German Black Metal
Full Album Premiere: Kankar ‘Dunkle Millennia’
March 15, 2021 Chris Dick
Germany-based black metal duo Kankar posit a crucially dark message on new album, Dunkle Millennia. Full album streaming in vanta black only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Grabunhold “In Tiefen Verliesen”
December 21, 2020 Chris Dick
German black metallers Grabunhold launch new track, “In Tiefen Verliesen,” off new album Heldentod. Only at Decibel!
Album Premiere: Warlust ‘Unearthing Shattered Philosophies’
April 20, 2020 Chris Dick
Germany-based black-thrash quartet Warlust premiere new album, Unearthing Shattered Philosophies, at Decibel. Streaming metal madness right here!
Album Stream: Grabunhold ‘Unter dem Banner der Toten’
September 16, 2019 Chris Dick
German black metal upstarts Grabunhold stream new EP, Unter dem Banner der Toten, their first for German indie Iron Bonehead Productions.
Dauþuz: (Literally) Mining for Black Metal Gold
June 7, 2019 J. Andrew
Dauþuz is one of many black metal bands to come out of Germany playing a melodic and atmospheric style, and one of the better ones.
Schattenfall’s New Album Is “Melancholie” Distilled
March 29, 2019 J. Andrew
Ruminate on the “Melancholy of Being” and spin a new Schattenfall tune.
Mardom: The Return of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
February 22, 2019 J. Andrew
The nocturnal march continues- the black metal horde of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult will finally release a new album on April 12.
Der Rote Milan: Ballads of Dark Introspection
January 11, 2019 J. Andrew
Check out the video for “Drohende Schatten,” from Germany’s Der Rote Milan, inspired by some colorful and consequential events in German history.
Eïs: Epic, Atmospheric and Ferocious
March 30, 2018 J. Andrew
There’s a lot of atmospheric black metal out there these days. But Germany’s Eïs rises above glut by retaining the ferocity of the second-wave sound.
Track Premiere: Ascension – ‘Dreaming in Death’
February 27, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Stream a new song from the German black metal elite now.
Track Premiere: Der Weg Einer Freiheit – ‘Skepsis Part I’
June 20, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from the German black metal band.
Full Album Premiere: Occvlta return with “Night Without End”
May 9, 2017 Dutch Pearce
It’s been seven years since Occvlta released their demo, We Command the Wolves, and finally Berlin’s black metal brothers have returned with an album worth the wait and then some. Night Without End will restore your faith in true black metal . . . while simultaneously ensuring your condemnation.
Track Premiere: Front Beast present “Rape the Corpse of Christ”
February 1, 2017 Dutch Pearce
German one-man black metal assault Front Beast goes full Profanatica with “Rape the Corpse of Christ,” from their third full length, Third Scourge from Darkness.