black metal

Track Premiere: Ba’al – “Well of Sorrows”

June 4, 2025

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

Track Premiere: Cineastre – ‘Mondscheintrunkene Lindenblüten’

May 27, 2025

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

Full Album Stream: Horrenda –Díoltas

May 26, 2025

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

Track Premiere: Lástima – ‘Redux’

May 12, 2025

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

Track-by-Track: vide – “Decorated in spiderweb”

May 8, 2025

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.

Possess the Devil: Spider God’s True Crime Hymns from the UK Underground

April 30, 2025

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.

Full EP Stream: Namebearer – “Industries of the Fading Sun”

April 29, 2025

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

Video Premiere: Drouth – “The Teeth of Time”

April 29, 2025

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

Track Premiere: ANZV – “Imdugud”

April 24, 2025

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.

KILL SCREEN 060 // Phase 2: Neill Jameson of KRIEG Is More Than Meets the Eye

April 16, 2025

In the final installment of our conversation with the vocalist, the trio confronts the transformation of “nerd culture.”

EP Premiere: Vortex – “Alien Realms”

April 10, 2025

Rimouski, Quebec space-themed, orchestral metal band Vortex are dropping their concept EP Alien Realms tomorrow. Before it gets released everywhere, you can stream it here.

Track Premiere: A Flock Named Murder – “To Drown in Obsidian Tides”

April 9, 2025

Canadian atmospheric black metal trio A Flock Named Murder barely come up for air on blistering new epic “To Drown in Obsidian Tides.”

Video Premiere: These Cursed Hands – “Perihelion”

March 27, 2025

Portland, OR band These Cursed Hands just dropped a video for “Perihelion” from their latest EP, Intelligent (RE)Design, released November of last year. Check it out here.

Track Premiere: COGAS – “The Noble Rot”

March 26, 2025

COGAS premiere new track “The Noble Rot” from upcoming album Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost.

STORMO Push the Limits of Screamo and Noise Rock with “Tagli/Talee”

March 19, 2025

Long-running Italian post-hardcore and noise punk force STORMO return with Tagli/Talee. Hear it here before it release on March 21 via Prosthetic Records.

Video Premiere: Final Dose – ‘Dark Paradise’

March 18, 2025

Black metal/punk hybrid Final Dose take you to their “Dark Paradise.”

UNHOLY ALTAR Premiere New Recording, “Purgatory,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

March 6, 2025

Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from Philly black metal phenoms Unholy Altar before the discs are sold out for good!

Album Stream: Havukruunu – “Tavastland”

February 27, 2025

Havukruunu, one of Finland’s finest black metal exports, reveal Tavastland before its Friday release.

Track Premiere: Ahamkara – ‘Our Scars Shall Abide in the Thaw’

February 25, 2025

Ahamkara return with their first album in 10 years, featuring new drummer Austin Lunn (Panopticon).

Full Album Stream: Muskeg Charnel – “Decomposition Part 4: Livor Mortis”

February 24, 2025

Solo black metal project Muskeg Charnel returns with the fourth in their seven-part series about death and decomposition.

Five For Friday: February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025

This week’s set of new releases comes in extra cold and dark with the latest from Scour, Malacath, Killswitch Engage and more!

Full Album Stream: Cross Bringer –Healismus Aeternus

February 19, 2025

Hear the melodic black metal mysticism of multinational quartet Cross Bringer on their new full-length, Healismus Aeturnus.

UNHOLY ALTAR to Release Exclusive New Recording, “Purgatory,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

January 29, 2025

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Friday, January 31 to secure this extremely exclusive flexi disc from Philly black metal phenoms Unholy Altar!