Metal

We’ve made mention of Carolina’s cinematic sci-fi proggy death metal aliens Voraath in this space before. See here. Well, they’re back with yet another Shudder/SyFy worthy, seemingly budget-busting work of dystopian video art. “The Leviathan’s Keep” is about…well…you can read the band’s statement on the topic of the song and video below, but most significantly

In 2002, Massachusetts crushers The Red Chord changed the death metal landscape forever with the release of their debut album Fused Together in Revolving Doors. Now, 22 years later, the recently reactivated Black Market Activities is pressing this landmark album to vinyl for the very first time ever in extremely limited quantities, and Decibel has secured our own Lava-colored vinyl variant (translucent

Atmospheric metal authority Agalloch has given their mood piece masterclass The Mantle the deluxe reissue treatment, and Decibel is once again honored to have our own exclusive edition on Opulent Translucent Orange Double LP, limited to just 200 copies courtesy of the dark artists at Eisenwald Records. Once more featuring the deluxe triple gatefold packaging

Greetings, Decibel readers! Those of you who’ve been with us for awhile know it’s a big week: there’s a new Gatecreeper album out! But along with those masters of modern death metal, we’ve got new ones from lesser-known acts, including one at the end of the list I’m especially stoked for. It’s mostly death metal

Philly-area punks L.M.I. have been thrashing around the underground since 2010, mixing punk, hardcore, sludge and stoner metal on numerous releases over the years. Their new album, Failed to Feel It, is the heaviest and most chaotic L.M.I. have ever sounded, the Lansdale trio, reveling in bursts of noisy punk, gnarly sludge and Converge-esque hardcore, like you can

After 12 years off, Montréal band Derelict are back with a brutal, technical track, “Versus Entropy.” Their album of the same name is out June 21. About the track, the band say: “If someone had never heard Derelict before and wanted to get an impression in one song, this would be the one. It’s melodic

Hematoxin – Thrash and Prog-metal from Pittsburgh How about 29 minutes of blended thrash-prog to start your Wednesday? Beginning with their debut Between Forever …and the End in 2013, followed by the Alchemist EP, Hemotoxin continued to evolve with their 2016 release Biological Enslavement and 2020’s Restructure the Molded Mind. Now, with the help of fellow Ripped to Shreds bandmate Andrew Lee and long-time

Photo by A.J. Kinney “You are here, and it’s beautiful, and escaping isn’t always something bad.” –Firewatch, 2016 In spite of our lengthy and incredibly thorough first half of our conversation with Full of Hell vocalist Dylan Walker—focusing on his past and present with video games—the co-nerds at Kill Screen found that there was still

Malguist is a new black metal band, formed by the duo of The Malguist and The Mongrel. With little information given about the band’s members or origin, we’re left with just the music of their first release, I. A two-track effort, Decibel is officially streaming “Apex to Ashes,” the first song on I, for early listening.

Decibel and heavy-metal illustrator Mark Rudolph go way back; if you’ve ever cracked open an issue of Decibel or read Metal Gods, then you’re certainly familiar with his work. After years of appreciating it in various mediums and publications, you can finally own it for yourself all in one place: Profane Creations: the Metal Art of Mark Rudolph is a new

His debut solo album From Hell May Rise is headed for release this Friday, but Slayer guitarist Kerry King is already looking ahead to its eventual follow-up. The news came about from an interview King did with The Aquarian, in which he said he wants to get back in the studio as soon as he’s

It’s been a long road for Swedish progressive metal unit Evergrey, who formed in 1995 and have continued to chase the dream across three decades and 14 albums. Singer Tom Englund‘s love for the music and desire to expand—both as a musician and in terms of popularity—is as bright as it was on Evergrey’s first demo.

Wyndrider This week, Electric Valley Records offers a tantalizing taste of WyndRider‘s upcoming album Revival with the single “Under the Influence.” Formed just two years ago, the Tennessee-based stoner doom quartet has quickly become known for its hardworking ethos and heavy riffs that resonate through the mountain air. Recorded with Danielle Fehr at The Wizard

Four years after the release of their self-titled first album, German extreme metal entity Markgraf return with their second album, titled Hohenbaden. It’s an exciting and triumphant fusion of black and heavy metal, an album which does not clearly belong to either genre, and you can stream it below via Decibel. Album opener “Allerheiligen” gets the blood pumping with

Photo courtesy of the band Sea of Treachery have unveiled a new single and video for “What’s Past Is Prologue.” The reveal also serves as their official announcement that they’ve been signed to Mutant League Records. Vocalist Alex Huffman says about the signing: “We’re extremely excited to be working with Mutant League—We’ve wanted to find

Nearly four decades after their messy birth, California death metal legends Autopsy will make their long-anticipated filthy Philly debut with a suitably sick headline performance. “Autopsy is revved up, bloodthirsty and ready to bring 100% horrific Death Metal to Decibel’s 20th anniversary bash in Philadelphia,” says drummer/vocalist Chris Reifert. “Come on out and go insane

Pack up those prosthetic noses and ears and book your trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana! Because from October 18 through 20 the Great Lakes Dungeon Siege festival descends upon Stan’s Room @ Piere’s Entertainment Center. “The Great Lakes Dungeon Siege committee is proud to present an absolutely stacked lineup of dungeon synth from around the

Greetings, Decibel readers! Hope you enjoy this week’s selection of the latest in heavy music. If you like death metal, there’s something here for you. If you like progressive and unusual black metal, there’s something here for you. If you like pizza, there’s something here for you. That should cover most of you. — Belushi

Giant Spider are a new trio that consists of New York City/Long Island scene veterans on their latest mission to make heavy and fucked-up music. In the case of Giant Spider, the band builds from a hardcore punk base, giving it a bleak, grimy and metallic edge. To start things off, Giant Spider are set to

Photo courtesy of the band Red Rot, the project of Luciano Lorusso George and Davide Tiso, formerly of Ephel Duath, present their sophomore record, Borders of Mania, a day before it releases to the world via Hammerheart Records. You can stream it here! Their press release explains: “Red Rot is a physical band, it attacks you right