Decibel Magazine

Decibel is a monthly magazine dedicated to heavy metal music, released by Red Flag Media, which is based in Philadelphia. It has been in circulation since October 2004. The magazine features various sections, such as Upfront, Features, Reviews, Guest Columns, and the Decibel Hall of Fame. Its current tagline is "Extremely Extreme," having previously been "The New Noise." The editor-in-chief of Decibel is Albert Mudrian.

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Five Essential Teutonic Thrash Riffs Chosen by Warfield

2 days ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

German thrashers Warfield recently staked their claim as the latest band in the genre to watch, releasing their second album, With the Old Breed, last month. It makes a fine addition to any thrashers’ collection, showcasing the band’s love for the sound. To get deeper in their heads, Decibel connected with the band to get their picks for the five most-essential Teutonic thrash metal riffs. When you’re done walking down memory lane, you can listen to With the Old Breed and score your own copy now.
Clamfight - 'Clamfight' - Decibel Magazine

3 days ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

In the great tradition of bands naming songs after themselves, off of albums named after themselves, comes “Clamfight,” a new song from New Jersey sludge crew Clamfight, off their upcoming album Clamfight. The sludgy tune is a hefty beast in length and sonic heaviness, but also in its emotional weight and celebration of friendship. “The lyrics and theme for ‘Clamfight’ spun out of a night that Sean and I spent fishing in Jersey,” drummer/vocalist Andy Martin tells Decibel.
Divide and Dissolve's Takiaya Reed Forges a Path of Love and Liberation Through Raw Emotion

1 week ago | decibelmagazine.com | Addison Herron-Wheeler

Divide and Dissolve, the sonic architects of powerful, instrumental narratives, are poised to unveil their latest creation, Insatiable, on April 18 via Bella Union. This album is a milestone for the band, introducing the potent element of Takiaya Reed’s vocals. Regarding their single from the record, “Grief,” she says, “I felt like I was just trying to access a different part of myself, and also I’m a multi-instrumentalist, and the voice is another instrument.
SVNTH - "Pink Noise Youth" - Decibel Magazine

1 week ago | decibelmagazine.com | Addison Herron-Wheeler

Experimental Italian band SVNTH are sharing their new record, Pink Noise Youth, with us before the rest of the world. It drops officially on April 18 via These Hands Melt Records. Check out the experimental, out-of-the-box blend of influences below.
Full Album Stream: Ancestor of Kaos

1 week ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Ancestor of Kaos play black metal that rocks. Or, rather, Ancestor of Kaos play black metal that thrashes on their new album, Animal Ritual, which the band self-recorded and will release later this week on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The thing that stands out the most about Animal Ritual is the enthusiasm and aforementioned sense of rock-and-roll that Ancestor of Kaos bring to the table.
Track Premiere: Burndy – "Static" - Decibel Magazine

1 week ago | decibelmagazine.com | Adem Tepedelen

Going back to the early ’80s, Chicago has a long reputation for noisy industrial rock. The home of Touch & Go and Wax Trax! Records, the city has churned out decades of aggressive, edgy bands. New trio, Burndy, follows that tradition in unconventional fashion, as illuminated on their new single. “Static,” taken from their upcoming self-titled debut. The track is a slow builder, that’s terse and nervous with big Joy Division energy and a side of Sonic Youth.
Full Album Stream: Mo'ynoq / Urocyon

1 week ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Asheville, North Carolina outfit Mo’ynoq have spent the last decade dispelling the myth that black metal only comes out of the frozen north, infusing their brand of USBM with an atmosphere that recalls their home in the southern United States. Three years after their last release, 2022’s A Place for Ash, Mo’ynoq are back in action and they brought friends, fellow Asheville black metal trio Urocyon.
Vortex - "Alien Realms" - Decibel Magazine

2 weeks ago | decibelmagazine.com | Addison Herron-Wheeler

Rimouski, Quebec space-themed, orchestral metal band Vortex are dropping their concept EP Alien Realms tomorrow. Before it gets released everywhere, you can stream it here. The cosmic horror-themed album features a lot of melody and orchestral elements paired with aggressive riffing and straightforward metal. Like their previous two records, the album is all about venturing into space and searching for life beyond our planet.
Track Premiere: A Flock Named Murder – "To Drown in Obsidian Tides" - Decibel Magazine

2 weeks ago | decibelmagazine.com | Adem Tepedelen

You’re definitely getting your money’s worth with this track premiere from Canadian atmospheric black metal trio, A Flock Named Murder. They’re offering up the 17-plus-minute “To Drown in Obsidian Tides” from their upcoming second second full-length, Incendiary Sanctum.
Full Album Stream: Putrid Offal

2 weeks ago | decibelmagazine.com | Emily Bellino

Obliterated Life, the new album from French death dealers Putrid Offal, is an exercise in gory, primitive death metal and it’s one you can take in right now. Coming five years after their debut, Sicknesses Obsessions, they’ve honed their songwriting chops and given their grindcore-infused death metal a boost. There’s a lot of variety across the 14 songs on Obliterated Life. The shorter songs are like bursts of energy, coming in choppy, no frills blasts.