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Decibel is an extremely extreme music and entertainment magazine based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2004 by a well-intentioned, somewhat studious (let’s not forget record-collecting) dude, Decibel’s credo was to examine and expose the best extreme music had to offer. We were the new kid on the block, but we knew our noise was louder and nastier than anything out there. To quote ou

rselves, Decibel was “the new noise.” Since our debut issue (the Dillinger Escape Plan, October 2004), Decibel went from the quiet longhair with the Entombed "Left Hand Path" T-shirt to the Grand Pontificator of all things metal. Maybe they heckle. But, nearly nine years later, Decibel is America’s only monthly metal magazine. Our guts, your glory. Each month, Decibel’s listening. Ears to the filthy ground. We pride ourselves in exploring the lurid, the outlandish, in hoisting the unsung. We’re intrepid and we know it. Decibel’s covered the controversial, too. Homosexuality in metal? The relationship between metal and National Socialism? Guys with inverted crosses burned into their foreheads? Our revered Hall of Fame series explores and honors metal milestones. In fact, some of our most celebrated Hall of Fame stories made the magazine-to-book journey. "Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces" (Da Capo) has been called “required reading,” “gripping” and, our favorite, “skull-crushing.” We also review musical instruments, movies and other diversions. Occasionally funny, but always insightful and informed, Decibel’s opinion is respected. Even revered. Maybe that’s why the Village Voice called us “the best music magazine around right now.”

Portentous, not pretentious. Decibel’s galloping like Iron Maiden. Our website has been refashioned, the blog incessantly updated (often with curiously odd but cool stuff), the store restocked. Our social media presence is likeable, followable and friendable, and, best of all, subscribers receive a flexi disc with world-exclusive tunes in every issue of Decibel. Download our complete 2015 media kit. http://tinyurl.com/dB2015mediakit

Question about your subscription? Change of address? Call 215.625.9850 ext 105. Or email [email protected].

Stop doom scrolling and listen to "The Doom Scroll," the new album from stoner-doom outfit W**d Demon.
28/01/2025

Stop doom scrolling and listen to "The Doom Scroll," the new album from stoner-doom outfit W**d Demon.

Stop doom scrolling and listen to The Doom Scroll, the new album from stoner-doom outfit W**d Demon.

Philadelphia’s own old-school death/thrashers Spesimin are back with a brand spankin’ new EP full of ghoulish twists and...
28/01/2025

Philadelphia’s own old-school death/thrashers Spesimin are back with a brand spankin’ new EP full of ghoulish twists and turns sure to make any scuz rocker happy.

Philadelphia’s own old-school death/thrashers Spesimin are back with a brand spankin’ new EP full of ghoulish twists and turns sure to make any scuz rocker happy.

Death rock corpse-shakers  ruled all faces on their recent Peaceville Records debut, “Until the Night.” And starting Mar...
28/01/2025

Death rock corpse-shakers ruled all faces on their recent Peaceville Records debut, “Until the Night.” And starting March 17 you’ll get your chance to see them as they open the 2025 Decibel Tour. But you don’t need to wait until then to hear new New Skeletal Faces material as today the Decibel Flexi Series is proud to reveal an exclusive new NSF track, “Deterioration” streaming now:

Hear: tinyurl.com/NSFflexi

Acquire: tinyurl.com/decibel244

Hear old-school titans HIRAX celebrate 40 years of SoCal thrash on new single “Worlds End.”
27/01/2025

Hear old-school titans HIRAX celebrate 40 years of SoCal thrash on new single “Worlds End.”

Hear old-school titans Hirax celebrate 40 years of SoCal thrash on new single "Worlds End."

Listen to the new EP from New Jersey sludge mainstays Sunrot.
27/01/2025

Listen to the new EP from New Jersey sludge mainstays Sunrot.

Listen to the new EP from New Jersey sludge mainstays Sunrot.

🩸 At Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia on April 5th,  will perform a special 40th anniversary set of their lan...
27/01/2025

🩸 At Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia on April 5th, will perform a special 40th anniversary set of their landmark 1985 “Bonded by Blood” debut along with other timeless thrash classics.

🔨 New York legends will deliver a death/thrash pounding to via their FIRST-EVER Philadelphia show!

