Metal

Greetings, Decibel readers! I’ve been thoroughly enjoying all the memes coming out of the Olympics this year, especially from the shooting competitions. I feel like we need to pull off some metal meme-magic with those images to compare different styles to each other. The Turkish Olympian who just walked up and casually won the silver medal

Flexi Disc, News, Special Offer, Vinyl death metal, Deathevokation, Decibel 20, rare vinyl, the decibel flexi series. In case our Hall of Fame induction of their The Chalice of Ages LP in the September 2024 issue or their scheduled appearance at the magazine’s rapidly approaching 20th Anniversary Show weren’t clear enough, Decibel are big fans of cult

Andrew Lee is one busy weeb. Before the multi-instrumentalist and his bandmates release the fourth Ripped to Shreds album in September, Lee found time to record and release Koncertos Of Kawaiiness: Stealing Jon Chang’s Ideas, A Book By Andrew Lee, the third album from his anime-themed goregrind solo project Houkago Grind Time. Despite its silly title, Koncertos of

Fómhar Prepare to be transported through time and space, experiencing a modern take on ancient rituals that still resonate with the human soul. Set to release on July 31—the eve of Lughnasadh—the latest opus from Dublin’s Fómhar, Fuil Na Seanchoille, will be available via Fiadh Productions. This third album signifies a rebirth, delving into past, present,

Where they from? Rochester, New York. In case you missed it — which you clearly did not — Gojira played the opening ceremony of the Olympics. This is objectively a cool thing, but of course metalheads on the internet had to complain about it. What is the endgame here? Why complain? Is it just a

There’s a lot of bad shit happening down in Washington, D.C. but the metal scene in the capitol isn’t part of that. The latest example comes in the form of CrusHuman, Formed from the ashes of death metal group Snipers of Babel, who released a 2022 album on Horror Pain Gore Death. Staying with the label,

There are endless underground classics in the Hall. From Entombed’s Left Hand Path and Cryptic Slaughter’s Money Talks to Napalm Death’s Scum and Autopsy’s Severed Survival, the curation effort has been a balance of art form and tenacity, with a lot of luck thrown in. There are other factors, too. Nostalgia, a vibrant history, relationships

Hamilton, Ontario’s death/doom outfit Absorb unleashed their latest sonic assault, Smog, on July 26 via Hypaethral Records. The EP, a follow-up to 2023’s Rot, marks a significant evolution for the band, delving deeper into atmospheric and dissonant territories while retaining their signature monolithic heaviness. Formed in 2013, Absorb have cultivated a sound characterized by slow, crushing

Danish death dealers (try saying that three times fast!) Thorium have been doing their thing for nearly three decades and that’s not about to change if new track “Underground” is an indication. Taken from their sixth album The Bastard, Thorium take heavy cues from early Morbid Angel, mixing it up with their core Scandinavian death metal sound. On

Uniform have no issue with aurally offensive sounds. As a band, they’re so considerate of literally everything mental and emotional and, as they should, they pride themselves on being that way. No matter how much of a delightful shrillness they exude, there’s so much more to the cacophony of their sounds, and their new song

What’s more metal than coming back from the dead?! I don’t even mean this in a religious way, but that’s a whole other story. Not everything brutal has to come by way of dirginess and grimy blast beats. Just ask Robert Downey Jr., because that’s apparently what he’s doing with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He

Iress – Photo by Morgan Demeter @mooganphoto Los Angeles’ Iress is set to bring a beautiful touch of doom to this heavy summer with their second full-length album, Sleep Now In Reverse, out Friday on Dune Altar. Deepening their craft, blending shoegaze, doom, and post-rock, when asked to describe the album in five words or

Photo: VDPictures German heavy metal legion Powerwolf are kind of killing it right now. They’ve been grinding it out for 20 years, releasing 12 albums and spreading their name around the world in that time. Their latest effort, Wake up the Wicked, is out today on Napalm Records and it promises even bigger things for the

Greetings, Decibel listeners! It’s been a quiet season for new releases lately, so July has been light on this column. However, this week brings us an interesting variety of death metal flavors to chew on, from dissonant and doomy, to fast and crunchy. Eat up. — Defacement – Duality Disorienting, dizzying death metal from the Dutch

All ticket options for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver at Summit on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2024 are ON SALE NOW (links below)! Death metal legends Autopsy will make their Denver debut with a special headline performance of their 1989 classic Severed Survival (and other horrifying hits) on Friday night, while Oregon doom gods Yob will close out

We first introduced you to Alberta’s Culled back in 2018 on the eve of the release of their debut Thin the Herd, Fail to Learn here. Featuring ex-and-current members of Disciples of Power and Wake getting in touch with both sides of the velocity continuum via the grit and grime of Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer

Acido y Puto (English: “Acid and Fucking”) by Madrid fuzz rockers Free Ride is a pretty simple album, distilling psychedelic, distorted rock down to its purest form. The upbeat, guitar-driven rock makes you feel good as you nod along to the track, like their latest single, “Vice.” Pulled from Acido y Puto, Free Ride take the opportunity to dive

You’ll be in the grip of winter ale when Decibel—North America’s only monthly metal magazine—returns with the third edition of the west’s loudest, heaviest, most extreme craft beer festival! Decibel has once again tapped Denver, CO’s Summit to host Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2024. Death metal legends Autopsy

Dig Mercyful Fate? If you are here, the chances are almost certainly yes. If that is the case, check out Demon Spell‘s new EP, Evil Nights. The band features several Italian metal veterans, among them Dario Casabona, who played with Italy’s legendary Schizo for 20 years, and guitarist Francesco Bauso, who was a founding member

Where they from?Vaasa, Finland. In the past 10 days we have seen an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate, the Republican National Convention and the current President of the United States step down from the race for his re-election, but I’m here to talk about what really matters: the MLB all star game. Does anyone