black metal
Album Premiere: Threshing Spirit – The Crucible
October 26, 2021 Dutch Pearce
An exclusive and early stream of The Crucible, the fearless debut full-length from Chicago-based USBM entity Threshing Spirit.
Premiere: Morgul Blade Lifts Their Sword On High On New Single “The Morgul Blade”
October 25, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Philly trad metallers Morgul Blade bring a healthy dose of old-school black metal on debut full-length. Raise “The Morgul Blade” only on Decibel!
Doom Wizards KHEMMIS Make Their Decibel Magazine Cover Debut! Available NOW!
October 22, 2021 Decibel Magazine
We have a limited number of advance copies of the December issue of Decibel, featuring our exclusive new flexi disc single from grinding black crust trio Gravesend available NOW!
Album Premiere: Worm – “Foreverglade”
October 19, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Doomed death dealers Worm emerge from Florida mire with rot-infested third album, Foreverglade, on 20 Buck Spin.
Full Album Premiere: Le Chant Noir ‘La Société Satanique des Poètes Morts’
October 18, 2021 Chris Dick
Brazil-based avant-garde black metallers Le Chant Noir trumpet the sounds of darkness on new album La société satanique des poètes morts.
Track Premiere: Brulvahnatu – “IV Talatala”
October 15, 2021 Neill Jameson
Get to know Canadian ambient black/death eccentric Brulvahnatu with the fourth track on its new four-LP monstrosity Shining Nagas Territory.
Track Premiere: Funeral Chant – “Oneiric Perversion”
October 13, 2021 Brad Sanders
Oakland black/death metallers Funeral Chant unleash the second death hymn from new LP Dawn of Annihilation.
Video Premiere: Agnes Vein — “Deathcall”
October 13, 2021 Shawn Macomber
The gods of Greece make themselves heard once again in the doom-infused black metal of Agnes Vein.
Top 5 Guitar Pedals By Christian Larson (Necrofier)
October 11, 2021 Chris Dick
Christian Larson of Necrofier fame steps on his Top 5 Guitar Pedals for black metal. Fans of Dissection, Necrophobic, and Dawn take note!
Full Album Stream: Untamed Land – “Like Creatures Seeking Their Own Forms”
October 6, 2021 J. Andrew
Untamed Land “seeks to capture the spirit and energy of the mythical Old West by creating a dreamlike and dark sonic landscape.”
Gravesend To Release New EP, “From the Gutter… to the Grave,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
September 30, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, October 4 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from New York new jack black/death/grind trio Gravesend.
Track Premiere: Crystal Coffin ‘The Starway Eternal’
September 27, 2021 Chris Dick
Canadian black metal trio Crystal Coffin summon nuclear fallout on new track “The Starway Eternal”. Streaming grimly only at Decibel!
Demo:listen: Grot
September 22, 2021 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen gets the full scoop on Hymns of the Woodland, the debut full-length recording from new USBM duo Grot.
Album Premiere: Alghol – The Osseous Key
September 14, 2021 Dutch Pearce
Get ready for Alghol’s forthcoming reign with this exclusive premiere of The Osseous Key, the debut full-length from the Maine-based one-man black metal band.
Track Premiere: Paydretz “Colonnes Infernales”
September 13, 2021 Chris Dick
France-based black/folk metal outfit Paydretz turn to history on new track “Colonnes Infernales.”
Full Album Stream: MEHENET Ng’ambu
September 9, 2021 Cody Davis
Listen to an exclusive stream of Ng’ambu and pick up a copy of it now ahead of its release this Friday through Gilead Media.
Track Premiere: Veilburner – ‘Dissonance in Bloom’
September 6, 2021 Emily Bellino
Black/death duo Veilburner revel in dissonance on their new single.
Track Premiere: Iskandr “Verbod”
September 6, 2021 Chris Dick
Dutch black metal duo Iskandr interpret 15th Century agrarian visionary traditions on stunning new track “Verbod.” Streaming at Decibel now!
Five For Friday: September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021 J. Andrew
The ultimate treat for your weekend: new releases and reissues from Iron Maiden, Internal Bleeding, Behemoth and more!
Track Premiere: Norse — “Zero Insight”
August 25, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Australian avant garde black metallers Norse bring the strange dissonant fire on “Zero Insight.”
Video Premiere: Wolf King – Live at Rapture Recordings
August 24, 2021 Emily Bellino
Wolf King release a live session from California studio Rapture Recordings.
Full Album Stream: Nocturnal – “Serpent Death”
August 23, 2021 J. Andrew
Germany’s Nocturnal returns with a album full of “Teutonic unholy thrash metal,” in all its raw, riff-powered glory.
Track Premiere: Noltem – “Figment”
August 20, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Hear a new stunner form atmospheric black metal upstarts Noltem.
Full Album Stream: Woman is the Earth – “Dust of Forever”
August 19, 2021 Emily Bellino
Midwest post-black metal trio Woman is the Earth revel in nature and its power on new album Dust of Forever.
Track Premiere: Journey Into Darkness “Impossible Universe”
August 9, 2021 Chris Dick
Journey Into Darkness (ex-Sorrow) collapse into symphonic death-black metal on new track “Infinite Universe Infinite Death.”
Full Album Stream: Gorsedd FM – The Promise of Rot
August 6, 2021 Dutch Pearce
American post-punk/post-black metal duo Gorsedd FM cut a disarmingly good debut full-length with The Promise of Rot.
Track Premiere: Atra Haeresis – “The Sacred Games”
August 4, 2021 Sean Frasier
Black/death misanthropes Atra Haeresis will rip out your beating heart during the lyric video for their new single, “The Sacred Games.”
Full EP Stream: Bat Magic – “Feast Of Blood”
July 28, 2021 J. Andrew
Bat Magic, the first entity from the Ordo Vampyr Orientis black metal circle has emerged with its debut release for all raw devotees.
Album Premiere: Underdark – ‘Our Bodies Burned Bright on Re-Entry’
July 28, 2021 Sean Frasier
UK black metal revolutionaries Underdark shine brilliantly on their debut LP, Our Bodies Burned Bright on Re-Entry.
Full Album Stream: Craven Idol – “Forked Tongues”
July 21, 2021 Emily Bellino
Craven Idol‘s third album, Forked Tongues is the old-school extreme metal album you need.