melodic death metal
Full Album Premiere: Celestial – “Broken Vows & the Unspoken Truth”
August 9, 2023 Sean Frasier
Indonesian moshers Celestial emerge from the night sky with their debut album of emotive and progressive death metal.
Video Premiere: Solemn Vision – ‘Gates’
July 21, 2023 Emily Bellino
Watch New York City’s Solemn Vision debut fresh melodic death metal with the new video for “Gates.”
Video Premiere: Antrvm – “Not Dead Enough”
May 4, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
New Brazilian DM crushers Antrvm debut with their ode to death metal, “Not Dead Enough.”
Fires in the Distance: “The Primary Theme Behind This Music Is Perseverance”
May 1, 2023 J. Andrew
Our interview with guitarist Yegor Savonin, where he tells us about the band, its new album, and how the noise all comes together.
Video Premiere: Voidscape – “Grief Eclipse”
March 9, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
The view from the new Voidscape video is dull and bleak, but the melodic death metal is smokin’.
Video Premiere: Asylence – “Eternity, Please”
January 19, 2023 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Melodic death metal powerhouse Asylence drop a new video for the track “Eternity, Please.” The song is from their new album Endanger Us All, out February 24.
Video Premiere: Ontborg – “Steps of Damnation”
January 3, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Italian melodic death maulers Ontborg invite you onto the “Steps of Damnation” in their latest video.
Track Premiere: The Last Reign – “Sands of Fate”
November 16, 2022 Sean Frasier
Sink into “Sands of Fate,” the killer new single from Buffalo melodeath tyrants The Last Reign. New compilation album out February 24th.
Q&A: Mikael Stanne Leaves An Impression With The Halo Effect
September 26, 2022 Chris Dick
Swedish legends form The Halo Effect to bridge gaps and heal wounds. Decibel interviews vocalist Mikael Stanne.
Track Premiere: Cruz “Eones de Sangre”
August 29, 2022 Chris Dick
Spanish death metallers invoke their Swedish brethren Seance and Unanimated on new track “Eones de Sangre.” In the forest of the streaming dead!
Five For Friday: August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022 J. Andrew
This week’s hand-picked set of new releases feature the latest from Russian Circles, Soilwork, Morbid Evils and more!
Track Premiere: Mother of Graves “Tears Like Wine”
August 15, 2022 Chris Dick
Indiana-based death-doom metallers Mother of Graves summon rapture on new track “Tears Like Wine” off new album, Where the Shadows Adorn. Streaming bravely at Decibel!
Track Premiere: Turian — “Snakehead”
June 22, 2022 Shawn Macomber
Crust. Grind. Metallic death metal. Noise. Seattle’s Turian comes at you hard on “Snakehead” with everything but the grunge.
Track Premiere: In Nothingness – “A Nameless Grave”
May 30, 2022 Chris Dick
Japanese death metal act In Nothingness turn back time to the New Wave of Swedish Death Metal on new streaming track “Black Sun Funeral”.
Full EP Stream: Haserot – ‘Throne of Malice’
May 26, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Houston’s death crushers Haserot party (on a maggot-infested corpse) like it’s the 1990s.
Q&A: Peter Tägtgren Has A New Conspiracy
May 16, 2022 Chris Dick
Hypocrisy mastermind Peter Tägtgren reveals a new conspiracy brewing below the Earth’s crust on new album, Worship.
Video Premiere: Eternal Returns — “Siege Sombre”
April 20, 2022 Shawn Macomber
Thane, India melodic death metallers Eternal Returns go deep and dark for the “Siege Sombre” video.
Video Premiere: Disquiet (ft. Vicky Psarakis) – “Wrecked”
April 14, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Dutch melodic death metal quintet Disquiet turn the vocal mike over to the Agonist vocalist Vicky Psarakis on this emotional rager.
Exclusive EP Premiere: Jesus Wept – ‘Psychedelic Degeneracy’
March 8, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Motor City quartet Jesus Wept tune in, turn on and drop some serious Carcass-inspired death ’n’ roll on their new EP.
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 4)
December 1, 2021 Shawn Macomber
In the final part of this video interview series, legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg reflects on the lyrical/philosophical themes behind At The Gates album “The Nightmare of Being.”
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 3)
November 24, 2021 Shawn Macomber
In the third episode of a four-part video series, legendary vocalist Tomas Lindberg expands upon the literature and philosophy that underpin the recent At the Gates album The Nightmare of Being.
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 2)
November 17, 2021 Shawn Macomber
In part two of an exclusive new video interview, At the Gates‘ Tomas Lindberg talks literature, philosophy, & The Nightmare of Being.
At the (Lyrical) Gates: Tomas Lindberg on Nihilism, Evolution & “The Nightmare of Being” (Part 1)
November 10, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Forget Lebowski. Tomas Lindberg of At the Gates gives Decibel the download on trve nihilism and The Nightmare of Being.
Full Album Stream: LIVLØS – ‘And Then There Were None’
October 21, 2021 Brad Sanders
Preview the second album by Danish melodeath crew LIVLØS now!
Album Premiere: Lutharo – ‘Hiraeth’
October 13, 2021 Sean Frasier
Canadian melodeath quintet Lutharo pack power anthems and planet-burning riffs into their debut LP, Hiraeth.
Video Premiere: Akiavel – “Lady of Death”
September 15, 2021 Sean Frasier
French death metal thrill-killers Akiavel explore the psyche and legacy of Aileen Wuornos in their murderous music video for “Lady of Death.”
Track Premiere: Reality Grey Offers a ‘Powerblast’ of Modern Melodic Death Metal
April 8, 2021 Kevin Stewart-Panko
Hear new music from Italian melodi-deathsters, Reality Grey!
Track Premiere: The Absence – “Choirs of Sickness”
March 30, 2021 J. Andrew
Rip into pure melodic darkness with The Absence‘s latest track, “Choirs of Sickness,” off their upcoming album Coffinized.
Full Album Stream: Aversed – “Impermanent”
March 15, 2021 Emily Bellino
Aversed debut their new album, Impermanent.
EP Premiere: Venomous — “Tribus”
February 24, 2021 Shawn Macomber
Rising Brazilian melodic death metallers Venomous aren’t about to stay in their subgenre lane for this diverse, killer new EP.