Metal

Herakleion (L-R: Speed Wilson, Apollo Xydias, Christian Woerner) From the shadowy depths of New Orleans emerges Herakleion, a death thrash trio determined to drag the genre back to its roots while exploring the morbid curiosity that haunts us all. Fresh off a tour with Goatwhore, Vitriol, and Thantifaxath, Herakleion is poised to unleash their upcoming

Where’s Mortiis?: Our author feels the weight of his playlist On the eve of his September U.S. headlining tour where he’ll perform his groundbreaking 1993 album, Født Til Å Herske, in its entirety, dungeon synth progenitor Mortiis took time to serenade Decibel with 40—that’s right, 40—albums that shaped his musical trajectory. From Rick Wakeman to Witchfinder

Despite—or perhaps because of—its status as a Mormon stronghold, Salt Lake City has produced numerous notable heavy bands, among them revered doom institution SubRosa and their offshoot band The Otolith, who formed in the wake of Subrosa’s breakup. After releasing their first album, Folium Limina, in 2022, the quintet are back with a new split. Entitled Legends

Lamb of God (L-R: Art Cruz, Mark Morton, Randy Blythe, Willie Adler, John Campbell) Photo by Jimmy Hubbard As Lamb of God celebrates the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking album Ashes of the Wake (out August 30th on Epic, pre-order here), fans are treated to an expanded deluxe edition that not only revisits the powerful

Some of the coolest music you will ever encounter is made by artists whose perspective is so removed from what constitutes “normal” that it sounds made by extraterrestrial beings that are trying to replicate human music, and are not quite getting it right. The musical landscape is littered with such outsiders, many of whom are

A surprise announcement was made last night during an alleged Cowboys From Hell show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The announcement? That it wasn’t actually going to be some band called Cowboys From Hell playing. Instead, it was going to be Pantera performing, and it was going to be a special night. According to

We all know who Vended is by now. Led by Corey Taylor’s son Griffin, the band, which also has other Slipknot spawn Simon Crahan (Clown’s kid) teeters on a similar balance of heavy hits and melodic notes, and you can certainly hear it (and see it) in the band’s video for their new song “Serenity,”

I very unironically love Creed, and I very unironically love this. Even though the band has been on the receiving end of meme-ery and tomfoolery throughout the years, they’ve got quite a few wins under their belt that deserve some flowers. Creed want to make sure we put some mutherfuckin respect on their name, and

Sadly, Coal Chamber have to reschedule their “Fiend For The Fans” tour due to health issues with lead singer Dez Fafara. It was supposed to start Friday, August 23 with tour mates Twiztid, Fear Factory, Black Satellite, and Wednesday 13, but now won’t happen until 2025. Fafara has been dealing with health issues on and

Decibel Books is proud to announce the publication of Into Everlasting Fire: The Official History of Immolation, a massive 400-page history of one of the most beloved bands in death metal history. Fans can pre-order their copy now here with an expected ship date in November. Propelled by the dissonant harmonic acrobatics of guitarist Robert Vigna

Greetings, Decibel readers! It’s a good day if you like death metal, whether it’s the more rip-and-tear approach of bands like Cemetery Filth and Vile Rites, or the moodier takes performed by Avernus and the melodeath heroes in Dark Tranquility. Solid tunes for the approaching death of summer. — Avernus – Grievances A must-listen for

Nightborn are back with a video for “Aphelion Dusk,” a song from their upcoming Hammer of the Heretic EP, out this September. The EP features Simon McKay of Agonist on drums and Hubert Wiecek (ex-Decapitated, Dieth) on bass. The new song sees them channeling their signature thrash sound with a touch of nostalgic melo-death energy and a

California outfit Bred for Slaughter just keep on grinding. After releasing their first EP, Here You’re Born… Here You Die, last year, they’re already back with another. Titled Kill for Satan, Bred for Slaughter once again serve up a helping of gory, death metal-infused grind, featuring former Exhumed vocalist Mark Smith. In addition to the deathgrind tendencies, there’s

(Clockwise from top left: Maddie Kilpatrick, Ryan Quinn, Tristan Payne, Evie Austin). Photos by Billy Swords, Laura Waechter, and Lucas Moore. In a world where death metal releases are plentiful, standing out requires more than brutal riffs and guttural growls—it demands creativity, technical skill, and an ear for the unforgettable. Cemetery Filth, now in their

Northern California death dealers Vile Rites spent a long time perfecting their sound—guitarist/vocalist Alex Miletich began writing for the project in 2017 while living in Portland—before settling on the progressive death metal sound heard on their debut album, Senescence. Clocking in around the forty minute mark, the songs on Senescence become progressively more ambitious the further into the album

Where they from?Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the first time ever the Olympics featured breakdancing as an event and everyone is giving the female Australian breakdancer shit because her moves were incredibly wack. Were they bad? Sure, but nothing more cringe than you see at your average deathcore concert. At least she was TRYING, which is more

Chicago noise rock duo Latter are new to the scene but the group is poised to make a splash with their potent, impactful brand of heavy, discordant rock and thoughtful presentation. They released first single “Callous” last month (watch the video here) and now they’ve released their second, “I Don’t Owe You,” which you can watch below.

If dig the idea of grindcore and powerviolence and poking fun at black metal, Rat Lord are gonna be your new favorite band. Following on the heals of their debut album This Is Not A Record, Norwegian power-violence/grind trio Rat Lord are back with the brilliantly titled Blazed In The Northern Sky. The band is made

You may have heard this before, but here at Decibel Magazine, we like things from Denver. The city’s thriving metal scene is constantly producing new music, the latest being Ghosts of Glaciers‘ new album Eternal. The instrumental trio utilize a variety of sounds and influences in their music, but they’re focused on doom with “Leviathan,” the first preview of Eternal.

Earthburner – Photo by Corey Soria On November 8, death-grinders Earthburner will unleash their debut album, Permanent Dawn, via M-Theory Audio. To celebrate, they’ll storm the stage at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver on December 7, sharing the bill with heavyweights like Yob, Cirith Ungol, and Pallbearer. Exclusively today, get a sneak peek