Metal

Megadeth’s 1985 debut album Killing Is My Business…and Business is Good is widely considered one of metal’s great records. Now Dave Mustaine, in a new interview with Paraguay’s channel Trece (as reported on by Metal Injection), Mustaine says that the record was ahead of its time. When asked what his favorite Megadeath album, Mustaine was

Sometimes it just takes one song to save an artist from fading into obscurity. For New York-based funk metal icons Living Colour, that song is their 1988 iconic classic “Cult of Personality.” In a recent interview with YouTube talk show The Logan Show as reported on by Metal Injection, Living Colour frontman Corey Glover talked

We’ve got a big update to the MetalSucks Playlist this week, as there was a lot of new music that came out over the last few days. As such, you can expect more than half of our 50 tracks this week to be brand new additions, so that’s exciting. From Kerry King’s new track, which

Norwegian death metal outlet Okular have returned after several years away to bring their brand of techy and progressive darkness back into our ears. The band is set to unleash Regenerate, their first album since 2013, and Decibel is pleased to unleash the album’s lead single “Wake-Up Call” here today. The song’s title is quite intentional,

DeathWytch have just unveiled a weird new video for the esoteric song “Todeshexe.” You can check out the lyric video for the song below. The name DeathWytch is a character name from Orpheus’ Saga, brought to life by Sartoraaus, and the band blend the most unlikely of genres in their sound.  “Musically, DeathWytch made a

Greetings, Decibel readers! Lots of death metal this week: dissonant, straightforward, and even some melodeath! But don’t worry, if that’s not your thing there’s a new Heavy Temple album out as well. Off to the desert with you! — Benighted – Ekbom Slickly produced brutality that delivers all manner of punishment. Lots of flair on display here,

John Jarvis’ Nest work quickly. Releasing their first album in 2019, they kept trucking despite Jarvis’ involvement with bands like Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Scowl, releasing three more albums, the latest of which comes out tomorrow. Endeavors is a bleak and abrasive sludge record, one that understands the genre is best at its absolute darkest. Its 10-track runtime

Marble Ghosts have shared their new video for “End of the World’ with us. The song is from the band’s March 1 self-titled, debut EP. “‘End of the World’ is cynical and angry and reflects the mentality of a millennial generation that grew up being told that their actions would make a difference in the

Throwing Bricks and Ontaard release there split collaboration Oud Zeer on April 12th Prepare for an explosive collaboration as Utrecht-based bands Throwing Bricks and Ontaard join forces to release their split album Oud Zeer on April 12. From sludge to hardcore punk, black metal to screamo, the album delivers a wrenching journey that reveals a

Meet legendary death metal engineer Scott Burns at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 12-13 to sign copies of the new book, The Scott Burns Sessions: A Life in Death Metal 1987 – 1997, alongside author David E. Gelhke at the Decibel merch table! Scott Burns/David E. Gelhke book signing times: Friday: 6:30pm

You probably know Jason Netherton as the bassist and vocalist of deathgrind institution Misery Index and early Dying Fetus, but there’s more to the musician than meets the eye. In his new project, Sulphur and Mercury, Netherton contributes his voice to a more classic metal sound, combining heaviness with old-school heavy metal flair. In Sulphur and

Where they from?Connecticut. All everyone wants to talk about this week is the stupid fucking eclipse but I guarantee that will be ancient history by the time this thing hits the web. No, what is a far BIGGER news story is my one headphone stopped working at the gym. IDK if this has ever happened

During one of our many conversations for this Hall of Fame entry, the great Shane Embury, Napalm Death leader and the man of a thousand other bands—including Brujeria, of course, where he is known as Hongo—says this: “The beauty of Brujo is the chaos. You have to let it go. He comes from different angles

Pacific Northwest death dealers Draghkar have emerged from the metaphorical darkness with their first release since their 2020 full-length, At the Crossroads of Infinity, partnering with long-running New Jersey death metal outfit Helcaraxë for a new two-song split. For Draghkar, A Glorious Call in the Terrible Darkness is an opportunity to showcase the band’s new lineup. For Helcaraxë, it’s a

What goes better with metal than beer? It makes good metal even better and it makes rap-metal vaguely tolerable. Well, the Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is coming up on April 12-13 and, in addition to a killer lineup that includes Biohazard, Deicide, Dying Fetus, and Crowbar, two bands are creating their own

Funeral Leech Photo by Evan Hunter McKnight New York City’s Funeral Leech is back, and they’re not here to hold your hand through the abyss. Four years since their acclaimed Death Meditation, they’re unleashing The Illusion Of Time on April 5th via Carbonized Records. A manifesto of despair, a symphony of grief, and a relentless

Photo by Hillarie Jason At the time of writing this intro, Baltimore die-hards Dying Fetus are busy preparing for quite the year. Following their special “old-school” set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 13, the trio sets out yet again throughout North America for a month before heading over to Europe to bludgeon

The best clue in deducing what a band sounds like before you actually hear them is to check out what shirts they decided to pick off the pile on promo picture day. One of the next best ways of prejudging a band is to take a look at who they’ve shared the stage with. In

In exactly one week, the Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Pre-Fest: Philly 2024 will be loading into the Foundry at the Fillmore on April 11 for all those eager to pregame this year’s main festivities. Featuring an already stacked lineup including death metal new bloods Undeath, horrifying hometown heroes Outer Heaven and pitch-black thrashers Morbikon,

Greetings, Decibel listeners! Well, time to shake things up a bit, and no I’m not referring to the minor earthquake that just make my house rattle for like 15 seconds. No! I’m talking about the five new releases below! Below you’ll find earth-shattering death metal, torrential waves of black metal, and other styles fit for puns