Metal

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

Japanese multi-instrumentalist Kosuke Hashida has been around for a long time, playing guitar with Nihilist Workshop and The Cauterized in the early 2000s. In the time since, he’s played live guitar with American death metal outfit Abysmal Dawn and now riffs with Osaka-based death metal/hardcore group World End Man. With that firm understanding of extreme metal

Photo courtesy of the band Known for their blend of raw violence and classic death metal themes, Chunked are unveiling their debut album, Inhaling the Infestation, on May 3 via Gore House Productions. Check out the lyric video for the title track ahead of that release. “’Inhaling the Infestation’ is a power ballad about a swarm of

Photo: Dirk Draeger Hillsborough County, a municipality in Florida that contains the city of Tampa, has awarded a historical marker to Morrisound Recording, the legendary studio where your favorite death metal albums were recorded. According to the official post made by Morrisound’s Facebook account, the marker will be placed at the “site of our earlier

Philadelphia doom lords Crypt Sermon have returned with their new album The Stygian Rose, and Decibel has summoned our own exclusive edition on Ochre-streaked Orange vinyl courtesy of Dark Descent Records, limited to a mere 100 copies! Recorded, mixed and mastered by the infernal Arthur Rizk, this expansive third LP from the mystical sextet comes

Austin doom crew Destroyer of Light have been one of the most consistent and reliable doom bands over the last twelve years, releasing six albums, three EPs and more, but all things have an expiration date and Destroyer of Light have reached theirs. Degradation Years, the band’s new full-length, shows a considerable growth for the long-running band. It’s