black metal
Watch: Uada Release New Video for ‘Cult of a Dying Sun’
October 16, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from rising black metal group Uada.
Film Review: Lords of Chaos
October 15, 2018 Jeff Treppel
Hollywood re-spins the black circle and Decibel takes in an early screening of the much-hyped “Lords of Chaos” film.
Watch: Sigh – ‘Homo Homini Lupus’
October 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Sigh get (stay) weird with a new animated video.
Watch: Solfernus – ‘Mistresserpent’
October 10, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from Solfernus‘ latest album.
Full EP Stream: Khandra – “There is No Division Outside Existence”
October 10, 2018 Sean Frasier
Belarusian black metal duo Khandra challenge the boundaries of consciousness and reality on their new EP.
Imperial Triumphant List Their Top 5 Jazz Albums
October 8, 2018 Chris Dick
Imperial Triumphant’s Kenny Grohowski, Steve Blanco, and Zachary Ezrin list their Top 5 Jazz albums.
Full Album Stream: Marsh Dweller – “Wanderer”
October 5, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Marsh Dweller change up their sound for second album Wanderer.
Interview: Wolfheart Frontman on New Album and US Tour with Carach Angren
October 5, 2018 Emily Bellino
Wolfheart discuss their new album, Constellation of the Black Light
Track Premiere: Ulthar – ‘Asymmetric Warfare’
October 4, 2018 Emily Bellino
Ulthar offer savage, inverted black/death metal on “Asymmetrical Warfare.”
Track Premiere: Myopic – ‘Earth’s Mantle’
October 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from post-/black metal group Myopic.
Ulver Announce First-Ever United States Show
October 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
Ulver have their sights set on the United States in 2019.
Track Premiere: Lifelost – ‘Metanoia’
September 25, 2018 Emily Bellino
Wormed vocalist Phlegeton changes gears to summon eerie black metal in Lifelost.
Vihamieli: Of Omens and Requiems
September 14, 2018 J. Andrew
For black metal fans who like their music epic but not cheesy, dark yet still melodic, Vihamieli is definitely a band to watch.
Full Album Stream & Interview: Archgoat – “The Luciferian Crown”
September 14, 2018 Emily Bellino
Archgoat guitarist Ritual Butcherer sheds light on their new album, The Luciferian Crown.
Full Album Stream: Praise the Plague – “Antagonist”
September 11, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from blackened sludge upstarts Praise the Plague.
Full EP Stream: Nott – “Vestigium Mortis”
September 10, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear the new EP from prolific Italian black metal entity Nott.
The Black Candle Zine: The Interview
September 7, 2018 J. Andrew
According to the editor of “The Black Candle” zine, “Black Metal has to be diabolical – if not in content, then at least in spirit.”
Track Premiere: Karg – ‘Petrichor’
September 6, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from Karg (featuring J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky) right now.
Track Premiere: Thron – ‘Beyond the Gates’
September 4, 2018 Emily Bellino
Germany’s Thron unleash a slab of Swedish-inspired melodic black metal.
Track Premiere: Gnosis – ‘Golden Wings’
September 3, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear a new song from South Florida blackened death dealers Gnosis.
Track Premiere: Archgoat – ‘The Luciferian Crown (Venom Of God)’
August 31, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from Archgoat and read a thoughtful (if lengthy) commentary on it from Ritual Butcherer.
Mining for Black Metal Gold Part 3: Americas Edition
August 31, 2018 J. Andrew
Decibel sets our sights on the Americas as we continue to mine for black gold.
Track Premiere: Avast – ‘Mother Culture’
August 29, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear a new song from blackgazers Avast.
Track Premiere: Xalpen – ‘A Cold Rain Under the Cloudless Sky’
August 27, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from raw black metal sect Xalpen.
Track Premiere: Ichor – ‘Noble Ichor’
August 27, 2018 Chris Dick
Pre-Nazxul black metallers Ichor resurrect Slavic triumphs on new track “Noble Ichor.”
Journey Into Helvellyn’s Woods of the Forgotten
August 24, 2018 J. Andrew
The Cumbrian black metal scene’s latest export is a finely crafted storm of melodic riffs and in-your-face distorted vocals, cloaked in an atmosphere that foreshadows the end of summer’s light.
Video Premiere: Upheaval – “Eviscerate The Light”
August 21, 2018 Gene Meyer
Watch a new video for Upheaval‘s “Eviscerate the Light.”
For Those About to Squawk: Gnaw Their Tongues/Crowhurst, Mantar, Le Kraken
August 17, 2018 Blake Harrison
Reviews of the new Crowhurst/Gnaw Their Tongues, Mantar and Le Kraken from our resident birdbrains.
Album Review – Winterfylleth – ‘The Hallowing of Heirdom’
August 16, 2018 Daniel Lake
What’s in a number?
Album Review: Rebel Wizard – “Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response”
August 15, 2018 Raoul Hernandez
Rebel Wizard is our Best New Noise.
