Your home for heavy metal! Our New Release Mondays podcasts include our Extreme Metal, Doom Metal, Hardcore Punk and Hard'N'Heavy series. Tuesdays we post our In 40 Minutes series where we curate the best 40 minutes of an artist/genre. Meanwhile, our Thursday podcasts revisit music from the past through our Best Of, Hidden Gems, Discography and ... For Metalheads series. Horns up!
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NEW & UPCOMING METAL RELEASES - June July 2025
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7:10Forever delving into the metal and hardcore punk underground, The Mighty Decibel name five new and upcoming records that you should check out.Open fire!!!!OPEN FIRE - AttackBELETH'S TRUMPET - Chapel of BonesTHE GENERALS - The Devil You KnowWYTCH HAZEL - V : LamentationsNEGATIVE CHARGE - Negative ChargeGo check 'em out on Bandcamp!!!…
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Hey all you underground metalheads - we've passed the halfway mark of the year, so it's time to name The Mighty Decibel's fave extreme metal albums of 2025 (so far).Bang on!!!!Thrash metal ... SACRIFICE - Volume SixBlack metal ... NIVEOUS - Endless SnowfallDeath metal ... FRIGHTFUL - What Lies AheadBy The Mighty Decibel
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We're at the half way point of the year, so let's name our top 5 hardcore punk releases of 2025 to date.Let it loose!!!BOMBARDEMENT - Dans La FournaiseFUNERAL DAMAGE - MuerteSHATTER - Deny the FutureULTIMATE DISASTER - For Progress ...WARBITCH - SummonedPLASTIKA - Sijamski BlizanacTUMBA - Warfare Continues…
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Time to revel in the decibels of the underated New York trad metal unit, THE RODS. Here we provide in depth analysis of each of the band's eight releases, along with song snippets as support.Crank it up ... they're too hot to stop!!!By The Mighty Decibel
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We continue on with our Best of the Decade series where we turn our attention to the first decade of the speed metal sub-genre ... the 80s.Your ears will be under attack!!!Side 1(0:00) "Under Attack": EXCITER - Heavy Metal Maniac(4:17) "Wiped Out": RAVEN - Rock Until You Drop(8:42) "The Final Command": SLAYER - Show No Mercy(11:12) "Metal Thrashing…
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NEW & UPCOMING METAL RELEASES - May/June 2025
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7:32Looking for some overlooked underground metal/hardcore punk releases? Welcome back to The MIghty Decibel's New & Upcoming Metal Releases series where we provide you with five metal, hard rock, and hardcore punk releases that you may have missed.Welcome to the underground!!!WHITEHOVSE - The MIghty OneFASTER - Speed For SatanZIG ZAGS - Deadbeat At Da…
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Welcome to our new series where we'll supply our fave tracks of each month for your listening pleasure. Whether it be extreme metal, doom, hardcore punk or hard'n'heavy, you'll hear the best of each sub-genre here. Welcome to the underground!!!Side 1(0:00) "Get Loud": ZIG ZAGS - Deadbeat At Dawn(3:40) "Beyond the Thunder": TUMBA - Beyond the Thunde…
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Welcome to yet another edition of our Discography Review series here at The Mighty Decibel. This time out we provide critical analysis of the six album run by the original NWOBHM unit, Tank!Get ready for the heavy artillery!!!By The Mighty Decibel
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METAL NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES - April/May 2025
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7:57Once more we delve into the metal underground to unearth the best in obscure releases, this time for April and May 2025. Bow to your knees and repent if you please!TAAR Catharsis Till Dawn | TaärRATTLESNAKES FacebookPLASTIKA Music | PLASTIKAMASTER CHARGER Posthumous Resurrection | Master ChargerTHE OWEN GUNS Songs About Fucking Idiots | The Owen Gu…
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HARD'N'HEAVY - Best of the 2020s (To Date)
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42:05We've hit the midway mark of the 20s decade, so it's a good time to look back and appreciate the best hard'n'heavy tracks issued this decade so far. In our lexicon, hard'n'heavy includes trad metal, speed metal, hard rock, prog rock, rock'n'roll and punk rock. Anything heavy that doesn't fit on our three other categories we cover her at The Mighty …
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Welcome to our new series where we'll supply our fave tracks of each month for your listening pleasure. Whether it be extreme metal, doom, hardcore punk or hard'n'heavy, you'll hear the best of each sub-genre here. Welcome to the underground!!!Side 1(0:00) "Mass Produced Hatred" + "Ruination": ULTIMATE DISASTER - ... For Progress(2:07) "Rata": FUNE…
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70s HARD ROCK - Best Tracks of the Decade
