Doom Metal

Full Album Premiere: SaviorSkin – Invicta Mori

March 27, 2023

Hear the full album of death/doom despondency from SaviorSkin in advance of its April 7 release via Horror Pain Gore Death.

Album Premiere: Desolate Realm – ‘Legions’

March 15, 2023

Finnish epic doom duo Desolate Realm summon eternal winter with their sophomore LP, Legions.

Track Premiere: DieHumane – “Epitaph”

March 10, 2023

If alt-doom isn’t a thing, Texas collective DieHumane may well have invented it on their new single, “Epitaph.”

STRIGOI Stream Exclusive New Track, “The Construct of Misery,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

February 15, 2023

Hear and acquire this Strigoi disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Track Premiere: Usnea – ‘From Soot and Pyre’

February 14, 2023

Usnea rise “From Soot and Pyre” on their first release in six years.

Full Album Stream: Palace of Worms – “Cabal”

January 30, 2023

Though Palace of Worms is now over, hear Cabal briefly breathe new life into this project’s doomed carcass and read an interview with Balan here.

GODTHRYMM Premiere Exclusive New Track, “In Perpetuum,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

January 12, 2023

Hear and acquire this Godthrymm disc single, featuring an exclusive brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

STRIGOI to Release Exclusive New Track, “The Construct of Misery,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

January 6, 2023

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, January 9 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from crusty U.K. doom crew Strigoi.

The Top 5 Bands That Influenced The Abbey

December 19, 2022

Finnish progressive doom outfit The Abbey, featuring members of Hexvessel and Shape of Despair, list their Top 5 Albums that influenced new album, Word of Sin.

GODTHRYMM to Release Exclusive New Track, “In Perpetuum,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

December 2, 2022

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Tuesday, December 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from U.K. doom gods Godthrymm.

For Those About Squawk: Waldo Pecks on Candlemass and In the Woods…

November 11, 2022

Our favorite birdbrain returns with a pair of releases from underground vets moving in decidedly different directions.

Album Premiere: Forlesen – ‘Black Terrain’

October 26, 2022

Portland (OR) blackened doom project Forlesen explore heavier realms on their new album, Black Terrain. Features members of Botanist, Lotus Thief, and Kayo Dot.

Pre-Order DREAM UNENDING’s New LP ‘Song of Salvation’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

October 7, 2022

We’ve got an exclusive 100-copy edition of the sophomore LP from acclaimed death/doom project Dream Unending on Royal Blue with Black & White Splatter.

EXCLUSIVE! Pre-Order WORM’s New LP ‘Bluenothing’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

September 23, 2022

Decibel has procured our own special edition of Worm‘s Bluenothing from the muck, limited to a mere 97 copies on “Swamp Green & Blue Ooze” merged color vinyl!

Pre-Order TYPE O NEGATIVE’S ‘Dead Again’ Special Edition CD Longbox! LIMITED QUANTITIES!

August 26, 2022

We’ve got 100 — that’s right, 100 — copies of Type O Negative‘s loooooooong out of print Dead Again on limited edition CD loooooooong box. Get it before it’s gone/dead again!

Track Premiere: Ferum “The Undead Truth” (feat. Mike Perun)

July 11, 2022

Italian/Estonian death-doom metal savages Ferum premiere new track “The Undead Truth,” featuring Cianide mainstay Mike Perun.

Track Premiere: Red Mesa – “Forest Cathedral”

April 25, 2022

Albuquerque-based desert rock outfit Red Mesa release new single “Forest Cathedral” via Desert Records. Only Red Mesa’s New Mexico flow is real!

Full EP Stream: deathCAVE – “II”

April 21, 2022

Seattle doom trio deathCAVE offer a psychedelic and blackened approach to doom on new EP II.

Pre-Order TEMPLE OF VOID’s ‘Summoning the Slayer’ on Limited Edition Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

April 7, 2022

The Decibel edition of Temple of Void‘s Summoning the Slayer LP is pressed on Electric Blue with Splatter vinyl and limited to just 200 copies worldwide! Pre-order now!

Track Premiere: Celestial Season: “The Golden Light of Late Day”

March 23, 2022

Hear early ’90s death/doom legends Celestial Season continue their impressive rebirth.

Track Premiere: Cavernlight – “As I Cast Ruin Upon The Lens That Reveals My Every Flaw”

February 16, 2022

Wisconsin doom crushers Cavernlight return for the first time in five years with the title track to new LP, As I Cast Ruin Upon The Lens That Reveals My Every Flaw.

Here Are 40 Great Metal Albums You May Have Missed in 2021

February 3, 2022

Because we’re barely even a full month into 2022 and there is still music to discover. And because you can’t get enough goddamn lists, here are 40 more from 2021 to chew on.

Exclusive Excerpt: ‘Doom Lexicanum II’ book Reveals Early Days of the Legendary My Dying Bride

January 24, 2022

In this exclusive Doom Lexicanum II book excerpt, co-founding frontman Aaron Stainthorpe explains how the original My Dying Bride lineup first met.

Track Premiere: Thorn “Hellmouth”

January 3, 2022

Arizona-based death-doom troupe Thorn unveil “Hellmouth” off new album, Yawning Depths.