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Germany’s Thron unleash a slab of Swedish-inspired melodic black metal.

Stream a new song from Swedish death/doom crushers Vanhelgd.

Stream a new song from Archgoat and read a thoughtful (if lengthy) commentary on it from Ritual Butcherer.

Check out this exclusive track off the debut album from Dutch occult death metal band, Lucifericon.

Members of Cormorant worship doom in URSA.

American underground death metal supergroup Cast The Stone meld different schools of Swedish death metal to form new EP, Empyrean Atrophy.

Drown yourself in D-beat filth with Atrament.

Ex-Torche guitarist/vocalist returns in heavy sludge rockers Dead Now.

Stream a new song from experimental black group A Forest of Stars.

Instrumental post-metal group Set and Setting return with their heaviest offering to date.

Get a taste of the crushing depths of English death metallers Binah’s new album.

A Storm of Light debut “Short Term Feedback” and mastermind Josh Graham talks working with Neurosis, Soundgarden and more.

Stream the new EP from post-metal crushers Wren.

Stream a new song from raw black metal sect Xalpen.

India’s Godless unleash tech death “From Beyond” on new EP Swarm.

Pre-Nazxul black metallers Ichor resurrect Slavic triumphs on new track “Noble Ichor.”

Norway’s Manes left black metal behind long ago, but their new album is an excellent mix of avant-garde rock and pop hooks.

This week Demo:listen exposes international brutal death grinders Lurid Panacea.

Embrace the sounds of ’80s thrash with Subtype Zero.

Stream the new EP from Accident Prone.

Ex-Spellcaster bassist goes goth with new group, Idle Hands.

Finnish black metal phenoms Devouring Star explore Sin as a divine trait on new song “Scar Inscriptions.”

Doom/stoner duo Vessel of Light return with a new song.

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Haunt flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track recorded recorded for the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Something evil lurks in Vancouver . . .

Stream a gloomy new slab of death from Australia’s Descent.

International death metal collective Heads for the Dead offer crusty, crushing death metal.

Prog visionary Steven Wilson tackles boundaries, pop music, and extreme metal in new interview with Decibel.

Decibel catches up with Bandit, and premieres a new song.

Watch a new animated video from I’ll Be Damned.