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Pre-Order VASTUM’s New LP, ‘Inward To Gethsemane,’ on Limited Edition Vinyl Now!
September 29, 2023
We have only 100 copies available of Vastum‘s new LP, Inward To Gethsemane, on exclusive murky Gray & Black Marbled vinyl. Don’t blow it.
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Track Premiere: Aglo – “Shame as a Weapon”
October 3, 2023
Hear Aussie sludge lord Aglo rumble through PMA-killing new track, “Shame as a Weapon.”
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Justify Your Shitty Taste: Gorgoroth’s “Under the Sign of Hell 2011”
September 18, 2023
In which Neill Jameson stumps hard for Gorgoroth‘s re-recording of their mid-’90s black metal classic in the guise of Under the Sign of Hell 2011.
Blast Worship: Arrogante
October 3, 2023 Gene Meyer
Looking for slimy, nasty, downtuned viciousness with barbaric vocals and drums that sound like they were recorded in a microwave? Arrogante serve it up.
Full Album Stream: Putrascension – “Forever Below”
October 2, 2023 Emily Bellino
New Jersey blackened death metal crew Putrascension channel the classics on their debut album.
Tommy Victor Breaks Down Prong’s ‘State of Emergency’ and the Stress of Performing Danzig Classics
October 2, 2023 Dillon Collins
Tommy Victor returns with Prong‘s 13th studio effort, and first in six years, the aptly titled State of Emergency, and shares it was inspired by his return to his native east coast.
Five For Friday: September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023 J. Andrew
It’s a good week for darkness with the latest from Woe, Disguised Malignance, Wolves in the Throne Room and more!
Video Premiere: Malediction – ‘Black Narcissus’
September 29, 2023 Emily Bellino
Listen to “Black Narcissus,” the first piece of new music in decades from UK death dealers Malediction.
Full Album Stream: Morag Tong – ‘Grieve’
September 28, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear doomy Londoners Morag Tong lay down some fuzzed-out bliss on their new album, Grieve.
Full Album Stream: Disguised Malignance – “Entering the Gateways”
September 28, 2023 Emily Bellino
Upstart Finnish death dealers Disguised Malignance worship death metal on their debut album.
THE RED CHORD to Release Exclusive Live Version of “Dreaming in Dog Years” via the Decibel Flexi Series
September 28, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, October 2 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Masshole deathcrushers The Red Chord!
Album Premiere: Besra – ‘Transitions’
September 28, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Besra give us a peak into their forthcoming full-length, Transitions, out September 29 via Suicide Records. Check it out with us first.
Track Premiere: CH’AHOM – “Chavín de Huántar”
September 27, 2023 Dillon Collins
Hallucinatory prog-infested black/death metal cohort Ch’ahom burst into the metal consciousness with their dynamic tome on sonic wizardry via debut album Knots of Abhorrence.