black metal

Ulver have their sights set on the United States in 2019.

Wormed vocalist Phlegeton changes gears to summon eerie black metal in Lifelost.

For black metal fans who like their music epic but not cheesy, dark yet still melodic, Vihamieli is definitely a band to watch.

Archgoat guitarist Ritual Butcherer sheds light on their new album, The Luciferian Crown.

Stream the new album from blackened sludge upstarts Praise the Plague.

Hear the new EP from prolific Italian black metal entity Nott.

According to the editor of “The Black Candle” zine, “Black Metal has to be diabolical – if not in content, then at least in spirit.”

Stream a new track from Karg (featuring J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky) right now.

Germany’s Thron unleash a slab of Swedish-inspired melodic black metal.

Hear a new song from South Florida blackened death dealers Gnosis.

Stream a new song from Archgoat and read a thoughtful (if lengthy) commentary on it from Ritual Butcherer.

Decibel sets our sights on the Americas as we continue to mine for black gold.

Hear a new song from blackgazers Avast.

Stream a new song from raw black metal sect Xalpen.

Pre-Nazxul black metallers Ichor resurrect Slavic triumphs on new track “Noble Ichor.”

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.

Watch a new video for Upheaval‘s “Eviscerate the Light.”

Reviews of the new Crowhurst/Gnaw Their Tongues, Mantar and Le Kraken from our resident birdbrains.

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Rebel Wizard is our Best New Noise.

Stream the new album from Rebel Wizard and read an interview with the mind behind the music, NKSV.

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Waldo pecks on new titles from Haunt, Cemetery Urn and Rebel Wizard.

Stream a new song from progressive black metal legion Infera Bruo now.

Behemoth announce new album I Loved You at Your Darkest.

Prophecy Productions announce Alcest, Xasthur, Kayo Dot, Crowhurst and more for inaugural Prophecy Fest on November 2 and 3.

Swedish black metal outfit Blood of Serpents reinvent their sound for “Devil’s Tongue.”

Color in your dozens of black metal-inspired art with this new coloring book from Feral House.

Decibel picks the best singles of 2018 thus far.

Wisconsin-based one-man black metal oufit Inexorum stream new album, “Lore Of The Lakes”.