This week's new releases include the latest heavy hitters from bands like Defacement, Void Witch, Laceration and more! The post Five For Friday: July 26, 2024 appeared first on Decibel Magazine ..read more

Powerwolf's new album is out today, so Decibel spoke with the band to learn more about the German heavy metal outfit. The post Interview: Powerwolf Guitarist Matthew Greywolf Discusses <em>Wake Up the Wicked</em> and First US Tour appeared first on Decibel Magazine ..read more

Free Ride rock out psychedelic style on their latest jam. The post Track Premiere: Free Ride – ‘Vice’ appeared first on Decibel Magazine ..read more

Check out a stream of the latest EP from sludge/doom/grinders Culled! The post EP Stream: Cantankerous Canadians Culled Dig Into Our Psyches with <em>Psycles</em> appeared first on Decibel Magazine ..read more

Dig Mercyful Fate? If you are here, the chances are almost certainly yes. If that is the case, check out Demon Spell‘s new EP, Evil Nights. The band features several Italian metal veterans, among them Dario Casabona, who played with Italy’s legendary Schizo for 20 years, and guitarist Francesco Bauso, who was a founding member of Haunted. Vocalist Federico Fano and bassist Riccardo Liberti round out the lineup. Falsettos are in short supply in metal these days, and Fano steals the show with his high-pitched hellfire. Some might argue the band leans too hard into early Fate, but why stop if you ..read more

You’ll be in the grip of winter ale when Decibel—North America’s only monthly metal magazine—returns with the third edition of the west’s loudest, heaviest, most extreme craft beer festival! Decibel has once again tapped Denver, CO’s Summit to host Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2024. Death metal legends Autopsy will make their Denver debut with a special headline performance of their 1989 classic Severed Survival (and other horrifying hits) on Friday night, while Oregon doom gods Yob will close out the weekend on Saturd ..read more

Los Angeles’ Iress is set to bring a beautiful touch of doom to this heavy summer with their fourth full-length album, Sleep Now In Reverse, out Friday on Dune Altar. Deepening their craft, blending shoegaze, doom, and post-rock, when asked to describe the album in five words or less, frontwoman Michelle Malley was considered in her response: “Seductive. Dynamic. Emotional. Melodic. Cathartic.” We couldn’t agree more. For fans of Faetooth and Chelsea Wolfe, you can preorder the record here. While you await its arrival, enjoy an exclusive full album stream below. As a special treat, we caught u ..read more

Without a single word yet said, the co-nerds of Kill Screen burst out in a hearty laugh when connecting over Zoom with Zeal & Ardor mastermind Manuel Gagneux. Expecting to see the multi-instrumentalist sat in front of a standard blank wall or a workspace filled with instruments and ephemera of his band’s many accomplishments, what greeted us was the character select menu from Mario Kart 64 used as an overlay with Gagneux placed among the iconic roster. Before getting to the topic at hand, he gave a quick tour of the overlays in his arsenal, including one set in the General Assembly of the ..read more

Where they from? Vaasa, Finland. In the past 10 days we have seen an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate, the Republican National Convention and the current President of the United States step down from the race for his re-election, but I’m here to talk about what really matters: the MLB all star game. Does anyone really need this shit anymore? Why not just name the rosters and then give everyone a four day break. It is the epitome of “this could have been an e-mail.” If I wanted to see a bunch of millionaires half-heartedly loaf around, pretending to give a shit, I’d just watch ..read more

Denver-based death dealers Glacial Tomb are back in action with their first LP in six years and Decibel has the first listen for you right now. Fronted by Khemmis guitarist/bassist Ben Hutcherson, Glacial Tomb further descend into dissonant death metal madness on Lightless Expanse, aided by the presence of new bassist David Small, who adds a whole new dynamic to the band’s sound. Though Lightless Expanse won’t reach the masses until September 20, you can listen to first single “Abyssal Host” now. Describing the new song, which shows off Glacial Tomb’s punk an ..read more