Decibel fest ruled
by Scruffo on 4/16/24The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaHad a great time watching the bands, beer prices were kinda high but overall Still a fun show
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About Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
Decibel is one of the world's most respected authorities on heavy metal. Or, as they put it, they've been "extremely extreme since 2004." Either way, when they curate a metal festival, the forecast is for a 100 percent chance of excellence and annihilation.Â
It all started with the Decibel Magazine tours in the 2000s â six punishing jaunts across North America that featured bands like Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, and At the Gates. In 2009, the publication started their first monthly craft beer column, because what pairs better with metal than a good brew?Â
The natural marriage of these two projects became the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest, inaugurated in 2017 and showcasing some of North America's greatest craft breweries, including Unibroue and Three Floyds. The first iteration of the fest, which took place in Philadelphia in April 2017, saw some of metal's heaviest acts, including Sleep, Pig Destroyer, Municipal Waste, and Agoraphobic Nosebleed, in addition to a number of excellent local groups.Â
In 2018 and â19, the madness gets turned up to 11 as the festival continues in Philadelphia and adds a weekend in L.A. In December 2018, the L.A. leg of the fest sees some truly insane acts â presented by Metal Blade Records, because why not? â including Testament, Godflesh, Power Trip, and Pig Destroyer. Taking place at L.A.'s esteemed Wiltern Theatre, the event features brews from local brewery Three Weavers, as well Three Floyds, Unibroue, Burial, Left Hand, and more.Â
The Philadelphia leg of the festival in April 2019 sees bands like Baroness, Deafheaven, Obituary, and Enslaved and features beer from Three Floyds, Atlas, Burnt Hickory, and others. The second year of the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest is sure to be full of all the fire and grit you'd expect from an event curated by the world's greatest metal magazine. Tickets for both events are on sale now.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 p.s. Enforced absolutely killed
by mynamesrodandiliketoparty on 4/16/24The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaFully awesome. Music was sick, crowd ruled [we came from the west coast & the Philly metal fans were gems], & there was beer. So, y'know, all good. :D The venue was great--not over-sold, always a good place to see the stage, at some point we needed vegetables and the humus platter was actually fresh & excellent, which was surprising. Also coat-checking merch was a nice bonus.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Two days of hard core fun
by Cobra2004 on 4/16/24The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaI went both days to see the full experience. I like everything from all the bands and the venue. Even though I was only there to see Biohazard and Deicide I got to get hear some bands that I now like.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Awesome place to see friends
by Donovan on 4/16/24The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaMusic is great, beer is great. Plenty of seating and great sound.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Awesome
by Nico on 4/16/24The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaHad a blast. It was well organized, the venue was well staffed. Music was awesome. Would go again.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Always a blast...
by Rob T on 4/16/24The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaThere's a reason I book a hotel room & make the 3 hr trek here every year for the decibel beer & metal fest, and that reason is because it's awesome. The bands always bring it, the beers are always amazing (holy hell that Xul peanut butter sour beer...incredible), decibel & Albert always do an excellent job curating the event, and the Fillmore staff does a great job hosting it. See everyone next year đ
Rating: 5 out of 5 Excellent
by AK on 12/5/23Summit - DenverGreat variety of bands, great venue, great breweries. Never had to wait long to get samples from any brewery. Only thing is that communication about other events going on with the fest could have been better (not just IG posts/stories).
Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Beer and Music experience
by Pat on 4/20/23The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaThis is maybe the best beer fest i've ever been! Thanx to Decibel for the organization!
Rating: 4 out of 5 Definitely Worth It
by Poizin on 4/18/23The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaOverall it was absolutely worth it, the Filmore is an amazing venue and the staff there were attentive and caring. Most of the bands were amazing, though the sound engineering needed some fine tuning.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Highlights and lowlights
by metalguy69420 on 4/18/23The Fillmore Philadelphia - PhiladelphiaLots of amazing acts like Gorguts, Incantation, Undeath, and Eyehategod made the fest worth attending. However, I was sad that they decided to include more "core" bands like Fuming Mouth and All out War, and pander to mainstream crowds with the headliners for both nights. I would be very disappointed if Decibel continues to incorporate more metalcore and deathcore going forward. Also, drink prices are too damn high!!! The beer ticket is a little too expensive to be worth it if you don't wanna get black out drunk, and $9 drafts are just way too expensive as the cheapest option. I actually skipped the first 4 hours of the fest on Saturday for this reason - if the venue had re-entry or reasonable drink options, I would have showed up earlier and ultimately spent more money