LEAH – The Glory and the Fallen (Ex Cathedra Records)
It's rare, and I do mean rare, that symphonic metal of any kind moves my needle...until now. LEAH has a new album in The Glory and the Fallen, her sixth of her fruitful career...
Hypoxia – Defiance (Selfmadegod Records)
Change can be constant in the realm of underground metal. New York City-based death metal act Hypoxia formed in 2008, currently featuring a mix of members old and new for this third record Defiance...
Necrofier CD + Shirt Giveaway!
We are stoked to be partnering with Season of Mist on a giveaway with Houston black metal upstarts Necrofier! The band will be taking part in the 2024 "Decibel Magazine Tour" in support of...
Durbin – Piercing Steel
The combination of fantasy, magic, and mysticism have always been hallmarks when it comes to creating a new world for heavy metal. Durbin brings out the traditional follower of the movement – when artists...
Elettra Storm – Powerlords (Scarlet Records)
A country rich in power metal pedigree, Italy has established itself as a premiere territory for long-running quality between the work of acts like Labyrinth and Rhapsody Of Fire alone. The next generation is...
Eternal Storm – A Giant Bound to Fall (Transcending Obscurity)
Within the world of melodic death metal, there are many differing approaches. One who has paved a distinctive path is Spain’s Eternal Storm, melding the progressive, melodious, mournful, and straight hard-hitting into an alluring...
Amaranthe – The Catalyst (Nuclear Blast)
Considering the usual output of Amaranthe, it's a bit surprising to look back and see that The Catalyst is the first full-length from the band since jumping to Nuclear Blast Records for 2020's Manifest....
Morta Skuld – Fighting Underdogs
While many remember the early death metal pioneers from countries or states like Sweden or Florida, there were other quality acts in the 1990’s sprouting up from the Midwest like Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Morta Skuld....
Art of Anarchy – Let There Be Anarchy (Pavement Entertainment)
Containing a mix of seasoned players, some of whom are fairly well known in the hard rock / metal circles (guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal from Guns N’ Roses / Sons of Apollo, vocalist Jeff...
Nulled – The Traitor (Art Gates Records)
Always on the lookout for new talent, Nulled is a contemporary quintet from Spain that since 2018 has been building their modern sound steadily. Releasing their previous opus Strokes of Reason in 2022, the...