Jon Rosenthal
Full Album Stream: Palace of Worms – “Cabal”
January 30, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Though Palace of Worms is now over, hear Cabal briefly breathe new life into this project’s doomed carcass and read an interview with Balan here.
Haavard (ex-Ulver) Talks His Turn to Folkish Black Metal; Stream New LP, ‘Haavard’ Now
November 10, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Listen to Haavard ahead of its Friday release date and read an interview with the ex-Ulver guitarist the artist here.
Track Premiere: Dødsengel – “In the Heart of the World”
November 9, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Norwegian black metal adventurers Dødsengel return with “In the Heart of the World” the second single from their forthcoming full-length Bab Al On
Black Metal Enigma BOOK OF SAND Explains its Crusade Against, But Also for, Black Metal
November 1, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Prolific USBM project Book of Sand celebrates today’s release of new LP, seven candles for an empty altar with a lengthy new interview.
Gene Ambo on 40 Years of Metallic Memories in His New Photo Book ‘Heavy Metro’
September 19, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
The legendary Chicago photographer tells tales of shooting the biggest names in metal and punk in the city’s most revered rock ‘n’ roll venue.
Track Premiere: Power from Hell – “Primordial Impurity”
July 21, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Brazilian black metallers Power From Hell power up with the first single from their Debemur Morti Productions debut Shadows Devouring Light.
Track Premiere: Crestfallen Dusk – “Our Old, Rotting Cabin”
July 13, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear prolific guitarist and vocalist Ryan Clackner’s juxtaposition of traditional American folk music and atonal black metal in Crestfallen Dusk.
Track Premiere: Alvaldur – “Nightmares Ride Across the Stars”
May 11, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear the opening track from Of Dusk and Crumbling Silence, the debut LP from USBM upstarts Alvaldur, before its Friday the 13th release date.
Video Premiere: Inexorum – “Equinox Vigil”
May 5, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Skip spring and summer and head straight to fall with the crisp melodies of Inexorum‘s “Equinox Vigil.”
Album Review: Mizmor & Thou – ‘Myopia’
April 22, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Read the first review of the surprise-release Thou and Mizmor collaboration album, Myopia.
Full-Album Stream: Coffin Nail – ‘Years of Lead’
March 30, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear Floridian blackened deathgrind project Coffin Nail provide a proper pounding.
Track Premiere: Blut aus Nord – “That Cannot Be Dreamed”
March 17, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear atmospheric black metal heroes Blut aus Nord return with the first single from new album Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses.
Track Stream: Nechochwen – “Across the Divide”
March 14, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
USBM stalwarts Nechochwen unveil the closing track to their first new album in seven years.
Dan Swanö on STEEL, the Short-Lived Supergroup With Members of Opeth and Edge of Sanity
February 16, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Producer legend Dan Swanö tells the story of Steel, the obscure heavy metal supergroup he formed with Opeth members during the recording of their Morningrise LP.
Premiere: Morgul Blade Lifts Their Sword On High On New Single “The Morgul Blade”
October 25, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Philly trad metallers Morgul Blade bring a healthy dose of old-school black metal on debut full-length. Raise “The Morgul Blade” only on Decibel!
Video Premiere and Interview: Snares of Sixes (ex-Agalloch) – “MoonBladder”
September 28, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Jason Walton (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch and ex-Khôrada) debuts new project, talks, um… Lawnmower Deth.
Track Premiere: Noltem – “Figment”
August 20, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Hear a new stunner form atmospheric black metal upstarts Noltem.
Demo Stream: Ceres – ‘Tyrants Rise’
June 30, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
On their debut cassette, new U.S. power metal duo Ceres capitalizes on classic, “true” metal’s catchy and infectious nature.
Sculptured Release First New Music in 13 Years, Announce ‘The Liminal Phase’ LP
June 23, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Hear “The Ordeal of Undecidability” and read a lengthy interview with Sculptured frontman Don Anderson about the return of the Northwest progressive metal heroes.
Track Premiere: Vouna – “Grey Sky”
June 18, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Stream Vouna‘s monumental new track black doom track “Grey Sky.”
Satyricon – Dark Medieval Times
May 24, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Frost and Satyr get medieval on your ass as we induct Satyricon‘s landmark Norwegian black metal debut Dark Medieval Times.
Peaceville Founder Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw Terminally Ill, JustGiving Campaign Launched
March 2, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Legendary Peaceville founder Hammy diagnosed with hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy. Here’s how you can help.
Album Premiere: Shagor – Sotteklugt
October 28, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Hear Dutch black metal band Shagor‘s Sotteklugt in advance of its Friday release on Babylon Doom Cult Records.
Track Premiere: Yaotl Mictlan – “Tezcatlipoca – Espejo Relumbrante”
October 6, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Yaotl Mictlan‘s latest effort is a mystical example of pre-Christian belief expressed through the black metal vehicle.
Ved Buens Ende – “Written in Waters”
April 24, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Ved Buens Ende‘s progressive black metal game-changer, Written in Waters is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame
Exclusive: A First-Look at Laster’s Chinese Tour Documentary
March 2, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Watch post-black metal heroes Laster brings their “Obscure Dance Music” to China.
Former Agalloch Guitarist Don Anderson on ‘The White’ & ‘The Grey’ Reissues, Repairing His Relationship with John Haughm and a Live Performance Video With Panopticon’s Austin Lunn
January 21, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Read an exclusive interview with Don Anderson and watch a video of Anderson performing Agalloch‘s “A Desolation Song” with Panopticon‘s Austin Lunn.
Album Review: Haunter – ‘Sacramental Death Qualia’
September 5, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
San Antonio quartet continue their evolution from crust punks to underground metal force.
Album Premiere and Interview: Rainer Landfermann
June 17, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Former Bethlehem vocalist Rainer Landfermann on his legendary Dictius te Necare vocals and his incendiary performance on his new solo LP, Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit
Album Stream: Dreams of the Drowned’s “Dreams of the Drowned I”
March 20, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Sleep tight with a new track from avant-garde within black metal’s infinite realm.