For Those About to Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Defeated Sanity, Bedsore and Rumahoy

July 17, 2020

Our cooped up correspondent pecks on tech-death metal, blackened death metal and, uh, pirate metal this week.

Five For Friday: July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

This week’s new releases come stacked with layers of darkness, filth and brutality with the latest from Fanebærer, Kruelty and more!

Demo:listen: Vaamatar

July 17, 2020

Los Angeles black metal duo Vaamatar curse this week’s Demo:listen.

Obscene Extreme Fest, in YOUR Home

July 16, 2020

Extremely extreme… er, Obscene Extreme Broadcasting, NOW ON AIR!

Video Premiere: Shrapnel – “Begin Again”

July 16, 2020

Brit thrashers Shrapnel paid tribute to a friend who died by suicide with “Begin Again,” which they’re now a visual accompaniment.

Video Premiere: Geist & the Sacred Ensemble – “Closed Eye”

July 16, 2020

Pacific Northwest doom-folk collective Geist & the Sacred Ensemble share the meditative, ominous video of “Closed Eye” from their upcoming LP, Waning Hymns.

Necrot Dominate the Cover of Decibel’s September Issue

July 16, 2020

We have a limited number of advance copies of the September issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Inter Arma flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.