black metal

Interview: Man’s Gin on ‘The Reprobate’ and Degenerate Behavior

December 5, 2024

Erik Wunder, the enigmatic figure behind the Colorado-based solo project Man’s Gin (as well as acclaimed USBM force Cobalt), on his latest sonic offering, The Reprobate

Video Premiere: Vosforis – “Decoherence”

December 4, 2024

Explore the “the gratuitous absurdity of life” with the new video from Vosforis, a UK-based black metal outfit.

Track Premiere: Beneath Moonlight – “None Before God”

November 27, 2024

Presenting a new emanation from the Ordo Vampyr Orientis, known for mysterious acts such as Bat Magic, Bad Manor and Beastial Majesty. Today’s bloody devilry comes courtesy of Beneath Moonlight.

Full EP Stream: Snøgg – ‘Huda Luknja’

November 26, 2024

Stream a new EP from Slovenian black metal duo Snøgg.

Video Premiere: Selvans – ‘ll Mio Maleficio V’incalzerà!’

October 31, 2024

Italian horrorist Selvans unveils “ll Mio Maleficio V’incalzerà!,” the second single off Saturnalia, his new album due for release in 2025 via Avantgarde Music

Full Album Stream: Eldingar –Lysistrata

October 30, 2024

Greek pagan black metalers Eldingar want World Peace Now! on new long player Lysistrata.

YOTH IRIA to Release Exclusive New Track, “666 – The Number of the People,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!

October 29, 2024

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Thursday, October 31 at noon ET to secure this extremely exclusive flexi disc from Greek black metal occultists Yoth Iria!

Video Premiere: Yoth Iria – “In the Tongue of Birds”

October 25, 2024

Check out Greek black metallers’ Yoth Iria‘s new video for “In the Tongue of Birds,” off their upcoming album Blazing Inferno!

Auriferous Flame Unleashes Revolutionary Ferocity in New Track “The Insurrectionists”

October 16, 2024

Ayloss of Spectral Lore and Mystras returns with the third album of epic thrash mixed with atmospheric elements of dark black metal as Auriferous Flame.

BEWITCHER Drummer On How the Band Were Mistaken for Actual Bank Robbers

October 9, 2024

Out Against the Law? Aris Hunter Wales, drummer of black thrashers Bewitcher, on how the band almost became true outlaws recently on tour.

Interview: Hannah Verbeuren Captures Midnight’s Intimate Moments

October 3, 2024

We catch up with longtime Decibel photographer Hannah Verbeuren and discuss her new book, Midnight: A Thousand Nights in Sodom out now via Bazillion Points.

Track Premiere: Ploughshare – “Fall of All Creatures”

September 18, 2024

Aussie avant black/death metal fiends Ploughshare offer up nine minutes of well-constructed cacophony on new single, “Fall of All Creatures.”

Track Premiere: Distant Dominion – ‘Solar Flare Tsunami’

September 9, 2024

Philly extreme metal crew Distant Dominion (feat. members of Krieg, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, etc.) debut new song “Solar Flare Tsunami.”

Full EP Stream: Ifrit – “Haunting Charnel Grounds”

September 4, 2024

New Zealand is home to some of the most ferocious and feral metal on the planet, and Ifrit is no exception to this legacy of brutality.

Ignominous Releases the First Single from Their Upcoming ‘Album Dawn With No Light’

September 4, 2024

Grecian black metal trio Ignominous emerge from the shadows with the the title track from the upcoming debut album Dawn With No Light.

Track Premiere: Rat Lord – “Now Diabetical”

August 12, 2024

If you dig the idea of grindcore and powerviolence and poking fun at black metal, Rat Lord are gonna be your new favorite band.

Track Premiere: Dusk Shrine’s “Torn Forest” is Glorious One-Man Black Metal

July 15, 2024

USBM project Dusk Shrine unleash the stunning “Torn Forest” from their forthcoming Celestial Trauma LP.

The Next Wave of American Darkness: A Look at USBM’s Best New Bands

July 3, 2024

In which Krieg’s frontman focuses on Prayer Position, Black Sorcery, Gates of Dawn and the latest rising wave of American Black Metal.

Video Premiere: Burial Oath – “Pagan Fires”

June 10, 2024

Check out “Pagan Fires,” from Burial Oath, featuring members of gothic-tinged U.S. black metallers Cloak.

Full Album Stream: Torturers’ Lobby – “Deadened Nerves”

June 10, 2024

Check out the debut album from Tampa’s Torturers’ Lobby, with a sound that joins death, black, and thrash metal for a crushing combination.

Video Premiere: Øvi – “Crucifixation”

June 4, 2024

Check out the striking new music video from the Los Angeles-based “modern black metal” collected known simply as Øvi.

Video Premiere: Paradox Rift – “Doomsayer”

May 30, 2024

Get ensnared through progressive death/black metal from Cleveland crushers Paradox Rift.

Track Premiere: Malguist – ‘Apex to Ashes’

May 14, 2024

Black metal duo Malguist get existential on “Apex to Ashes.”

Full Album Stream: Markgraf – “Hohenbaden”

May 9, 2024

Go wild with first-wave black metal/heavy metal trio Markgraf and their sophomore album, Hohenbaden.

Track Premiere: LanzerRath – “Nebular Collapse: The Dissolution of Order and Meaning”

April 18, 2024

LanzerRath drop a killer split with Shroud of Despondency coming May 10. You can stream the former’s weird and epic contribution “Nuclear Collapse: The Dissolution of Order and Meaning” below.