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

Menacing Turkish black metal trio Zifir invite us to the “Empire of Worms,” from their new album, Demoniac Ethics.

Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin reinvents himself in electronic project Mitochondrial Sun. Decibel premieres new song “Celestial Animal” off Sundin’s Argonauta Records debut.

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.

Grimy Canadian black death Satanists Trajeto de Cabra aim to leave a mark with their debut album Supreme Command of Satanic Will. Hear in its entirety right now.

Genfærd‘s new song is a melodic and melancholy work of danish black metal mastery from their upcoming new album due out in 2020.

This week Demo:listen introduces young Finnish death grinders Perinei.

The first of the dungeoneers, Mortiis bids us to look upon “A Dark Horizon.”

Karg‘s latest 11-minute journey of weeping melodies and black metal bleakness in now available for your listening “pleasure.”

Remembering the five best, and heaviest, proto-metal songs we discussed in Primitive Origins this year.