Metal

Do you crave the gothic sounds of ’80s and ’90s post-punk and industrial — and updated with everything we could want in 2024? Do you also wish there could be video that takes it and channels it with the energy and atmosphere of a Gaspar Noe film? Then you need to watch and listen to

Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, heavy quintet Prisoner are a force to be reckoned with. Formed in 2012, Prisoner reevaluated their sound in recent years and are back with a meaner, nastier sound that you can hear on new single “Leaden Tomb.”Built on a bedrock of blackened metal and dark hardcore, Prisoner incorporate clanging industrial sounds and hints

Photo by Tamara Velazquez Black Gaff just dropped a video for “Deck Meat” from their forthcoming record Heads, out March 15 via Knife Hit Records. Initially formed in 2020, Black Gaff were created under unusual circumstances and have a cool backstory. The gaff tape reference in the band’s name is intentional, as they are a

Formed in Helsinki in 2010, Finnish death/doom trio Altar of Betelgeuze released their first EP At the Shrine of Light in 2012. That three-song EP clocked in at 34 minutes in length, blending funeral doom’s menace with stoned Sabbath riffs. Over time their compositions became leaner and meaner, culminating in their second LP Among the

pic: Patrick Ballard Louisville’s Volcandra seem like the kind of guys who would have strong opinions on which Deathstalker movie is better. (It’s Deathstalker II.) The melodic black/death metal band have dedicated their forthcoming second album, The Way of Ancients, to the sword-and-sorcery genre, in all its over-the-top glory. The first display of Cimmerian might

At just around 20 minutes of music, Breadwinner’s only full-length is the physical embodiment of the old showbiz maxim “always leave them wanting more.” Aside from an errant cover of the Birthday Party’s “Yard,” the nine perfectly imperfect songs on The Burner are all there are and all there ever will be of the band

Photo_by_Neil_DaCosta_Photo_1 Sludgy, heavy, despairing and epic, Lord Dying may not be flying high on the trendy bandwagon right now with their particular style of music, but that’s just fine for them. They’ve been dedicated to the dark and swampy arts for too long to let anything like that faze them. And their recent offering, Clandestine Transcendence, out

Welcome to our latest semi-regular Decibel feature. Here, talented musicians from across the metalsphere provide us with their Last Tape Before Doomsday (yes, that title is indeed a nod to the under-appreciated doom band Worship)—a 10-track mixtape of essential songs that shaped their lives. Whether he is holding down the bass amongst the melodic black

Doom and sludge purveyors Lair of the Minotaur have been peddling their dark brand of music for more than 20 years, with a few lineup changes along the way—OG drummer Larry Herweg (Pelican) left in 2006 and bassist DJ Barraca split in 2008. After 17 years, however, life brought the original trio back together to record two

It’s always exciting for Decibel to get to premiere a new track from a band that’s been away for a bit, or at least hasn’t released anything new in a while. Queens, New York death meal horde Hypoxia return to the fray with a brand new cut, “Pathway to Charon,” from their upcoming third full-length, Defiance. And after a

Where they from?Copenhagen, Denmark. Well, the Super Bowl rematch is set. Everyone is complaining about how they are sick of the Chiefs but honestly this is the team America deserves. We are a feeble, cattle-like population of intellectually uncurious people who should be forced to grovel in the face of a certain pop star every

Ah, love. What else is there to say other than it’s really nice to see two people so enamored with one another that they decide to get hitched and make it a life-long thing. So I think it’s time that some congratulations are in order for Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and Butcher Babies vocalist Carla

In just a few weeks, Avenged Sevenfold will once again hit the road for the next leg of their ‘Life Is But A Dream’ U.S. tour, and as such, some members of the band are hitting the airwaves to promote the shit out of it. Yet while chatting with 99.7 The Blitz about the run

“We named the EP after the best Guns N’ Roses album, Chinese Democracy. No, I’m not being facetious. ‘Shackler’s Revenge’ is Axl’s best moment. ‘Paradise City’ sucks and so does ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine.’” We don’t usually attach track premieres to volcanically hot takes but frontman Tarek Ahmed, along with the rest of Intercourse, like

You could be forgiven for not knowing who Southern New Jersey post-black metal band Deadyellow are, but it’s time to change that. Formed over the pandemic and releasing their first full-length album in 2021, the quartet have honed their musicianship and songwriting skills at numerous live shows and on a split with US raw black metal

The ever-talented Lena Scissorhands of Infected Rain is our guest on this week’s episode of The MetalSucks Podcast! During our time together, we discuss the band’s latest album Time out February 9. Other, totally not super heady topics also get discussed, such as the journey we all take to ensure we’re not wasting time, the

Tennessee deathcore band Whitechapel just dropped their second live album on Friday called Live in the Valley on Metal Blade Records. That’s “Live” with a long “I” sound, not a short “I” sound. They’re not telling you to go live in the Valley. The live album was recorded at their Christmas Benefit Show in 2022

In a recent interview with Bass Player, long-time System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian explained how he became the band’s bassist and revealed that it was practically an accident. Apparently, he was only supposed to take on the role temporarily until they found a permanent bassist. That turned into three decades as a “temporary”

Check out the latest in cross-genre collaboration, and no, I’m not talking about Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald’s rap song. At a show in Nashville, TN on January 23, iconic post-metal band Tool brought up bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings to join them for their song “The Grudge.” Considering that both metal and bluegrass have their

Fans of mysterious masked alternative metal band Sleep Token are understandably upset after ticketing company AEG pulled off a blunder on par with giving the Best Picture Oscar to the wrong movie or booking Donald Trump at Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Last week, Sleep Token announced their 2024 North American tour known as the Teeth