Metal

Post-metal powerhouse O ZORN! will release its profoundly introspective album Vermillion Haze on March 15 via Hard Drugs/Seeing Red Records. Beyond the glitz of Los Angeles, the band delves into the city’s darker, chaotic underbelly, magnified by the pandemic’s aftermath. Fronted by the charismatic Bill Kielty and backed by a formidable lineup, O ZORN! crafts a sound that captures

Plenty of artists ape the stylings of ’70s and ’80s but Armagh do it with a level of authenticity that’s hard to do. Drawing inspiration from ’70s hard rock, classic ’80s heavy metal and first-wave black metal, their new album Exclamation Point is a melodic, alluring album that is both subdued and energizing. An eight-song ripper, Exclamation Point is produced

Where they from?Kaiserslautern, Germany. Normally I chat about sports or other bullshit in this intro section but this weekend Blake Harrison of Pig Destroyer passed away and I just want to pay him a little tribute. Blake was one of the first people I met in the entire grindcore scene, bumping into him at the

If weirdo, esoteric death metal is your thing, check out a few tracks from the Septage album Intolerant Spree of Infesting Forms (Septic Worship), out March 29 via Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Dark Descent Records. In keeping with their random, chaotic nature, they’ve unveiled two songs alongside an instrumental bass track. You can

Photo: Paisley Mena Los Angeles death dealers Swampbeast put everyone on notice in 2021, when they crawled out of their marshy hiding place and delivered their debut album, Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads, on the world. Musically, they’ve been quiet since then—until now. Their second LP, Offering of Chaos, Lamenting In The Blood of Man, is due for a

Man, fuck Daylight Savings Time. You guys that live outside the U.S. have it pretty fucking good for a number of reasons, but arbitrarily changing the time because of some farmer bullshit is definitely high up on the list. This week’s update to the playlist sees new tracks from The Native Howl, Full Of Hell,

California-based progressive, extreme metal band Ænimus released a new single on Friday before announcing the band’s indefinite hiatus. The new single is called “Phoenix Rise,” which would probably be a more appropriate title for a single if it was released to announce a reunion rather than a hiatus. Instead, this phoenix is combusting in a

Nothing gives your massive, corporate music festival more punk cred than partnering with the U.S. military. Hardcore bands Scowl and Gel have both pulled out of all events at the popular South by Southwest music festival because the fest is being sponsored by the U.S. Army and several defense contractors. What exactly did SXSW think

British heavy metal legends Judas Priest just released their 19th studio album, Invincible Shield, this past week and, in doing so, they supposedly set a new record in heavy metal history. According to Loudwire, the new release makes Judas Priest the first heavy metal band to release two albums 50 years apart, namely the band’s

Greetings, Decibel readers! It’s funny to type out the name Judas Priest in 2024 like it’s just another name on the list. It’s an incredible testament to the band’s longevity as a vital creative outfit that they’re still making such great music today. 2018’s Firepower was fantastic already, and that was SIX years ago already!

Photo courtesy of the Toby Knapp We have some serious riffage for you in the form of “Abramelin Carousel” from Toby Knapp. The guitar virtuoso is pushing things eve further on this track, which he claims is an ode to his guitar heroes. “I like to make music that reflects what I’m a fan of

Photo: Jehn W.A. Matt Harvey is a legend of the extreme metal scene. Between his time with gore metal institution Exhumed, Death worshippers Gruesome and Left to Die, heavy metal flag bearers Pounder and his time with Repulsion and Noothgrush, the guitarist and singer has covered every corner of the metal world. Not content to stop

At present, I’m sitting poolside at a resort in St. Lawrence Gap, Barbados not giving a fuck about anything beyond sitting beside this pool, going into this pool and making sure I have enough sunscreen to reapply when I decide to extract myself from this pool. As you might imagine, my lack giving a fuck

“I fucking love games.” That, cutting straight to the point, is Aaron Heard, the impossibly energetic and dynamic vocalist for PA metallic hardcore heroes Jesus Piece and today’s player character. Those familiar with Heard typically know him for his powerful presence on stage fronting one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated heavy acts, his monstrous low-end vocals

It’s barely March, and Fall is promising to be EPIC. Take Exhibit A, for example, Portuguese doom mongers Sinistro. Today, unveiling the first single and video from their upcoming album, Vértice—their Alma Mater Records debut—due for release in September. That’s right, in what could be described as a Tool video directed by David Lynch, Sinistro is

It’s been six years since Iowa death metal trio Mutilated by Zombies released their last album, Scripts of Anguish. As I wrote then, Mutilated by Zombies executed the classic, meat-and-potatoes style of death metal with the precision and savagery needed in the genre but it left the question of where to go next. The answer comes in the

Where they from?Zdar Nad Sazavou, Chechnya. Say that 10 times fast! The NFL Combine was this past weekend. I’m a pretty big sports fan but I always violently ignore the NFL offseason, usually because I’m still so pissed off at whatever debacle the Jets fell into during the regular season. Besides, am I really get

Photo: Aleksandra Majak Though Polish metal outfit Shadohm are a new band, Decibel readers are likely familiar with the band members’ other projects; three of the members play in the Napalm Records version of Batushka, and drummer Paweł Jaroszewicz drums in or has drummed for Antigama, Vader, Hate and Decapitated. On their debut album, Through Darkness Towards

Note: This review originally ran with the incorrect cover art in the April 2024 edition of Decibel. It is presented here in its proper Dan Seagrave-painted glory.  Skeletal Remains were generated from the crucible of a long-established formula. Their modus operandi has always been the obvious mimicry of Morrisound’s death metal heyday, and at five

Arthouse Fatso have just been birthed painfully onto their scene with their debut album, Sycophantic Seizures: A Double Feature, out March 22 via Horror Pain Gore Death, and we have the whole bloody stream for you right here. Hailing from Duisburg Germany, Arthouse Fatso began in early 2021 and were originally intended as a quick, low-investment