black metal

Video Premiere: L’Acéphale’s “Sovereignty”

March 6, 2019

Watch a new video from avant-garde black metal practitioner L’Acéphale and read a lengthy new interview.

Deafheaven Unveil Scathing New Track ‘Black Brick’

February 27, 2019

Grammy-nominated post-metallers Deafheaven stream their first new song since last year’s acclaimed Ordinary Corrupt Human Love LP.

Imperial Triumphant List Their Top 5 Luxurious NYC Structures

February 25, 2019

New York City-based avant-garde black metal trio Imperial Triumphant extol the luxurious virtues of Empire City’s most decadent structures.

Mardom: The Return of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult

February 22, 2019

The nocturnal march continues- the black metal horde of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult will finally release a new album on April 12.

Brimming Horn Meadery and Enslaved Team Up on ETERNAL FROST Mead

February 21, 2019

Raise a glass of Eternal Frost mead and toast the gods when Enslaved perform Frost exclusively at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on April 14!

Watch: Wormwitch – ‘Disciple of the Serpent Star’

February 21, 2019

Watch the first video from Wormwitch‘s new album, Heaven That Dwells Within.

Track Premiere: Black Anvil – ‘Iron Sharpens Iron’

February 18, 2019

Black Anvil pay tribute to late The Devil’s Blood vocalist/guitarist Selim Lemouchi.

Vanum: The Hero’s Journey Into Ageless Fire

February 15, 2019

Let Vanum take you on a spiritual journey though death, rebirth and transformation on their latest album, listen here for “Under the Banner of Death.”

Dani Filth’s Top 5 Songs Inspired by Elizabeth Bathory

February 14, 2019

Cradle of Filth’s Dani Filth shares his top five songs inspired by the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory.

Track Premiere: Ungraven – “Aggro Master”

February 13, 2019

Conan mastermind Jon Davis explores a blackened industrial wasteland in his Ungraven debut’s new single “Aggro Master.”

FLASH SALE: 10% Off EVERYTHING in Decibel Store!

February 8, 2019

All subscriptions, books, back issues, flexi boxes, shirts, hoodies, glassware in the Decibel store is 10% this weekend only! Love, Decibel.

(Written) Under the Sign of the Black Mark: Author Ika Johannesson On Her Swedish Metal History “Blood Fire Death”

February 6, 2019

Swedish journalist Ika Johannesson talks her fantastic and enlightening new cultural history Blood Fire Death: The Swedish Metal Story.

Abduction: Casting “Infinite Ancient Hexes”

February 1, 2019

On “Infinite Ancient Hexes,” Britain’s Abduction weaves a spiraling winds of chaos and destruction. A soundtrack for your next seance-gone-wrong.

Track Premiere: Ifernach’s “Kesik, Dethroned King of the Northeastern Woodlands”

January 30, 2019

Ifernach‘s latest composition, “Kesik, Dethroned King of the Northeastern Woodlands,” is music for frigid winters.

Full Album Stream: Unendlich – ‘Thanatophobia’

January 30, 2019

Baltimore black metal project Unendlich forces you to face your fears on Thanatophobia.

Long, Cold Winter: The Making of Enslaved’s ‘Frost’

January 29, 2019

Read the entirety of Enslaved Decibel Hall of Fame for their groundbreaking sophomore LP, Frost.