black metal

German black metallers Thron thrive on transformation. Join them on the path via Vurias before it arrives October 31 on Listenable Records!

You’ve got until Friday, October 31 to secure an active deluxe Decibel subscription to ensure that a copy of black thrashers Morbikon‘s cover of the Aura Noir classic ripper “Gaping Grave Awaits” is yours.

Hear New Jersey stalwarts Tombs return from the catacombs with Feral Darkness, a record that feels less like a “comeback” and more like a blood-moon ascension.

Black-thrashers Graveripper perform their own anthems to the welkin and tundra.

Lamp of Murmuur enter a new era with their latest single, “Reincarnation of a Witch.”

Hear the title track from the forthcoming full-length LP from USBM phenoms Cemetery Moon.

Black metal trio Wild Beyond refine their sound on their second offering, new EP Black Sites in Lower Chambers.

Check out the new song from Sweden’s Änterbila, you won’t be able to get it out of your head, and that’s a good thing!

Explore the cosmos with black metal duo Antihælix and their mind-bending new album.

Hear the freshly ground grindcore of Finland’s DEATHFUCKINGWOUND—written, recorded and launched in just over a month.

There are only a mere 90 copies of Lost Within the Astral Crypts, the new LP from blackened death crew Morbikon on Decibel-exclusive Crystal Clear colored vinyl.

Sometimes art demands seclusion without distraction, and that’s what inspired IATT to bring us their new song and video.

San Francisco post-black metal luminaries Ludicra unveil “In Stable” from their upcoming live digital album, a document of their triumphant hometown return at the Great American Music Hall.

Hear III, what we assume is the third full-length LP from psychedelic post-black metal duo Gates of Dawn.

Hear Kratornas‘s full-length album God of the Tribes (mastered by Dan Swanö, Edge of Sanity), a dramatic departure from previous works.

Black metal vets try something new in Achathras.

A conversation with Lepidus Plague, the unstoppable force behind the Australian one-man black metal campaign, Kommodus.

Cultic embrace the thrills of battle and high fantasy on newest offering “The Nomad.”

WATCH: Death dealers Undead wake up on the right side of the grave.

Hear The Old Lie, the debut from Denver-based blackened crusties Victim of Fire before its release on August 1.

Sadistic Force worship speed and Satan on their new offering.

Hear English post-black metal malcontents Ba’al drink deeply from the “Well of Sorrows” on their latest 11-minute single.

Melodic black metal outfit Cineastre embrace grim and frostbitten landscapes on their new song.

Experimental Irish black metal crew, Horrenda, issue remastered 2020 full-length, Dioltas, on vinyl for the first time.

Philly post-black metal crew Lástima debut a new song ahead of their first full-length album.

Louisiana- and Texas-based black metal shoegaze band vide just dropped their new EP, Decorated in spiderweb, on May 2. Check out their track-by track rundown of the release here.

The UK-based Spider God has developed one of the most ambitious conceptual arcs in the modern underground: a multi-album true crime cycle that blends melodic black metal with emotional storytelling, thematic ritual, and experimental fan engagement.

New England black metal duo Namebearer reveal their new EP ahead of its Friday release.

Check out the song Drouth says “encapsulates the lyrical and musical themes most central” to the band, off their upcoming album.

Check out the new song and video from Portugal’s ANZV and be taken in by the flowing guitars, punishing drums, and air of mystery.