black metal
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.
Album Premiere: Cirkeln – A Song to Sorrow
March 21, 2022 Dutch Pearce
An exclusive early full album stream of the ambitious sophomore album from Stockholm’s rising black metal ‘stormlander’ Cirkeln.
Track Premiere: Blut aus Nord – “That Cannot Be Dreamed”
March 17, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
Hear atmospheric black metal heroes Blut aus Nord return with the first single from new album Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses.
Cradle of Filth Stream Their Full “Dusk…and Her Embrace” Set This Weekend
March 16, 2022 Sean Frasier
Cradle of Filth revisit their landmark Dusk…and her Embrace album with a special performance streaming on the Spring Equinox.
Exclusive Track Premiere: Sisyphean – “Hearts of Mercury”
March 15, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Lithuanian black metalers Sisyphean offer up a poisonous dose of mercury from their upcoming full-length.
Fallow Heart: Truth in Dissonance Part II: Don Anderson (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch) On Art As a Leaderless Movement
March 14, 2022 Forrest Pitts
In which we present the second part of Sculptured, ex-Agalloch guitarist Don Anderson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts lengthy discussion on creative musical impact.
Track Stream: Nechochwen – “Across the Divide”
March 14, 2022 Jon Rosenthal
USBM stalwarts Nechochwen unveil the closing track to their first new album in seven years.
Full Album Stream: Enter the Sullen Murk of Idol of Fear’s Trespasser
March 10, 2022 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Listen to Canadian miserablists Idol of Fear do Canadian metal!
Pre-Order DEVIL MASTER’s ‘Ecstasies of Never Ending Night’ on Decibel-Exclusive Colored Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
March 8, 2022 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel edition of Devil Master‘s Ecstasies of Never Ending Night LP is “Clear with Violet & Black Splatter” vinyl and limited to just 100 copies worldwide!
Track Premiere: Black Fucking Cancer – ‘Obscene Lusting Dagger’
March 7, 2022 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from dark USBM outfit Black Fucking Cancer.
Full Album Premiere: Izthmi – ‘Leaving This World, Leaving it All Behind’
March 3, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Seattle’s modern black metal quintet, Izthmi, invoke all the best parts of “progressive,” without the flutes.