The Mighty Decibel

We continue with our Classic Albums Live series where we witness NWOBHM legends Angelwitch performing their self-titled debut opus. Taken from one concert film, but spliced together to mirror the running order of the album. "Confused" as to why this album is considered a classic? You won't be after watching this! https://www.facebook.com/themightydecibelheavymetalandhardrockalbumreviews/videos/369588327658405

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 October/November 2020 releases. Horns up! PODCAST VIDEO (00:00) MEGATON SWORD - Blood Hails Steel ... Steel Hails Fire (Dying Victims) (4:13) ARMORED SAINT - Punching The Sky (Metal Blade) (8:17) WITCHWOOD - Before The Winter (Jolly Roger Records) (13:56) SCROLLKEEPER - Auto Da Fe (Bandcamp) (18:08) CASE 39 - Kick The Devil (STF Records) (21:29) OLD MOTHER HELL - Lord of Demise (Cruz Del Sur) (26:48) ROBERT CONNELY FARR - Coun

Join us as we catch NWOBHM unit Girlschool (and Motorhead best buddies) in action live. Taken from several concerts over the years, this represents the cream of the lasses' live repertoire. C'mon let's go! https://www.facebook.com/179219152866982/videos/383692676070070

Join us as we count down and listen to the Top 10 Albums of 1976 ... heavy metal/hard rock style. Horns up!!

Here's a video of the excellent Disbrigade live in their practice space. Blistering d-beat at its best! And here's the link to our review of their Catstrofe Mundial album ... one of the best hardcore punk albums of 2020: https://www.themightydecibel.com/single-post/2020/06/29/disbrigade-catastrofe-mundial

Join us as we delve once again into the murky hardcore punk underground for some more short length releases ... First up, Rival Squad's Tierra, our hardcore punk album for the month of October 2020 (https://rivalsquad.bandcamp.com/releases). Containing six songs in a sweaty 13 minutes, the San Diego based unit step on the accelerator from note one to the final blast of intense d-beated fury. Notable not only for its velocity, but also for its strong writing, each track being memorable, and megaphone-to-the-ear vocals from Gremlin, Rival Squad has fashioned a mighty strong opening statement here. Blow-back-your-mohawk intensity awaits those who reach for this. Fave tracks: "Race War", "No Te

The Mighty Decibel completes its tenth discography review podcast, focusing on Toronto hard rockers ... TRIUMPH. From Triumph to Edge of Excess, all 10 original studio albums are ravaged or lustily approved in this critical review ... with highlighted tracks to help set the record straight! Join us for the Blinding Light Show!

Release date November 13, 2020 (Columbia) Call me a party pooper, but I seem to be one of those few AC/DC fans who doesn't wait with bated breath for a new album from the band anymore. And why shouldn't I be pessimistic given that it's been some 25 years since one of their releases contained any semblance of energy (Ballbreaker) and 37 years since they issued a truly great album (Flick of the Switch). The last three (Stiff Upper Lip, Black Ice and Rock Or Bust), issued over a twenty year period (!), were assimilated and ignored quickly, never to visit my death deck ever again. Here's the problem from this long time fan's perspective. I've been following them since Let There Be Rock was a new

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In this episode we talk about and listen to ten different styles of hard rock/metal guitar soloing - from a fan's perspective. Turn it up, turn it up ... make it louder than hell!

Join us as we run down (in chronological order) the top ten thrash metal albums ever conceived. Sure, the Big 4 and the Teutonic Big 4 will be represented, but there are tons of other records outside these eight that make the grade on our list ... Horns high!!

Release date October 13, 2020 (Sliptrick Records) Wisconsin based unit Alleyway are back in action with their fourth full length (in seven years), a ten track, thirty minute venture into many realms of what can be constituted as "heavy music". "Next Passenger-X" get s After Dark going with a headbang, visiting the bulldozing Motorhead territory musically. Next up is "Live Wild Now", an off-the-rails punk metal track that will agitate both punkers and metalheads once pits start revving up again (hopefully soon). "All The Screams" then follows, evoking thoughts of trad metal/speed metal environs. And on it goes throughout the album, oscillating between many different metal, punk, hard rock and

Release date November 27, 2020 (Steamhammer) First generation German thrash masters Sodom return for their 16th full length release.  Bassist, vocalist and main man Tom Angelripper has an entirely new lineup with him since the band's last album in 2016.  Appearing on a Sodom album for the first time are Yorck Segatz (rhythm guitar) and Toni Markel (drums).  Returning to the fold is lead guitarist Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik, who appeared on the classic Sodom releases Persecution Mania (1987) and Agent Orange (1989).  This is the first time Sodom have recorded as a quartet, rather than a three-piece, in their almost 40 year history. For those readers who are familiar with Sodom, this 12 song,

Welcome to Hardcore Punk New Releases where this episode we'll be focusing in on October and November 2020 releases. The stream of quality d-beat, grind, crust, powerviolence, etc. discs this year begged for its own podcast series ... so here we are. Grind it up! Note: This will allow our Extreme Metal series to focus exclusively on the thrash, death and black metal sub-genres going forward. AUDIO VIDEO (0:00) HEAVY DISCIPLINE - Heavy Discipline https://painkillerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pkr-082-heavy-discipline (3:42) DISEASE - Death Is Imminent https://diseasedbeatpunk.bandcamp.com/album/death-is-inevitable-lp-2020 (6:56) GET A GRIP - United Fight https://getagripaz.bandcamp.com/ (9:44)

Join us as we reveal our top extreme metal, doom, hardcore punk and hard'n'heavy releases for the month of October. Horns up!!!

(Video) Join us for a discussion about the underrated Chinatown by Thin Lizzy

A classical doom record - a symphonic journey ...

(Black Speed) HELLRIPPER - The Affair of the Poisons album review

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 October and November 2020 releases. We're all doomed! AUDIO VIDEO (0:00) ELECTRIC HYDRA - Electric Hydra (Majestic Mountain Records) (4:08) SUNYATA - The Great Beyond (https://sunyatauk.bandcamp.com/releases) (9:23) VOID MOON - The Autumn Throne (Sun & Moon Records) (14:12) SOMNUS THRONE - Somnus Throne (Burning World Records) (20:22) VOLUR - Death Cult (https://volur.bandcamp.com/album/death-cult) (26:14) DOMKRAFT - Day of Doom Live (Magnetic Eye Records) (30:44) ME