Greetings, Decibel readers! It’s an important day for metal, as we’re given the last At the Gates album featuring Tomas Lindberg. Lots to say about that below. But it’s also a day to be grateful for the other releases on this list, especially if you want to hear… Read More »Five For Friday: April 24, 2026
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest returns to Denver for its fifth round, tapping the Fillmore Auditorium as home of the world’s loudest, heaviest, most extreme craft beer festival on Friday and Saturday, December 4-5, 2026. Southern doom supergroup Down make their first Denver appearance in over 12… Read More »ON SALE NOW 🍻 Early Bird Tickets to Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 ft. DOWN & SUICIDAL TENDENCIES!
Due to visa processing issues, Fulci are unable to perform on the upcoming Decibel Magazine Tour, as well as Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 on May 3. Fulci will return next year as part of the 2027 Decibel Tour. But this year, Texas heavy… Read More »Resurrected SPIRIT ADRIFT to Replace FUCLI on the Decibel Magazine Tour Starting April 30!
– April 24th, 2026 – Tickets On Sale Now! Photo by Svetlana Goncharova Finnish folk metal goliaths ENSIFERUM will return to US and Canadian stages on a two-week headlining tour. The Winter Storm Over North America tour begins with their appearance at this year’s edition… Read More »Ensiferum Announces the “Winter Storm Over North America” Headlining Tour This Fall
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »ONF: A Career In Song Ratings