black metal
Track Premiere: Sarkom – ‘Exceed in2 Chaos’
January 20, 2025 Emily Bellino
Listen to “Exceed in2 Chaos,” the title track from the new album from long-running Norwegian black metal outfit Sarkom.
Video Premiere: Embrium – ‘Eclipse’
January 14, 2025 Emily Bellino
Watch San Francisco’s Embrium go dark via post-black metal in their video for “Eclipse”
Track Premiere: Galgeberg – “Epicurean Paradox”
January 9, 2025 Tim Mudd
From the intersection of gallows and grind comes Galgeberg, a death metal trio that delivers the perfect antidote to our modern chaos.
Five For Friday: Black Metal 2024
December 20, 2024 J. Andrew
It’s been a glorious year for black metal, with essential releases from bands like Departure Chandelier, Spectral Wound, Saidan and more!
Full Album Stream: Canis Dirus – ‘By the Grace of Death’
December 18, 2024 Tim Mudd
Hear Bindrune Recordings once again bring black metal’s raw spirit to life with By the Grace of Death, the fourth full-length offering from Minnesota’s atmospheric purveyors Canis Dirus.
Full Album Stream: Fatal Embrace – “Hail Down Deep
December 17, 2024 Emily Bellino
Stream the newly-released album from Swedish black metal band Fatal Embrace, originally recorded in 1998.
Interview: Man’s Gin on ‘The Reprobate’ and Degenerate Behavior
December 5, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 J. Andrew
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 J. Andrew
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 Emily Bellino
Stream a new EP from Slovenian black metal duo Snøgg.
YOTH IRIA Stream Exclusive New Track, “666 – The Number of the People,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
November 26, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this exclusive new flexi disc single from Greek black metallers Yoth Iria before the discs are sold out for good!
Decibel Books’ ‘Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult’ Back in Stock and ON SALE NOW!
November 25, 2024 Decibel Magazine
Copies of Decibel Books’ Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult—Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition are in stock and on sale for a limited time only!
Video Premiere: Selvans – ‘ll Mio Maleficio V’incalzerà!’
October 31, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Adem Tepedelen
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 Decibel Magazine
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 J. Andrew
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 Tim Mudd
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 Decibel Magazine
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 Adem Tepedelen
Aussie avant black/death metal fiends Ploughshare offer up nine minutes of well-constructed cacophony on new single, “Fall of All Creatures.”
KILL SCREEN SIDE QUEST: Stream a New Track From RESTLESS DREAMS, a Silent Hill 2 Black Metal Tribute by GRAVERIPPER’s Corey Parks
September 18, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
Stream the pitch black cover of “Theme of Laura (Reprise)” ahead of the album’s release.
Track Premiere: Distant Dominion – ‘Solar Flare Tsunami’
September 9, 2024 Emily Bellino
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 J. Andrew
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 Tim Mudd
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
If you dig the idea of grindcore and powerviolence and poking fun at black metal, Rat Lord are gonna be your new favorite band.
KILL SCREEN 042: Manuel Gagneux of ZEAL & ARDOR Explores the Good Greif of Gaming
July 23, 2024 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The über-talented multi-instrumentalist happily screen shares his lifelong passion of gaming.
Track Premiere: Dusk Shrine’s “Torn Forest” is Glorious One-Man Black Metal
July 15, 2024 J. Bennett
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 Neill Jameson
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 Addison Herron-Wheeler
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 J. Andrew
Check out the debut album from Tampa’s Torturers’ Lobby, with a sound that joins death, black, and thrash metal for a crushing combination.