Doom
Video Premiere: MoRkObOt – “Ogrog”
September 26, 2016 Emily Bellino
MoRkObOt unleash wordless doom weirdness in this new video for “Ogrog.”
Track Premiere: Albez Duz – “Sacred Flame”
September 23, 2016 Emily Bellino
Albez Duz is back and serving up ten minutes of occult doom on “Sacred Flame.”
Full Album Stream: Saint Vitus’ “Live Vol. 2” Will Bring Misery of the Best/Worst Sort to Your Day
September 13, 2016 James Lewis
Doom of the highest caliber, in the live, in its entirety. Before the release date!
Live Review: Drive Thru Doppelgangers Mac Sabbath
September 9, 2016 Sean Frasier
If something smelled like “Sweet Beef” in Philly, it was “Drive Thru Metal” concept band Mac Sabbath.
Doomsters Khemmis Unveil ‘Three Gates’ & Inch Closer to Greatness
September 8, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Stop what you’re doing and listen to the latest song from from Khemmis‘ forthcoming album Hunted. You can thank us later.
Merchant of Doom: An Interview with Wretch’s Karl Simon
September 1, 2016 Matt Solis
Wretch’s Karl Simon talks about how the band’s debut LP came to be, how his friend and ex-bandmate Jason McCash’s death affected his songwriting process, and his plans for a brand-new chapter in his life.
Full Album Stream: Slomatics Prove the Future of Space Doom is Now
August 31, 2016 Sean Frasier
On Future Echo Returns, Irish cosmonauts Slomatics fuse sci-fi and doom heavier than a dying planet.
TRACK PREMIERE: Lesbian’s Phantasy-Thrash Creates and Destroys New Worlds
August 17, 2016 Sean Frasier
Psychedelic Seattle shapeshifters warn of shroom-doom and shapeshifting dolphins in the climax of their phantasy thrashterpiece Hallucinogenesis.
Form and Force: An Interview with Spirit Adrift’s Nate Garrett
August 4, 2016 Matt Solis
For Nate Garrett, the healing power of heavy riffs is nothing new. Many know the Arizona-based musician as the guitarist in Gatecreeper and Take Over and Destroy, but 2016 introduces a new chapter in his musical career: the one-man doom project Spirit Adrift. With the release of the band’s debut LP, Chained to Oblivion, a mere week away, we caught up with Garrett to talk about the events that led to its creation.
TRACK PREMIERE: SEA Navigate Heavy Waters before Crossing an Ocean
August 3, 2016 Sean Frasier
Boston post-metal explorers SEA explore the murky depths of post-metal on “Stone Ship” before embarking on a European expedition with WeedWolf.
Hail Peavey! Doom lords Methra debut video for “Dead Ram”
July 20, 2016 Albert Mudrian
The bizarre (yet justified!) worship of Peavey continues in the latest video clip from doomsters Methra.
TRACK PREMIERE: Rot Forever with Paranormal Doom Cult EERIE
July 20, 2016 Sean Frasier
Psychedelic doom rockers EERIE are here to prepare you for the zombie apocalypse with “Immortal Rot.”
Cult of Luna and Julie Christmas Debut “Chevron” Video
June 29, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Christmas (and Cult of Luna) comes early to Europe this year in November.
SubRosa Unveil New Track “Key of the Eidolon” Via Decibel Flexi Series!
June 15, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Hear the first new SubRosa recording in three years. It’s the latest release in the Decibel Flexi Series.
Fistula’s “Loyal to the Foil” is the Feel Like Sh*t of the Summer
June 10, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Anti-religion, Drugs, Life, Death. Ain’t no party like a Fistula track debut.
New England’s Conclave Pick Up the Bong, Not the Change
May 25, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Meet New England’s Conclave, who probably don’t have a baseball jersey merch design.
Album Stream: From Mars Red Sky… for Serious
May 12, 2016 Albert Mudrian
It’s raining threes for French psych doomsters Mars Red Sky.
WAKE UP & DESTROY: Kosmodemonic Talk Monsters and Dark Psychedelia
May 12, 2016 Sean Frasier
When I first saw extreme metal Brooklynites Kosmodemonic, they were killing it on a stage Watain doused with pig’s blood soon after.
Make Your Day a Bit Uglier with this Musket Hawk Premiere
April 26, 2016 James Lewis
Equal parts bluesy sludge and trudging grind, Musket Hawk bring the slow despondency necessary on the most hungover of afternoons.
Epicus Doomicus Newicus Songicus: Candlemass Premiere Lyric Video of Title Track from Upcoming EP “Death Thy Lover”
April 21, 2016 James Lewis
30 years of epicus doomicus metallicus means new EP(icus).
Premiere: Head of the Demon Will Inspire Dread in Your Wednesday Afternoon
April 20, 2016 James Lewis
A sneak peek heads-up for the upcoming full-length of hypnotic, unhinging blackened doom from Head of the Demon.
Derkéta’s Top 5 Doomy Death Metal Songs of All Time
March 21, 2016 Albert Mudrian
Frontwoman Sharon Bascovsky dooms you to death in honor of Choosing Death Fest.
Hall of Fame Countdown: Candlemass’ Nightfall
March 3, 2016 Matt Solis
Nightfall‘s big brother may get most of the attention, but Candlemass’ sophomore LP has more than enough potency to sit on its own throne. Ranking the songs by merit is utter madness since it’s a stone cold masterpiece…but that’s never stopped us before!
Streaming: Funeral Moth’s “Transience”
January 26, 2016 Justin Norton
Stream the title track from the upcoming doom opus from Japan’s Funeral Moth.
Lycus: 2015 Wrap-Up Interview
January 11, 2016 Daniel Lake
This week, restless doom lords Lycus will release their mesmerizing second full-length, Chasms, and to celebrate, we wanted to give the band a chance to sound off about their year in the run-up to the new album.
Stream New Un: “Through the Luminous Dusk”
November 16, 2015 Daniel Lake
The quartet blend crusty tone, thick hum and lingering melancholy melodies perfect for a midnight stroll through a personal cosmic abyss, while also answering the perennial question: “What is Monte McCleery, the bassist from Samothrace, up to these days?” He’s up to Un, but on guitars and vocals here.
Reverend Bizarre – “In the Rectory of the Bizarre Reverend”
October 27, 2015 Nick Green
Over the length of their relatively short, yet remarkably productive, career, Reverend Bizarre distinguished themselves as a highly literate and darkly humorous band, and one of the doom metal genre’s most ardent conservationists and crusaders.
Exclusive: Ahab’s “The Isle” + Studio Recording Video
August 13, 2015 Matt Solis
Disciples of the deep, rejoice: German funeral doom legends Ahab are mere weeks away from dropping their fourth LP, the monstrous and expansive The Boats of the Glen Carrig. Based on William Hope Hodgson’s 1907 horror novel of the same name, it’s another impressive collection of face-compressing riffs, churning psychedelia and hymns to all that dwells beneath the waves.
Decbirity Playlist Revisited: My Dying Bride
July 29, 2015 Jesse Chase
To celebrate/wallow in the misery of our exclusive, not-on-any-album My Dying Bride flexi track, as well as their new album Feel the Misery, we would like to revisit a Decibrity playlist from their despair-mongering vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe.