Doom
Bindrune Releases ‘Overgrow to Overthrow’ Compilation
July 3, 2020 Emily Bellino
Doom, Woe, Panopticon and more than two dozen other bands contribute new or unheard music to Bindrune’s Overgrow to Overthrow compilation, benefitting Black Lives Matter and Life After Hate.
Album Premiere: Shroud of Vulture – ‘Upon a Throne of Jackals’
July 1, 2020 Sean Frasier
Indianapolis death/doom dissenters Shroud of Vulture invert tyranny on their crushing debut LP Upon a Throne of Jackals.
Album Premiere: Ahab – ‘Live Prey’
June 25, 2020 Sean Frasier
Return to distant waters with German funeral doom mariners Ahab as they revisit their legendary The Call of the Wretched Sea debut on Live Prey.
Full Album Stream: Underer – “The Code”
June 17, 2020 Emily Bellino
On his first solo outing, Cleric vocalist Nick Shellenberger embraces weirdness as Underer.
Interview: Atavist’s Evocative Doom Returns with ‘III: Absolution’
June 17, 2020 Sean Frasier
Manchester doom artisans Atavist are back to disrupt a decade of silence with their cathartic ode to loss and resilience, III: Absolution.
Five Doom Classics that Evaded Our Yearbook: 1995 Issue’s Top 40 Albums of the Year List
June 16, 2020 Decibel Magazine
Decibel dives deep beyond the Peaceville Three with this death/doom addendum to our our new Decibel Yearbook: 1995 issue.
Full Album Stream: The Astral Void – ‘Earthen Tomb’
June 3, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Join us in celebrating Earthen Tomb, the stunning debut album from Virginian doomsters The Astral Void.
Track Premiere: Vile Creature – ‘When the Path is Unclear’
May 28, 2020 Emily Bellino
Vile Creature embrace uncertainty with new track “When the Path is Unclear.”
Track Premiere: KYOTY continue The Isolation Project with “Faith”
May 27, 2020 Sean Frasier
New Hampshire duo KYOTY have been defeating quarantine by writing an entirely new pensive post-metal song each week. Listen to “Faith” as they continue their amazing series The Isolation Project.
Demo:listen: VoidOath
May 15, 2020 Dutch Pearce
This week Demo:listen is doomed by cruel Costa Rican punishers VoidOath.
We’re Down to the last 300 copies of ‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost’
May 15, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Our limited edition hardcover book No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost is Almost SOLD OUT! Pick Up Your Copy Today!
Video Premiere: Mountaineer – ‘Ghost Story’
May 14, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Decibel presents one of the most concise numbers from CA metalgaze crushers Mountaineer in the form of new single “Ghost Story.”
Album Premiere and Interview: Wailin Storms – ‘Rattle’
May 13, 2020 Sean Frasier
Wailin Storms strike again with Rattle, a Southern Gothic doom punk masterpiece teeming with haunted riffs and grim poetry.
Video Premiere: -(16)- – ‘Me and the Dog Die Together’
May 5, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy? The new -(16)- video is! The new -(16)- video is!
Full Album Stream: Cyttorak – ‘Simultaneous Invocation Of Apocalyptic Harbingers’
April 29, 2020 Sean Frasier
Rhode Island bruisers Cyttorak summon beasts from distant worlds on their new slab of slowerviolence Simultaneous Invocation Of Apocalyptic Harbingers.
Full Album Stream: Lord Vigo – ‘Danse de Noir’
April 8, 2020 Sean Frasier
German doom sextet Lord Vigo bring epic balladry and NWOBHM flare to their synth-soaked Blade Runner concept album Danse de Noir.
Demo:listen: Deplorable
April 3, 2020 Dutch Pearce
This week’s Demo:listen buckles under the weight of cruel Costa Rican sludge doom punishers Deplorable.
Album Review: Temple of Void – ‘The World That Was’
March 23, 2020 Justin Norton
Detroit Death/doom dealers Temple of the Void rise to greatness on album No. 3.
Track Premiere: O Zorn! Explores Side Effect Darkness on “Your Killer”
February 27, 2020 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Check out the title track from these non-John Zorn worshipping doomsters’ new album, “Your Killer.”
Album Review: Godthrymm – ‘Reflections’
February 10, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Godthrymm deliver the doom debut of the year with Reflections.
Video Premiere: Beggar – ‘Black Cloud’
January 27, 2020 Emily Bellino
Prepare your ears: Beggar are the heaviest stoner band you’ve ever heard.
Read an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘Doomed to Fail’ and an Interview With Author JJ Anselmi
January 16, 2020 Greg Pratt
Read our interview with Doomed to Fail author JJ Anselmi as well as an exclusive excerpt from the book.
Full Album Stream: SEA – ‘Impermanence’
January 15, 2020 Sean Frasier
Boston doomgaze project SEA match funereal heaviness with elemental poetry on their stunning and heart-rending debut LP Impermanence.
Track Premiere: Smoulder – “Warrior Witch of Hel”
January 14, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Epic Canadian doomsters Smoulder will soon release Dream Quest Ends, the follow up EP to last year’s acclaimed debut full length. Hear this exclusive track premier for an idea of what looms on the horizon.
My Dying Bride Returns on “Your Broken Shore”
January 3, 2020 J. Andrew
The high priests of beautiful gloom and sorrow have returned to offer their latest sermon. Check out My Dying Bride‘s “Your Broken Shore” here.
Track Premiere: Snorlax – “Encapsulated Apocalypse”
January 1, 2020 Sean Frasier
Don’t sleep on former Decibel demo faves Snorlax. Hear their new song “Encapsulated Apocalypse”
Full Album Stream: Solace — “The Brink”
December 11, 2019 Shawn Macomber
New Jersey doom n’ rollers Solace channel a career of hard luck into a scorching comeback record.
Read an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost’
November 26, 2019 Albert Mudrian
It’s okay to celebrate the release day of No Celebration: The Official Story of Paradise Lost with this exclusive excerpt from Decibel‘s limited edition hardcover book.
Maybe Just a Little Celebration: Author David E. Gehlke Talks New Paradise Lost Biography
November 21, 2019 Greg Pratt
No Celebration author David E. Gehlke dishes the dirt on his new Paradise Lost biography out next week on Decibel Books!
Track Premiere: Evadne – “Colossal”
November 20, 2019 Sean Frasier
Spanish doom-death gloomcasters Evadne unveil “Colossal” from the band’s titanic upcoming Dethroned of our Souls compilation.