Doom
Full Album Stream: Shades of Deep Water – ‘Death’s Threshold’
July 17, 2019 Sean Frasier
Finnish solo funeral doom project Shades of Deep Water crosses Death’s Threshold on their new LP.
Brit Doom Metallers Godthrymm Sign to Profound Lore
July 8, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Godthrymm are no longer doom metal’s best unsigned band.
Crypt Sermon Hands Over the Keys to Solomon’s Gate
July 5, 2019 J. Andrew
Among the growing horde of neo-classical heavy metal and doom bands, one name stands out as one of the best: Crypt Sermon.
Full Album Stream: Tovarish – ‘If The War Comes Tomorrow’
July 3, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Providence, Rhode Island-based experimental/doom metal outfit Tovarish celebrate their 10th anniversary if not America’s 243rd.
Full Album Stream: Slomatics – ‘Canyons’
June 5, 2019 Sean Frasier
Venture back to deep space with doom explorers Slomatics on their 6th LP Canyons.
Demo:listen: Omen Stones
May 31, 2019 Dutch Pearce
This week’s Demo:listen features Richmond’s hard-hitting and mercurial Omen Stones.
Hath Pick the Five Most-Metal Video Games
May 28, 2019 Vince Bellino
Hath assemble their ranking of the five most-metal video games.
Full Album Stream: Troll – ‘Legend Master’
April 10, 2019 Sean Frasier
Portland doom voyagers Troll welcome you aboard their riff-engined Dragonship on their Legend Master LP.
Doom Trio Godthrymm Release Live Studio Clip of “We Are the Dead”
March 18, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Watch a live studio recording from Brit doomsters featuring former members of My Dying Bride, Solstice, Vallenfyre and Anathema.
Track Premiere: The Hedvig Mollestad Trio Gets “Bewitched, Dwarfed and Defeathered”
January 3, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Jazz Sabbath” they say? Check out the Hedvig Mollestad Trio and see if you agree.
Track Premiere: Yidhra – ‘Fuck Christmas’ (Fear Cover)
December 19, 2018 Vince Bellino
Yidhra take a cue from Fear for their Christmas carol.
Evoken, Crypt Sermon and Ilsa Announced for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest Kickoff Party in D.C.!
December 10, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Can’t wait for Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in Philly on April 13-14? Neither can we, so we we’re getting things started a week early in Washington D.C. with the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest Official Kickoff Party!
Track and Video Premiere: Carrion Mother – ‘Schwarzschild’
December 5, 2018 Sean Frasier
German doom explorers Carrion Mother launch us into space’s pitch-black embrace in their new track, “Schwarzschild.”
Full Album Stream: Dayglo Mourning & Bludy Gyres – “Rope Enough For Two”
November 21, 2018 Sean Frasier
Rope Enough For Two features Atlanta doom executioners Dayglo Mourning and Bludy Gyres at their heaviest.
Deafheaven Grace the Cover of the January Decibel
November 19, 2018 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the January issue of Decibel, featuring an ultra-rare Withered PICTURE FLEXI DISC – available now. Don’t blow it.
Video Premiere: Psychlona – ‘Down in the Valley’
November 8, 2018 Vince Bellino
Watch a psychedelic new video from desert rockers Psychlona now.
Video Premiere: OHHMS – ‘Shambles’
October 22, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream the latest single from grungy UK doom crew OHHMS right now.
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats Grace the Cover of the December Decibel
October 18, 2018 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the December issue of Decibel, featuring an ultra-rare Spirit Adrift PICTURE FLEXI DISC – available now. Have at it!
For Those About to Squawk: Author & Punisher, Deadbird, Mutilated by Zombies
September 28, 2018 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new titles from Deadbird, Mutilated by Zombies and Author & Punisher.
Decibel Contributor Roundtable: What band have you seen most live?
September 26, 2018 Sean Frasier
Decibel contributors share the bands they’ve seen on stage most, from sludge icons Eyehategod to metal juggernauts Lamb of God.
Full Album Stream: Owl – ‘We Are Made for Twilight’
September 5, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Valborg members find gothic doom perfection on the long-awaited third LP by Owl.
Video Premiere: Ancestors – ‘Gone’
July 26, 2018 Vince Bellino
Watch a new video from progressive/atmospheric doom trio Ancestors.
Khemmis’ Ben Hutcherson Talks the Rise of Mile High Metal
July 25, 2018 Shawn Macomber
There’s a dark and dazzling heavy metal boom on in Denver right now. Ben Hutcherson of Khemmis gives us the inside scoop.
Album Review: Lucifer – “Lucifer II”
July 3, 2018 Adrien Begrand
Lucifer pay tribute to the heavy rock and proto-metal of decades past on their aptly-titled second album, Lucifer II.
Live Review: Ufomammut and White Hills (June 18th @ Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia)
June 20, 2018 Sean Frasier
Italian doom rockers Ufomammut and NYC psych deconstructionists White Hills descend from space to entertain us here on Earth.
Full Album Stream: KITE – The All Penetrating Silence
June 6, 2018 Sean Frasier
Norwegian post-metal doom-bringers KITE loudly pursue a quiet place on their The All Penetrating Silence EP.
Full Album Stream: Witchsorrow – Hexenhammer
May 23, 2018 Sean Frasier
British doom coven Witchsorrow foreshadow the world’s end on their riveting new LP Hexenhammer.
Our Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time Issue is Back in Stock!
May 18, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Sold out since December 2015! Decibel recently acquired a few copies from a distributor — get one while you can!
YOB Grace the Cover of July’s Decibel
May 18, 2018 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the July issue of Decibel available now. Have at it!
Full Album Stream: From Beyond – ‘The Band From Beyond’
May 9, 2018 Sean Frasier
Austin rockers From Beyond blast synths and heavy space riffs on their otherwordly LP The Band From Beyond.