black metal
EP Premiere: Diabolical Evil – “Cursed by Blood” / “Valley of the Damned”
March 1, 2022 Brad Sanders
Hear Brazilian speed metal merchant Diabolical Evil make their vinyl debut for new U.K.-based label Vicious Witch Records.
Video Premiere: IATT – “Seven Wandering Stars”
February 11, 2022 J. Andrew
Decibel is happy to present the video for the thunderous new song from the Philadelphia black metal alchemists in IATT.
Full Album Stream: Karmanjaka – “Gates of Muspel”
February 10, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear the folk-inspired third album, inspired by the Poetic Edda, from progressive Swedish black metal quintet Karmanjaka.
Imperial Triumphant Premiere Exclusive Single, “Black Psychedelia (Redux),” Via the Decibel Flexi Series
February 10, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Hear and acquire this Imperial Triumphant flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
NITE’s Top 5 Sci-fi Films
February 7, 2022 Chris Dick
San Francisco-based blackened heavy metal outfit NITE list their Top 5 movies. New album, Voices of the Kronian Moon, out March 25th on Season of Mist.
Here Are 40 Great Metal Albums You May Have Missed in 2021
February 3, 2022 Joseph Schafer
Because we’re barely even a full month into 2022 and there is still music to discover. And because you can’t get enough goddamn lists, here are 40 more from 2021 to chew on.
Listen: Krallice Release Eleventh Full-Length, ‘Crystalline Exhaustion’
January 31, 2022 Emily Bellino
USBM staples Krallice release 11th studio album, Crystalline Exhaustion.
Album Premiere: Vorga – ‘Striving Toward Oblivion’
January 26, 2022 Sean Frasier
German black metal cosmonauts Vorga plunge you into a starless sky on their new album, Striving Toward Oblivion.
Watch: Trivium’s Matt Heafy Features Emperor’s Ihsahn on New Black Metal Song
January 24, 2022 Emily Bellino
Trivium frontman teams up with Emperor legend in Ibaraki.
Track Premiere: Cailleach Calling – “Bound By Neon”
January 20, 2022 J. Andrew
Get lost in the city of stars painted by Cailleach Calling on their new single, powered by entrancing, atmospheric black metal.
Video Premiere: Abhoria – ‘Sunless’
January 13, 2022 Emily Bellino
Abhoria share the video for “Sunless,” the closing track from their eponymous debut album.
Listen: Winterburial Release Debut Album, “White Tomb Pilgrimage”
January 10, 2022 Emily Bellino
Stream White Tomb Pilgrimage, the debut album from anonymous black metal outfit Winterburial.
Video Premiere: Ceremonial Castings – “Midnight Deathcult Phenomena”
January 10, 2022 Daniel Lake
Watch recently resurrected symphonic USBM powerhouse Ceremonial Castings (ft. members of Uada) honor their 25th anniversary with a re-recorded classic.
Imperial Triumphant To Release Exclusive Single, “Black Psychedelia (Redux),” via the Decibel Flexi Series
January 7, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 10 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from avant garde black/death kings Imperial Triumphant.
Full EP Premiere: Apes – “Lullabies For Eternal Sleep”
January 6, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Quebec sextet, Apes, offer up nightmare-inducing, black metal-flecked grindcore lullabies on their new four-song EP.
Fallow Heart: Truth in Dissonance: Don Anderson (Sculptured, ex-Agalloch) On the Objectives of Art
January 3, 2022 Forrest Pitts
In which Sculptured, ex-Agalloch guitarist Don Anderson and Decibel‘s Forrest Pitts discuss the tonal impact of Anton Webern’s Opus 21 symphony.
Op Ed: Neill Jameson Spotlights a New Wave of Darkness in American Black Metal
December 28, 2021 Neill Jameson
In which Krieg’s frontman focuses on Grinning Death’s Head, Calvary, Pan-Amerikan Native Front and the rising new wave of American Black Metal.
Video Premiere: Enslaved – “Bounded By Allegiance” (Live)
December 23, 2021 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Enslaved‘s The Otherworldly Big Band Experience delivered an epic live stream this week. If you missed it, check out their performance of “Bounded By Allegiance.” You can also watch the full livestream through December 24.
Five For Friday: Black Metal 2021
December 17, 2021 J. Andrew
Here are five great black metal albums that came out this year, featuring Hulder, Ninkharsag, Spectral Wound and more!
Video Premiere: Dæmonesq – “The Beauty of Letting Go”
December 13, 2021 J. Andrew
Check out the new haunting, atmospheric and introspective video from Germany’s newest black metal export, Dæmonesq.
“We Were The Spark:” Venom Celebrates 40th Anniversary of ‘Welcome To Hell’
December 6, 2021 Justin Norton
Decibel celebrates the 40th anniversary of Venom‘s extreme metal ground zero, Welcome To Hell, with former guitarist/songwriter Jeff “Mantas” Dunn.
Portrayal of Guilt Premiere New Single, “Chamber of Misery Pt. III,” via the Decibel Flexi Series!
December 1, 2021 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this Portrayal of Guilt flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Interview: Christian Larson Talks Necrofier, Night Cobra and Hell’s Heroes IV
November 29, 2021 Emily Bellino
Houston promoter and musician Christian Larson discusses new records from Necrofier and Night Cobra, plus the fourth edition of his Hell’s Heroes festival.
Full Album Stream: Eternal Evil – “The Warriors Awakening Brings the Unholy Slaughter”
November 24, 2021 Emily Bellino
What year is it? Swedes Eternal Evil worship first wave black metal and Teutonic thrash on their debut album.
Listen: Stormkeep Release ‘Tales of Othertime’ Album
November 22, 2021 Emily Bellino
Hear Stormkeep‘s Tales of Othertime and transport yourself to the genre’s glory days.
Mortiis Talks New ‘Z.A.S.T. Zine Anthology,’ Early ’90s Extreme Metal Scene
November 16, 2021 Neill Jameson
Cult Never Dies publishes a Z.A.S.T. zine anthology. We chat with the former editor, one Havard “Mortiis” Ellefsen, all about it.
Track Premiere: Imperialist – ‘Majesty of the Void’
November 15, 2021 Emily Bellino
USBM quartet Imperialist pause to admire the “Majesty of the Void.”
Track Premiere: Myrdød – “Drom”
November 12, 2021 J. Andrew
Myrdød‘s new song sounds like “a spiraling shared nightmare. Two souls dying on Earth, both trapped in the same dream plane.”
Track Premiere: Aquilus – “Lucille’s Gate”
November 2, 2021 J. Andrew
Decibel is pleased to present the powerful new single from Aquilus, the Australian neoclassical black metal masters!
Full Album Stream: Churchburn – Genocidal Rite
November 2, 2021 Cody Davis
Listen to an exclusive stream of Churchburn‘s Genocidal Rite and pick up a copy of the album now through Translation Loss Records ahead of its release this Friday.