blackened doom

Video Premiere: Praise The Plague – “Beyond”

July 16, 2021

Germany’s Praise the Plague is here with a new song and video filled with doom metal power and black metal gloom.

Track Premiere: Nekkrofukk “Devil’s Blood Injekktion”

March 8, 2021

Polish black metallers Nekkrofukk summon the goat-demon on new doomy track “Devil’s Blood Injekktion.” Death and destruction streaming only at Decibel!

Full Stream: Snorlax – ‘Snorlax’

July 13, 2018

Stream the new release from the not-actually-Pokemon-themed black/doom band Snorlax now.

Merciless Savage Present Doom-Laden Black Metal on “Visions” EP

December 18, 2017

One-man black metal outfit Merciless Savage unleash an invigorating form of black metal that expands the genre while honoring its roots.

Exclusive Stream: Mind Mold get grim, slow and fucking weird on “Antipath”

April 5, 2017

Consisting of members from both Wake and Seminary, easily two of Canada’s best grind bands, you may be skeptical about this turn towards “Blackened doom.” But their five-song debut goes way beyond what anyone is expecting. 

Withered Announce Live DVD, ‘Live In Torment’

March 17, 2017

Live in Torment is Withered‘s first live recording and the first release on guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson’s Atlanta Grind Productions. Watch the trailer now! 

FULL ALBUM STREAM: MOUNT VESUVIUS EXTREME METALLERS NAGA ERUPT ON “INANIMATE”

March 15, 2017

Italian blackened doom merchants Naga formed in the shadows of Mount Vesuvius — the volcano which infamously laid waste to Pompeii — and the influence of that environment are all over the band’s magisterial new full-length Inanimate, a brilliant eruption of oppressive, brutal, dark, unrelenting, implacable sounds and atmospherics.

Track Premiere: Soothsayer – ‘Of Locust And Moths’

December 2, 2016

Soothsayer continues to hone their hulking doom metal on “Of Locust And Moths.”

Live and Direct: An Interview with Mizmor’s A.L.N.

July 21, 2016

This August, Portland-based multi-instrumentalist A.L.N. will bring his one-man black/doom metal project, Mizmor, to the stage for the very first time at Migration Fest in Olympia, Washington. We caught up with A.L.N. to talk about the process of transitioning Mizmor into a live band, the challenges that come with creating music by yourself and the finer points of rehearsal room tomfoolery.

Premiere: Head of the Demon Will Inspire Dread in Your Wednesday Afternoon

April 20, 2016

A sneak peek heads-up for the upcoming full-length of hypnotic, unhinging blackened doom from Head of the Demon. 

Chicago doom titans Indian stream new track from forthcoming album, From All Purity

December 9, 2013

Well folks, it is the holiday season; what with the temperatures falling and nights closing in, and even the walls closing in, too, it’s officially the most miserable time of the year. Respite is in short supply. Hard liquor and pharmaceuticals can only do so much. But, step away from the shotgun, there’s a hefty…