Divinity: Back Where They Belong?
January 28, 2016 Kevin Stewart-Panko
If the name Divinity is an unfamilar one, you’d be forgiven for your ignorance. Have you tried to familiarize yourself with every band out there? It’s a bit of a tough task, even when the band in question has spent time on both the rosters of Nuclear Blast and Candlelight.
Sepultura – “Arise”
January 28, 2016 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Arise was the seed that exploded on Roots,” Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser thoughtfully notes. Those of you keeping score will note that this is Sepultura’s third dance with our Hall of Fame, a dB first.
Natural Disasterpiece: Check the Epic Draconian “Stellar Tombs” Video
January 28, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
The world goes to hell, Draconian fiddles like Nero
“Tyrant” Reigns on Coffins’ Side of Killer Split EP With Ilsa
January 27, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
Japanese death/doom dealers Coffins make their eight zillionth release count on this split with crusty D.C. counterparts Ilsa.
Urgehal and Carpathian Forest Frontman Team Up On “Endetid”
January 27, 2016 Andrew Bonazelli
In honor of bandleader Trondr Nefas (who passed away in 2012), the new Urgehal album, Aeons in Sodom, features guest vocals from an all-star squad of black metal luminaries.
ONLY DEATH IS REEL: Interview with Deathgasm writer/director Jason Lei Howden
January 27, 2016 Sean Frasier
If you didn’t catch Richard Christy’s review in Decibel #136, let me introduce you to the most metal horror film ever: Deathgasm. It’s a Kiwi midnight party flick made for and by metalheads where blackened doom riffs unlock portals to demonic dimensions and “metal up your ass” is less of a threat than a literal promise. We’re talking corpsepaint, monsters, hilarious black metal music video parodies, dildo fights, and enough blood to satiate the most demanding gorehounds.
Exclusive Premiere: Omnium Gatherum’s “Frontiers” Video
January 26, 2016 Matt Solis
Finnish melodic death metal mainstays Omnium Gatherum are mere weeks away from dropping their seventh LP, Grey Heavens, and their timing is impeccable: it’s cold as balls out there. To celebrate, the boys have dropped a new video for the album’s second single, “Frontiers,” and we have the exclusive U.S. premiere.
Wolves at the Revelry: Deströyer 666’s Chant a “Hymn to Dionysus”
January 26, 2016 Dutch Pearce
Stream a new track from Deströyer 666’s forthcoming album Wildfire.
Streaming: Funeral Moth’s “Transience”
January 26, 2016 Justin Norton
Stream the title track from the upcoming doom opus from Japan’s Funeral Moth.