black metal
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.”
Video Premiere: Hexis – “Nunquam”
June 2, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Danish post black metal quartet Hexis never say never on new track “Nunquam”
Track Premiere: Funeral Oppression – “Just To Live”
June 1, 2022 Sean Frasier
Join Funeral Oppression’s bleak and blackened cemetery procession by playing their new single, “Just To Live.”
Track Premiere: Nubivagant – ‘Into Eternal Night’
May 23, 2022 Chris Dick
Italy-based epic black metal soloists Nubivagant premiere ghostly new track “Into Eternal Night” at Decibel.
Full Album Premiere: Bog Body – ‘Cryonic Crevasse Cult’
May 17, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
NYC’s Bog Body emerge well-preserved from the sludgy black metal morass.
Video Premiere: Wormwitch – ‘Age of the Ordeal of Iron’
May 13, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Returning less than a year after 2021’s critically acclaimed Wolf Hex full length, Canadian black metal practitioners Wormwitch present a new stand-alone single, “Age of the Ordeal of Iron.”
Track Premiere: Alvaldur – “Nightmares Ride Across the Stars”
May 11, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear the opening track from Of Dusk and Crumbling Silence, the debut LP from USBM upstarts Alvaldur, before its Friday the 13th release date.
Full Split 7″ Premiere: Razör Förge/Chaoshorde
May 10, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Razör Förge and Chaoshorde get medieval on their new Vicious Witch Records split.
Full Album Stream: Void Wraith – II
May 10, 2022 Dutch Pearce
An exclusive early stream of the incendiary second full-length from Seattle black metal manifestation Void Wraith.
Video Premiere: Inexorum – “Equinox Vigil”
May 5, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Skip spring and summer and head straight to fall with the crisp melodies of Inexorum‘s “Equinox Vigil.”
Pre-Order WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM’s Essential Repress of ‘Two Hunters’ on Limited Edition Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
May 5, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Wolves in the Throne Room has received a long-awaited vinyl repress of their masterpiece Two Hunters and Decibel has obtained an exclusive edition on Moss Green wax limited to 300 copies!
Full Album Premiere: Tómarúm – ‘Ash in Realms of Stone Icons’
May 4, 2022 Brad Sanders
Hear Atlanta progressive black metallers Tómarúm unleash their long-gestating debut Ash in Realms of Stone Icons before its Friday release.
Track Premiere: Djevelkult – ‘The Life Destroyer’
April 27, 2022 Emily Bellino
Dig into the trve Norwegian spirit with Djevelkult.
Hulder Premiere Exclusive Single, “Evil’s Incubation,” Via the Decibel Flexi Series
April 27, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Hulder disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Demo:listen: Thlurm
April 26, 2022 Dutch Pearce
This week’s Demo:listen exclusively unleashes the gnarly toxic event that is the demo compilation from Indiana metal/punk mutant Thlurm.
Full EP Stream: deathCAVE – “II”
April 21, 2022 Emily Bellino
Seattle doom trio deathCAVE offer a psychedelic and blackened approach to doom on new EP II.
Track Premiere: Bat Magic – “Ritualia Festum In Ichor Noster”
April 19, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Vampires are the new Satan as Bat Magic spin a black metal tale, from their upcoming split, of discovering you’re the blood-sucking undead.
For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Undeath and Devil Master
April 15, 2022 Blake Harrison
Our favorite birdbrain returns with a pair of sophomore releases from some baby birds.
Watch: WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Drummer Aaron Weaver Talks Special Guests For Their ‘Two Hunters’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
April 14, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Wolves in the Throne Room drummer Aaron Weaver discusses the USBM stalwarts’ first-ever performance of their classic Two Hunters LP at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10.
Track Premiere: Axioma – ‘A New Dark Age’
April 13, 2022 Emily Bellino
Axioma enter “A New Dark Age” with the first song from their new album, Sepsis.
Rotting Christ To Release Exclusive Single, “Holy Mountain,” Via the Decibel Flexi Series
April 12, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 1 to obtain this EXCLUSIVE flexi disc single from Greek black metal legends Rotting Christ
Track Premiere: Synteleia – “Harvest the Forest”
April 11, 2022 Chris Dick
Greek black metal traditionalists Synteleia premiere new track “Harvest the Forest” from their upcoming debut on Floga Records.
Track Premiere: AARA – “Strepitus Mundi”
April 7, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Treat yourself to some prime Swiss black metal via the latest track from AARA, “Strepitus Mundi.”
Track Premiere: Vital Spirit – ‘Withering Fire’
April 4, 2022 Chris Dick
Wormwitch and Seer members venture Westward in Vital Spirit on new single, “Withering Fire,” via new album Still as the Night, Cold as the Wind (Vendetta/Hidden Tribe).
Hulder To Release Exclusive Single, “Evil’s Incubation,” Via the Decibel Flexi Series
March 31, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, April 4 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from USBM powerhouse Hulder
Full-Album Stream: Coffin Nail – ‘Years of Lead’
March 30, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear Floridian blackened deathgrind project Coffin Nail provide a proper pounding.
Track Premiere: Skumstrike – “Caustic Poison”
March 29, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Montreal rippers Skumstrike belch out a noxious blast of D-beat-driven thrash on their latest single.
Track Premiere: Molten Chains – “Communion”
March 28, 2022 Dutch Pearce
Viennese unholy heavy metal trio Molten Chains offer “Communion,” the latest single from their forthcoming new album, Orisons of Vengeance.
Full Album Stream: Ouranos – “Voir La Lumière”
March 28, 2022 Emily Bellino
Ouranos delves further into electronic-influenced black metal on new album Voir La Lumière.
Mirai Kawashima of SIGH Discusses His Video Game Debut, Voice Acting and Future Sigh Material
March 24, 2022 Michael Wohlberg
The Sigh mastermind lends his voice to the popular horror game Dead By Daylight, as well as shares what’s in store for the avant garde black metal institution.