swedish death metal
Video Premiere: Toxaemia – “Blood Red”
September 12, 2024 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Swedish death metallers Toxaemia debut their new video for “Blood Red” ahead of their November 15 album Rejected Souls of Kerberu.
Full Album Stream: Grand Cadaver – ‘Deities of Deathlike Sleep’
August 22, 2023 Adem Tepedelen
Hear the HM-2 stomping OSDM of Swedish supergroup Grand Cadaver featuring members and ex members of Dark Tranquillity, Katatonia, Tiamat, Vorder and more.
Track Premiere: Xorsist – “Coterie of the Depraved”
August 8, 2023 J. Andrew
Xorsist‘s new track is kind of like steak ordered extra rare. But in this case it’s HM2-style Swedish death metal ordered with extra blood! Hear “Coterie of the Depraved” now!
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.
Sebastian Ramstedt Honors L.G. Petrov On New In Aphelion Track ‘Requiem’
March 7, 2022 Chris Dick
In Aphelion guitarist Sebastian Ramstedt pays tribute to fallen death metal icon L.G. Petrov on new song “Requiem.”
Full Album Premiere: AngelBlast ‘Throne of Ashes’
January 24, 2022 Chris Dick
Newly formed Swedish/Canadian death metallers AngelBlast stream new EP “Throne of Ashes”. Death is just the beginning…
Full Album Premiere: Reveal! – ‘Doppelherz’
December 6, 2021 Chris Dick
Psyched out Swedish death metallers Reveal! stream the manic brilliance of new album Doppelherz (Sepulchral Voice Records).
Celebrate 17 Years of Decibel With 17% Off of All Books THIS WEEKEND ONLY!
August 13, 2021 Decibel Magazine
Between now and Sunday at 11:59 PM ET, all books in the Decibel webstore, including USBM, Rotting Ways to Misery, Choosing Death and more will be 17% off. Happy birthday to us, happy savings to you!
Full Album Premiere: Netherbird ‘Arete’
July 29, 2021 Chris Dick
Long-standing Swedish melodic black/death metallers Netherbird stream new album Arete at Decibel! Only melodic death is real!
Q&A: Dismember Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Like an Ever Flowing Stream’
May 28, 2021 Chris Dick
Dismember drummer/jack of all trades Fred Estby reflects on 30 years of genre-defining album, Like an Ever Flowing Stream.
L-G Petrov, Swedish Death Metal Legend, Dies At 49
March 8, 2021 Albert Mudrian
Entombed A.D. vocalist Lars-Göran “L-G” Petrov loses his battle with bile duct cancer at the age of 49.
Fight Fire with Fire: ‘Left Hand Path’ vs. ‘Like an Everflowing Stream’
January 14, 2021 Greg Pratt
Our latest Fight Fire with Fire is a battle of the Swedish death metal debuts.
Track Premiere: Grand Cadaver “Blood-Filled Skies”
December 16, 2020 Chris Dick
Swedish death metal veterans relive the oldest days in Grand Cadaver. