Metal

“Decibel, what the fuck are you talking about? This isn’t metal!” you exclaim upon pressing play. You’re right about that, but “Power Plant,” the new song from synth-soundscape maestro Dave Neabore definitely rips and drips in ’80s nostalgia. Perhaps known to you as the bassist of Jersey rap/hardcore crew Dog Eat Dog, Neabore dabbles in

In an unexpected twist that maybe zero people saw coming, Thy Art Is Murder announced just moments ago that their long-time vocalist Chris McMahon has been kicked out of the band. According to an Instagram post on Thy Art Is Murder’s official page, the lineup change is exactly why their new album Godlike was pushed

Thy Art is Murder made headlines yesterday when Chris McMahon was fired from the band, and it was announced that he would no longer be appearing on their new album. Now, McMahnon has doubled down on his stance and made a statement about not being sorry and his frustration with the band. This happened on

As Furnace Fest 2023 wraps up today, they end things on a confusing note. First they shared a cryptic post about how things were maybe, probably ending, or just morphing or changing, and then they responded to a post by hinting even more heavily that the fest isn’t exactly ending. This is fitting given the

Kill Devil Hill, featuring Johnny Kelly on drums (Type O Negative), Mark Zavon on guitar, Dewey Bragg on vocals, and Matt Snell (ex-Five Finger Death Punch) on bass, are back after being on hiatus for almost 10 years. Their new album, Seas of Oblivion, is out now on Legend Recordings. The band have always been

By now, most of us are familiar with the fact that the Blue Ridge Rock Festival had to completely cancel their event, causing quite a scandal with outraged concertgoers. For those who missed it, the show in Alton, VA experienced sever weather conditions on September 7 , the festival’s opening night. Those who were at

Keith Buckley, former vocalist of Every Time I Die, is getting ready to launch his new project via a music video he is filming. A post on Reddit explains that he is filming a music video on October 1 and is looking for video extras. And back in December, he Tweeted that he was collaborating

How the fuck is it already almost October?! Did this year just fly past for you guys, too? God damn. Time to start getting the cold weather shit out and brace for impact here on the east coast, I guess… At least the newest iteration of our playlist has some hot fire in the track

Suicide Silence and Chelsea Grin are going on tour this fall starting October 13 and ending November 9. The tour will contain 23 dates and runs from San Antonio, Texas to Seattle, Washington. Suicide Silence are touring in support of the record Remember… You Must Die, out now via Century Media. The record came out

After four years without any new music, American industrial outfit 3Teeth are back with today’s release of their fourth studio album, EndEx. While the tracks within are full of contempt for concepts like hyper-consumerism and tech being too prevalent in our lives, the whole thing is a fun romp with old-school industrial styling and a

There are certain truths in life that you just can’t deny: the sky is blue, the sun will rise tomorrow, and baby — Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke will insert himself into some drama. That’s exactly what’s going on over on social media following the batshit crazy stuff that’s going down between Thy Art

In a turn of events that could really only happen in today’s ridiculously social media obsessed society, it turns out Thy Art Is Murder didn’t just fire ex-vocalist Chris McMahon and replace his vocals on the album they just released today, Godlike. No. They also let him find out he was headed for the unemployment

Greetings, Decibel readers! If you rely on Decibel to deliver the dirty side of heavy music, it’s a good week for you. After all, we’ve got a new Cannibal Corpse and a new Profanatica release in the same week. You’re going to want to have a wash after all of this. I mean, hell, there’s even

Spark up a fat one and float through the cosmic void on this one. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (or Pigs x7) released a live recording of their song “Terror’s Pillow” from their upcoming release, Live In New York and it’s an absolute crusher. Packed to the gills with fuzz and slower than

Blut Aus Nord mastermind Vindsval has had a busy year. Along with releasing a new album under the Blut Aus Nord album, he also contributed guitars to a new band: Ershetu. Masterminded by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Sacr and lyricist Void, Ershetu’s atmospheric black metal showcases a fascination with Mayan folklore and mythology. Also featuring Borknagar

Photo by Lacey Smith Never mind the continuity issue in this new video, “Spill the Dark,” from Wisconsin doomgaze outfit Vanishing Kids, just sit back and enjoy the gauzy misery! That said, we couldn’t help but notice that in various scenes where vocalist Nikki Drohomyreky is in a candle-lit canoe she’s sometimes paddling with a

Someone, somewhere once described Spook the Beast as “a cross between Neurosis, Ulcerate and Cult of Luna.” After mopping up the anticipatory drool that puddled in the folds of my Through Silver in Blood zip-up, oozed on to my Somewhere Along the Highway work out shorts and Vermis tour shirt, I tracked the band down 

Cincinnati headbanger Ben Ricketts formally formed Acid Mass around the start of 2023. Hailing from the same state as Midnight, Ohio’s dark soil seems fertile ground for blackened thrash ‘n’ roll. Earlier this year, Acid Mass released the Lust For Violence EP. Now the savage solo project launches a full-length scud attack with Agonizer. Fellow

Ohio is a miserable place, so it makes sense that self-proclaimed “apocalyptic metal” outfit Axioma would hail from one of the state’s largest cities, Cleveland. After two albums on Translation Loss, the post-black metal band are set to release new EP Primal Descent next month via new label Stained Glass Torments. Written in 2022, immediately after the release of

Photo: Emma Matsuda When musicians with considerable metal chops decide to head in another direction, the results are usually interesting and often riveting. Case in point: the post-punk duo Dreamwheel, featuring Evan Linger (Skeletonwitch, Cultist) and Julia Gaeta (Madrigal, ex-Albez Duz, ex-Restless Ghosts). The pair got together during the pandemic and bonded over their American