In honor of Candlemass’s full-album performance of their landmark Epicus Doomicus Metallicus at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10, scene royalty reflects on the LP’s impact.
In which Neill Jameson reconsiders Darkthrone‘s 1999 “comeback” Ravishing Grimness.
As part of it’s “Enlightened” exhibition, Norway’s national library has honored Darkthrone‘s classic album.
Fister offer a bleak take on Darkthrone’s “Too Old, Too Cold.”
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Jam a new Darkthrone song from their forthcoming LP, Old Star.
A journey back to 1992, where cold winds blow.
Under a Better-Than-Average Moon.
How does the commentary track thing work? Are you talking over the music in real-time or is the commentary track spliced in after it’s finalized? Fenriz: Lord have mercy! Just listening to Viking’s Do or Die album from ‘87 on vinyl and starting the interview. Well, it works like a commentary track on a movie—I…
When Darkthrone’s monumental epic, A Blaze in the Northern Sky, hit the shelves in 1991, it was an album of hesitant firsts: the first Norwegian black metal album (Mayhem’s Live in Leipzig came out earlier but with faulty distribution); the first major second-wave black metal album, globally (Czech group Master’s Hammer had released Ritual a year prior, but with less impact); the first truly blackened death metal album; and the first to chime DM’s death knell in popularity.
Louisiana- and Texas-based black metal shoegaze band vide just dropped their new EP, Decorated in spiderweb, on May 2. Check out their track-by track rundown of the release here.
Black metal/punk hybrid Final Dose take you to their “Dark Paradise.”
Dismember‘s fearsome five breakdown their iconic Like an Ever Flowing Stream as we approach their full-album performance of the album at Decibel’s Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 4.
Krallice‘s self-titled debut reset the course for USBM. Now it enters the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Yes, it’s November. No, we didn’t forget your favorite album. Yes, we’re sure about that.
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California fangers New Skeletal Faces premiere their shimmering, sanguine new track, “Until the Night,” at Decibel. Out November on Peaceville Records.
This week’s new releases are particularly ferocious, with the latest from Nails, Concrete Winds, Phenocryst and more!
The definitive behind-the-scenes histories of 50 of the greatest miracles of metal creation now immortalized in Volume I and Volume IV of Decibel Hall of Fame Anthologies.
Portland, OR-based death rockers Deathcharge discuss the long and winding road to Midnight Road, their first new LP in over a decade.
You don’t get a new Darkthrone or Deicide album every week, but you get one today, along with other cursed musical offerings!
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This ultimate edition of Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult includes 120,000 words of new content, over 60 new interviews, an 80-page color section, improved layout & a stunning new cover.
This week brings us an explosive set of new releases, including the latest from Serpent Corpse, BlackBraid, Static Abyss and more!
There’s so many outlets releasing extreme music today, but it takes a keen ear to seek out the ones emitting the most worthwhile noise. I, Voidhanger is one of those labels.
Check out Maudiir‘s musical soliloquy of prominent prog rock melodies, blackened NWOBHM chord voicings and mid-period Mustaine riffing …Soliloque
It’s time to close out a stellar October with new metal releases from Darkthrone, Despised Icon, Forlesen and more!
Hungarian grind force Another Way aren’t playing games on self-released ripper Csillagok Kutyalancon.