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The Decibel family is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Brujeria co-founder and frontman John “Juan Brujo” Lepe today. We send our love to Brujo’s family, his bandmates and countless friends and fans in the underground metal community. RIP, El Hefe. Originally Posted Here

OK, friends, settle in for nine minutes of avant black/death metal depravity courtesy of Aussie outfit Ploughshare, a band whose name evokes pastoral imagery, though their music definitely doesn’t! The apocalyptic sounding—both in title and approach—”Fall of All Creatures” is the lead track from Ploughshare’s upcoming third album, Second Wound, which we can’t help but feel should

Where they from?Erba, Italy. Football season is in full swing, you walk through the airport and see everyone rocking jerseys of their favorite NFL team. Say what you will about sports, but football seems to dominate the national conscience in a way where you feel like you can talk to anyone about it. I saw

Pennsylvania grind trio Collaped Skull released their first album, Eternity Maze, in 2022, catching a few eyes and ears—including a set at the Metal & Beer Fest: Philly pre-show that same year—but mostly flying under the radar. The trio have been occupied with other projects Full of Hell and Jarhead Fertilizer since then but Collapsed Skull just dropped

The science behind harsh vocals is still pretty flimsy, despite the techniques having existed for decades now. Many vocal coaches and teachers were unfamiliar with the way screaming and growling worked (with exceptions like Melissa Cross), meaning that little research was ever done and the question was left outside the world of academia. Recently, vocal

Based on the new video from Bellevue, Ohio shoegaze/sludge quartet, Flourish, the “New Cosmic Terror” might be octopus-related. Go figure. The nearly five-minute track is a contrast in melody and drop-tuned sludge with airy vocals and heavy, heavy washes of six and four-string chordage. The video itself, directed by Brendan Gill, is a bit of

The latest solo album from Sebastian Bach, Child Within the Man, always had a weird title. I’m not even going after the fucked-up sex joke that is right there because it’s just too fucking dark. But, considering that Bach pretty much lost his position in Skid Row due to being an overgrown man-child, you’d think

One come a day the water will run, no sucker-punching bitch boy will stand for things that he has done. In other words, Jane’s Addiction is really sorry about what happened on Friday night’s concert in Boston. Fans who have been rooting for a reunion of the original four members of the Jane’s Addiction—Perry Farrell,

Jade=Sanctarium Split – The Sempiternal Wound Prepare yourself for a descent into the macabre with The Sempiternal Wound, the latest split release from two masters of death and doom metal, Jade and Sanctarium. Set for release on September 13th, 2024, through Pulverised Records, this split EP offers a harrowing exploration of life’s inevitable cycle of

It feels impossible to overstate how popular video games have become, a fact that can even be lost on its most devoted of fans. After forming an alliance with Napalm Records in December 2018, folk/power metal hybrid Wind Rose got to work crafting what would be their label debut and fourth LP overall, set to

Photo by Dennis Johansson Toxaemia are debuting their new video for “Blood Red,” ahead of their November 15 album Rejected Souls of Kerberu. “’With ‘Blood Red,’ we wanted to explore the mind of a serial killer and that primal, raw power,” explains Toxaemia’s founding member and bassist Pontus Cervin. “We wanted a real go at

Happy Friday the 13th, dear Decibel readers! I hope you’re all prepared to start spooky season a little early this year given the timing of this day. Do yourself a favor and go watch a Friday the 13th film. And yes, the consensus is correct, stick with the fourth film. Just on the strength of

Photo courtesy of the band NightWraith are releasing their new album, Divergence, tomorrow via What’s Left Records, and you can hear the whole thing with us first. The proggy, melodic death metalers from Denver have blessed us with this a day early, and in addition to eight originals, it also features a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Us and

It’s been a while since Philly-area thrashers No Gods released new music but they’re back today with two new songs and a revamped lineup, featuring new bassist Ray Figueroa (ex-Outer Heaven). The two songs, “Counterfeit” and “Noose Wound,” pick up where No Gods left off in 2018 with their first (and currently only) full-length, Paradise. The classic thrash

There’s so many labels putting out death metal and black metal today, that it’s hard to know where to go for interesting, fresh and creative takes on those classic styles. However, for the wandering headbanger, Singapore’s Pulverised Records offers a realm of dark and fascinating sounds, including some of the most crucial bands out today

Rarely can a single album claim responsibility for kickstarting an entire subgenre. Often these origins are the subject of heated fan discussions via a few candidates who are often bestowed prefixes like “proto-” to describe their style. It’s a fun metalhead exercise, but when it comes to epic doom metal, there is no space for

Legions of Doom began under sad circumstances. Following the passing of The Skull and former Trouble singer Eric Wagner in 2021,The Skull guitarist Lothar Keller and bassist Ron Holzner still had material written (with Wagner) that was intended for the doom group’s third album. With the blessing of the late singer’s family, the pair welcomed drummer

Guitarist Erik Burke has always remained busy, spending time Brutal Truth, Nuclear Assault, Lethargy, Napalm Death, Sulaco and plenty more over the course of his time playing music. Most recently, he’s playing with Sully, an upstate New York grindcore band formed during the pandemic. Releasing The Tony Demo last year, they’re back to deliver their self-titled debut LP

Another day, another anniversary celebration, only this time, it’s Swedish melodic death metal outfit Dark Tranquillity taking a walk down memory lane in support of their 1999 album Projector. With such a major milestone to celebrate, the band announced a vinyl reissue of the record that’s set to hit stores on November 1. Earlier this

Distant Dominion are the latest band to spring from the depths of the Philadelphia underground, assembling current and former members of Krieg, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Polterchrist, Mortal Decay, Total Fucking Destruction and numerous other groups to record their debut album, Ripping Through Time. A sharp combination of various extreme metal subgenres tempered with just enough technicality and melody