death metal
This Means War: Erik Rutan Looks Back on Morbid Angel’s “Domination”
June 11, 2020 Dean Brown
Hate Eternal mainman Erik Rutan talks his Morbid Angel recording debut, Domination, as part of our Decibel Yearbook issue look back on 1995.
Album Premiere and Interview: Obscene – ‘The Inhabitable Dark’
June 10, 2020 Sean Frasier
Indianapolis death metal quartet Obscene cast doomsday shadows with their nocturnal new LP, The Inhabitable Dark.
EP Premiere: Cryptworm – ‘Reeking Gunk of Abhorrence’
June 9, 2020 Dutch Pearce
English old school death metal duo Cryptworm roll out their latest abomination early. Hear Reeking Gunk of Abhorrence in all its putrid glory right now.
Demo:listen: Gravesend
June 5, 2020 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen premieres the grimy sounds of NYC death metal band Gravesend.
Five For Friday: May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s featured set of new releases includes entries from epic practitioners like Atavistia and Sorcerer, along with crushers like Xibalba.
Necrot To Release Re-recorded Demo Track “Into the Labyrinth” via the Decibel Flexi Series
May 29, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, June 1 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from death metal killers Necrot.
Necrot Release “Stench of Decay,” Set ‘Mortal’ LP Release Date
May 27, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear new Necrot jam “Stench of Decay” and get your pre-order on for Mortal, which will be released on August 28.
Album Premiere: Evoker – ‘Evil Torment’
May 26, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Check out this exclusive premiere of the ripping new EP from Australian death shredders Evoker.
Five For Friday: May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s featured new releases include albums from Cauldron Black Ram, Esoctrilihum, along with some hardcore and deathy NWOBHM-style jams!
Exclusive Premiere: Dead & Undergang split 7”
May 21, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Legendary German grindcore perverts Dead split a 7” with infamous Danish brutalizers Undergang. Check out both tracks right now.
Track Premiere: Sepulchral Curse – ‘Into the Depths Unknown’
May 18, 2020 Emily Bellino
Sepulchral Curse emerge from their crypt, armed with a new album. Hear a new song now.
Track Premiere: Question – “First Fragmentation”
May 12, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Prime for atmospheric Mexican death metal quintessence come the release of Question’s sophomore brainbanger, Reflections of the Void.
Track Premiere: Foetal Juice – ‘Metamorphosis’
May 11, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Bottoms up! Get ready to drink to a new track from U.K. death squad Foetal Juice!
Watch: Svengahli – ‘Our Hate Ignited’ (Playthrough Video)
May 11, 2020 Emily Bellino
Play fast or die with Svengahli.
An Interview with Voodoo Gods’ Alex von Poschinger: “People Think We Got Together Like the Spice Girls or Something”
May 7, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Say hello to international death/power metal super-group, Voodoo Gods.
Track Premiere: Conceived by Hate – “Into Cemetery Fog”
May 6, 2020 Sean Frasier
Salvadoran misanthropes Conceived by Hate lure listeners to a haunted graveyard in their ectoplasmic new single “Into Cemetery Fog.”
Track Premiere: Sanctifying Ritual – “Curse of Evil”
May 5, 2020 Dutch Pearce
The arrival of the long overdue debut album from obscure German deathbringers Sanctifying Ritual draws nigh.
Album Premiere: Tombstoner – ‘Descent to Madness’
April 27, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Get the heads up early on one of the heaviest debuts of the season with this exclusive full premiere of Descent to Madness from NY-based brutal unit Tombstoner.
Track Premiere: Henry Kane – ‘Keep Us from the Truth’
April 27, 2020 Emily Bellino
Age of the Idiot isn’t just a code name for 2020. Listen to a new Henry Kane rager now.
Video Premiere: Skam – “Prison of Skin”
April 24, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Get a heavy dose of violence and rage from this video off the debut album Sounds of a Disease, from Swedish killers Skam.
Video Premiere: Duskwalker – “Shadowcreeper”
April 22, 2020 Sean Frasier
Canadian death cult Duskwalker lure listeners into a brutal tale of terror in the Rabidog Films music video for “Shadowcreeper.”
Full Album Stream: Funeral Leech – ‘Death Meditation’
April 15, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Hear NYC crushers Funeral Leech embrace the death/doom on debut LP, Death Meditation.
Track Premiere: Funeralopolis – “Witchcraft Horror”
April 14, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Jam a brand new track from the forthcoming long-overdue debut full-length by Swiss death doomers Funeralopolis.
Q&A: Christos Dragamestianos’ On Thorns I Lay Is Reborn Again
April 13, 2020 Chris Dick
Greek atmospheric death aficionados On Thorns I Lay return with new album, Threnos. Decibel queries guitarist/songwriter Christos Dragamestianos.
Five For Friday: April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s installment of new heavy music comes full of death metal, death metal, death metal and, well, more death metal!
Listen: Nails Drummer Taylor Young Releases Death Metal EP
April 6, 2020 Emily Bellino
Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues) embraces old-school death metal with ZOUS.
Seregor’s (Carach Angren) Top 5 Horror Movies
April 6, 2020 Chris Dick
Carach Angren frontman Seregor lists his five favorite horror movies. Give in to his unconventional picks and the monster that is new album, Franckensteina Strataemontanus.
Album Review: Like Rats – ‘Death Monolith’
April 1, 2020 Shawn Macomber
Chicago crushers Like Rats don’t look back on Death Monolith.
Death Live: Relapse Records presents ‘Death: Non Analog – On Stage Series’
March 31, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Relapse Records and the Death estate worked together to publish a series of unreleased live concerts that touch upon all the eras and lineups of the legendary death metal band.
Full Album Premiere: Noroth – ‘It Dwells Amongst Us’
March 30, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Check out the punishing debut from crusty and doomed Seattle death trio Noroth.
