J. Andrew

Track Premiere: Zao – “Croatoan”

March 4, 2021

“This song is a vehicle for that feeling and relates it back to dissociation and being lost in strange dimensions and dreams.”

Full Album Stream: Nixil – “All Knots Untied”

March 1, 2021

Nixil‘s new album is “a poetic attempt to relate to the unrelatable, a documentation of personal processes of initiation …”

Five For Friday: February 26, 2021

February 26, 2021

We’ve got your latest supply of raging riffs to get you through the next week, featuring Moonspell, Forhist, Summoning the Lich and more!

Split Premiere: Mausoleum and Anatomia – “Nyctophilia”

February 25, 2021

“Disgustingly heavy, abysmal horror death-doom madness by two veterans!” New split from Mausoleum and Anatomia streaming now!

Album Premiere: Coffin Mulch – ‘Septic Funeral’

February 22, 2021

“We really just wanted to write some classic death metal with horror-inspired lyrics, all without taking ourselves too seriously!”

Gravesend: “A True Depiction of Urban Blight and Despair”

February 19, 2021

“Our objective is to bring all the darker elements we enjoy in a multitude of extreme metal genres together for a terrifying soundscape.”

Full Album Stream: Paranorm- “Empyrean”

February 15, 2021

Decibel is pleased to present, for the thrashing-mad among us, an exclusive stream of the debut album from Sweden’s Paranorm.

God Is An Astronaut Sends You “Adrift” In New Video

February 12, 2021

Ghost Tapes #10 is everything you’d want from this instrumental post-rock, packed with oceans of power and energy.

Paysage d’Hiver Announces New Album, Releases “Bluet”

February 11, 2021

Wintherr is ready to unleash another storm of cold black metal brilliance! Check out “Bluet” from Paysage d’Hiver‘s upcoming album.

Five For Friday: February 5, 2021

February 5, 2021

This week’s flurry of new releases includes strong cold fronts from Tribulation, Cult of Luna, The Ruins of Beverast and more!

Video Premiere: Crawling Chaos- “The Prince Is Here”

February 2, 2021

“But this is just the beginning of the story – that of an epic ascent followed by a painful, desolating fall.”

Video Premiere: Mind Power- “Mess”

January 29, 2021

The new video from Mind Power features singer Robert Meadows telling you just how furious he is with all of us.

Five For Friday: January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021

This week’s book of new heavy music contains the latest brutal chapters from Asphyx, Nervosa, Coffins and more!

Five For Friday: January 15, 2020

January 15, 2021

This week’s edition is full of pleasant surprises, including new releases from Gatecreeper, Deeds of Flesh and more!

Five For Friday: January 8, 2021

January 8, 2021

The first edition of 2021 includes new releases from Unbounded Terror, Frozen Soul, Despondent Moon and more!

Exsul’s Debut EP Unleashes an Inferno of Terror

December 18, 2020

Tucson, Arizona’s Exsul have arrived on the scene with a masterful witch’s brew of doom, death and black metal darkness.

Five For Friday: Black Metal 2020

December 11, 2020

This week’s edition dives deep into the dark caverns of 2020 to reveal five of this year’s best black metal releases!

Five For Friday: December 4, 2020

December 4, 2020

This week’s spew of new releases reeks of the latest riffs from Undergang, Nominon, Paradise Lost and more!

Darkthrone’s ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky’ Honored By the National Library of Norway

November 23, 2020

As part of it’s “Enlightened” exhibition, Norway’s national library has honored Darkthrone‘s classic album.

Five For Friday: November 20, 2020

November 20, 2020

This week’s new releases include the latest tunes from Dark Tranquillity, Tombs, Eternal Champion and more!

Video Premiere: Eternal Struggle- “Indoctrination”

November 13, 2020

Tel-Aviv’s metallic hardcore warriors are here with a new video from their upcoming full-length due out this winter.

Five For Friday: October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020

This week’s new release highlights include new music from Carcass, Kyrios and Draconian.

Five For Friday: October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020

This week’s tome of torments includes dark and menacing passages from Mörk Gryning, Pallbearer, Undeath and more!

Five For Friday: October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020

This week’s volley of new releases includes the latest salvos from Benediction, Spirit Adrift, False Gods and more!

Five For Friday: October 2, 2020

October 2, 2020

Today’s list of new releases is totally stacked: Enslaved, Anaal Nathrakh, Lamp of Murmuur and more! Happy Friday!

Five For Friday: September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

The week’s fantastic flourish of new ferocity includes the latest from Uada, Morta Skuld, Infesticide and more!

Five For Friday: September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020

This week’s new doses of heavy medicine include the latest prescription from Napalm Death, Bangladeafy, The Infernal Sea and more!

Five For Friday: September 11, 2020

September 11, 2020

A somber anniversary in a somber year. There’s a lot I could say here, but I doubt you came here to read the obligatory screed about where I was, what I remember most, and where that day fits in our modern context.

Five for Friday: September 4, 2020

September 4, 2020

This week’s roundhouse kick of new riffs includes the latest from Persekutor, Foretoken, Unholy Vampyric Slaughter Sect and more!

Five For Friday: August 28, 2020

August 28, 2020

Smash the hell out of that volume knob, it’s time to crank the latest from Metallica, Necrot, Venomous Concept and more!