Denver has produced a veritable fuckton of of great metal over the last couple decades but few artists are as prolific as melodic death metal outfit Necropanther. The highly prolific band has put out at least one release every year since 2016—excluding 2017—and are still finding new ways to push themselves. On their latest EP, Oblivion Jones, Necropanther take their thrashy and slightly-blackened take on melodic death metal and infuse it with saxophone courtesy of Rico Jones, bass solos and a number of other new tricks. The latest in a series of experimental EPs written by individual ..read more

Weirdo avant-garde metal band Frogg have jut shared a video for “Double Vision Roll,” and, boy, is it quirky.  The band say about the song: “’Double Vision Roll’ is a simple song. It’s about having a mental breakdown, a midlife crisis of sorts. Experiencing a shitstorm of a day and it snowballs into worse and worse things. It gets so bad that you start hallucinating, hyperventilating, and literally seeing double.” If you’re not yet familiar with Frogg, they are all about delivering a weird and wonderful live experience They experiment with different world instruments and songwriting idea ..read more

They’ve been at it since ’92, and they aren’t slowing down any time soon. Suppression are back with a new album, Spiritual Sepsis, which features 24 songs clocking in at 17 minutes. The record is out May 10 via To Live A Lie. The two-piece grind band features Jason Hodges on bass and Ryan Parrish of City of Caterpillar and Mammoth Grinder on drums. Their blend of hardcore, extreme punk, grind, and weirdness has stood the test of time and still sounds damn good today. Spiritual Sepsis by Suppression Label head Will Butler says about the record: “I’ve always been super impressed w ..read more

Richmond post-hardcore heroes City of Caterpillar’s return in 2016 was one of the most welcome unexpected events in a year largely full of unwelcome unexpected events. Eight years later, the latest surprise is their first new song since 2022’s stunning comeback album, Mystic Sisters, via the Decibel Flexi Series! “In the Tall Grass” is an exclusive new banger and the 162nd entry in our nonstop floppy serialization. This slithering beast isn’t available anywhere else, but you can jam it below now. Then head off to the dB store where we have an extremely limited amount o ..read more

As we turn the calendar page from April to May, Earth Month may have ended yesterday, but that doesn’t render the care and feeding of this spinning hellscape we mosh upon any less important. Especially not in the eyes, minds, and riffs of Unearthly Rites. With their upcoming release, Ecdysis, these Finns revive the raw, unapologetic spirit of the 1980s, when the grimy edges of crust core blended seamlessly with the ferociousness of death metal. Their debut full-length for Prosthetic Records is both a nod to the past and a fierce rally against the pressing issues of today: corporate greed and e ..read more

You might know artist Chuck BB from his work with Decibel or his graphic novel Nosk of the Void. If not, you can know him for Adjure, his new one-man black metal project inspired by the likes of Gehenna and Sigh. Adjure’s debut album, Live Like You Know You’re Going to Die, is slated for a May 31 release and Decibel is happy to share its first teaser, final track “What Do the Dead Know?” The subject matter focusing on death and grief is matched by the raw atmosphere of the song, the production creating a result that sounds dramatic and mournful. Lyrically, it’s a poign ..read more

Where they from? Los Angeles, CA. The NFL draft was this past weekend. Is there any greater non-event in the universe? I mean, it literally could be summed up as an e-mail instead of the brash decadence the NFL trots out every April. I guess Goodell just can’t handle not having his professional brain trauma operation not be the center of the sport universe for fifteen fucking minutes. That being said, I watched every round and my team is going 12-5 next year. Why the hype? If this is your first time hearing about this group, then you seriously have a lot of catching up to do. The GOATED west c ..read more

If you’re a fan of records that are actually just one long song, then this premiere is for you. Hailing from Albany, New York, sludge/drone quartet Carnwennan have crafted such an album with Lush, the proper follow up to their demo last year. Divided into four parts titled simply with roman numerals, it’s an album that slowly builds to peaks and dips to valleys. Today, Carnwennan reveal the video for “III,” the third movement on Lush. Things start slowly, with depressing, slow chords and equally-paced drumming, with dreary melodies reminiscent of Bell Witch and their ilk. T ..read more

Greetings, Decibel readers! You get new Darkthrone and Deicide albums in the same week, so stop complaining. Cheers! — Baron – Beneath The Blazing Abyss An absolutely crushing blend of Bolt Thrower, Incantation, and Vader that will leave you feeling like the dude on the front cover by the end of it all. But in a good way, you won’t actually burst into flames and start melting. Stream: Apple Music Beneath the Blazing Abyss by BARON — Bestial Colony – Sordid Decay A re-recording of material from 1990-1991 that bears the mark of its early origins. The sound has some thrashy and punky elements, bu ..read more

Danish dukes of disgust Undergang have been ripping up the underground for the past 15 years, leaving a trail of gore-soaked LPs, EPs and splits in their bloody wake. The death metal quartet can now chalk up another victim in their prolific killing spree—courtesy of the Decibel Flexi Series! Exclusive track “Brusk” (translating to “cartilage” in English) has everything you love about the old school that will have you screaming for bloody more. You have until Monday, May 6 at noon ET to sign up for a deluxe Decibel subscription and ensure yourself a copy. Death met ..read more