Metal

The Venn diagram of old school crooning and the devil definitely has some overlap. For the longest time, Danzig was among the few that sat at that intersection, bringing dark verses with his dulcet tones, but lately a doo-wop duo by the name of Twin Temples has taken the mantle. And while their music is

Photo by Hillarie Jason The co-nerds that helm Kill Screen are getting older. Chances are, so are you. With that relentless march of time comes an ever-increasing list of responsibilities, whether it be our jobs, our families or our social lives and pastimes. Even as a duo who have somehow landed careers focused on extreme

Got two minutes to spare? Cause that’s all we’re asking to get an earful of the new single and video, “Nature Bot,” from industrial metal quartet Realize. And fittingly enough, this track comes from the Tucson unit’s third full-length, Two Human Minutes. Though the band members themselves—Matt Mutterperl (guitars), Matt Underwood (guitars), Kyle Kennedy (vocals/bass/guitars/drum

Cincinnati doom crew Blessed Black first spread their wings back in 2018. They quickly released an album in 2020 (Beyond the Crimson Throne) and established themselves as a rising talent in the Midwestern heavy music scene. With a thick ’70s doom tone and psychedelic leanings, Blessed Black bring grit to cleanly sung stoner rock. Five

Nearly a month ago, we were absolutely stoked to find out that New Jersey technical grindcore act Gridlink were making a comeback after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Just that news alone was enough to get us unbelievably hyped, but then after they also dropped their first new song “Coronet Juniper” and announced a new album

By now it’s pretty much common knowledge that touring bands are getting a rough deal these days. From increased travel costs to venue merch cuts and inflation kicking everyone’s ass, it’s just real hard to get out on the road and play in front of as many people as you can. That equation gets even

Where they from? Dortmund, Germany.Speaking of Germany, I tried watching the new version of All Quiet on the Western Front this past weekend and as a war film aficionado I honestly had to stop several times because it was just too intense. It was like the opening 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan but over

As Sevendust approach their 30th birthday, you would think that singer Lajon Witherspoon would be starting to slow down, or at least noticing the effects of time on his voice. Not only is that not the case but the opposite is apparently true: Witherspoon’s voice is aging like wine. While making an appearance on the

For half a decade now, Metallica‘s non-profit organization All Within My Hands (AWMH) has made headlines and been the backdrop for some pretty cool performances by the world’s largest metal band. But behind all the cool acoustic sets and merch, Metallica has managed to help raise and invest more than $6 million to help foster

They may be known as the band full of ex-Megadeth members doing covers of their former band on tour, but Kings of Thrash have original music in the works for the so far unnamed debut album. Now, you may remember that they released an original song earlier in the year that we pretty much feel

Photo: Mel Castro The era of Youtube and Hate5six videos begs an important question: do live albums still matter? Are they worth releasing? Obviously that answer is going to vary for everyone. With the ever-increasing popularity of Youtube and TikTok, it’s harder for some listeners to justify spending the time or money on a new

The Boneless Ones, featuring Max Fox (vocals), Troy Takaki (bass), Chris Kontos (drums), and Craig Locicero (guitars), returned from a 35-year absence to bring skate rock (or crossover, if you like) back to the masses. While the group had popularity via Thrasher Magazine in the ’80s, with “Skate for the Devil” (from the album of

At a show last week, Disturbed set off the sprinkler system. Ironically it happened during the song “Inside The Fire.” The incident took place on July 27 at the end of the band’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion set in The Woodlands, TX. To add some impressiveness to the humorousness, the band also finished out their

Pantera made a splash with rabid fans last week when they reintroduced the 1994 song “Slaughtered” back to their set list. The band played the song on July 28 at The Pavilion at Lake Star in Burgettstown, PA on their tour with Lamb of God. They included the song as part of their encore to

Signs Of The Swarm have announced a headlining tour this November with The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, To The Grave, and Tactosa. Check out the tour dates below, and get your tickets here. w/ The Last Ten Seconds Of Life 11/5 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Tavern w/ To The Grave 11/12 Cupertino, CA – X-Bar11/13 Portland,

Sam Mooradian, the renowned guitarist of Fallujah, dropped his first album as a solo act, Bad Brain, yesterday. Mooradian says about the album: “Bad Brain feels like a musical companion to emotionally difficult times. It’s the result of years of trying to hone my own sound and style of prog metal while also navigating significant

Man, what a week, eh? Lots of new music came out, lots of wild shit happened, it got insanely fucking hot out here in the states… We’re in the real dog days of summer now, so it’s all about trying to stay cool while listening to some of the most blistering hot metal tracks out

Angra announced last week that their new album, Cycles Of Pain, out November 3 via Atomic Records, is now available for preorder. Guitarist Rafael Bittencourt says: “This is a very special record for us for several reasons: First, much has happened since our last release in 2018. During the last five years, we experienced a

EVILDEAD are back with a new track and visualizer for “Bathe in Fire,” a song from their upcoming album. Details of the forthcoming album from the thrash band are yet to be shared, but it will be their first record after 2020’s United States of Anarchy. Themes of “Bathe in Fire” are depression and suicide,

Holy crappola! Sometimes some of us — mostly me — will casually throw around the phrase “friends of Decibel” in reference to those bands/artists/supporters/benefactors/swell human beings who are indeed friends of Decibel. Recently, after being approach by our old friends in death-grinders Rottenness about whether there was website real estate available to the tell the