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Album Stream: Beast of Revelation ‘The Ancient Ritual of Death’
March 2, 2020 Chris Dick
Death-doom power trio Beast of Revelation, featuring Bob Bagchus, A.J. van Drenth and John McEntee, stream their debut full-length, The Ancient Ritual of Death here.
SKAM Smashes All Solids to Liquids
February 28, 2020 J. Andrew
If Anaal Nathrakh was more into D-beat and less into using electronic noises in their material, and you’d be pretty close to what SKAM has to offer.
Full EP Premiere: Veneration – ‘Thy Infernal’
February 27, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Indonesian black metal slayers Veneration blast rapacious demonic fury on their debut Thy Infernal. Check it out in full now.
Video Premiere: Lindy-Fay Hella “Two Suns”
February 27, 2020 Chris Dick
Norway-based songstress Lindy-Fay Hella shines light on her new video for “Two Songs” off her Ván Records debut, Seafarer.
Full EP Premiere: Tombs – ‘Monarchy of Shadows’
February 27, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Brooklyn-based blackened destroyers Tombs reveal their new EP, Monarchy of Shadows.
Track Premiere: Aara – ‘Telôs’
February 26, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Just one year after their accomplished debut, Swiss atmospheric black metallers Aara prepare another mesmerizing release. Check a new song from it here.
Track Premiere: NITE – ‘Genesis’
February 25, 2020 Emily Bellino
Seasoned heshers go black metal under the cover of NITE.
Track Premiere: Enepsigos ‘Confess’
February 24, 2020 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Enepsigos summon new track, “Confess,” from the bottom of the pit of Hell. Decibel bravely streams “Confess” as the world burns in response.
Track Premiere: Medium – ‘Maximum Rampage’
February 24, 2020 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new Medium song and go off on a “Maximum Rampage.”
Track Premiere: Witching – ‘Throes’
February 20, 2020 Emily Bellino
Listen to a blackened new song from sludge purveyors Witching.
Full Album Stream: Invocation – “Attunement to Death”
February 18, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Malign arts practitioners Invocation rise from the Chilean underground to cast their ritual black death across the world.
Video Premiere: Thanatos “The Silent War”
February 18, 2020 Chris Dick
Dutch death metal legends Thanatos premiere new video, “The Silent War,” off new album, Violent Death Rituals. Out April in the U.S. on Listenable Records!
Video Premiere: Lowcaster – ‘Pilian’
February 17, 2020 Emily Bellino
Riff hard with San Francisco stoner/doom crew Lowcaster.
Full Album Stream: Mimorium ‘Blood of Qayin’
February 17, 2020 Chris Dick
Finnish black metallers Mimorium have unveiled the melody-driven and blood-drawing majesty of Blood of Qayin. Listen to the entire album only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Destroyer of Light – ‘Lullaby’ (The Cure Cover)
February 14, 2020 Emily Bellino
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Destroyer of Light‘s morose cover of The Cure’s “Lullaby.”
Video Premiere: Ulver “Russian Doll”
February 14, 2020 Chris Dick
Norwegian electronic music experimentalists Ulver debut new video, “Russian Doll.” Decibel dances with the devil in this controversial video.
Full Album Stream: Plague – ‘Portraits of Mind’
February 13, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Decibel is all too happy to let the old-school death metal Plague to rage on.
Track Premiere: Black Rainbows – ‘Isolation’
February 13, 2020 Emily Bellino
Black Rainbows worship volume and debut the first song from new album Cosmic Ritual Supertrip.
Video Premiere: Khost – ‘Blood Gutters 6x4x1’
February 13, 2020 Emily Bellino
Industrial metal duo Khost reveal the “Blood Gutters 6x4x1” in a new song and video.
Full Demo Stream: Sarcator – ‘Visions of Purgatory’
February 11, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Never mind potential, Sarcator have power from hell. Check out the debut from these precocious Swedish melodeath thrashers in its entirety right now.
Full EP Stream: Skumstrike – “Execution Void”
February 10, 2020 Emily Bellino
Skumstrike are too loud for the crowd with new EP Execution Void.
Obsidian Tongue: “A Way to Expel the Sadness, Anger and Fear”
February 7, 2020 J. Andrew
“My only ambition is that the music has the capability to help other people release some of the negativity dominating them.”
Hear Napalm Death’s New Single “Logic Ravaged by Brute Force”!
February 7, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Napalm Death release first new song in years in advance of their special set at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest on April 3.
Fleshrot Bring Pure Death on “Demo 2020”
February 3, 2020 Emily Bellino
Revel in Fleshrot with these glorious OSDM newcomers.
Full Album Stream: Serpent Noir ‘Death Clan OD’
February 3, 2020 Chris Dick
Greek black metallers Serpent Noir pull a masterpiece out of the abyss on Death Clan. Streaming in full at the loudest volume at Decibel!
Hot Graves: “We Thrive on Having Those Anthemic, Fist-Pumping Vibes”
January 31, 2020 J. Andrew
Jump back into the steaming coffin of black, death, thrash and crust-fueled glory on “Haunted Graves,” from the upcoming EP from Hot Graves.
Track Premiere: Hallucinator – ‘Hiss in the Skull’
January 30, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
You’re not just hearing things – this new track from Oakland blackened death thrashers Hallucinator totally rules.
Track Premiere: Wombbath – ‘From the Beggars Hand’
January 29, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Håkan Stuvemark and Swedish deathcrushers Wombbath return with their third LP in five years and we’ve got a taste via a new tune right now.
Track Premiere: Like Rats – ‘World Devourer’
January 29, 2020 Emily Bellino
Stream the first song from Like Rats‘ punishing new album, Death Monolith.
Track Premiere: Kvaen – “Septem Peccata Mortalia”
January 27, 2020 J. Andrew
For those of you devoted to the power of the unholy riff, Sweden’s Kvaen strikes just the right balance of melody, glory and aggression.