SWEDISH DEATH METAL: Sweden Affirms Alex Hellid’s Right to Make ENTOMBED Beer

This beer doesn't exist. But if you want a picture of Entombed with beer, just search Google for the word "Entombed" As Entombed A.D. crushes...

Decibel Tour Underway w/ABBATH, High on Fire, Tribulation, Skeletonwitch; See You in Philly!

On the eve of the Decibel Tour 2016 launch, headliner Abbath iced the U.S. highways by releasing his slick new video for "Winterbane," a...

Dark Phantom: “Kirkuk’s Only Metal Band Are Defying ISIS in Iraq”

Dark Phantom is a polished Kirkuk, Iraq, -based melodic death metal band whose entire existence mirrors the recent history of Middle Eastern turmoil.

Bloody Roots of Judas Priest’s Sad Wings of Destiny Turns Forty on Sirius XM

Every song on the magnificent Sad Wings is represented, including later interpretations by Halford, Mercyful Fate, Skyclad, Overkill, and Reverend Bizarre.

MELLODRAMA: Electro-Harmonix Announces Mellotron Guitar Pedal

Mellodrama documentary director Dianna Dilworth continues work on her forthcoming exhaustive hardcover MELLODRAMA: The Mellotron Story

Brooklyn, 4/26: Path of Descent Art Show at Saint Vitus Bar

Saint Vitus in Brooklyn has just announced Tuesday, April 26, as the date for the “Path of Descent” art show, featuring work by two dozen...

NYHC: Free A7 Throwback Show Tonight w/Undead, Antidote, Ultra Violence, Urban Waste, Jimmy G

Tonight, March 24, 2016, starts as a night for remembering—and will go down as a night to remember! The NYHC Chronicles presents a free show at 7:00 PM...

SWEDISH DEATH METAL: New Vanhelgd Track “Rebellion of the Iniquitous” Streaming

Sweden lately seems to be on a real roll—specifically a kanelbullar, its dark, sticky native version of a cinnamon roll. This time, Pulverised Records...

Bloody Roots Thirty-Year Thrashback to 1986 on Sirius XM

Bloody Roots Thirty-Year Thrashback to 1986 on Sirius XM Week of February 27, 2016 Sat 3/19, 6PM ET Sun 3/20, 1PM ET Mon 3/21, 9AM ET Tues 3/22, 4PM...

Swedish Death Metal: INTERMENT’s Second Full-Length in 25 Years Arrives April 1

The scent of death is truly in the air in Sweden these days, as all of the oldest local death metal bands come crawling...

HEAVY METAL MOVIES: Mike “McBeardo” McPadden Gets Weird on Awkward Moments Podcast

Mike “McBeardo” McPadden appears on the latest episode of highly- and widely-recommended podcast Awkward Moments with Collin Bullock.

SUB POP USA: The Sub Pop 2016 Loser Scholarship Deadline Approaching!

"As longtime and proud losers ourselves, we’re exceedingly happy to be able, in some small way, to help further the education of art-enthused misfits from the NW."

SUB POP USA: Green River’s Caustic 1984 Demos To See Vinyl Release

Our comrades at Jackpot Records in Portland have seen fit to prepare Green River's dirty, caustic 1984 demos for vinyl release to indie record...

Perpetual Conversion: Nuclear Assault’s Final Flight, Holland, 12/12/15

Several months after the final European show by Nuclear Assault, and the bitter pain of loss still haunts the denim hordes. Danny Lilker's post-apocalyptic...

NYHC: From the Bowery to L.A.—On the Trail of the CBGBs Awnings

While remnants and replicas of hardcore punk haunt CBGBs continue to spread freely across the globe, Jen Carlson at Gothamist has lent her keen investigative...

NYHC: Upcoming “New Breed” Cassette Comp. Film Screenings in NY & Philly

The tireless Freddy Alva has produced a documentary about his own classic New Breed cassette—an heavy-hitting product of its environment that holds up extremely well.

Bloody Roots of Grindcore on Sirius XM

BLOODY ROOTS OF GRINDCORE Week of March 12, 2016 Sat 3/12, 6PM ET Sun 3/13, 1PM ET Mon 3/14, 9AM ET Tues 3/15, 4PM ET Thurs 3/17, 9PM ET From the pre-grind...

Philly, 4/16: The GRIMPOSIUM—Daylight Death Metal Fiesta With Bazillion Points Visual Art Talk

In celebration of Decibel Magazine editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian’s revised and expanded edition of Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore, Dying Fetus, Nails,...

SWEDISH DEATH METAL: After 30 Years, Now MEFISTO Has a Debut Album

Lo and behold, one of Sweden's oldest extreme metal acts has released its debut (!!) album, a ripe 30 years after releasing arcane classic demos like...

HEAVY METAL MOVIES: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 30th Anniv. Year Begins at SXSW

This weekend at SXSW in Austin, TX, directors Jeff Krulik and John Heyn are kicking off the 30th anniversary of their heavy metal movie...