Plus can’t-miss performances from:






🍻 Score a “Metal & Beer” ticket and enjoy unlimited sampling from all of our featured breweries (and meadery)! Or you can score $53 all-in “Metal Only” tickets! 🎟

Tickets ➡️ www.decibelmagazine.com/events/metalandbeerfest/

Hell's Heroes founder Christian Larson discusses the process of booking one of the U.S.'s best metal festivals with Deci...
24/01/2025

Hell's Heroes founder Christian Larson discusses the process of booking one of the U.S.'s best metal festivals with Decibel editor Albert Mudrian. Link in comments.

Our Decibel Magazine Tour 2025 issue, featuring Norwegian black metal legends , Norwegian dungeon synth progenitor , New...
24/01/2025

Our Decibel Magazine Tour 2025 issue, featuring Norwegian black metal legends , Norwegian dungeon synth progenitor , New York City cinematic death metal chaos wielders and San Diego death rock night-bringers is available now! All the bands speak on how this epic run came to be!

Get the issue: tinyurl.com/decibel245

For dates & ticket links go here: www.decibelmagazine.com/events/tour

Ter Ziele debut album, "Embodiment of Death," delivers heavy, heart-wrenching doom, which includes the goodness of new s...
23/01/2025

Ter Ziele debut album, "Embodiment of Death," delivers heavy, heart-wrenching doom, which includes the goodness of new single “This Mortal Coil.”

As the first taste of Ter Ziele's debut album, they're bringing us the heavy, heartwrenching doom goodness of "This Mortal Coil."

Check out the new video/single by Portuguese post-rock/metallers Verbian!
23/01/2025

Check out the new video/single by Portuguese post-rock/metallers Verbian!

Check out the new video/single by Portuguese post-rock/metallers Verbian!

Swedish post-metal collective Novarupta, headed by Alex Stjernfeldt, returns with a new single, “The Bullet Shines Befor...
22/01/2025

Swedish post-metal collective Novarupta, headed by Alex Stjernfeldt, returns with a new single, “The Bullet Shines Before Impact,” from its final album, "Astral Sands."

Swedish post-metal collective Novarupta, headed by Alex Stjernfeldt, returns with a new single, "The Bullet Shines Before Impact," from its final album, Astral Sands.

A self-described “hardcore casual gamer,” Wim Coppers of Living Gate shares with Kill Screen his very real burnout with ...
22/01/2025

A self-described “hardcore casual gamer,” Wim Coppers of Living Gate shares with Kill Screen his very real burnout with live service as well as his favorite form of multiplayer.

The prolific drummer and self-described “hardcore casual gamer” overcomes, overthrows his need for competitive online gaming.

Sweden’s Disrupted is set to release its third full-length album, "Stinking Death," on January 24 but you don’t have to ...
22/01/2025

Sweden’s Disrupted is set to release its third full-length album, "Stinking Death," on January 24 but you don’t have to wait that long because we’ve got the whole thing today!

Sweden's Disrupted is set to release its third full-length album, Stinking Death, on January 24 but you don't have to wait that long because we've got the whole thing today!

Decibel — and the entire metal and hardcore community — mourns the passing of underground show promoter and accomplished...
22/01/2025

Decibel — and the entire metal and hardcore community — mourns the passing of underground show promoter and accomplished artist Rich Hall. If you went to a cool show in NYC in the late ‘90s or early ‘00s, there’s a good chance Rich put it on. He was a wonderful and deeply funny guy, who loved baseball as much as Decibel does. All of us send our love to his wife and the young son he leaves behind. Our hearts are heavy. 1000 Knives forever.

Watch The Ghost Next Door get groovy in new video.
21/01/2025

Watch The Ghost Next Door get groovy in new video.

The Ghost Next Door get groovy.

Get whipped by the hardcore approach to grind of Seattle’s Smearing.
21/01/2025

Get whipped by the hardcore approach to grind of Seattle’s Smearing.

Get whipped by the hardcore approach to grind of Seattle's Smearing.

The clock is ticking! At Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia on April 4,  will perform a special set of the lege...
21/01/2025

The clock is ticking! At Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest in Philadelphia on April 4, will perform a special set of the legendary 1991 “Like an Ever Flowing Stream” debut along with other death metal classics.

🐷 Death grind legends return to level the with another unhinged Metal & Beer Fest set.

💀 DC’s melodic death metal institution will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their classic “Undoing Ruin” by unleashing the record in its entirety.

Plus can’t-miss performances from:


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🍻 Grab a “Metal & Beer” ticket and enjoy unlimited sampling from all of our featured breweries (and meadery)! Or you can score $53 all-in “Metal Only” tickets! 🎟

Tickets ➡️ www.decibelmagazine.com/events/metalandbeerfest/

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