A Heavy Metal Podcast - The Mighty Decibel

We've hit the half-way mark for the year, so it's time for The Mighty Decibel to name its fave releases of 2022 (so far) across four musical categories. This episode we look at the top hard'n'heavy (including trad metal, hard rock, melodic punk, rock'n'roll and folk metal) releases of the year. Horns high!!! CHURCH OF THE COSMIC SKULL - There Is No Time Church of the Cosmic Skull (bandcamp.com) TH...

The 70s had two band's that cornered the market on hard boogie. Status Quo ruled the roost across the pond, while Foghat was North America's answer for those who liked to "get down". Personally, I found Foghat to be vastly inferior to the Mighty Quo, but we here at The Mighty Decibel still admire Foghat enough to put together this playlist of the best 40 minutes from their 70s output. Don't be a f...

Our Hard'N'Heavy series of podcasts focuses on new traditional metal and hard rock releases ... along with the odd hard rock'n'roll and melodic punk outing. Basically anything that doesn't fit on our Extreme Metal, Hardcore Punk or Doom series! This edition we focus on June and July 2022 releases. Horns up! (00:00) "Under The Gun" STYGIAN OATH - Midnight Flames Midnight Flames | Stygian Oath (band...

We've hit the half-way mark for the year, so it's time for The Mighty Decibel to name its fave releases of 2022 (so far) across four musical categories. This episode we look at the top hardcore punk (including d-beat, hardcore, grindcore and metal-punk) releases of the year. Grind 'Til death!!! ACIDEZ - In Punk We Thrash IN PUNK WE THRASH | Acidez (bandcamp.com) BERTHOLD CITY - When Words Are Not...

Ah, The Accused. In their hands crossover thrash never sounded so untamed, so absolutely bonkers. Much of that came from the Blayne's crazed vocals, but listen closely and you'll notice some pretty unusual riffing going on, as well. Here we curate a 40 minute set of the best material from the first three records for your listening pleasure. Martha's pissed and she's coming for you!! Side One The R...

It's time to revel in the new hardcore punk, d-beat, metal punk and grindcore releases issued from June and July 2022. Grind 'til death!!! (0:00) "Chopper, D-Beat and Satan" PISONCHARGE - Choppers, D-Beat and Satan Choppers D-beat and Satan | Poisöncharge (bandcamp.com) (3:13) "Weaponized Mania" YELLOWCAKE - Can You See The Future? Can You See The Future? | Yellowcake (bandcamp.com) (4:23) "Dark A...

We've hit the half-way mark for the year, so it's time for The Mighty Decibel to name its fave releases of 2022 (so far) across four musical categories. This episode we look at the top doom metal releases of the year. We're all doomed!!! 10,000 YEARS - III III | 10,000 Years (bandcamp.com) PETH - Merchant of Death Merchant Of Death | PETH (bandcamp.com) VOLCANOVA - Cosmic Bullshit Cosmic Bullshit...

Shame that most headbangers in North American are clueless as to the joys of the mighty Status Quo ... a band I consider to be the greatest rock'n'roll band of all time (move over Rolling Stones!). This episode we focus solely on Quo's golden era, a period where the band rocked hard and got down for some of the most righteous boogie ever put down to tape. Don't hold back, just roll over and lay do...

It's Monday, so it's time for our NEW RELEASE MONDAYS podcast series. This edition we're focusing on Doom Metal where we spotlight new and upcoming releases in doom metal/rock, including stoner of course. This episode we look at June and July 2022 releases. We're all doomed! (0:00) "Worshipping The Bizarre Reverend" BLACK CAPRICORN - Cult of Blood Cult of Blood | Black Capricorn (bandcamp.com) (5:...

Join The Mighty Decibel as we name and listen to our fave albums of June 2022 across four categories: extreme metal (black, thrash and death), doom metal, hardcore punk and hard'n'heavy. Horns high!! Extreme Metal NUBIVAGANT - The Wheel and the Universe The Wheel And The Universe | Nubivagant (bandcamp.com) BOTHRASH - Comando de Muerte (7) Bothrash | Facebook MURDER INC. - Sam Sobe Soudcem Murder...

Time for a quick history lesson. In 1982 Tank emerged in the middle of the NWOBHM with a cantankerous, street grimed debut entitled Filth Hounds of Hades ... which just happens to be one of the top releases from that scene. Later that same year they released the critically acclaimed Power of the Hunter, an album that lacked power and was a huge step down in this fan's mind. The band corrected cour...

Our 'New & Upcoming Releases' podcast series introduces new underground releases to our listeners. This episode we focus solely on extreme metal releases issued in June 2022. Let the mayhem begin! (0:00) "Y.a. HW.e. H." HATS BARN - Y.a. HW.e. H. (3) HATS BARN | Facebook (2:04) "Rotten Vomit" VOMITROT - Rotten Vomit Vomitrot (bandcamp.com) (4:44) "Into Eternal Night" NUBIVIGANT - The Wheel and the...

