Where they from? Arizona. We are at the MLB All-Star break, which means it’s officially the slowest sports week of the year. Even the World Cup doesn’t have any games until Wednesday. All this means I have to dive deep introspectively and find a personality… Read More »Blast Worship: Sex Prisoner
– July 14th, 2026 – Photo by Sondra Kelly The Hidden Hand is the stunning new full-length from instrumental post-rock sensations IF THESE TREES COULD TALK, out now on Metal Blade Records! The Hidden Hand boasts nine stellar and plainly provocative songs with the band… Read More »If These Trees Could Talk: “The Hidden Hand” Full-Length from Instrumental Post-Rock Sensations Out Now
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 »DKZ/DONGKIZ: A Career In Song Ratings
Decibel is extremely saddened to announce the death of drummer/vocalist Mike Browning, who passed away on July 13, 2026, at the age of 62. A legend of the Florida extreme metal scene, Browning was a co-founder of Morbid Angel with Trey Azgathoth in early ’80s… Read More »Mike Browning (1964 -2026)
Together for nearly a decade, Denver metalcore quintet Under Auburn Skies are getting back into action with fresh material after 2021’s Invention of Reason EP. We’re streaming the outfit’s latest effort, a six-track EP titled Diminisher of Hope. Spellcheck tells us that “diminisher” isn’t an actual word,… Read More »Full EP Stream: Under Auburn Skies –Diminisher of Hope