Metal

If David Attenborough scored music documentaries the same way he does animal docs, I’d absolutely scream from excitement. That’s not happening in this case, but could you imagine? Anyway, Blood Incantation plan on releasing their documentary All Gates Open, with a soundtrack to boot. The 73-minute juggernaut of a documentary score originally came as part

Let’s start out by saying that we do NOT stan, or really even like, Live Nation over here (who the hell does?), but, just like last time, we feel like this is a pretty good deal worth sharing. The ticket monopoly just announced this years $30 “Ticket to Live” shows, seemingly the same as their

Another day, another creep to call out. Can Slam Dunk Festival founder Ben Ray please come to the front? You’ve got some explaining to do. Yesterday, British actress and showgirl Jenny Miller blasted social media accusing Ray of sexual assault. She says the two were friends with a working relationship where she would sometimes dance

This weekend, nu metal band Coal Chamber will grace the Sick New World stage in Las Vegas. It’s a big moment for the band that reunited back in 2023, but it’s got a whole new meaning for drummer Mikey Cox. And that’s because he’s faced down and beaten stage 3 cancer. The shocking news that

Last week, attendees of this year’s Monsters of Rock Cruise boarded the Norwegian Joy and embarked on a trip from Miami to Grand Turk full of good times and great music. It was supposed to be a celebration of all things rock and metal on the high seas, but one dude apparently didn’t get the

Their first show in Italy should have been an entirely positive experience, but Ukrainian World War I-themed blackened death metal band 1914 ran into a problem with local police over money they collected during the tour. According to a statement the band shared with fans, their visit to Italy went mostly without a hitch until

Metalcore outfitAugust Burns Redhave a new album titled Season of Surrender coming out this June and it’s with that in mind that they dropped their new single “Sonic Salvation”. The new track features Polaris vocalist Jamie Halls. Clocking in at just over four minutes, guitarist JB Brubaker said the track was the very first he

It’s beginning to sound like new Baroness is on the horizon, as the band gets ready to head into the studio this summer. Details surrounding the sludge metal band’s seventh album and follow up to 2023’s STONE have been scarce at best, but some new details have emerged thanks to guitarist Gina Gleason. While speaking

The name of their newly announced tour may evoke the winter months, but Finnish epic power metal band Ensiferum‘s ‘The Winter Storm Over North America’ is taking place this September. Juuust a little shy of winter, guys. Set to play American and Canadian venues over a two-week span, the tour will kick off during ProgPower

It’s been a little more than a month sinceSpirit Adriftplayed what was supposed to be their final show ever. But thanks toNate Garrettbeing one of the good guys in metal, that plan has been tossed to the wayside to help some fellow musicians in need, as the band is replacing Fulci on the Decibel Tour.

It’s almost the weekend, baby! Time to kick back, relax, and listen to some new metal tunes. We’ve got those below, so all you gotta do is go to wherever you get your music these days and snap up these albums and more. At The Gates The Ghost Of A Future Dead (Century Media) Big

A legal battle over some rare early recordings of a little known band that would one day become Black Sabbath has come to an end, with the band now gaining full control of those tapes. And we know this because Sharon Osbourne shared the details on the recent The Osbournes podcast. For those that don’t

Greetings,Decibelreaders! It’s an important day for metal, as we’re given the lastAt the Gates album featuring Tomas Lindberg. Lots to say about that below. But it’s also a day to be grateful for the other releases on this list, especially if you want to hear the future of the melodic death metal as well (scroll

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Festreturns to Denver for its fifth round, tapping the Fillmore Auditorium as home of the world’s loudest, heaviest, most extreme craft beer festival on Friday and Saturday, December 4-5, 2026. Southern doom supergroupDownmake their first Denver appearance in over 12 years to headline Saturday night (December 5), while crossover thrash

Due to visa processing issues,Fulciare unable to perform on the upcoming Decibel Magazine Tour, as well as Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 on May 3. Fulci will return next year as part of the 2027 Decibel Tour. But this year, Texas heavy metal mastersSpirit Adrifthave stepped up to fill the void, joining

It’s been a while since we’ve featured a new song from “doom wop” trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol. Their 2024 album Big Dumb Riffs was a good time, as we featured a number of singles off that studio effort. This morning, the wait for more good times from RBBP are back again with the release

What a day! Two stories referencing baseball and two chances for me to talk about how the New York Mets have failed me up to this point. (Really, it’s bad you guys.) But down in Baltimore, the Orioles are doing relatively okay and earlier today they announced that they would be celebrating GRAMMY-winning hometown hardcore

Goth glam post-hardcore outfit Black Veil Brides have a new album titled VINDICATE coming out on May 8 via Spinefarm and they dropped its fourth single earlier today with “Revenger”. And unlike the other previous offerings, this one’s got something up its proverbial sleeve that most won’t see coming — they have Machine Head frontman

This must be fate or something. My New York Mets finally won a game after 12 grueling, faith-shattering losses and now heavy metal outfit Armored Saint dropped a new single called “Hit A Moonshot”. For those that aren’t familiar, a “moonshot” is baseball parlance that means to hit a baseball high and far for a

We chatted with Denver-based atmospheric band Sungrave about their recent self-released EP, Cold Flesh and No One. The EP was written, produced, and performed by Sungrave and Creaturess as part of their fall 2025 Midwest tour. The cover art was painted by Denver-based artist Josh Porter, specifically inspired by the music and concept. Drums were