Dark Descent

Pre-order PHOBOCOSM’s New LP ‘Foreordained’ on LIMITED Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl!

October 11, 2023

We have only 100 copies available of Phobocosm‘s new LP, Foreordained, on exclusive murky Transparent Blue & Black Marble vinyl. Don’t blow it.

For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Thantifaxath and Graveworm

May 26, 2023

Our resident birdbrain returns to ruffle feathers with a pair of new releases from two VERY divergent acts.

Track Premiere: Ekstasis – “Magmatic Decimation”

September 28, 2022

If you’re searching for classic death metal with a side of melody — and we know you are — look no further than “Magmatic Decimation,” the new track from Ekstasis.

Full Album Stream: Corpsessed – “Succumb to Rot”

April 19, 2022

Embrace death and Succumb to Rot with the new album from Finnish death metal masterminds Corpsessed.

Pre-Order MALIGNANT ALTAR’s Decibel-Exclusive Colored LP ‘Realms of Exquisite Morbidity’ on Vinyl!

January 12, 2022

Only a mere 100 of this white LP from Texas death revelers Malignant Altar have been made available in the U.S. and Decibel has got all of them. Pre-order Realms of Exquisite Morbidity now!

Full Album Stream: Malignant Altar – “Realms of Exquisite Morbidity”

December 8, 2021

Prepare to be buried under heaps of crushing darkness on Malignant Altar‘s debut album, streaming exclusively at Decibel!

Full Album Stream: Hyperdontia – “Hideous Entity”

November 10, 2021

Danish/Turkish death metal quartet Hyperdontia stream new LP Hideous Entity.

Full Album Stream: Craven Idol – “Forked Tongues”

July 21, 2021

Craven Idol‘s third album, Forked Tongues is the old-school extreme metal album you need.

Video Premiere: Grave Miasma – “Rogyapa”

March 5, 2021

According to Grave Miasma: “There is no more ego-vanquishing burial rite than one that pounds flesh and bone into nothingness.”

Track Premiere and Interview: Undergang – “Rodt dodt kod”

December 2, 2020

Copenhagen death metal favorites Undergang reveal new song and their secret ’90s alt-rock influence.

Full Album Stream: Gorephilia – “In the Eye of Nothing”

September 30, 2020

Gorephilia overcome the loss of vocalist Henu to craft In the Eye of Nothing, their most impressive album to date.

Full Album Stream: Proscription – “Conduit”

September 18, 2020

Hail death and listen to Conduit, the new album from Finnish death metal group Proscription.

Finnish Death Gods Lantern Premiere “Beings,” Illuminate Us With New Interview

June 19, 2020

Dark Descent’s death metal hit parade continues with the latest from Finns Lantern. Hear the latest track from their forthcoming LP Dimensions.

Track Premiere: Nox Formulae – ‘Eve of Annihilation’

March 11, 2020

Grecian black metal horde Nox Formulae are about to end their seemingly interminable four-year silence with new LP Drakon Darshan Satan on March 27. Jam another new track from it right here.

Track Premiere: Ensnared – “The Throne of Transformation”

January 14, 2020

Gothenburg deathbringers Ensnared return with a brand new full length of maximum occult destruction. Blast this exclusive premiere of a track from Inimicus Generis Humani right now!

Crypt Sermon Hands Over the Keys to Solomon’s Gate

July 5, 2019

Among the growing horde of neo-classical heavy metal and doom bands, one name stands out as one of the best: Crypt Sermon.

Track Premiere: Krypts – ‘The Reek of Loss’

April 5, 2019

Smell “The Reek of Loss” when you hear the first song from Krypts‘ new album.

Full Album Stream: Vanhelgd – “Deimos Sanktuarium”

October 5, 2018

Swedish sect Vanhelgd summon oppressive, dark death metal with new album Deimos Sanktuarium.

Full Album Stream: Malthusian – “Across Deaths”

September 25, 2018

Don’t miss this exclusive full album stream of the apocalyptic new full length from Irish chaosmongers Malthusian!

Decibel Special Report: Online Bootlegging In Extreme Music

June 11, 2018

Cheap merchandise. Diminishing revenues for labels already under financial pressure. Death metal shower curtains and bar signs. Decibel‘s special report on how online bootlegging is hurting the extreme metal scene.

Track Premiere: Deiquisitor – “Planetary Devastation”

March 30, 2018

Stream an exclusive new track from the ludicrously pummeling new full length from Danish deathmasters, Deiquisitor.