black metal
Bad Manor Presents: “The Haunting”
October 31, 2022 J. Andrew
Devotees of the spooky season, rejoice in darkness at the tale in The Manor from the shadowy collective behind Bad Manor.
Video Premiere: DRYAD – “Black Smoke”
October 27, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Crusty underground black metal punishers DRYAD are still a couple months away from releasing their Prosthetic debut, but you don’t have to wait that long to watch their video for “Black Smoke.”
Album Premiere: Forlesen – ‘Black Terrain’
October 26, 2022 Sean Frasier
Portland (OR) blackened doom project Forlesen explore heavier realms on their new album, Black Terrain. Features members of Botanist, Lotus Thief, and Kayo Dot.
Track Premiere: Sarcator – “He Who Comes From the Dark”
October 18, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Swedish black thrash upstarts Sarcator ain’t afraid of “He Who Comes From the Dark”
Track Premiere: Fell Ruin – “The Burning Spire”
October 13, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Detroit doom obsessed death dealers Fell Ruin get gloomy on new track.
Video Premiere: Mo’ynoq – “Throes of Ardent Disposition”
October 12, 2022 Sean Frasier
Confront the darkness with Raleigh black metal cult Mo’ynoq in their new music for “Throes of Ardent Disposition.”
Q&A: Ashmedi (Melechesh) Reveals Secrets To The Epigenesis Instrumental Edition
October 10, 2022 Chris Dick
Middle Eastern black metallers Melechesh release instrumental edition of The Epigenesis. Mainman Ashmedi lets Decibel into the magic circle.
Track Premiere: Persekutor – “Brain Freeze”
October 6, 2022 Brad Sanders
Grab your hoodie as L.A.-based, Romania-bred black ‘n’ rollers Persekutor return with their first chilly new track since 2020’s Permanent Winter LP.
Lamp of Murmuur to Release Exclusive New Track, “Beyond the Burning Star of Attrition,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
September 29, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, October 3 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from underground black metal phenom Lamp of Murmuur.
EXCLUSIVE! Pre-Order WORM’s New LP ‘Bluenothing’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
September 23, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Decibel has procured our own special edition of Worm‘s Bluenothing from the muck, limited to a mere 97 copies on “Swamp Green & Blue Ooze” merged color vinyl!
Track Premiere: ORM – “Floden, som kan skabe”
September 22, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
ORM are back with more epic black metal in the form of their third album, Intet • Altet, out September 30 via Indisciplinarian. Check out their latest track, “Floden, som kan skabe.”
Track Premiere: Exordium Mors “Flesh of the Heathen”
September 19, 2022 Chris Dick
New Zealand-based black thrash outfit Exordium Mors challenge cowards on explosive new track “Flesh of the Heathen.”
Pre-Order MORBIKON’s Debut LP, ‘Ov Mournful Twilight’ & Hear a New Song RIGHT NOW!
September 13, 2022 Decibel Magazine
We got 100 copies of Morbikon‘s debut LP on Black & Silver split colored vinyl, which is accompanied by an exclusive Pull The Plug Morbikon patch that you can’t get anywhere else!
Q&A: Håvard Jørgensen (Haavard) Photographs A New Acoustic Journey
September 12, 2022 Chris Dick
Decibel talks to ex-Ulver/current Dold Vorde Ens Navn songmaster Håvard Jørgensen on his new journey as a solo artist with Haavard.
Track Premiere: Soul Dissolution – “SORA III”
August 26, 2022 J. Andrew
Hear Belgium black metallers Soul Dissolution unleash “SORA III,” the semi-title track from SORA, out on September 30 via Viridian Flame Records.
Five For Friday: August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022 J. Andrew
This week’s hand-picked set of new releases feature the latest from Russian Circles, Soilwork, Morbid Evils and more!
Video Premiere: Ensanguinate – “Vile Grace”
August 9, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Watch Slovenian quartet Ensanguinate blacken the castle walls with their vile thrash.
Onward to Nidaros: New Book Documents Trondheim’s Black Metal Scene
August 2, 2022 J. Andrew
Cult Never Dies is back with a new book that walks the infernal fields of one of Norway’s lesser-known black metal scenes.
Video Premiere: In Aphelion – “Sorrow, Fire and Hate”
July 21, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Swedish melodic black metal trio In Aphelion filmed their live debut for the new “Sorrow, Fire and Hate” video
Track Premiere: Power from Hell – “Primordial Impurity”
July 21, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Brazilian black metallers Power From Hell power up with the first single from their Debemur Morti Productions debut Shadows Devouring Light.
10 Great Songs to Wish Someone a Happy Birthday!
July 21, 2022 J. Andrew
There are so many ways to celebrate someone’s big day, and Decibel is here to show you the most thoughtful ways to make it extra special!
Full Album Stream: Panzerfaust – ‘The Suns of Perdition, Chapter III: The Astral Drain’
July 19, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Canadian progressive black metal Panzerfaust continue their epic Suns of Perdition trilogy.
Track Premiere: Crestfallen Dusk – “Our Old, Rotting Cabin”
July 13, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear prolific guitarist and vocalist Ryan Clackner’s juxtaposition of traditional American folk music and atonal black metal in Crestfallen Dusk.
Album Premiere: Ashenspire – ‘Hostile Architecture’
July 13, 2022 Sean Frasier
Scottish black metal project Ashenspire demolish power structures on their new LP, Hostile Architecture.
Full Album Stream & Interview: Xenoglyph – Spiritfraud
July 12, 2022 Cody Davis
Read an exclusive interview with the collective entity of Xenoglyph–translated from their native language, Gliese {☌⌰⟟⟒⋉⟒}—and listen to their newest transmission, Spiritfraud, now.
Album Premiere: Werewolves – ‘From the Cave to the Grave’
June 23, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear the new record from Australia black/death dealers Werewolves, From the Cave to the Grave, in advance of its June 24 release via Prosthetic Records.
Q&A: JB Le Bail Scorches Earth With New Svart Crown EP, ‘Les Terres Brûlées’
June 20, 2022 Chris Dick
French black metallers Svart Crown re-think their formula on new EP Les Terres Brûlées. Madman JB Le Bail sets the tone.
Full Album Premiere: Atramentum ‘Through Fire, Everything is Renewed’
June 13, 2022 Chris Dick
Pan-international blackened death metallers Atramentum stream new album, Through Fire, Everything Is Renewed, in full at Decibel.
HULDER’s Phenomenal Mini-LP ‘The Eternal Fanfare’ on Decibel Exclusive Vinyl Color Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!
June 10, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Pre-order Hulder‘s The Eternal Fanfare on our exclusive “Black Inside of Ultra Clear” edition vinyl, limited to just 100 copies worldwide!
Track Premiere: Am Himmel – “The Patience And Silence of a Saint’s Death”
June 6, 2022 Chris Dick
Netherlands-based shoegaze black metal outfit Am Himmel unfurls new spectral track “The Patience And Silence Of A Saint’s Death.”