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Deathcore is a genre of metal that, for the purist, is one of the worst sub-genres in metal, and, for the most part, it...
My own journey with Louisiana's Thou kicked off after 2008's Peasant quickly established itself as one of that year's most pleasant surprises (I straight slept on the previous...
Across the spectrum in today's metal scene there are albums done with computers, triggers, effects, and a ton of studio tinkering, and then there...
Plagues of Babylon sees Iced Earth edging closer to the more sprawling epics we got used to seeing from them in the past.
Persekutor's new EP Power Frost is either the work of a band with no self-awareness whatsoever or a Metalocalypse style satire of the tragically...
The Decibel 100th issue show happened at the beginning of this year, and it was a whole lot of fun. I initially wrote my...
Touché Amoré is a progressive/melodic hardcore band hailing out of Los Angeles, best known for their excellent song structure and heartfelt lyricism that is...
I somehow missed the 2011 debut by Oslo's Beaten to Death – featuring members of Tsjuder, Insense and She Said Destroy – but I can safely rule out Dødsfest! as a sophomore...
Diamond plate: you know what it is even if you weren't aware there was a name for it. It refers, in the words of...
With no intended disrespect toward the other members, I don't think it's too controversial to claim that Josh Homme was always Kyuss' ace in the...
It's kind of a sick treat to witness the dissension among metalheads when it comes to bands like iwrestledabearonce. It’s safe to say that it’s...
Friday night I had one of the coolest metal moments of my metal nerd life. Summer Slaughter kicked off in San Francisco and The Ocean put...
It always seems like a cop out when someone listens to metal and says, “How can you like that? I don’t even understand the...
As the Norsemen crossed the North Sea, they dreamt of a time when they would conquer their entire realm in an effort to please...
I’ll confess that I didn’t know Orphaned Land existed until Public Radio International’s The World aired a story on the band in February 2011,...
At one point Killing Joke were one of the most bulletproof post-punk bands around. Releasing their first single in 1978, they were right there with Wire and Gang of...
In the right hands, music is a life-sustaining force. On their second album, Thrawsunblat have channeled the pain of real-life tragedy and death into...
If you were to make a list of the most influential U.K. hardcore/punk and metal bands, you could not avoid putting Heresy on the...
The moment is finally here; the Time is now (hur-hur). I suppose the default question must be: "does it meet expectations?" But could anything,...
I got so much grief from people…about “not being black a metal band.” And I’m not proclaiming to be. But it’s part of our...
Manowar are famed for their loyal fanbase, record breaking live shows and slick leathered up baby oil warrior style. Fans have been awaiting another...
Weregoat may be from Portland but they want no fucking part of that "Cascadian black metal" shit. Featuring Kevin Schreutelkamp, drummer of Ritual Necromancy,...
Canada’s Protest The Hero has been making quite a buzz in the metal scene ever since their 2005 release, Kezia. The band has always...
