black metal
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.
Track Premiere: Tyrannosorceress – ‘Haunting Black Infinity’
May 2, 2017 Emily Bellino
Last week, we introduced you to Tyrannosorceress. Now, we premiere new Tyrannosorceress jams.
Yes, There is a Band Called Tyrannosorceress
April 28, 2017 J. Andrew
Tyrannosorceress: the combination of sorcery, black metal and the most legendary dinosaur.
Dream Bloody Gore: Dreams from Horrendous, Ides of Gemini, and Craven Idol
April 26, 2017 Sean Frasier
Dream Bloody Gore compiles twisted nightmares shared by members of Horrendous, Ides of Gemini, and Craven Idol.
Label Spotlight: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions
April 17, 2017 Emily Bellino
The vile underground is alive and in good hands with Horror Pain Gore Death Productions.
‘Blekkmetal’ Documentary Gets Second U.S. Screening at Cinedelphia
April 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
The documentary about the origins of the Norwegian black metal scene will receive its second United States screening on April 19 in Philadelphia.
For Those About To Squawk: Casket Huffer, Altar Of Betelgeuze, Necrowretch
April 14, 2017 Emily Bellino
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new releases from Casket Huffer, Altar of Betelgeuze and Necrowretch.
A Conversation With Nightbringer (Full Interview)
April 12, 2017 Jesse Chase
Read a full interview from USBM titans Nightbringer.
Album Premiere & Interview: Craven Idol Shatter “The Shackles of Mammon”
April 12, 2017 Sean Frasier
Craven Idol lead a blackened assault on greed and mindless worship on The Shackles of Mammon.
Label Spotlight: Deathrash Armageddon
April 10, 2017 Emily Bellino
Deathrash Armageddon is a Japanese label that releases a number of raw thrash and black metal bands.
Full EP Stream: Obsidian Shrine – ‘Infernal’
April 7, 2017 Emily Bellino
Obsidian Shrine wage sonic warfare against all religious institutions on Infernal, their blistering black metal demo.
Kvelertak Catch Up With Anchors To Asphalt To Discuss Touring, Band Origins
April 7, 2017 Emily Bellino
Kvelertak catch up with Anchors to Asphalt to talk touring, band origins and headlining shows.
10 Great Albums From 1987
April 7, 2017 J. Andrew
A year is just a year. But oh what a year it was: Death, Napalm Death, Mayhem, Bathory, Sodom, Anthrax and more!
Demo:listen: Ultra Silvam
April 7, 2017 Dutch Pearce
On this week’s Demo:listen we usher in the end of it all with Mälmo’s Ultra Silvam.
Label Spotlight: Black Lion Records
April 4, 2017 Emily Bellino
Black Lion Records have released a number of impressive death, black and doom metal albums recently. Check out some of the best.
Exclusive: Doctor Livingstone Video Debut + Interview
March 31, 2017 Albert Mudrian
The Doctor is in. Anything involving black metal convention is out.
Full Album Stream: Abduction – ‘To Further Dreams Of Failure’
March 30, 2017 Emily Bellino
Feel Abduction‘s cold wave of depressive black metal on their new release.
Full Album Stream: The Sarcophagus Venture “Beyond This World’s Illusion”
March 29, 2017 Sean Frasier
Chaos reigns as Turkish black metal veterans The Sarcophagus travel Beyond This World’s Illusion on their new LP.
Label Report: Witches Brew
March 27, 2017 Emily Bellino
Witches Brew provide a home for underground death, thrash and heavy metal bands.
Woe
March 27, 2017 Daniel Lake
Hope Attrition
Answer the unending call (won’t go to voicemail)
dB rating: 8/10