black metal
Video Premiere: Sicarius – “God of Dead Roots”
March 12, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Sicarius don’t sound like they come from California, nor does God of Dead Roots sound like it’s from 2020.
Track Premiere: Nox Formulae – ‘Eve of Annihilation’
March 11, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Grecian black metal horde Nox Formulae are about to end their seemingly interminable four-year silence with new LP Drakon Darshan Satan on March 27. Jam another new track from it right here.
Full Album Stream: Sign of Evil – ‘Psychodelic Horror’
March 11, 2020 Sean Frasier
Chilean solo project Sign of Evil emerges from the shadows armed with blackened riffs on the debut EP Psychodelic Horror.
Mayhem Drummer Hellhammer to Miss Decibel Tour, Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile, ect) to Fill In
March 10, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Due to a severe shoulder inflammation Mayhem drummer Hellhammer will be replaced by Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile) on the ninth annual Decibel Magazine Tour.
Looking Back on 25 Years of the ‘Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous’ Compilation with Typhon
March 10, 2020 Decibel Magazine
On the eve of the Mayhem-headlined Decibel Magazine Tour, Necropolis’ founder provides an in-depth interview on the greatest black metal comp ever, Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous.
Fluisteraars: “Our Search for Musical Freedom”
March 6, 2020 J. Andrew
“Bloem” is a gorgeous bouquet of riffs, howls and experimental treats, and yet still fits comfortably within the framework of black metal.
Exclusive: A First-Look at Laster’s Chinese Tour Documentary
March 2, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Watch post-black metal heroes Laster brings their “Obscure Dance Music” to China.
Full Album Stream: In the Fire – “The Living Horror Show”
March 2, 2020 Emily Bellino
Jump In the Fire with the trio’s new album.
SKAM Smashes All Solids to Liquids
February 28, 2020 J. Andrew
If Anaal Nathrakh was more into D-beat and less into using electronic noises in their material, and you’d be pretty close to what SKAM has to offer.
Full EP Premiere: Veneration – ‘Thy Infernal’
February 27, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Indonesian black metal slayers Veneration blast rapacious demonic fury on their debut Thy Infernal. Check it out in full now.
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.
Track Premiere: NITE – ‘Genesis’
February 25, 2020 Emily Bellino
Seasoned heshers go black metal under the cover of NITE.
Track Premiere: Dodenbezweerder – “Als het vuur van mijn toorn is ontstoken zal het branden tot in het diepste dodenrijk”
February 25, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Dutch duo Dodenbezweerder conjure ritual black ambience on their debut full length.
Mayhem Guitarist Teloch: “Touring the USA Is Always the Icing on the Cake”
February 21, 2020 J. Andrew
According to the Mayhem guitarist, “Even though it’s a hassle and insanely costly, this is the tour we always look forward to!”
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.
Track Premiere: Witching – ‘Throes’
February 20, 2020 Emily Bellino
Listen to a blackened new song from sludge purveyors Witching.
Video Premiere: Nyrst – “Orsök”
February 19, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Icelandic winter demons Nyrst unveil a visually stunning music video filmed in the vast and desolate hinterlands of their home country.
Demo:listen: Occoquain
February 14, 2020 Dutch Pearce
This week’s Demo:listen falls under the spell of American black metal mission Occoquain.
Track Premiere: Lychgate – “Incarnate”
February 12, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Hear the first song off the new release Also sprach Futura from London’s inimitable avant-garde black/doom outfit Lychgate.
Obsidian Tongue: “A Way to Expel the Sadness, Anger and Fear”
February 7, 2020 J. Andrew
“My only ambition is that the music has the capability to help other people release some of the negativity dominating them.”
Hot Graves: “We Thrive on Having Those Anthemic, Fist-Pumping Vibes”
January 31, 2020 J. Andrew
Jump back into the steaming coffin of black, death, thrash and crust-fueled glory on “Haunted Graves,” from the upcoming EP from Hot Graves.
Demo:listen: Bloodline Ascension Temple
January 31, 2020 Dutch Pearce
This week on Demo:listen we find ourselves in the withering thrall of Canadian black metal plague Bloodline Ascension Temple.
Full Album Stream: Death. Void. Terror.- “To The Great Monolith II”
January 24, 2020 J. Andrew
Gaze into the terrifying indifference of the universe with the latest emanation of Switzerland’s Helvetic Underground Committee.
Former Agalloch Guitarist Don Anderson on ‘The White’ & ‘The Grey’ Reissues, Repairing His Relationship with John Haughm and a Live Performance Video With Panopticon’s Austin Lunn
January 21, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Read an exclusive interview with Don Anderson and watch a video of Anderson performing Agalloch‘s “A Desolation Song” with Panopticon‘s Austin Lunn.
Video Premiere: Xenobiotic – ‘Part 2: Saphris’
January 21, 2020 Emily Bellino
Xenobiotic are getting techy with it.
The Decibel Magazine Tour 2020 Issue of Decibel is Now Available
January 16, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Advance copies of our annual Decibel Magazine Tour Issue, featuring an exclusive Temple of Void flexi disc, are here in extremely limited quantities.
EP Stream: Putrascension’s “The Obsidian Fog”
January 16, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
New Jersey’s Putrascension continues the state’s contradictory nature with their new EP.
Album Review: Midnight – ‘Rebirth by Blasphemy’
January 14, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Midnight take their sacrilegious heavy metal earworms overground and to the next level.
Video Premiere: Wardaemonic – ‘Introspection’
January 13, 2020 Emily Bellino
Wardaemonic dish out new black metal.
Full Demo Stream: Waldgeflüster – ‘Stimmen im Wind 2020’
January 10, 2020 Dutch Pearce
German black metal group Waldgeflüster rewrite history with the re-release of their 14-year old demo, re-recorded with real drums and bass guitar. Hear Stimmen im Wind 2020 in its entirety right now.