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Music Journalism’s Top 25 Metal Albums of 2017

Heavy Blog
December 29, 2017
Editorials, Lists!
Lists. People love them and love to hate them. There is always going to be a bunch of things to criticize end-of-year lists about, and many of those criticisms will always have merit. Placing any sort of artifi... Read More...

GIVEAWAY: Win Two Tickets To See Decibel Magazine Tour 2016 (featuring Abbath and High On Fire) In Austin, TX!

Heavy Blog
March 16, 2016
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Courtesy of C3 Presents, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to catch this year's Decibel Magazine Tour --- featuring Abbath, High on Fire, Skeletonwitch, and Tribulation --- next week in Austin, Texas!
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PHOTOS: At the Gates, Converge, Pallbearer, Vallenfyre—April 6th, 2015 @ House of Blues, Chicago, IL

Kyle Gaddo
April 13, 2015
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Decibel Magazine's Decibel Tour is currently raging across North America with the mighty At the Gates leading the charge. With a brand new album, At War With Reality, nearly twenty years after their magnum ... Read More...
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Pallbearer Added To At The Gates Headlining Decibel Magazine 2015 Tour?

Jimmy Rowe
December 8, 2014
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Next year's Decibel Magazine Tour --- which features headliners At The Gates and support from Converge, and Vallenfyre --- may have just gotten sweeter. Upon its initial announcement, the tour admat (above)... Read More...
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At The Gates, Converge, and Vallenfyre Announced For Decibel Magazine Tour 2015

Jimmy Rowe
October 21, 2014
News
The Decibel Magazine Tour is fast becoming one of the most anticipated and highest quality annual treks, given their knack for picking up "legendary" status acts as headliners. The previous three iterations... Read More...
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You May Want To Go To The Decibel Magazine 2014 Tour, Featuring Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts, and Noisem

Jimmy Rowe
December 6, 2013
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2014 is already shaping up to be a year worth looking forward! Tours are starting to take shape, and the latest lineup to send you aggressively checking your calendar is the third iteration of The Decibel Mag... Read More...
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Watch Converge Perform ‘Locust Reign’ At Decibel’s 100th Issue Show

Jimmy Rowe
November 12, 2013
News, Video
For a brief few weeks, I had a ticket for Decibel's 100th Issue Show in my hands, as the prospect of seeing Pig Destroyer and Converge perform at a single show warranted the travel costs. Unfortunately those ... Read More...
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News Bits From This Month’s Decibel Magazine: Ulcerate Update On New Album; Pig Destroyer’s Prowler In The Yard To See Reissue

Jimmy Rowe
July 1, 2013
News
We love Decibel Magazine. They're easily the best metal rag on the planet for those serious about extreme metal. I mean, Revolver and Metal Hammer were cool once, but when you compare the cover artists that h... Read More...
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The Decibel Magazine Tour Lineup Announced: Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood, and In Solitude To Tour North America This April

Jimmy Rowe
January 20, 2012
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A lineup for the much teased Decibel Magazine Tour has finally been announced, and it will feature Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood, and In Solitude. It's only fitting that the first ever Decibel Magazin... Read More...

This Month’s Issue Of Decibel Confirms It: New Opeth To Be Awesome, Yet Void Of The Metals

Jimmy Rowe
July 26, 2011
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I recently purchased a subscription to Decibel Magazine. Several things contributed to my choice of a subscription, including the nostalgia of anticipating that monthly magazine delivery, those kickass excl... Read More...

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