Greetings, Decibel readers! This week’s new releases bring a lot of though-provoking songs to the weekend. In particular, there’s two masters of weaving doom into their styles and creating remarkable and memorable sonic passages. There’s also the latest from a 2000s mathcore heavyweight and one of… Read More »Five For Friday: June 12, 2026
U.S. black metal torchbearers Hulder return with their third full-length statement Verbolgen and Decibel is proud to offer our own exclusive edition on Hardwood color vinyl limited to just 100 copies courtesy of our dear friends at 20 Buck Spin. Over the course of three albums, Hulder has evolved from… Read More »ONLY 100 AVAILABLE! Pre-Order HULDER’s New Album ‘Verbolgen’ on Decibel-Exclusive Hardwood Color Vinyl!
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 »DRIPPIN: A Career In Song Ratings
Long ago, the K-pop elders foretold a prophecy: “Behold! Regardless of their sound or image, every fifth generation boy group shall get their swag on for one tuneless, out-of-character chant-fest.” As an amendment to their proclamation, the wise elders added: “Fear not, lovers of bright,… Read More »Song Review: AHOF – Sugar High
– June 12th, 2026 – Band posts live performance video for “Hellbirds” – Watch HERE! Photo by Mike Trueheart Today officially kicks off the start of RIVERS OF NIHIL‘s 2026 European summer dates including shows in support of Queensrÿche along with headline and festival dates… Read More »Rivers of Nihil European Performances with Queensrÿche + Headline & Festival Dates Starts Today in Germany!