Prophecy Productions

Decibel talks to ex-Ulver/current Dold Vorde Ens Navn songmaster Håvard Jørgensen on his new journey as a solo artist with Haavard.

Unreqvited are uniquely talented at keeping their influences intact while still merging them into a cohesive force of blackened melancholy.

Prophecy Fest lands on US soil this weekend.

Prophecy Productions announce Alcest, Xasthur, Kayo Dot, Crowhurst and more for inaugural Prophecy Fest on November 2 and 3.

Soror Dolorosa’s Andy Julia talks travel, black metal, and new album Apollo

Stream the new album from Katla.

Stream a new song from Swedish black metal duo Fornhem now!

Stream Sun of the Sleepless‘ new record, To The Elements, the first new music from the band since 2004, now. 

There are musical surprises. And then there are musical surprises. Valborg aren’t an easy band to peg. The band from Bonn, Germany have tried the patience of categorization from their inception in 2002. Valborg’s debut album, Glorification of Pain, continues to stupefy, confound, and amaze. That was eight years ago. Since Glorification of Pain, the Germans have made five more stunning, left-of-center albums, the latest of which is the brutal brain scratcher, Endstrand.

The last time we talked to Farsot, bassist/keyboardist v.03/170 was fielding our inquiries into the band’s inner workings. The Germans had just released their second album, 2011’s stupendous Insects, and we here at Decibel were obsessed with what made the landmark effort tick. Now, seven years later, we inquire about album of the year contender (my opinion, natch) in Fail-Lure.

Valborg continue to experiment with their brand of progressive death/doom on their new album, Endstrand. 

Salem’s 1476 have continued to grow their sound and image, reflected in the video for “Winter of Winds.”

Bethlehem
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning
dB rating: 9/10

Lotus Thief‘s Gramarye is a beautiful album that draws from some of history’s most renowned texts to create an atmospheric journey through time. Listen to it in full now.