– July 24th, 2026 – Tickets On Sale Now! Technical death metal juggernaut PSYCROPTIC will return to North American stages this Fall for a month-long headlining tour! The Pulse Of Annihilation run will commence on November 5th in Clifton, New Jersey and close on December… Read More »Psycroptic Announces North American Headlining Tour This Fall
– July 24th, 2026 – Photo credit: Akis Douzlatzis KING DIAMOND is thrilled to announce the addition of guitar virtuoso Gus G. (FIREWIND, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) to the band’s lineup. Gus G. joins as guitarist and will compose, record, and tour with KING DIAMOND going forward,… Read More »King Diamond Welcomes Legendary Guitarist Gus G. to the Band!
Greetings, Decibel readers! This is truly an eclectic day for new releases, as we’ve got standbys like death-doom and death-thrash here alongside some New York Hardcore and classic 1970s revivalism. Perhaps you like one of these styles. Maybe you like all of them! And, well, if… Read More »Five For Friday: July 24, 2026
My Dying Bride helped birth and later perfect (see Turn Loose the Swans) the doom/death genre in the early ’90s. By the late ’90s, however, the lineup that left a seismic impact on extreme metal began to crumble. The band has admirably carried on since… Read More »Old-School MY DYING BRIDE Members Reunite to Celebrate Early Material as TOWARDS THE SINISTER
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 »THE BOYZ: A Career In Song Ratings