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We talked to Blood Incantation members Jeff Barrett, Isaac Faulk, and Paul Riedl about their upcoming synth/ambient record "Timewave Zero," which may not be death metal but is certainly as space-obsessed as the rest of their music.

Jon Rosenthal sat down with John Haughm, Don Anderson, and Jason William Walton to discuss Agalloch's first EP, "Of Stone, Wind, and Pillor." The episode also includes a foreword by Aesop Dekker, who drummed on some of their later work.

Our podcast returns, this time with ex-editor-in-chief Andrew Rothmund sitting in for a special and lengthy discussion on how heavy metal and movies interact.

Our latest podcast episode discusses some of our experiences in the last year as well as some of our favorite moments from recent (ish) shows.

Editors Jon Rosenthal and Ted Nubel sat down to talk with Japanese pop-metal group Babybeard, the newest project from the charismatic Ladybeard (Deadlift Lolita, Ladybaby), discussing the group's upcoming singles, how COVID-era Japan is handling live music, and the unusual/polarizing appeal of "kawaii metal".

Writers Jon Rosenthal, Joe Aprill, and Langdon Hickman spoke with Decibel Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian about the upcoming 200th issue and commemorative livestream, plus the journey through the last 199 issues.

Andrew Rothmund talks to death/grind/experimental act Estuarine's mastermind, Hydrus, about being an independent musician in 2021, as well as his new EP "Nyarlathotep."

Writers Joe Aprill, Langdon Hickman, Ted Nubel and Brandon Corsair discuss Entombed frontman L-G Petrov and his inimitable legacy on death metal.

Joe Aprill sits down for a one-on-one conversation with Mork's Thomas Eriksen, talking about the band's upcoming album "Katedralen," the band's history, Thomas's podcast, and much more.

Jon Rosenthal, Andrew Rothmund, Langdon Hickman, Joe Aprill, and Ted Nubel discuss metal sub-genres: from why post-black metal is a weird term to how the genres we know today came about and what drives disagreements over their definitions.