Doom Metal
Track Premiere: The Gathering – “Stonegarden” (Remix)
February 28, 2024 Chris Dick
Burning World Records celebrates the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Gathering‘s critical debut album, Always…. Streaming “Stonegarden” now only at Decibel!
Video Premiere: Suicide Season – “Harrowing Torment”
February 2, 2024 José Carlos Santos
Death/doom duo Suicide Season debut a dismal downtempo dirge.
Track Premiere: Altar of Betelgeuze – “Conclusion”
January 31, 2024 Sean Frasier
Finnish death/doom trio Altar of Betelgeuze return with their first new track in 7 years. Their 3rd album Echoes roars to life in March.
Track Premiere: Counting Hours – “Away I Flow”
January 24, 2024 Chris Dick
Members of Shape of Despair/ex-Rapture, Impaled Nazarene, and ex-Colosseum lean into their Finnish gloom roots with Counting Hours.
Track Premiere: Witnesses – “Joy (Beyond the Sound of My Voice)”
January 17, 2024 Sean Frasier
NYC project Witnesses returns with a new track of widescreen cinematic doom entitled “Joy (Beyond the Sound of My Voice).”
Track Premiere: Pestilength – “Baleful Profusion”
January 15, 2024 Jon Rosenthal
Get crushed under the sonic weight of Spanish black/doom duo Pestilength in 126 seconds or less.
SPECTRAL VOICE’s New LP ‘Sparagmos’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!
December 8, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 110 copies available of Spectral Voice‘s new LP, Sparagmos, on exclusive transparent swamp green & opaque bone vinyl. Don’t blow it.
Announcing the Decibel Magazine Tour 2024 Featuring HULDER, DEVIL MASTER, WORM and NECROFIER!
December 6, 2023 Decibel Magazine
The Decibel Magazine Tour returns to the road in February! Tickets on sale Friday, December 8 at 10am local time.
Video Premiere: Praise the Plague – “Devourer”
December 1, 2023 J. Andrew
Watch Germany’s Praise the Plague perform an entrancing blend of doom metal and black metal via their latest video for “Devourer,” from the band’s upcoming Suffocating In the Current of Time.
Track by Track: Demons of Noon – “Death Machine”
November 28, 2023 Sean Frasier
Venture into Death Machine with New Zealand doom cult Demons of Noon with a track by track deep-dive of the album’s darkest themes.
KILL SCREEN 025: Joe Linden of PRIMITIVE MAN Has a Horrifying Need for Speed
November 22, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The Colorado drummer is fully immersed in the world of speedrunning video games for a good cause.
Album Premiere: Mourn the Light / Ice Howl / High Priest / Archdruid
November 22, 2023 Sean Frasier
Mourn the Light, Ice Howl, High Priest and Archdruid join forces on a split gleaming with heavy metal sorcery.
Track Premiere: BlackFlow – “Neo Middle Ages”
November 21, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Chilean melodic doom outfit BlackFlow capture the dystopia of a crumbling of society in new track “Neo Middle Ages.”
Album Premiere: Aldrig – ‘Yağmur’
November 20, 2023 José Carlos Santos
Hear newcomers Aldrig bring the post-black metal pain with their debut LP Yağmur.
Album Stream: Litha – ‘Litha’
November 15, 2023 Jon Rosenthal
Hear live Mizmor and Hell musician Andrew Black emerge from the darkness via Litha‘s self-titled debut, streaming here ahead of its Friday release.
KILL SCREEN 024: Ben Hutcherson of KHEMMIS Talks the Supermassive Impact of Rediscovering Gaming
November 8, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
The doom metal wizard may still be farming his gaming XP, but has already cast a spell on a popular horror franchise.
Pre-Order DREAM UNENDING and WORM’s Split LP ‘Starpath’ on Ultra-Limited Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!
October 20, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 100 copies available of Dream Unending and Worm‘s new split LP, Starpath, on exclusive Grimace Purple & Sea Blue Merge vinyl. Don’t blow it.
Album Premiere: Aiwass – “The Falling”
October 11, 2023 Sean Frasier
Cross the veil with Phoenician psych doom project Aiwass into their shadowy new opus, The Falling. Out from King Volume Records on Friday.
Full Album Stream: Restless Spirit – ‘Afterimage’
October 5, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Long Island stoner doom trio Restless Spirit genuflect at the altar of the almighty riff on new full-length Afterimage.
Track Premiere: Aglo – “Shame as a Weapon”
October 3, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Aussie sludge lord Aglo rumble through PMA-killing new track, “Shame as a Weapon.”
Album Premiere: Slomatics – “Strontium Fields”
September 6, 2023 Sean Frasier
Irish doom mainstays Slomatics build their 8th LP from crushing riffs, cosmic psych and space dust. Strontium Fields comes out September 8th from Black Bow Records.
MOTHER OF GRAVES to Release Exclusive New Track, “Sunset,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
August 31, 2023 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Wednesday, September 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Indy death/doom dealers Mother of Graves!
Full Album Stream: Bottomless – ‘The Banishing’
August 15, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Check out the melodic retro doom of Italian trio Bottomless on their debut full-length, The Banishing.
Track Premiere: Blessed Black – “Unable”
August 2, 2023 Sean Frasier
Midwestern doom crew Blessed Black spread their wings with the powerful ballad “Unable.” Bang your head before the EP comes out September 1st.
Track Premiere: Cultic – ‘Seduced’
June 22, 2023 Emily Bellino
Cultic make music that alludes to high fantasy sword-and-sorcery tales—King Arthur and Conan the Barbarian. They call it battle punk or dark dungeon metal. We call it awesome.
KILL SCREEN 014: Meet A.L.N. of MIZMOR, the God of Puzzles
June 21, 2023 Michael Wohlberg and James Lewis
For Decibel’s latest cover star, doom and gloom can sometimes give way to fun and games.
EXCLUSIVE: GODTHRYMM ‘Distortions’ 2xLP on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!
June 19, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 100 copies available of Godthrymm‘s new 2xLP, Distortions, on exclusive Blue Vinyl with Gold, Black and Silver Splatter.
AGALLOCH’s ‘Pale Folklore’ Classic Reissued on Decibel-Exclusive Transparent Orange Vinyl! PRE-ORDER NOW!
June 5, 2023 Decibel Magazine
We have only 100 copies available of Agalloch‘s debut album, Pale Folklore, reissued for the the first time in seven years on Decibel-exclusive orange vinyl!
EXCLUSIVE Excerpt #5 from Brian Slagel’s ‘Swing of the Blade’: Cirith Ungol Return From the Underground
May 2, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
OG U.S. doom merchants Cirith Ungol feature prominently in our latest exclusive excerpt from Brian Slagel’s upcoming book, Swing of the Blade.
Full Album Stream: VADIAT – Spear of Creation
April 26, 2023 Cody Davis
Listen to an exclusive stream of Vadiat‘s debut full-length album now. Pick up a copy of the album from Redefining Darkness Records ahead of the album’s release this Friday.