Metal

The holidays can be an exceptionally challenging time for hateful black metal souls, who prefer to bask in their misanthropy and listen to the great Xasthur. Of course, the more degenerate portion of black metallers crave music about murder, sexual perversion, narcotics, and self-destruction — exactly the topics that do not belong around the Christmas

When it comes to accolades in the rock and metal world, there really are few more prestigious things than getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now, that’s not to say the people behind the hall know their asses from a pothole on the New Jersey Turnpike, but getting your name enshrined

As the year winds down and we all get ready to spend time with our loved ones, it’s only natural that we’re all likely going to reflect on the year that was 2023. For some of us it was a year of progress and prosperity, for others it was 12 months filled with problems and

Escuela Grind just released their latest single, “Meat Magnet,” and not only is it brutal, it features one of the greats, vocalist Mark “Barney” Greenway of Napalm Death. The song is from the band’s forthcoming EP, Ddeeaatthhmmeettaall, which will be out January 12 via MNRK Heavy. They were just working on it at GodCity Studio

Goblin metal may not be the biggest or fastest rising subgenre, but the folks at Nekrogoblikon have been flying that flag for a while now. Earlier today, the band announced a major shift in their lineup, as not only were they losing vocalist Nicky Calonne (or Nicky Von Doom if you’re nasty), but they’re also

Unsurprisingly, Mötley Crüe‘s Tommy Lee is being sued for an alleged sexual assault from back in 2003… on a helicopter, no less. Rolling Stone reports that a woman identifying herself as Jane Doe filed the suit on December 15 accusing Lee of “forcibly groping, kissing and penetrating her with his fingers, and attempting to force

Godfathers of death metal Possessed just shared in an interview that they do in fact plan to drop a new record in 2024. In a recent interview with Capital Chaos TV, frontman Jeff Becerra shares that the band are working on a follow up to their 2019 album, Revelations of Oblivion. “I’m in the process of

Sleep Token are gearing up for a powerful 2024, and they just shared the detailed new masks that they’ll be wearing in the new year. This year, the band released their lauded Take Me Back To Eden, which made a big splash and has landed on many the year-end list to round out 2023. They’ve

Canadian alt metal band Spiritbox say they will definitely drop a new release in 2024. And given their track record of about one new release every calendar year, you can probably count on there being a new record. In an interview with Revolver, vocalist Courtney LaPlante talked about the band’s 2021 album Eternal Blue and

It’s now been over a month since Slipknot parted ways with their former drummer, Jay Wienberg, and the drama that has ensued in that time is pretty expansive. First, Wienberg came out with his side of the story, and then a ton of bands sounded off. Most of the folks discussing the issues were offering

Mughshot and Kaonashi just announced a co-headlining tour with support from Mouth For War, Cell, and Pains. The tour comes on the heal’s of Mugshot’s recent EP Cold Will, released via Pure Noise Records. It kicks off March 15 in Albuquerque, NM and ends April 7 in Lincoln, NE. West Coast metal band, Mugshot, has

Nope, you didn’t accidentally click on an Onion article; this is actually a semi-serious tale of an iconic punk venue 924 Gilman and their creative attempt to fund replacing a door. The famous Berkeley, California venue is a staple of the DIY punk scene and has also hosted its fair share of underground metal bands,

They may already have a packed summer itinerary touring with Metallica as part of the ongoing M72 World Tour, but Ivan Moody and Five Finger Death Punch are adding even more tour dates to their ledger. Starting on May 23 in London and coming to a close on July 14 in Madrid, Five Finger Death

Where they from? Fort Wayne, Indiana. Baseball people on Twitter are freaking out because Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a gazillion, billion, fafillion dollars. So? What’s the big fucking deal? This is America, we throw billions of dollars at things we like. That’s why everyone on The Masked Singer gets a

Greetings, Decibel readers! And thus we come to the last standard edition of Five For Friday for 2023. As always, I hope you find these lists informative and useful as you scan the endless hordes of releases that come at us every week. It can get pretty exhausting trying to keep track of it all,

Decibel Magazine Tour 2024 headlining denizen Hulder carves out Verses in Oath on her second LP for 20 Buck Spin, and Decibel has vowed to bring you our own exclusive edition on Brown inside of Kelly Green vinyl, limited to only 150 copies! This beautifully blended 10-track composition comes inserted into a foil stamped LP jacket

Funeral doom masters Bell Witch took the stage at the Felton Music Hall in Felton, California this past Tuesday with the express intent of playing The Clandestine Gate in its entirety. For the folks that got to witness it, the evening was certainly a rare treat. Held as part of the band’s short run of

If you’re a Children of Bodom fan, you’re likely already counting down to this Friday when the band release their final record of their career, A Chapter Called Children of Bodom (Final Show in Helsinki Ice Hall 2019). Of course, this release is bittersweet. This final concert was the band’s farewell to their fans, and

Helsinki, Finland, where death thrash quartet Soul Incursion hail from, gets fewer than eight hours of daylight this time of year, so you can see how releasing the band’s debut EP, Eternal Darkness, might be appropriate now. The five-tracker is definitely not gonna bring any sunshine into your life. It’s a ripping slice of Scandinavian death

If you’ve attended Wacken — and know that “Wacken” doesn’t require descriptive adjuncts like “world’s biggest heavy metal festival” — chances are you’ve heard or stumbled upon the Wacken Battle. Here, bands that were victorious in their respective countries’ battle of the bands “compete” against each other for a bevy of prizes most of them