Today The Mighty Decibel returns to its In 40 Minutes series, this time out focused on one of Germany's greatest extreme metal exports ... Sodom! Specifically, we'll provide an aural history of the band's evolution from black/speed belchers to straight up thrashers in the 80s. Revel in the sodomy and lust!!! In The Sign of Evil (1985) (0:00) Outbreak of Evil Obsessed By Cruelty (1986) (4:31) Brandish the Sceptre Expurse of Sodomy (1987) (7:24) Sodomy and Lust (12:36) Conqueror Persecution Mania ...
Jul 20, 2025•39 min
Forever 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 - Attack BELETH'S TRUMPET - Chapel of Bones THE GENERALS - The Devil You Know WYTCH HAZEL - V : Lamentations NEGATIVE CHARGE - Negative Charge Go check 'em out on Bandcamp!!!
Jul 13, 2025•7 min
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 Six Black metal ... NIVEOUS - Endless Snowfall Death metal ... FRIGHTFUL - What Lies Ahead
Jul 06, 2025•4 min
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 Fournaise FUNERAL DAMAGE - Muerte SHATTER - Deny the Future ULTIMATE DISASTER - For Progress ... WARBITCH - Summoned PLASTIKA - Sijamski Blizanac TUMBA - Warfare Continues
Jul 01, 2025•7 min
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!!!
Jun 23, 2025•20 min
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 Mad": ANTHRAX - Fistfull of Metal (13:55) "Headbanging Man": GRAVE DIGGER - Heavy Metal Breakdown Side 2 (17:32) "Diabolic Force": RUNNING WILD...
Jun 17, 2025•40 min
Looking 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 One FASTER - Speed For Satan ZIG ZAGS - Deadbeat At Dawn MASSGRAV - Pizza Speciale LUCILLE - Dawn of Destruction
Jun 09, 2025•8 min
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 Thunder (5:45) "Waterfront": KENTUCKY GREEN - Mammoth (10:05) "A Hungering Yoke": WARMOON LORD - Sacrosanct Demonopathy (15:26) "Resurrection of the Grav...
Jun 02, 2025•40 min
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!!!
May 28, 2025•16 min
Once 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 | Taär RATTLESNAKES Facebook PLASTIKA Music | PLASTIKA MASTER CHARGER Posthumous Resurrection | Master Charger THE OWEN GUNS Songs About Fucking Idiots | The Owen Guns
May 21, 2025•8 min
We'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 Decibel. Join us and be redeemed!!! Side 1 (0:00) "I Am Redeemed": WYTCH HAZEL - III:Pentecost (3:52) "Scene of the Wild": WITCHSEEKER - Scene of the ...
May 09, 2025•42 min
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": FUNERAL DAMAGE - Muerte (5:16) "nije sadnja" + "mukka": PLASTIKA - Sijamski Blizanac (8:27) "Feathered Echoes of Wrath": TAAR - Catharsis 'Til Dawn (12...
Apr 28, 2025•40 min
Join 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 & MAHOGANY RUSH - World Anthem (14:10) "Whatever You Want Babe": NAZARETH - No Mean City (18:04) "Drop It (An Old Disguise)": REO SPEEDWAGON - Ni...
Apr 23, 2025•41 min
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!!!!
Apr 14, 2025•30 min
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 Rider ULTIMATE DISASTER - For Progress ULTIMATE DISASTER - For progress ... 12" | ULTIMATE DISASTER | Kick Rock FUNERAL DAMAGE - Muerte Funeral Damage "Muerte" | DIY Kontr...
Apr 09, 2025•7 min
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 Sleep (6:28) "Into the Abysmal Maw": NIVEOUS - Endless Snowfall (10:16) "Blind Wolf": SANHEDRIN - Heat Lightning (14:42) "Thrash Me Baby One More Time"...
Mar 31, 2025•39 min
The Mighty Decibel names its top 5 hard & heavy releases of the decade to date. Hail! Too Much Bullshit LP | Death Ridge Boys Scene of the Wild | Witchseeker Lord Goblin | Lord Goblin Chaos & Colour - Wikipedia Styxworld.com | Styxworld
Mar 28, 2025•7 min
The Mighty Decibel names its fave metal/hardcore punk releases of March 2025
Mar 20, 2025•9 min
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!
Mar 17, 2025•58 min
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": HEX A.D. - Astro Tongue in the Electric Garden (7:46) "High Noon in Sword City": 10,000 YEARS - All's Quiet on the Final Frontier (11:36) "Age of t...
Mar 10, 2025•42 min
Some more metal records issued in February that you should check out. Keep kickin' ass!!! HEDONIST - Eat Thus Eat Thus | Hedonist LIGHTNING SWELLS FOREVER - Delirium Delirium | Lightning Swells Forever STONE CREAM - Stonified Blues Stonified Blues | Stone Cream SCUMRAID - The End THE END (2024 EP) | SCUMRAID FARCE - Sights of War Sights of war | Farce | sistema mortal AD HOMINEM - Totalitarian Black Metal AD HOMINEM - Napalm For All (2018) - out on 04/13/2018 VULTUR - Cultores de Perdas E Linna ...
Mar 05, 2025•9 min
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 By Nothingness": FRIGHTFUL - What Lies Ahead (10:08) "Choke the Woke": AD HOMINEM - Totalitarian Black Metal (14:38) "Pure Scum": SHORT LEASH - S/...
Mar 02, 2025•40 min
Wanna 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"/"Predateur": BOMBARDEMENT - Le Futur Et La (8:17) "Leech"/"Hope?": HOPE? - Dead and Gone (12:40) "Hacked Humanity"/"Voice of Reason": EMISSARIES OF SYN...
Feb 24, 2025•43 min
Let'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!
Feb 12, 2025•37 min
Hey 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 | Warbitch RANZER - Leidkulter Leidkultur | Ranzer SHATTER - Deny the Future SHATTER - DENY THE FUTURE | Shatter | Desolate Records FRIGHTFUL - What Lies Ahead What Lies Ahead | FRIGHTFUL | 𝔊𝔬𝔡𝔷 𝔒𝔳 𝔚𝔞𝔯 𝔓𝔯𝔬𝔡𝔲𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫𝔰 LA...
Feb 06, 2025•8 min
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 Ancient Incantations": PYRE - Where Obscurity Sways (9:29) "No Time For Tomorrow": CENTURY - Sign of the Storm (11:48) "Abysal Putrefaction": MURA...
Feb 03, 2025•38 min
Bonus episode! There were/are so many great releases coming out in January it warrants a follow-up episode of our New & Upcoming Releases series. Keep kickin' ass!!!
Jan 28, 2025•8 min
The Mighty Decibel kicks off a new series where name 5 new and upcoming metal/hardcore punk releases that warrant your attention.
Jan 17, 2025•8 min
The Mighty Decibel lays out its plans for 2025
Dec 30, 2024•4 min
We close out 2024 with our annual playlist highlighting the best metal/hard rock/hardcore punk/rock'n'roll tracks of the year. Here's hoping for another great year in metal for 2025. Horns high!!! Side 1 (0:00) "Slave of the Blade": MIDNIGHT - Hellish Expectations (1:50) "Northern Skyline": LORD GOBLIN - Lord Goblin (8:15) "Pray": DISCIPLE B.C. - Blood, Power, Sacrifice (10:26) "Sunraven": GRAND MAGUS - Sunraven (14:03) "N.F.T.": SOOKS - Moral Decay (16:14) "Holy Mountain Mind": THE WIZARDS - Th...
Dec 27, 2024•48 min
