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Photo by Stuntslave Media In the most literal definition of the word, autofagia means “self-eating” or “self-devourment.” So it is with some trepidation we reveal this new video, “Autofagia,” by Danish post-metal noise lords Kollapse. Actually, it turns out that this is a totally safe for work performance video of the trio doing nothing more

Easily one of the coolest things about an environmentally concerned nonprofit started by and supported by metalheads is that occasionally they get together to make music to support the cause! We knew it was just a matter of time that the combined creative force of Savage Lands founders Dirk Verbeuren of Megadeth and his former

Ever since Jay Weinberg issued his own statement about being fired from Slipknot, fellow musicians the world over rallied in support. In fact, a fair amount of major names reacted to or responded to Weinberg’s post to wish him well in his new endeavors. No stranger to lineup changes, especially having been just reunited with

In the December issue of the magazine, yours truly wrote a preview feature for this year’s Metal and Beer Fest: Denver, to be held at the Summit on December 1 and 2. Because of the limitations inherent to print, not all parts of all interviews were able to be used in the piece, but considering

New York City hardcore crew Cash Bribe keep things sweet and simple on their new album, Escape From New York. Rooted in old-school powerviolence, hardcore and punk with a healthy dose of rock ‘n’ roll spirit, their new EP wastes no time in getting straight to the point. We’ve got a video premiere for their new song “ICBM,”

Two years ago, I wrote about Alchemy of Flesh, a new death metal band on the scene. The solo project of Tim Rowland, Alchemy of Flesh was conceived to play the kind of death metal that Rowland wanted to hear and play, namely in the vein of the classic Florida scene. Their debut album, Ageless Abominations,

It’s been five long, painfully unfunny years, but the irreverent ghoul Gwarsenio Hall and the Two Minutes to Late Night crew are back with an all-new live show at the Gramercy Theater in New York City on December 14th, featuring ex-Every Time I Die guitarist and current AEW superstar Andy ‘The Butcher’ Williams, plus a

The ongoing crisis in Israel and the Gaza Strip forced Cradle of Filth to cancel their upcoming show in the region, even though we’re still a couple months out from the actual date. The band announced via social media that their February 10, 2024 date will no longer happen on their tour with Wednesday 13

Broken Hope finally announced the follow-up to their 2017 album, Mutilated and Assimilated. Guitarist and frontman Jeremy Wagner announced the record recently on social media, saying the band have been working on it over the past nine months. He has also become active once again with his other band, Earthburner, this time collaborating on the

Bleed From Within have released the deluxe version of their 2022 album Shrine alongside three previously unrelesed bonus tracks. The songs, “The Will To Resist,” “Overthrone,” and “Chemical Carnival,” can be streamed below. The songs and the rereleased album are out through Nuclear Blast. “Upon releasing Shrine in June 2022, it’s safe to say that none of

Apparently, Kiss are calling it quits soon, and for those who can cough up the cash, we can all stream their final concert. The show will take place December 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It will be streamed live exclusively on PPV.com and via satellite operators in the U.S. and Canada. The

So we may not be getting a Slayer reunion anytime soon, but hey — Kerry King’s finally back in the spotlight so that’s just as good and not a Kirkland brand knock off… right?! This week’s update to the MetalSucks Top Tracks Playlist Extravaganza Electric Boogaloo has 11 new tracks to ruin your hearing with.

Days after Slipknot announced that his services behind the drum kit were no longer needed, Jay Weinberg has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the matter. Up until last Sunday, Weinberg was the band’s drummer for the last decade since being chosen as Joey Jordison‘s replacement. As such, he was a constant

Classic-style German/Swedish band Lucifer will be dropping their next record, Luciver V, On January 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. Formed in 2014 by frontwoman Johanna Sadonis after her former band, The Oath, broke up, the band channel influences like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Coven and fuse the with mordern, doomier, and heavier sensibilities. They

In a move that will make some folks mad and others really stoked, Spiritbox just collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion to release a remix of her song, “Cobra.” The Canadian metalcore band redid the rap icons song, which is already wracking up views on YouTube. While Megan Thee Stallion has made headlines as an iconic

If you’ve been holding out all hope that System of a Down will get over their internal strife and go on a massive world tour, you should probably stop now. Because aside from the aforementioned issues that are keeping the band from putting out new material, it seems vocalist Serj Tankian is just over the

The metal world has spawned a plethora of unusual items: Abbath snow globes, Cannibal Corpse bedding, Nordjevel hot sauce, Korpiklaani drinking horns, etc. When it comes to apparel, Cradle of Filth’s infamous “Jesus Is a C*nt” T-shirts and Marduk’s “F*ck Me Jesus” tops certainly make the right kind of statements. Interestingly, some supposedly high-fashion brands

Greetings, Decibel readers! Can’t believe it’s November already. Pretty soon it’ll be time to pre-emptively reveal our Top 40 albums of the year. But before any of you finalize your own list, keep coming here every Friday to see who shuffles in at the last minute. There’s definitely a couple strong contenders for your list

Did you know Sharon Osbourne once wrote a disco song? Did you want to know that? Well, now you do, for better or worse, and you can even stream it. On the latest episode of the Osbournes’ podcast, Sharon shared the bygone disco song “You Can Strike Oil in Hollywood.” It dropped in 1978 and

Shipwreck Karpathos. Photo by C.S. Bindner Photography The Greek isle of Karpathos rests in the southeastern Aegean Sea, over 9000 miles from Indiana’s capital of Indianapolis. But under the idyllic blue waters surrounding the island there is a graveyard of sunken ships littering the seabed. Although the ships were reclaimed by the waters they used