Track Premiere: Runespell – ‘All Thrones Perish’

From Nightwolf, the mystical and prolific mastermind behind such bands as Eternum and Blood Stronghold, comes Runespell, a heroic return to those days of European black metal majesty during the…

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Track Premiere: Usnea – ‘Eidolons and the Increate’

Portland doom outfit Usnea take a bleak look at the future on their latest record, Portals Into Futility. Combining their weighty brand of doom with sludge and death metal instrumentation plus varied vocal delivery…

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Mosh Pit Mishaps and the S-Word: An Interview with Akercocke

As the 20th century whimpered to a close, British extreme metal faction Akercocke roared out the defiant Rape of the Bastard Nazarene. The combination of brutal death and blackened blasphemy…

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Track Premiere: Nomads Mashup Crucifix and Agnostic Front for “xXx Fanzine (1983-1988)” Book Comp

Devotees of seminal 80s punk hardcore rejoice! After an extended gestation period, legendary underground music journalist and A&R man Mike Gitter’s xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk in the Eighties is…

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Track Premiere: B R I Q U E V I L L E – ‘Akte V’

There’s nothing very straightforward about B R I Q U E V I L L E. The mysterious, almost cult-like group performs in masks and robes, but this isn’t Slipknot or…

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Track Premiere: Haemorrhage – ‘Transporting Cadavers’

Long-running Spanish goregrind outfit Haemorrhage are prepared to issue their seventh long player, We Are the Gore, through Relapse. The album is full of fast riffs, quick drumming and filthy vocals; listening to…

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Talkin ‘Bout Flex: Today is the Day

Since Issue #75, Decibel has brought you left-of-center b-sides, rarities, live recordings and new songs from top-tier metal bands via the outstanding Flexi Series. Want to hear the stories behind…

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The Top 10 Metal Songs About Chains

There are recurring themes in metal lyrics — death, gore, Satan… and chains. Today, Decibel is celebrating this important topic by ranking the top 10 songs about chains, as decided by Season…

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Label Spotlight: Battleground Records

Washington-based label Battleground Records was started in 2013 by David Rodgers (Godhunter). Since its inception, the label has released music from Rodgers’ own Godhunter plus a host of underground bands including Rozamov,…

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Track Premiere: Glacial Tomb covers Aus Rotten’s “Fuck Nazi Sympathy”

If you’ve got the latest issue of Decibel you’ve read our review of Glacial Tomb’s demo, Cognitive Erosion and you know to be psyched for this news. If issue #156 has…

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