Emily Bellino

Philadelphia

Journalist at Freelance

world goin one way, people another, yo.

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Drivel - 'Sniping Kids as a Form of Self Defense' - Decibel Magazine

3 weeks ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

DC grind/powerviolence/punk duo Drivell are getting ready to put out a self-titled EP (following a self-titled album) and Decibel has the skinny on the latest track to come from it. “Sniping Kids as a Form of Self Defense” is a sub-one-minute blaster that gets in and out before you can fully take stock of the band. “Sniping Kids” begins with a burst of stompy, fast hardcore before stretching out into slower, sludgier territory, building tension that ends in a noisy sample.
Full Album Stream: Turian

3 weeks ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Seattle metallic hardcore crushers Turian are back with a tighter sense of identity and an amped-up sound on their new album, Blood Quantum Blues. Everything is amped up on the new album, including a new focus on electronics and scathing, honest lyrics from vocalist Vern Metztli-Moon. Both of those things can be heard loud and clear on songs like “Mache” and the title track, which marry brooding, emotional vocals with lively electronics that transition back to guitar-focused heaviness.
Cineastre - 'Mondscheintrunkene Lindenblüten' - Decibel Magazine

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

German black metal outfit Cineastre formed in 2018 with the goal to blend black metal with dark folk, releasing a slew of splits and EPs before releasing their eponymous debut full-length in 2023. Since then, they’ve released an EP and are now gearing up for the summer release of their sophomore album, Hymnen an die Nacht.
Putrescent - 'Sepulchral Desecration' - Decibel Magazine

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Los Angeles death metal crew Putrescent introduced themselves to the world two years ago with the EP Inhuman Infestation and now they’re back to show what they can do on a full-length album.
Video Premiere: All Men Unto Me

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Many Decibel readers are likely familiar with multi-instrumentalist Ryan Gleave from his involvement with Scottish progressive black metal outfit Ashenspire.
Track Premiere: Holy Scum

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

It’s been a few since we’ve heard from Holy Scum, the Manchester, UK and New York City-based outfit featuring Dälek producer Mike Mare on vocals but that’s about to change with new album All We Have Is Never.
Lástima - 'Redux' - Decibel Magazine

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Philly post-black metal/screamo outfit Lástima are finally poised to release their debut album, A Pain Bloomed From My Lungs, later this week, following a number of small releases over the last five years. It’s still a few days from its May 16 release, but Lástima have shared “Redux,” the album’s opening track, via Decibel.
Video Premiere: Ready for Death

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Chicago’s self-proclaimed “neo-barbarians,” Ready for Death, are ready to smash your face in (metaphorically) with new album Pay With Your Face. Coming just a handful of years after their eponymous debut, Pay With Your Face is a certified assbeater, like you’ll hear on the title track, streaming below. “Pay With Your Face” sees Ready for Death lean further into their punk-influenced strain of death/thrash, mixing in flavors of High on Fire, Black Flag and Eyehategod for good measure.
Full Album Stream: Exilium Noctic

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Greek black/death dealers Exilium Noctic are a more mature beast on Pactum Diaboli, the quartet’s second album coming later this week on Black Lion Records. By pushing their technical abilities forward while retaining a black metal atmosphere, Exilium Noctic have refined their sound to go along with the album’s theme, which focuses on the consequences of making deals with devils.
Bloodhorse - 'Saboteur' - Decibel Magazine

1 month ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

You probably wouldn’t expect a band featuring current and former members of All Pigs Must Die, The Red Chord and Cable to sound like Black Sabbath, but that’s exactly what you get with Bloodhorse and their new tune, “Saboteur.”Bloodhorse have been quiet since releasing last album Horizoner in 2009 but they announced new album A Maligned Star late last month, alongside a stream of the title track. “Saboteur” is the second new song from the album.