Doom Metal

Track Premiere: The Gathering – “Stonegarden” (Remix)

February 28, 2024

Burning World Records celebrates the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Gathering‘s critical debut album, Always…. Streaming “Stonegarden” now only at Decibel!

Track Premiere: Altar of Betelgeuze – “Conclusion”

January 31, 2024

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

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

NYC project Witnesses returns with a new track of widescreen cinematic doom entitled “Joy (Beyond the Sound of My Voice).”

SPECTRAL VOICE’s New LP ‘Sparagmos’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!

December 8, 2023

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.

Video Premiere: Praise the Plague – “Devourer”

December 1, 2023

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

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.

Album Premiere: Mourn the Light / Ice Howl / High Priest / Archdruid

November 22, 2023

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

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

Hear newcomers Aldrig bring the post-black metal pain with their debut LP Yağmur.

Album Stream: Litha – ‘Litha’

November 15, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

Hear Aussie sludge lord Aglo rumble through PMA-killing new track, “Shame as a Weapon.”

Album Premiere: Slomatics – “Strontium Fields”

September 6, 2023

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

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

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

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

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.

EXCLUSIVE: GODTHRYMM ‘Distortions’ 2xLP on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!

June 19, 2023

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

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

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

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.