Norway
Track Premiere: Okular – “Wake-Up Call”
April 9, 2024 J. Andrew
“The music was written with the intent of making something completely wild and chaotic, yet still catchy and melodic.”
Video Premiere: Kambodsja – “Basement Prophet”
September 12, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Watch Norwegian proggy post-hardcore quartet Kambodsja give the one-fingered salute to keyboard warriors worldwide.
Full Album Stream: Flight – ‘Echoes of Journeys Past’
July 25, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Norwegian retro heshers Flight take wing to the land of Thin Lizzy and B.O.C. on Echoes of Journeys Past.
Track Premiere: IMPUGNER – “Morass”
October 26, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
From the depths of the most fowl recesses of the earth comes the latest from Impugner in the form new track “Morass.”
Mads Lilletvedt & Olav Iversen (Sahg) Detail New Album Born Demon Track By Track
October 3, 2022 Chris Dick
Sahg madmen Mads Lilletvedt and Olav Iversen riff mightily with an exclusive track-by-track of new album, Born Demon, for Decibel.
Video Premiere: Randy M. Salo & Madder Mortem Dive Deep On Documentary ‘Howl of the Underdogs’
June 28, 2021 Chris Dick
Filmmaker Randy M. Salo deep dives into Norwegian progressive metal outfit Madder Mortem in documentary Howl of the Underdogs.
Full Album Premiere: Phantom Fire – “Return of the Goat”
April 19, 2021 Chris Dick
Norwegian duo Phantom Fire, featuring members of Gaahls Wyrd and Aeternus, boogie into darkness like Venom, Bathory, and early Metallica. New EP streaming only at Decibel!
Track Premiere: She Said Destroy – “Succession”
April 5, 2021 J. Andrew
“Succession” is the latest song from Norwegian metal alchemists She Said Destroy, and is the title track off their upcoming album.
Video Premiere: Vreid – “The Morning Red”
March 9, 2021 J. Andrew
Vreid‘s new track, “The Morning Red,” is “a blueprint of our eternal creative duality of melancholia and primal aggression.”
Q&A: Dag Olav Husås (TV Haugaland) Offers Insight Into Enslaved’s Docu-Series ‘Heimvegen’
January 18, 2021 Chris Dick
TV Haugaland producer Dag Olav Husås embarks homeward with Norwegian legends Enslaved in new docu-series.
Darkthrone’s ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky’ Honored By the National Library of Norway
November 23, 2020 J. Andrew
As part of it’s “Enlightened” exhibition, Norway’s national library has honored Darkthrone‘s classic album.
Track Premiere: The Deviant – “Atomic Revolt”
November 3, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Veterans of the Norwegian black/death scene The Deviant (ex-Gehanna) unleash “Atomic Revolt,” from their forthcoming new full-length, Rotting Dreams of Carrion.
Video Premiere: Cadaver – “Morgue Ritual”
September 25, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Legendary Norwegian goreblasters Cadaver prey upon your senses in their NSFW video for “Morgue Ritual,” from their impending full-length, their first in 16 years!
Vreid Announce “In the mountains of Sognametal” Live Session
June 8, 2020 Michael Wohlberg
The Norwegian melodic black metal Vreid outfit announce their upcoming stream live from the fjords of their homeland this Saturday, June 13th at 3 PM EDT.
Enslaved Grace the Cover of Decibel’s May Issue
March 18, 2020 Albert Mudrian
We have a limited number of advance copies of the May issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Cirith Ungol flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.
Video Premiere: Lindy-Fay Hella “Two Suns”
February 27, 2020 Chris Dick
Norway-based songstress Lindy-Fay Hella shines light on her new video for “Two Songs” off her Ván Records debut, Seafarer.
Track Premiere: Enepsigos ‘Confess’
February 24, 2020 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Enepsigos summon new track, “Confess,” from the bottom of the pit of Hell. Decibel bravely streams “Confess” as the world burns in response.
Video Premiere: Ulver “Russian Doll”
February 14, 2020 Chris Dick
Norwegian electronic music experimentalists Ulver debut new video, “Russian Doll.” Decibel dances with the devil in this controversial video.
Video Premiere: Nexorum – “Great Horned King”
February 6, 2020 Dutch Pearce
Norwegian blackened death newcomers Nexorum invoke pure evil on their debut album. Check out the video for “Great Horned King” now.
Track Premiere: Nattverd “Slakt Dem, Der De Loeper Hodeloese Rundt Baalet”
December 30, 2019 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Nattverd and Decibel unleash unholy hell on new track, “Slakt Dem,” the first track off new album, Styggdom.
Video Premiere: Mortiis – “A Dark Horizon”
December 13, 2019 Dutch Pearce
The first of the dungeoneers, Mortiis bids us to look upon “A Dark Horizon.”
Los Angeles Date Added to the 2020 Decibel Magazine Tour
December 10, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Los Angeles, you’ll get a chance to see Mayhem, Abbath, Gatecreeper and Idle Hands on March 23!
Gatecreeper and Idle Hands Added to the Decibel Magazine Tour!
December 5, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Gatecreeper and Idle Hands join Abbath and Mayhem as part of the ninth annual Decibel Magazine Tour starting in March 2020!
Q&A: Øystein G. Brun’s Borknagar Are Truly North From Here
November 25, 2019 Chris Dick
Twenty-five years and 11 albums later, Norwegian progressive metallers Borknagar have found their true north on new album, True North. Founder Øystein G. Brun leads the way.
Decibel Magazine Tour ft Mayhem and Abbath Tickets on Sale Now
November 8, 2019 Albert Mudrian
The Decibel Magazine Tour celebrates its ninth annual run with the ambitious pairing of legendary Norwegian black metal progenitors Mayhem with their countrymates of black ‘n’ roll heroes Abbath. More acts revealed soon. Get tix now!
Svadilfare Releases “Fortapte Roetter,” a Treasury of Raw and Melodic Black Metal
July 12, 2019 J. Andrew
Norway’s Svadilfare has the Norwegian black metal sound nailed: raw yet melodic, powerful but not overdone, epic but NOT cheesy.
Track Premiere: 1349 – ‘Through Eyes of Stone’
July 9, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Check out a video for a brand new 1349 song and get ready for the Norwegian black metallers imminent return to US soil.
First New Cadaver Song In 16 Years Now Available as a Decibel Flexi Disc
June 24, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Acquire this ultra-rare Cadaver flexi disc single, featuring a new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Track Premiere: Blood Red Throne – ‘Skyggemannen’
June 20, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Norwegian death dealers return with a new song, previewing their new full-length album to be released in September.