Metal

Where they from?Oslo, Norway. Rather than talk about sports like I usually do in this section I just want to take a moment to share this band’s Bandcamp bio: “Beaten To Death was created in 2010 by blah, blah, blah, released five albums and a blah, blah, blah great reviews that blah, blah, blah melodic

The word “paragnosis” pertains to knowledge or wisdom granted by a higher power, and in the eyes and ears of the band by the same word, music is the greatest expression of that power. Paragnosis is an instrumental group from New York City whose influences and abilities span the gamut of musical experience. Therefore, Decibel

Italian death merchants and sinister cinephiles Fulci score the ultimate slasher with Duck Face Killings, their latest aural offering to the godfather-of-gore (and homage to his 1982 banned-on-release bloodbath The New York Ripper) and Decibel has carved up an exclusive edition on Fun Dip Marble colored vinyl, limited to just 100 copies! Emblazoned by abominable

Dripping Decay Metal’s history is always written on the ground floor. Academics only got into the mix in the 21st century. The best documentation comes from those who were there. Brian Lew and Harald Oimoen were there for the formative years of thrash; their collected work Murder In The Front Row still does brisk business

Greetings, Decibel readers! Although I cringe at any therapeutic language applied to art, I cannot deny metal’s powers to provide escape, catharsis, and release. Some of us could really use that right now. And luckily we have some true masters to take us away this weekend. Enjoy. — Alcest – Les Chants De Laurore The high kings

Old-school deathrashers Assimilator are preparing to drop a new release via Horror Pain Gore Death, the EP titled Expelled into Suffering.  This EP is a an ode to all things classic and a return to their death metal roots with a little newschool, hardcore-tinged flair mixed in for good measure. According to their press release, “The

Need a dose of brutality? North Dakotan death dealers Gorgatron have just the thing: Sentience Revoked, their brand new album and fourth overall. Following 2022 EP Agony Reborn, Gorgatron double down on the qualities that made them stand out in the first place: heavy brutality, technicality in the right spots and a lean approach to songwriting. It works like

Photo by Hillarie Jason On May 20, 2024, New Orleans sludge outfit Thou released a surprise full-album stream of their latest LP Umbilical. The real surprise? The tracks were available via a demo for Silenus, an upcoming game developed by indie studio Geography of Robots and described as “short, atmospheric narrative adventure” in which you

If you like death metal, you probably like Hyperdontia. The international outfit first came to prominence with their debut album, Nexus of Teeth, released via Dark Descent in 2018, and quickly established a reputation for making vicious, no-frills death metal. Further honing that sound on a handful of smaller releases and second LP Hideous Entity, Hyperdontia then

Where they from?Providence, Rhode Island. It is the middle of June, which means it’s officially baseball season. My team, the lowly New York Metropolitans, is currently on a six-game winning streak [yet still remain behind the dreadful Washington Nationals in the NL East –ed]. The catalyst? They have not tasted defeat since they had the

Hailing from the woods of Illinois, Vexing Hex are an amalgam of various retro genres—most evidently ’80s heavy metal and pop, doom, alt rock and new wave—with an occult spin, the perfect soundtrack to a black mass or supernatural horror movie. Their second album, Solve Et Coagula, coming six years after their debut, is slated for

Greetings, Decibel readers. You might not need your morning coffee today, because the latest single from the Texan maniacs in Throat Locust is a pure shot of death-metal energy. For those of you who enjoy bands like Bloodbath, Vader, Grave, and Bolt Thrower — but with an added tinge of modern hardcore — you’ll be

Midwest death metal wrecking crew Obscene are back with their third album in four years, Agony & Wounds, next month but you can tuck into the latest choice cut right now. “Breathe the Decay” is a frantic four-minute romp that jams an impressive amount into its relatively short runtime. Still housing everything in a fast-moving death metal exterior,

Black Sabbath arguably invented heavy metal, depending on who you ask, so it’s hard to imagine anyone outshining the OG heavy metal band. But, surprisingly enough, when Sabbath had Kiss opening for them in 1975, Kiss was a very tough act to follow. At a time when stage theatrics weren’t a thing, Kiss introduced pyrotechnics

Rock musician, crackpot, and prime comedy fodder Ted Nugent said something stupid again. Color me shocked. In a recent interview with The Chuck Shute Podcast, Nugent talked about the recent death of his beloved dog, Happy, and somehow managed to tie that into an argument in favor of hunting rights. Yeah, I don’t understand it

You could choose to believe the following about Tennessee thrash trio Quiescent Mantis, or not, but according to part of their bio: “Quiescent Mantis, comprised of former scientists, Chris Trainor, Jordan McKenzie and Johnny Mejia, emerged from an extraordinary origin story. While employed at Sub-Atomic Weight Of Acceleration Research Mechanics (S.W.A.R.M.), the trio inadvertently opened

I hear you readers enjoy a loud racket. A bit of noise with your morning coffee. Well, pour yourself a cup of this new album from Austria’s Desolat. Taking inspiration from the prevailing environment of post-modern social turmoil and instability, the band has arrived with Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die. The album is

Greetings, Decibel readers! There’s a couple big names on the list below, especially for those of you who really love dissonant death metal or traditional-doom-done-right. But if you just want something brutal, there’s a new Malignacy out today as well. Enjoy! — Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose The previous decade saw a massive wave of neo-classical

Check out the latest full album from Paradise in Flames, Blindness. It’s heavy and catchy and you can stream it with us first. The band say: “We had only created an identity in the last album: Act One, and we managed to mature our ideas very well. I believe fans will really like this new one. The album

Photo courtesy of MRSA Check out the latest from MRSA, a campy (pun intended), summer horror-themed slice of brutality complete with an on-theme video. “We believe the fans will devour our hook-filled songs with glee,” the band say. “Every song we write is a tribute to not only the films they represent but to the