black metal

Album Premiere: Ashenspire – ‘Hostile Architecture’

July 13, 2022

Scottish black metal project Ashenspire demolish power structures on their new LP, Hostile Architecture.

Full Album Stream & Interview: Xenoglyph – Spiritfraud

July 12, 2022

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

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.

HULDER’s Phenomenal Mini-LP ‘The Eternal Fanfare’ on Decibel Exclusive Vinyl Color Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!

June 10, 2022

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: Funeral Oppression – “Just To Live”

June 1, 2022

Join Funeral Oppression’s bleak and blackened cemetery procession by playing their new single, “Just To Live.”

Video Premiere: Wormwitch – ‘Age of the Ordeal of Iron’

May 13, 2022

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

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

Hear Razör Förge and Chaoshorde get medieval on their new Vicious Witch Records split.

Full Album Stream: Void Wraith – II

May 10, 2022

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

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

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

Hear Atlanta progressive black metallers Tómarúm unleash their long-gestating debut Ash in Realms of Stone Icons before its Friday release.

Hulder Premiere Exclusive Single, “Evil’s Incubation,” Via the Decibel Flexi Series

April 27, 2022

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).