atmospheric black metal
Album Premiere: Ghostbound – ‘Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme’
March 24, 2021 Sean Frasier
Set sail with Brooklyn’s Ghostbound on their newest nautical release, Extended Play For My Sweet Mary Thyme.
Full Album Stream: KOLDOVSTVO Ni Tsarya, Ni Boga
March 2, 2021 Cody Davis
For the enigmatic sect, Koldovstvo, it’s bewitching black magic.
Album Premiere and Interview: Gjoad – ‘Samanōn’
December 9, 2020 Sean Frasier
Austrian newcomers Gjoad create entrancing worlds with atmospheric dark rock on their debut LP, Samanōn.
Track Premiere: Verval – “Een leven tussen één en nul”
June 30, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Dutch architects of atmospheric black metal Verval return with a single from their radiant, upcoming EP, Beeldenstorm.
Album Premiere: Fellwarden – ‘Wreathed in Mourncloud’
June 23, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Trailblazing English black metal act Fellwarden present their sprawling and atmospheric sophomore album, Wreathed in Mourncloud.
Track Premiere: Aara – ‘Telôs’
February 26, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Just one year after their accomplished debut, Swiss atmospheric black metallers Aara prepare another mesmerizing release. Check a new song from it here.
Full Album Stream: Icon of Phobos/Katheksis – ‘Primal Death Rites’
February 20, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Hear Icon of Phobos and Katheksis deliver two different looks at the underbelly of black metal on this new split.
Q&A: Ken Sorceron On New Chapters & Pushing Forward With Abigail Williams
January 20, 2020 Chris Dick
Now officially a solo project Abigail Williams gets its wings on new album, Walk Beyond the Dark. Decibel chats with Ken Sorceron.
China’s Zuriaake Is Ready to Conjure Their “Evil Spirit”
August 9, 2019 J. Andrew
Today’s black metal haunting comes courtesy of Zuriaake, a band excelling at both innovation and reverence for the second-wave sound.
Track Premiere: Mother Moon – ‘Chrysanthemum’
July 22, 2019 Vince Bellino
Listen to a new song from Baltimore atmospheric black metal group Mother Moon.
Full Album Stream: Sol Sistere – “Extinguished Cold Light”
May 1, 2019 Vince Bellino
Chilean black metal purveyors Sol Sistere stream their cold new album.
Track Premiere: Yellow Eyes – ‘No Dust’
April 25, 2019 Vince Bellino
NYC black metal troupe Yellow Eyes release the first single from their upcoming Rare Field Ceilings album.
Track Premiere: Morild – ‘En sort sky af minder’
January 17, 2019 Vince Bellino
Hear a new song from Danish atmospheric black metal group Morild.
Full Album Stream: Adaestuo “Krew Za Krew”
December 10, 2018 Chris Dick
Worldwide black metal terror unit Adaestuo craft a black metal masterpiece on new album, “Krew Za Krew”. Now streaming at Decibel.
Track Premiere: Indesiderium – ‘Lightless Star: Transcending The Chasm’
October 23, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream a new track from LA-based black metal duo Indesiderium.
Full Album Stream: Crimson Throne – “Of Void & Solitude”
October 17, 2018 Vince Bellino
Crimson Throne let loose their debut full-length, Of Void & Solitude.
Track Premiere: Lifelost – ‘Metanoia’
September 25, 2018 Vince Bellino
Wormed vocalist Phlegeton changes gears to summon eerie black metal in Lifelost.
Track Premiere: Karg – ‘Petrichor’
September 6, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream a new track from Karg (featuring J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky) right now.
Full Album Stream: Firtan – “Okeanos”
July 9, 2018 Chris Dick
Listen to German atmospheric black metallers Firtan’s stunning new album “Okeanos”.
Watch: Shylmagoghnar – ‘As All Must Come To Pass’
May 18, 2018 Vince Bellino
Watch a new video from Shylmagoghnar.
Track Premiere: Wilt – ‘A Summons Has Come’
April 4, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream the first song from Wilt‘s atmospheric new album, Ruin.
Eïs: Epic, Atmospheric and Ferocious
March 30, 2018 J. Andrew
There’s a lot of atmospheric black metal out there these days. But Germany’s Eïs rises above glut by retaining the ferocity of the second-wave sound.
Track Premiere: Harakiri for the Sky – ‘Stillborn’
January 31, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Atmospheric black metal continue to burn down genre conventions with another track from the forthcoming Arson album.
Track Premiere: Auðn – ‘Í Hálmstráið Held’
August 17, 2017 Vince Bellino
Icelandic atmospheric black metal horde Auðn have upped both the aggression and melody on their sophomore record. Listen to the first song now.
Full Album Stream: Sun Of The Sleepless – ‘To The Elements’
July 19, 2017 Vince Bellino
Stream Sun of the Sleepless‘ new record, To The Elements, the first new music from the band since 2004, now.
Video Premiere: Somnium Nox – ‘Transcendental Dysphoria’
June 22, 2017 Vince Bellino
Watch the new video from Australian black metal band Somnium Nox.
Label Spotlight: Possession Productions
May 8, 2017 Vince Bellino
Possession Productions have been ingrained in the dark metal underground for two decades and are still going strong.
Full EP Stream: Devouring Star – ‘Antihedron’
March 6, 2017 Vince Bellino
Antihedron is Devouring Star’s excellent follow up to 2015’s Through Lung and Heart.
Track Premiere: Fen – ‘I (Pathway)’
February 6, 2017 Vince Bellino
Fen have refined their brand of atmospheric black metal on the first piece of their latest album, Winter.