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Almost every band has that album: you know, the critically and/or commercially reviled dud in an otherwise passable-to-radical back catalogue. Occasionally, a Decibel staffer or special guest will take to...
Though it may seem difficult to imagine now, at the turn of the millennium, Arch Enemy were not the world-beating commercial juggernauts they are today. The Swedish quintet’s pedigree was...
Metalcore pioneers Killswitch Engage are back with their ninth full-length album, This Consequence, set for release on February 21, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. Known for their ability to seamlessly...
Killing Joke in the 1980s (and late ’70s for that matter) were a curious beast, constantly evolving and transforming from album to album. If you’d never heard them before you...
It was the summer of 1997 and I was preparing to begin an unsuccessful few years at college. Two albums came out in the months prior from long established bands...
Almost every band has that album: you know, the critically and/or commercially reviled dud in an otherwise passable-to-radical back catalogue. Occasionally, a Decibel staffer or special guest will take to...
Very few bands have more than one “perfect” album, let alone a run of three in a row but Gorgoroth managed this hat (no pun intended) trick within their first...
It’s pretty much an unimpeachable statement to say that the first four Danzig records are completely flawless and by the time they made Danzig: 4 that they were possibly the...
It’s been a long, long time since noise rock pioneers Season to Risk released new music (2001, to be exact, when they wrapped up a four-album run including two records on Columbia),...
Greetings, Decibel readers! At the beginning of every year, I create a new playlist called “[Current Year] Essentials.” This serves two purposes: in the short term, it helps me keep...
