Metal

Swedish powerviolence band Xiao have been ripping it up for a while now, forming in 2019 and releasing a handful of EPs and promos in the time since (check out 2023’s Burn) and now they’re primed to drop their first full-length, Control. It’s a pretty no-frills, straight-to-the-face affair, drawing from the best parts of powerviolence,

We’re now only ONE MONTH away from the return of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly—the world’s loudest, heaviest, headbangingest, two-day craft beer event—so, if you’ve been on the fence, it’s time to get those tickets NOW. Swedish death metal legends Dismember will headline the first night with an exclusive performance of their 1991 landmark album, Like

Multi-national prog rock/metal outfit, Bagorah, are back with a new track, “Something From Nothing,” from their upcoming second full-length, Parabnormal. The studio-based quartet—Lenny Burnett (guitars), David Knight (drums/percussion), James Phillips (vocals/keyboards), Richard Sims (bass)—have once again gathered their collective creative efforts for a solid nine tracks of offbeat, ’70s-inspired heaviness. The track we’re premiering offers up one

One month from today, Philly’s biggest metal party of 2025 kicks off. And that long weekend of Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is doubling as a special hometown birthday celebration. The official Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer PRE-FEST—presented by Relapse Records in honor of the legendary label’s 35th anniversary on Thursday, April 3 at the Foundry

Ghost are showmen for sure. The pageantry, the drama, the pomp—they’re really out here putting on a whole ass production in the best way. It seems now it’s time to retire part of the production and trade it in for another. A new Papa is upon us, and his name is Papa V Perpetua. They

Shot during the Mondo Medicale cover photo shoot in 2002. Photo courtesy of Ross Sewage It’s been over two decades since Mondo Medicale carved its gruesome path into death metal history, but Impaled’s latest release, Demo Medicale, is more than just a trip down memory lane. It’s a long-buried artifact resurfacing in tribute to late

OOBRIS IOS In the vast expanse of the unknown, where time and space unravel into nothingness, OOBRIS IOS emerges from the void. Forged by members of Manitoba-based extreme metal acts Wilt and Dissolution, the band manifests a vision of destruction and creation—an auditory singularity that echoes the birth of the universe itself. Their debut album,

Photo by Max ljusare Swedish psychedelic death metalers Cavern Deep are back with the final album in their trilogy, Part III—The Bodiless, out May 9 via Bonebag Records and Majestic Mountain. Check the video for the single “Queen Womb” out here. Slow, loud, and heavy, the final part of this trilogy promises to be as

Greetings, Decibel readers! We’ve got a lot of heavily hyped-up releases for this week, so get ready for a major weekend of metal with the five great albums below. — Havukruunu – Tavastland From our premiere of Tavastland: And thus the epic saga continues on the band’s latest album, Tavastland, which Decibel is proud to present in it’s full glory here today.

Photo by Stanley Gravett London’s death metal force, Vacuous, makes their thunderous return today. The quintet calls to death metal’s earliest days in their effort to grow and morph their own unique take on the extreme metal genre. To that effect, their second full-length effort, In His Blood, shows a significant expansion of the band’s range

It’s been a long and winding journey for San Diego sludge slingers -(16)-. After nearly 35 years of existence, all roads have led to 2025’s career standout Guides for the Misguided, a record that led our esteemed reviewer Justin M. Norton to proclaim “These guys should keep playing forever.” Luckily for you, the hits keep

Havukruunu is one of Finland’s finest black metal exports, and has become an essential pillar of paganism-infused atmospheric excellence. The band combines the style’s penchant for soaring, flowing notes with the  raw and icy tones sometimes missing from the legions of Bergtatt-worshipping pretenders. Albums like 2017’s Kelle surut soi and 2020’s Uinuos syömein sota made the

Together for 35 years, German power metal stalwarts Brainstorm are back in action with album number 14, Plague of Rats, 11 tracks of trad metal accented with Indian flourishes. The quintet—Andy B. Franck (vocals), Torsten Ihlenfeld (guitar), Milan Loncaric (guitar), Dieter Bernert (drums), Jim Ramses (bass)— are in top form on their debut for new label

In just two months, Conan will lead listeners into the Violence Dimension with their sixth album but before it drops, they’re offering a taste via “Desolation Hexx.” The second single from Violence Dimension, “Desolation Hexx” is a chugging rager that leaves lots of opportunities for slow, stoned headbanging, or some good old-fashioned hardcore mosh if that’s more your speed.

It’s been a long and heavy journey for Ahamkara since the release of their debut album, and, until now, only recorded material, The Embers of the Stars. Vocalist Steve Black passed away in 2015, shortly after the album was released, and Ahamkara didn’t release anything new… until today. The band’s lineup has changed some, with Austin

Memphis beatdown grindcore maniacs Korroded are back with a band-spanking new EP, Augment To Kill, set to release this Friday, February 28. The release will feature four brand new songs of the band’s trademark thuggish grind attack which combines the severity of early Terrorizer with the brutalist beatdown tendencies of groups like Ground and No/Mas.

Don’t let the mid-tempo chug-a-lug of opener “Marching Spoiled” fool you, Italy’s Spoiled are here to fuck you up, in the most Waste-ian way possible on their upcoming full-length debut, Collapse. This furious foursome—Danny Boy (vocals), Pekkia (guitar), Yari (bass), Zibbo (drums)—rage through 15 crossover pit-churners in less than 30 minutes, bulldozing everything in their path, and

Dani Filth of the iconic Cradle of Filth is once again back on The MetalSucks Podcast! With the band’s new album The Screaming of the Valkyries coming out March 21, we naturally discussed that release. During our conversation, we also learned that the band is already writing for a new album before this one even

Photo by Shannon Void As much as we lovingly refer to ourselves as “Decibel’s nerdiest column,” the truth of the matter is that video games are as mainstream as it gets. There are varying degrees of enthusiasm that can color your opinion of the fanbase—just ask our editor-in-chief how it feels to be stuck in

Where they from?Dayton, OH. I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to this 4 Nations Face-off event the NHL has created as a replacement to its traditional All-Star Game, and, hot damn, is it some good hockey. The other night I watched the Americans instigate three fistfights against Team Canada and then beat them