black metal
Q&A: Goatwhore’s Ben Falgoust Talks New Album, Touring
June 23, 2017 Emily Bellino
Goatwhore frontman Ben Falgoust on new album Vengeful Ascension.
Video Premiere: Somnium Nox – ‘Transcendental Dysphoria’
June 22, 2017 Emily Bellino
Watch the new video from Australian black metal band Somnium Nox.
FULL ALBUM STREAM: HEAVEN IN HER ARMS “WHITE HALO”
June 21, 2017 Shawn Macomber
White Halo — the seven-years-in-the-making third full-length from Tokyo quintet Heaven in Her Arms — is a fierce and lush amalgamation of post-metal atmospherics, classic screamo, black metal, prog rock, and trad metal sure to trigger metalgaze haters even as it subverts and expands the boundaries of that sub-subgenre.
Track Premiere: Der Weg Einer Freiheit – ‘Skepsis Part I’
June 20, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from the German black metal band.
Label Spotlight: Celtic Fog Productions
June 19, 2017 Emily Bellino
Explore one of Greece’s more extreme labels, Celtic Fog Productions.
Track Premiere: Wildspeaker – ‘Renewal’
June 19, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream “Renewal,” the closing track on Wildspeaker‘s second album, Spreading Adder.
Top 5 Bathory Songs (Post-Twilight of the Gods)
June 19, 2017 Chris Dick
Lists polarize. There, we said it. We’re click-baiting just like the big guns. Other websites lede (yes, lede) with must-click, must-share titles like: “Killswitch Engage Caught On Tape Stealing Soilwork Roadmap” or “Burzum’s Varg Launches Role-Playing Game” (well, that actually happened) or “Ozzy’s Six-Decade Sex Addiction — All The Sordid Details Inside!” Here at Decibel, we care enough to bait you with things like The Top 5 Bathory Songs… After Twilight of the Gods.
Some Light Black Metal Reading: “Becoming the Forest” Zine
June 16, 2017 J. Andrew
Intriguing and insightful reading for black metal enthusiasts.
Venom Inc. Release New Track “Dein Fleisch” Via Decibel Flexi Series
June 15, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Venom Inc., the new band featuring founding Venom members Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and Anthony “Abaddon” Bray along with former Venom bassist/vocalist Tony Dolan, are the latest addition to the Decibel Flexi Series.
Track Premiere: Sinnerangel – ‘Hitos’
June 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
Melodic black/death powerhouse SinnerAngel share a new single.
The Worst Black Metal Album Covers of All Time, Part II
June 14, 2017 Neill Jameson
There’s some great black metal album art. And there is some not-so-great black metal album art. Krieg‘s Neill Jameson focuses on the latter in the second part of this series.
Watch: Withered Live At Decibel Metal And Beer Fest
June 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
Watch Withered‘s performance from Decibel Metal and Beer Fest.
The Worst Black Metal Album Covers of All Time Part I
June 13, 2017 Neill Jameson
Not all black metal cover art is terrible. But a lot of it is. And Krieg’s Neill Jameson has uncovered the worst of the worst.
Unmasked But Not Demystified, A Q&A With Farsot’s III.XXIII & X.XIX
June 12, 2017 Chris Dick
The last time we talked to Farsot, bassist/keyboardist v.03/170 was fielding our inquiries into the band’s inner workings. The Germans had just released their second album, 2011’s stupendous Insects, and we here at Decibel were obsessed with what made the landmark effort tick. Now, seven years later, we inquire about album of the year contender (my opinion, natch) in Fail-Lure.
For Those About To Squawk: Waldo’s Interview Tips
June 9, 2017 Blake Harrison
Interview tips from our resident birdbrains, plus pecking on Cemetery Urn, Tombs and Dying Fetus.
Watch: Falls Of Rauros At Decibel Metal And Beer Fest
June 9, 2017 Emily Bellino
Watch Falls of Rauros at Decibel Metal and Beer Fest.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Khaos-Dei “Sous La Bannière Noire”
June 5, 2017 Chris Dick
“I do not know if we can talk about concept because it really reflects our life concretely,” says Khaos-Dei vocalist Nacht. “Catechism is the natural evolution of our first album.
Track Premiere: Wilderness Dream – ‘The Observer’
June 1, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream new track “The Observer” from blackened thrash force Wilderness Dream.
STREAMING: Kafirun “Lord of Blessed Murder”
June 1, 2017 Chris Dick
Look up the word ‘kafirun’. In Arabic, it translates to ‘unbeliever’ or ‘atheist’, but Canada’s most violent black metallers Kafirun aren’t addressing Islam or its treatment of Al-Kafirun on debut album, Eschaton.
Venom Inc. Offer Exclusive New Recording for Decibel Flexi Series!
May 31, 2017 Albert Mudrian
Order a deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 5, and get this limited edition Venom Inc. vinyl featuring an exclusive recording!
Track Premiere: Bliss of Flesh – ‘Penitent’
May 26, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from French death dealers Bliss of Flesh.
Full Album Stream: Below The Sun – ‘Alien World’
May 23, 2017 Emily Bellino
Enter the Alien World by streaming the new Below the Sun album.
STREAMING: Acherontas “Amarta (Formulas of Reptilian Unification Part II)”
May 22, 2017 Chris Dick
For Greece-based Acherontas, it would seem as if black metal, as a genre, is secondary to the devotional aspects of what drives, inspires, and fulfills their physical and incorporeal beings.
Feeding the Trolls: Chatting With David Thiérrée
May 12, 2017 J. Andrew
“This is something you can’t really control, you must draw, draw and draw again.”
Full Album Stream: Wormwitch – ‘Strike Mortal Soil’
May 10, 2017 Emily Bellino
From “As Above” to “So Below,” Wormwitch deliver a powerful debut album.
Track Premiere: Satanarchist – ‘Tempest Of Sorrow’
May 9, 2017 Emily Bellino
Satanarchist are a raging whirlwind of black metal and anarcho-punk on their new album, First Against the Wall.
Track Premiere: Enslaved – ‘Isa (Live at Roadburn)’
May 9, 2017 Emily Bellino
Roadburn Live is Enslaved‘s first live record, recorded at Roadburn Festival in 2015.
Label Spotlight: Possession Productions
May 8, 2017 Emily Bellino
Possession Productions have been ingrained in the dark metal underground for two decades and are still going strong.
Full Album Stream: Netherbird – ‘The Ghost Collector’
May 3, 2017 Emily Bellino
Netherbird‘s debut album, 2008’s The Ghost Collector, will be re-released through Black Lodge Records.