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41:00Join us for the third episode in our Best Tracks By The Decade series, this time focusing on the elite hard rock tracks of the 1970s. Let it roll!!!!Side 1(0:00) "Draw the Line": AEROSMITH - Draw the Line(3:20) "Kicked in the Teeth": AC/DC - Powerage(7:14) "Just What the Doctor Ordered": TED NUGENT - S/T(11:00) "The World Anthem": FRANK MARINO & MA…
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It's time for another epsiode of our Discography Review series ... this time focused on self proclaimed 'kings of metal' ... Manowar!!!Whether you bow at the feet of the bringer's of black wind or think that it's all an OTT facade, delve into the dicography with The Mighty Decibel for a discerning look at their 11 album inventory. Hail and kill!!!!…
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Once more we delve into the metal underground to unearth the best in obscure releases, this time for early April. There were so many great releases in the first week of the month that it warranted it's own episode!Bow to your knees and repent if you please!SERPENT RIDER - The Ichor of Chimaera The Ichor of Chimaera | Serpent RiderULTIMATE DISASTER …
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Welcome to our new series where we'll supply our fave tracks of each month for your listening pleasure. Whether it be extreme metal, doom, hardcore punk or hard'n'heavy, you'll hear the best of each sub-genre here. Rip it up!!!Side 1(0:00) "L'Ere Du Calvaire": BOMBARDEMENT - Dans La Fournaise(2:44) "Tribute To Creation": IMPURITY - The Eternal Slee…
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The Mighty Decibel names its top 5 hard & heavy releases of the decade to date. Hail!Too Much Bullshit LP | Death Ridge BoysScene of the Wild | WitchseekerLord Goblin | Lord GoblinChaos & Colour - WikipediaStyxworld.com | StyxworldBy The Mighty Decibel
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The Mighty Decibel names its fave metal/hardcore punk releases of March 2025By The Mighty Decibel
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Time for some visual candy from Canucklehead progsters Rush!Specifically we'll be celebrating live versions of tracks from the self-titled debut through the Farewell To Kings opus. Relive the glory!By The Mighty Decibel
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We've hit the midway mark of the 20s decade, so it's a good time to look back and appreciate the best doom tracks issued this decade so far. Warning: we lean heavily toward the stoner doom side of the equation, but there is some sludge and psych representation as well.Doom on!!!!Side 1(0:00) "Grendel": GRAND MAGUS - Sunraven(3:21) "Astro Tongue": H…
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Some more metal records issued in February that you should check out.Keep kickin' ass!!!HEDONIST - Eat Thus Eat Thus | HedonistLIGHTNING SWELLS FOREVER - Delirium Delirium | Lightning Swells ForeverSTONE CREAM - Stonified Blues Stonified Blues | Stone CreamSCUMRAID - The End THE END (2024 EP) | SCUMRAID FARCE - Sights of War Sights of war | Farce |…
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Welcome to our new series where we'll supply our fave tracks of each month for your listening pleasure. Whether it be extreme metal, doom, hardcore punk or hard'n'heavy, you'll hear the best of each sub-genre here. Rip it up!!!Side 1(0:00) "Incoming Mass Extinction": SACRIFICE - Volume 6(2:01) "Resilience": SHATTER - Deny the Future(4:22) "Cloaked …
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HARDCORE PUNK - Best of the 2020s (To Date)
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43:13Wanna have your head blown off? You've come to the right place!Press play (if you dare!) and you'll be submitting yourself to the sounds of the very best hardcore punk/d-beat/metal punk/grind tracks of the half decade to date.Your safe space isn't here!!!!Side 1(0:00) "Break It Down"/"Voice To Change": M.V-11 - Six Songs EP(4:13) "Immondice"/"Preda…
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CALIFORNIA JAM I (1974) - Black Sabbath and Deep Purple
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37:10Let's go back to 1974 and relive the highlights of the legendary first verion of the Cal Jam festival.They knew how to rock even back then!By The Mighty Decibel
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METAL NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES - February/March 2025
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8:09Hey fellow ragers - time to shine a spotlight on The Mighty Decibel's fave new and upcoming releases for February and March 2025. Whether it be extreme metal, doo metal, hardcore punk or hard'n'heavy, we've got you covered.Rage on!!!WARBITCH - Summoned Summoned | WarbitchRANZER - Leidkulter Leidkultur | RanzerSHATTER - Deny the Future SHATTER - DEN…
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Welcome to our new series where we'll supply our fave tracks of each month for your listening pleasure. Whether it be extreme metal, doom, hardcore punk or hard'n'heavy, you'll hear the best of each sub-genre here. Rip it up!!!Side 1(0:00) "Bowels In Bowl": DRUNK THRASHER - Posercorpses(2:54) "Sisters of the Light": PARISH - single(6:37) "Chanting …
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