We look at some of the best metal songs of all time… that have never been performed live.

Cavernlight play emotionally important music.  If you plan to doom today, doom to this.

Go behind the scenes with prolific Russian label Satanath Records.

New York experimental death metallers Pyrrhon are dropping their new album on Friday; we’ve got the full stream for you today.

Stream a new track from Omatai .

Metallic hardcore heroes All Out War are this week’s Best New Noise.

Satanized for your protection: Hear the brand new 7” from Portugal’s beastly black grinders without having to stand and flip anything.

“I quit my job at Apple to start a metal station that sells vinyl records,” Gimme Radio founder and CEO Tyler Lenane tells Decibel. “To a lot of people that probably sounds fucking insane. But I believe in it — and I’m hoping to turn a lot of other heavy music lovers into believers, too.”…

From musical influences like Mercyful Fate, Slayer, and Possessed to filmic influences like Hammer Horror, Sweden’s Vampire are taking death metal into the abyss. Formed in 2011 in Gothenburg, the Swedes — helmed by drummer (now vocalist) Hand of Doom and guitarist Black String — quickly impressed, with the group’s 2012 self-titled demo garnering heavy…

Our resident birdbrains pecks on new releases from Exit Eden, Warbeast and Damn Freaks.