winning producer Greg Wilkinson (who has helmed all three of Necrot’s Tankcrimes-released albums) and mastered by Brad Boatright

Los Angeles death dealers Shock Withdrawal are out for blood with their new album, The Dismal Advance. Slated for a March 18 release on Brutal Panda, The Dismal Advance features the high intensity of bands like Discordance Axis and the speed-groove of Pig Destroyer, wrapped in a death metal shell. The members of Shock Withdrawal aren’t exactly new to the scene,

I don’t know about you, but as we inch closer and closer to new music from Anthrax, I’m itching for any new details to find out more about their follow up to 2016’s For All Kings. We’ve heard that they’ve been in the studio for a while now. We’ve known that scheduling has to be