black metal

Stream the new EP from Mendacium now.

Alghazanth manages an excellent balance between the raw sounds of the Norwegian second wave and just enough production value to give the music the extra boost it needs to fulfill its theatrical destiny.

Atmospheric black metal continue to burn down genre conventions with another track from the forthcoming Arson album.

Avant-garde black metallers Lychgate destroy boundaries on new song, “Remembrance.”

German black metallers Chaos Invocation put the fear of death in you with new track “Calling From Dudail.”

According to Jim, the mastermind behind the spooky UK act Primitive Knot, “what I like to do is create collisions between different genres and approaches, as this creates confusion, creative tensions and new psychic spaces.”

Tribulation are our Best New Noise.

American black metal sensation Chaos Moon talk the realities of Eschaton Mémoire.

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Stream a new track from Thy Antichrist now!

Immortal confirm they have completed work on their new album, due out via Nuclear Blast in 2018.

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Decibel is proud to announce that Monson Guitars have joined the Decibel Magazine Tour 2018 as a sponsor.

Watain’s upcoming album, “Trident Wolf Eclipse,” is a fantastic explosion of straightforward blackened death metal. This return to form is a good chance to think about why some bands do better experimenting, whereas others should stick to what they’re good at.

Rock out with your… sock out.

Virginian black/death malcontents Grethor seek to bury the oligarchy in “From This Rot So Shall We Be Remade.”

One-man black metal outfit Merciless Savage unleash an invigorating form of black metal that expands the genre while honoring its roots.

In anticipation of their latest album, “With Doom We Come,” in 2018, here are 5 great songs to get into Summoning, the masters of Tolkien black metal.

Neige Morte‘s new album is black metal of the most intense form. Listen here.

This black metal is as cold and biting as the northern winds.

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Hear the beginnings of Leviathan’s black metal classic with “The First Sublevel of Suicide,” containing demo recording of the legendary full-length debut.

Colombian black metallers Ignis Haereticum confound and bewitch on new album, Autocognition Of Light.

Thantifaxath are our best new noise.

Soror Dolorosa’s Andy Julia talks travel, black metal, and new album Apollo

You can rely on Finland to consistently deliver on a few things: pine trees, winning gold medals at the winter Olympics and producing excellent metal.

Recently, Decibel brought flexi (boxes) back! And now we offer limited edition “Genre Bundles,” which include free copies of out of print death, black, doom, grindcore and hardcore flexi discs!

Embrace the dissonance on DSKNT‘s new song, “S.O.P.O.R.”

Ireland-based death/black metallers Coscradh unfurl the gnarled and punishing “Of Death and Delirium” EP. Out via Invictus Productions on November 24th.

Dead Medua are taking you on a one-way trip to “Riff City!”