black metal
KILL SCREEN 015: Smittens of CALLIGRAM is Here to Test EA’s Patience
July 5, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The U.K. bassist spares no detail or feeling when it comes to his former life as a game tester.
Track Premiere: Rorcal – “Early Mourning”
July 4, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Swiss black metal mavens Rorcal rise ’n’ slay on their new single, “Early Mourning.”
THE SILVER to Release Exclusive New Track, “The Vagrant Soul,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
June 30, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Wednesday, July 5 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Philly post-black metallers The Silver.
KRIEG Stream Exclusive New Track, “Bone Whip,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
June 29, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Krieg disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Full Album Stream + Interview: Lightbreaker – ‘Annihilation of the Annealids’
June 28, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Leon del Muerte talks about self-releasing the album from his avant garde mid-’90s-leaning project Lightbreaker album. Read on and stream Annihilation of the Annealids ahead of its release.
Album Premiere: Somniate – ‘We Have Proved Death’
June 28, 2023 Sean Frasier
Czech black metal cult Somniate raid the library’s vaults for their new concept album inspired by magical realism, We Have Proved Death.
Track Premiere: Progenitor – “Eldritch Supremacy”
June 26, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Hear Tacoma titans Progenitor unleash a new black metal attack with the title track from their forthcoming EP, Eldritch Supremacy, a self-released record out July 14.
Track Premiere: Artanor – “Sons of the Rock”
June 22, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Aussie one-man black metal outfit Artanor spin a mystical tale of Meklarah on new single, “Sons of Rock.”
KILL SCREEN 014: Meet A.L.N. of MIZMOR, the God of Puzzles
June 21, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
For Decibel’s latest cover star, doom and gloom can sometimes give way to fun and games.
Track Premiere: Teloch Vovin – “Dragon Sworn”
June 20, 2023 J. Andrew
Prepare yourself for the firestorm of riffs on “Dragon Sworn,” from the band’s upcoming split with Viserion.
Full EP Premiere: Maniak – Speed Metal Terrorist
June 14, 2023 J. Andrew
According to Maniak, their new EP is “made of pure evil with raw riffs, barbaric drums and lyrics of terrorism.”
Full Album Stream: Sarmat – Determined to Strike
June 13, 2023 J. Andrew
Stream the debut full-length from the avant-garde death dealers in Sarmat, out this Friday from I, Voidhanger records!
AGALLOCH’s ‘Pale Folklore’ Classic Reissued on Decibel-Exclusive Transparent Orange Vinyl! PRE-ORDER NOW!
June 5, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 100 copies available of Agalloch‘s debut album, Pale Folklore, reissued for the the first time in seven years on Decibel-exclusive orange vinyl!
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Thantifaxath and Graveworm
May 26, 2023 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrain returns to ruffle feathers with a pair of new releases from two VERY divergent acts.
Full Album Stream: Speedwhore – ‘Visions of a Parallel World’
May 25, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
This full album stream from old-school metal disciples Speedwhore proves they’re in no rush to leave 1985.
Video Premiere: Keeping it Wolf with Oak, Ash & Thorn’s “Unchain the Wolf”
May 18, 2023 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the latest video by Denver Blackened Death D-beaters Oak, Ash & Thorn!
Full Album Stream: dai-ichi – ‘dai-ichi’
May 16, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Hear mysterious raw black metal duo dai-ichi return with their second boundary-obliterating self-titled record.
Full Album Premiere: Veriluola – ‘Cascades of Crimson Cruor’
May 11, 2023 Brad Sanders
Hear Finnish/American duo Veriluola capture the lawless, ruleless extreme metal approach of the early ’90s on Cascades of Crimson Cruor, their slippery debut LP
Full Album Stream: Naturvidrig – ‘Naturvidrig’
May 10, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Naturvidrig could very well be your new favorite black metal band. Hear the Swedes’ new self-titled LP before its release this Friday.
Album Premiere: Gyrdleah – ‘Spellbinder’
April 19, 2023 Sean Frasier
UK black metal project Gyrdleah delivers fresh devilry with their first LP, Spellbinder. Out April 21st from Black Lion Records.
THANTIFAXATH Return with ‘Hive Mind Narcosis’ on Decibel-Exclusive Gold Vinyl! Pre-Order NOW!
April 12, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Nine years in the making, we have only 100 copies of Thantifaxath‘s long-awaited second album, Hive Mind Narcosis, on exclusive gold vinyl!
Album Premiere: Wild Beyond – ‘Wild Beyond’
April 12, 2023 Sean Frasier
Wild Beyond blast from Philly to the cosmos on their unhinged black thrash debut. Features members of Daeva, ex-Woe and ex-Woods of Ypres.
Track Premiere: Aridus – “Bearer of Silence”
April 11, 2023 Brad Sanders
Hear some exquisite USBM from multi-instrumentalist Galen Baudhuin (Wolves In the Throne Room, Infera Bruo, Street Tombs and more) in the form of his latest project Aridus.
Full Album Stream: Dimentianon – ‘Chapter VI: Burning Rebirth’
April 11, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear the blistering and beguiling fifth full-length, ‘Chapter VI: Burning Rebirth,’ from Long Island black-death-doom lifers Dimentianon
Q&A: Matt Eiseman on Tithe’s Grief-Informed Black Metal
April 5, 2023 Justin Norton
Tithe guitarist/vocalist Matt Eiseman on how working through grief led to his best hour as a musician.
Full Album Stream: Unpure – “Prophecies Ablaze”
March 29, 2023 J. Andrew
Hear Swedish black metal vets Unpure return with Prophecies Ablaze, the first new studio album in nearly 20 years.
Dawn Ray’d – ‘To Know the Light’
March 20, 2023 Kim Kelly
Working class black metal heroes Dawn Ray’d find a light in the darkness on To Know the Light.
Track Premiere: Old Forest – “Master of Arachnids”
March 16, 2023 Neill Jameson
Hear a brand new track of vintage second wave-inspired black metal from UKBM’s unsung heroes Old Forest.
Track Premiere: Vredensdal – “Svøpt i blod”
March 15, 2023 Daniel Lake
Fans of black metal with gritty tendencies and a throwback riff-centric approach to guitar performances and song construction should get the hell in here and find out what Vredensdal is all about.
Video Premiere: Úlfúð (Ulfud) – “Leviathan Dreams”
February 24, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Watch the stunning new Úlfúð video and then grab one of the just 108 copies of their debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive blue & cobalt swirled vinyl!