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EP Stream: Putrascension’s “The Obsidian Fog”
January 16, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
New Jersey’s Putrascension continues the state’s contradictory nature with their new EP.
Scott Taysom’s (Cloak) Top 5 Horror Movie Soundtracks
January 13, 2020 Chris Dick
Cloak guitarist/vocalist Scott Taysom gets creepy with his Top 5 Horror Movie Soundtracks at Decibel. Relive the horrific repetition and moody atmospheres of winter’s cruel throes with us!
Album Premiere: Kawir ‘Adrasteia’
January 6, 2020 Chris Dick
Greek legends Kawir return with new album, Adrasteia, on Iron Bonehead Productions. Streaming in full (and with cult points) at Decibel.
Video Premiere: Morgan Rider and the Deep Dark River’s “Ignite the Tempests”
January 2, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Morgan Rider and the Deep Dark River‘s new video ponders “What if Vintersorg gave the fused DNA of Peter Steele, Mina Caputo and ICS Vortex singing lessons?”
Track Premiere: Nattverd “Slakt Dem, Der De Loeper Hodeloese Rundt Baalet”
December 30, 2019 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Nattverd and Decibel unleash unholy hell on new track, “Slakt Dem,” the first track off new album, Styggdom.
Full EP Stream: Cianide – ‘Unhumanized’
December 20, 2019 Dutch Pearce
After 8 long years, God-tier Chicago death/doom trio Cianide have returned with their new EP, Unhumanized.
Hard Charger Premieres Their New Video. We Show Their Older Ones and Throw in a Contest.
December 19, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hard Charger has a new video, and old videos. And Decibel has a contest for you.
Track Premiere: Zifir – “Empire of Worms”
December 17, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Menacing Turkish black metal trio Zifir invite us to the “Empire of Worms,” from their new album, Demoniac Ethics.
Track Premiere: Revenant Marquis “Ephebiphobia”
December 16, 2019 Chris Dick
British black metal solo outfit Revenant Marquis haunt our very souls with new track, “Ephebiphobia,” off the group’s new full-length, Youth in Ribbons.
Track Premiere: Vaeok “Souls Void”
December 9, 2019 Chris Dick
American black metal duo Vaeok, featuring members of Sargeist, Kult ov Azazel, Nightbringer, Adaestuo and Demoncy, attack from the haunted cosmos on new self-titled EP.
Video Premiere: The Flaying Loves Quebec and Quebec Loves The Flaying
December 5, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Quebec’s The Flaying visually chronicles their love for their hometown’s downtown core.
Q&A: Alex From Post-Rock Curio Villagers of Ioannina City Interviewed
December 2, 2019 Chris Dick
Alex, guitarist/vocalist, from Villagers of Ioannina City weaves Decibel under his spell.
Q&A: Øystein G. Brun’s Borknagar Are Truly North From Here
November 25, 2019 Chris Dick
Twenty-five years and 11 albums later, Norwegian progressive metallers Borknagar have found their true north on new album, True North. Founder Øystein G. Brun leads the way.
Full Album Stream: Post/Boredom’s Ritualistic Time Abuser
November 21, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Today we stream the new album by Seattle’s newest noise niks.
Track Premiere: Israthoum “Laetetur Cor”
November 20, 2019 Chris Dick
Dutch black metallers Israthoum unleash hell on new track, “Laetetur Cor,” from Arrows From Below, their upcoming full-length on New Era Productions.
Track Premiere: Trépas “Rivages Sombres”
November 18, 2019 Chris Dick
Quebec-based black metal quintet Trépas streaming new song “Rivages Sombres” at Decibel. Trépas’ new album is out December 5 on Sepulchral Productions.
Track Premiere: Death Wolf “The Sword”
November 11, 2019 Chris Dick
Sweden-based death rockers Death Wolf, featuring Marduk members, unleash new song “The Sword.”
Track Premiere: Flamekeeper “Nomads of the World Beyond”
November 11, 2019 Chris Dick
Italian emigre Marco S. finds home in Sweden, birthing first-wave black metal beast Flamekeeper. Check out new track “Nomads of the World Beyond” from debut mini-CD We Who Light the Fire
Video Premiere: Bather’s “Birds” Brings Blood, Boobs and Bondage
November 7, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
From Ohio’s Bather, a video “display of lecherously luscious violence and soul-stripping metal.”
Video Premiere: Schammasch “A Paradigm of Beauty” & Interview With CSR
November 4, 2019 Chris Dick
Swiss avant-garde black metal outfit Schammasch reveal new video for “A Paradigm of Beauty,” off new album “Hearts of No Light.”
Track Premiere: Tan Kozh “A la Gloire d’Indra”
October 31, 2019 Chris Dick
French black metallers Tan Kozh, featuring members of Himinbjorg and Les Chants de Nihil, fire off, “A la Gloire d’Indra,” from new album, Lignages Oubliés.
Anthony Kaoteon (Death Tribe, Kaoteon) Offers Studio/Lyric Videos & Interview
October 31, 2019 Chris Dick
The cultural, social, and geographic impasse has fueled the music of both Kaoteon and Death Tribe, who are currently ensconced in the studio working on the follow-up to this year’s Beyond Pain and Pleasure: A Desert Experiment.
Track Premiere: Avslut “Underjordens Apostlar”
October 28, 2019 Chris Dick
Swedish violent black metallers Avslut summon the dark on new track “Underjordens Apostlar,” their first off new album, Tyranni.
EP Stream: Formless Master’s First Strike and Takafumi Matsubara Interview
October 24, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
We’re showcasing the new EP by Formless Master, featuring Takafumi Matsubara, as well as an interview with the man himself.
Top 5 Things That Will Kill You in Australia By Andy Gillion (solo, Mors Principium Est)
October 21, 2019 Chris Dick
Prodigious Mors Principium Est guitarist and songwriter Andy Gillion visits his own Neverafter-land on self-financed debut, Neverafter, feat. Jeff Loomis.
Q&A: Neige (Alcest) Flies On Spiritual Wings
October 14, 2019 Chris Dick
Alcest’s Neige opens up to Decibel about the group’s latest album, Spiritual Intent, and the drivers behind its music and message.
What the Heck is an Unsplit? Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic have Answers
October 10, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
The funny thing about this forthcoming release from Total Fucking Destruction and Analkholic courtesy the good folks at Give Praise Records is that what appears to have been the most difficult part was deciding on how to refer to it.
Album Premiere: Ossuaire ‘Derniers Chants’
October 7, 2019 Chris Dick
Montréal-based black metal quartet, Ossuaire, stream stunning new album, Derniers Chants, at Decibel Magazine on behalf of Sepulchral Productions.
Track Premiere: PH “Origo”
October 3, 2019 Chris Dick
Finnish space-doom quartet PH launch an all-out sense assault on new track “Origo,” off new album “Osiris Hayden.”
EP Stream: Getting Conspiratorial with Tales of the Tomb
September 26, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Three years ago they appeared in our Thrown Me a Frickin’ Bone column and tomorrow, Tales of the Tomb, will issue their new EP, Volume Two: Mendacium