Today we curate 40 minutes of the best music from the latter Steve Morse-era. Sure, the material from this period can't be described as their best stuff, but take a listen to this set list and you'll have to agree that the band is still generating some very cool material late in their careers. No Blackmore? Well it's nothing at all! Side One Perpendicular (1996) (0:00) Cascades (I'm Not Your Lover...

Our Hard'N'Heavy series of podcasts focuses on new traditional metal and hard rock releases ... along with the odd hard rock'n'roll and melodic punk outing. Basically anything that doesn't fit on our Extreme Metal, Hardcore Punk or Doom series! This edition we focus on May and June 2022 releases. Horns up! (00:00) "A Rider in the Rain" MIRROR QUEEN - Inviolate Mirror Queen - Inviolate - OUT 6/24/2...

The Mighty Decibel was blown away by Bombardement's Le Future Et La release (our fave hardcore punk album of the year to date), so we had to get together with drummer Luc and vocalist Oriane to find out what makes the French d-beat unit click. You want the best? You got the best ...

If you're a fan of 70s Rolling Stones and haven't checked out albums by Faces from the same era, you are hereby ordered to listen to this curated set of the best of the band's four album discography. Here, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood (prior to joining the Stones) get together to generate some old school rock'n'roll done the right way. Listen up and you'll have a real good time. Side One First Step...

It's time to revel in the new hardcore punk, d-beat, metal punk and grindcore releases issued from May and June 2022. Grind 'til death!!! (0:00) "Todellisus" RIVIERA - 5 Tracks 5 tracks | Riviera (bandcamp.com) (2:10) "Spit Out" OVERCHARGE - Demo 2022 Overcharge (bandcamp.com) (5:52) "Therapy Session" THIEVES - Therapy Sessions Therapy Sessions | THIEVES (bandcamp.com) (7:24) "Cardiac Gonzales" PE...

We continue with our Let's Meet... series where this episode we get together with bassist/vocalist Alex Risberg of Swedish doom unit 10,000 Years (who just issued one of the best doom albums of 2022). Doom on!!!

The Mighty Decibel is proud to present a carefully curated 40-minute set of the best tracks from Bombardement's discography. The French heavyweights have four releases to their name to choose from, all of which are cranium damaging affairs that are not for the tame (lame?) of heart. Time to straighten that mohawk ... we're going to dive headlong into some of the best d-beat currently doing the rou...

It's Monday, so it's time for our NEW RELEASE MONDAYS podcast series. This edition we're focusing on Doom Metal where we spotlight new and upcoming releases in doom metal/rock, including stoner of course. This episode we look at April and May 2022 releases. We're all doomed! (0:00) "Cult Axe" 10,000 YEARS - III 10,000 Years (bandcamp.com) (5:20) "Stoned Wizard" PETH - Merchant of Death Peth - Merc...

As an impressionable young 19 year old, I remember witnessing legendary Canadian speed merchants Exciter live at the Masonic Temple in Toronto on the Violence & Force tour. It was an eye opening experience that forever launched me into the metal underground, eschewing the large scale spectacle for more intimate settings. Off to the clubs I went! Here, The Mighty Decibel curates the best 40 minutes...

Join The Mighty Decibel as we tackle Led Zeppelin's discography with a critical analysis of each album ... along with a snippet of a track from each to allow you to understand the change in the band's sound over the course of their career. From their days of their youth to their final crawling moments, here you have the might Led Zeppelin reviewed in 20 minutes.

After three months of amazing releases in a row, the stream slowed down in May ... but fear not, we here at The Mighty Decibel were able to find strong releases in all categories that we cover. Join The Mighty Decibel as we name and listen to our fave albums of May 2022 across four categories: extreme metal (black, thrash and death), doom metal, hardcore punk and hard'n'heavy. Horns high!! Extreme...

Some would say that Church of the Cosmic Skull is more of a cult than a musical group, but to these ears the term "musical group" seems too trite and the use of "cult" may be overstepping the band's powers of persuasion (maybe!). Perhaps we should call them a cosmic movement instead, an attempt toward attaining ultimate knowledge. Sure, the use of hallucinogenic material may help in processing thi...

Our 'New & Upcoming Releases' podcast series introduces new underground releases to our listeners. This episode we focus solely on extreme metal releases issued in May 2022. Let the mayhem begin! (0:00) "Ripped Under The Grave" SACRIFIZER - Le Diamant De Lucifer Sacrifizer | Facebook (3:56) "Giblets" COPROPHILIA - The Demo Collection The Demo Collection 1991-1992 | Coprophilia | Regain Records (ba...