Skál, black metal fans!

Woah.

Ever wondered how long it takes Valient Himself to lace up those red superhero boots? Or how many amp cabinets Eidan Thorr can lift at once?

And it’s unlike any Vai track you’ve heard before.

No new music yet.

You know what they’re talking about.

Count me in favor of metal bands releasing coffee table […]

Check out Decibel‘s first ever Gorguts cover story!

Be sure to ask them about Meshuggah, Watain or At the Gates.

We review the DVD that will be included in the band’s forthcoming crowd-funded album.

Listen to a crazy new song, “Offered Blood.”

Also: Sumerian Records have announced a tenth anniversary tour, Thy Will Be Done have launched a crowdfunding campaign for drummer Jay Waterman’s medical expenses, and Iron Maiden made a cute Christmas video.

It was recorded in Texas, but is dedicated to the people of Paris.

Be the one to roll your eyes at the suggestion that there’s no good new shit out there. New releases from Abigail Williams, Amaranthe, Avatarium, Crown The Empire, Hooded Menace, Opeth, Ram, Satan’s Satyrs, Sofy Major, Whitechapel and a million more.

Just in time for the first day of Autumn, an anniversary discussion of Type O’s least discussed!

This week’s top stories include Motörhead, Iron Maiden, Dethklok, and more.

60 heavy new releases in here, incl. Ghost, Disturbed, Hate Eternal, Oceans Of Slumber, Act Of Defiance, Rivers Of Nihil, Butcher Boobies, classic Rainbow, no big whoop.

Turns out a lifetime of drinking, smoking, and melting eardrums DOES have its rewards.

Press ‘X’ to do a shot of Jack and bang a Finnish college student.