[5] He brainstormed some ideas for the magazine, including its name, with former Terrorizer editor Nick Terry (who Mudrian first contacted in 2002 to write the foreword for Choosing Death).

[7] Decibel was officially launched in July 2004, with its initial lineup of journalists including Terry, Aaron Burgess, Iann Robinson and Kevin Stewart-Panko.

[8] The magazine's first issue, featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan on the cover, was published on September 4, 2004,[9] with an initial circulation of 30,000 copies.

[10] On August 31, 2024, Decibel will hold a 20th Anniversary Show at the Brooklyn Bowl in Philadelphia, featuring Autopsy, Horrendous, Immolation, Krieg, Rid of Me, Deathevokation, Ecdysis and Crypt Sermon.

[2] Each issue of Decibel features an article dubbed the Hall of Fame which pays tribute to a significant album in the history of heavy metal music.