Chicago’s Withering Soul return with their fifth full-length, Passage of the Arcane — a blackened melodic death metal odyssey steeped in cursed lore, burning melodies, and an atmosphere as chilling as grave-silt air. Across eight tracks, the band chart a journey through disappearance, damnation, and mythic ruin, each song… Read More »Album Stream: Withering Soul – ‘Passage of the Arcane’
Let’s be honest—2025 was fucking weird. As the world’s equilibrium never fully stabilized, that imbalance often extended to our beloved extreme music. Just revisit Decibel’s first issue of the year, which included our Top 21 Most Anticipated Albums of 2025 feature. Only 12 of those… Read More »SPOILER: Here Are Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2025
It’s hard to argue with an album that starts off with four chugs and a pinch harmonic. This Friday, Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo Records will team up to release Spectral Realm of Ruin from Degraved. Hailing from that special corner of gloom… Read More »Full Album Stream: Degraved – “Spectral Realm of Ruin”
It’s that time of year again! While December is filled with year-end countdowns, I like to take a look back at some of K-pop’s biggest agencies during November. Before reading (especially if you’re new to the blog), it’s helpful to know that my grading focuses… Read More »Grading the K-Pop Agencies 2025: HYBE CORPORATION
If you’re of the generation that read RIP magazine and scoured album credits for clues about your favorite band’s favorite bands, their collaborators, and the folks behind the scenes, you already know who Del James is. If not? Here’s the short version: He was an… Read More »Del James on Lucha Libre, Circle 6 Death Matches and His New Graphic Novel, Consensual Violence