Five For Friday: January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022

This year’s opening salvo of heavy comes with lives rounds of riffs from Nocturnal Graves, Darkened, Aethereus and more!

Imperial Triumphant To Release Exclusive Single, “Black Psychedelia (Redux),” via the Decibel Flexi Series

January 7, 2022

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 10 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from avant garde black/death kings Imperial Triumphant.

Full EP Premiere: Apes – “Lullabies For Eternal Sleep”

January 6, 2022

Hear Quebec sextet, Apes, offer up nightmare-inducing, black metal-flecked grindcore lullabies on their new four-song EP.

Primitive Origins: Zior’s ‘Every Inch a Man’

January 6, 2022

Diving into Zior’s second album, early-’70’s kinda-proto-stoner Every Inch a Man.

dead horse – Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers

January 6, 2022

Texas cult heroes dead horse earn their first Hall of Fame induction with the eclectic Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers.

EP Premiere: Strangelight – “The World Needs Laughter”

January 5, 2022

The Oakland post-post-hardcore powerhouse Strangelight return with another stellar offering,The World Needs Laughter.

Track Premiere: Claustrofobia – “Corrupted Self” featuring Marc Rizzo

January 5, 2022

Las Vegas/Brazilian deathrashers Claustrofobia recruit Marc Rizzo (ex-Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy) for their new single “Corrupted Self.”

Track Premiere: Fossilization – “Exalted in the Altar of Insignificance”

January 5, 2022

Death metal fiends Fossilization unearth a single from their split with Ritual Necromancy, “Exalted in the Altar of Insignificance.”

Watch: All-Star Black Metal Lineup Covers Mayhem’s ‘Freezing Moon’

January 4, 2022

Watch members of Emperor, Gorgoroth, Gaahl’s Wyrd and Cadaver pay tribute to True Norwegian Black Metal institution Mayhem.

Track Premiere: Sundown – “Not My Jam”

January 4, 2022

Hear Indianapolis post-hardcore quartet Sundown tear through a sludgy, jittery anthem from their upcoming Wise Blood debut.