Losing a loved one can rearrange one’s whole world, an idea Woe are forced to grapple with on “The Ones We Lost.” 

You may not realize your life is missing triumphant Irish death metal until you hear Apostate Viaticum, the latest band to join the inimitable Invictus Productions roster. Hail this exclusive premiere of “Moloch the Sanguinary,” from their debut album Before the Gates of Gomorrah.

Moloch‘s out of print black metal album Verwüstung will be rereleased in a remastered for vinyl format by Argento Records. Hear the improved songs now.

Nearly ten years since its inception, high-concept Belgian brutalizers Saille bring down the fire with their fourth album, Gnosis, to be released through Code666 Records on March 13th.  Today we bring you a lyric video for the record’s opening track, “Benei ha’Elohim.”

Cold Fell embody a desolate and violent spirit inspired by the part of Northern England which they call home on “Bone Ceiling.”

Decibel talks to the author of the excellent new book Heavy Metal Africa. 

Death metal legends Obituary join the Decibel Flexi Series. Ultra-limited quantities available, so act fast! 

All of War, Anicon, Die Choking and Insect Ark perform at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn for an injured longtime Decibel writer David Shawn Bosler. 

Come hear the new black metal burner from Inferno while it’s hot!

Coven, or Evil Ways Instead of Love
Masterpiece, or ambition as a force of evil
dB rating: 8/10