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Sure, Nadja have collaborated with roughly seventeen million bands throughout the course of their fascinatingly diverse and already respectably long career, and even the idea of pairing up with a more concrete, brutal band isn’t entirely new (the split with Disrotted comes to mind, for instance), but still, this one had us all worked up

Norwegian noise rock duo Barren Womb toe a fine line between tuneful and terse on their brand new single, “Squat Walker,” that we’re premiering here today. The track is the first to be released from the band’s upcoming fifth full-length, Chemical Tardigrade, which is set for release in February 2024. What may be the most interesting

David Obuchowski, founding member, guitarist and singer of Goes Cube (The End Records, Coextinction Recordings, Old Flame Records) and Publicist UK (Relapse Records) is embarking on a new eclectic and emotional solo project, Bitter Cold, through his recently launched Moth Hospital Records, nearing the release of its debut album Mirrors. Decibel is proud to release

Photo by Jason Sinn Anyone with a passing familiarity of the Decibel brand knows the public bromance between us and Colorado doom wizards Khemmis. Not only have each of their releases been a dependable fixture of our Top 40 Albums of the Year feature with sophomore LP Hunted being ranked our second favorite album of

Three weeks ago, Metal & Beer Pre-Fest—with an absolutely killer (you can be sure the fighting game puns will keep on [thumb]rolling) lineup of Umbra Vitae, Graveripper, and Psychosomatic—was announced as part of the weekend festivities of Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2023. And, apologies for this one, but we were holding out on you.

Photo by Sean Bryant USBM force Pyrolatrous are back with a new album, Inveterate, out November 10 via Gilead Media. The band features members of Hull, Krallice, Anicon, Woe, and more and this new record is more melodic, blackened and expansive metal from the project. Vocalist Nicholas Palmirotto says, “The content deals with death, grief, addiction, loss

Folks in the Lone Star State are going to enjoy this particular piece of news, as two more Texas shows were added to the previously announced Tool tour, featuring Elder, set to kick off early next year. The two new dates are January 30 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi and February 7

One-man progressive/melodic black metal act Shylmagoghnar is back this Friday with the impending release of his third record, Convergence and its mastermind Nimblkorg has released a video for “Infinion” to give us a taste. Set for release via Napalm Records, we’ve already heard the singles “Follow The River” and “The Sea” (some definite nautical themes

Photo: Philin Phlash Guitarist Al Barile is one of the founding fathers of American hardcore. His Boston band SS Decontrol (SSD) pioneered straight-edge hardcore, changing not just the landscape of hardcore punk but global youth culture. SSD released their debut, The Kids Will Have Their Say, on XClaim and Ian MacKaye’s Dischord label in 1982. Roughly

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

Over the past weekend, the Headbangers Boat cruise by all accounts was a hell of a time, with attendees getting to witness some killer performances on the high seas, tragic situations aside. One of the highlights of the festivities was the Lamb of God set in which they played the entirety of their 2004 album

When it comes to pioneering death metal, we often give all the love to bands like Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel for defining the sound, or Carcass for expanding the sound into new and different directions. But in my opinion, it is Suffocation who truly defined death metal as it is today. Suffocation were way

Norwich, UK doom metal group Acid Throne, comprised of Chris Kemp, Matt Stembrowicz, and Chris Farra, is set to usher in the next chapter of their short but storied existence so far with the release of their debut full-length, Kingdom’s Death. Set to be self-released by the band on vinyl and digital in conjunction with

Northeast death metal outfit Fuming Mouth have been around for a while—10 years now, to be exact—but this is probably the first time many listeners are hearing the band. Their new album, Last Day of Sun, came out on Friday and it’s one that should be on your radar. At their core, not a whole lot has changed

Our guest for The MetalSucks Podcast is none other than Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation! During our chat, we discuss the band’s latest album Bleed Out, as well as their decision to release a majority of it in a single format, starting their own label, and some of the roles they’re taking on by

The Norwegian Pearl, home to the Headbangers Boat cruise, just returned to port in Miami after a missing passenger went overboard. The man who is missing from the cruise was 41 years old, and as we initially reported, he went overboard early on November 3. The boat, which is from the Norwegian Cruise Line, was

Looks like yet another member of Slipknot has been ousted from the group, as drummer Jay Weinberg is no longer part of the band. The news came about an hour ago after the following statement about the lineup change was posted to Slipknot’s official social media accounts. “We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for

Doomy grinders Knoll just graced us with some really good news: Their third album, As Spoken, will be out January 26, and they shared the first track from the release. The band say about the forthcoming album: “Akin to the unveiling of relics carved from an oaken slab, lesser so to that which artisan may

Tragedy struck last night on what was supposed to be an insanely awesome weekend at sea, as reports are coming out that a 41-year-old man fell overboard late last night during the Headbangers Boat cruise while the ship was sailing near the Bahamas. In the wake of the incident, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Cruise

This summer, Nick Barker, ex Cradle of Filth and current Dimmu Borgir and Brujeria drummer, shared that he was diagnosed with kidney failure. Recently, he gave an update on how he’s doing on the Royalty Free Radio show. About his current health situation, Barker says: “I’m feeling great. I’ve got dialysis treatment first thing in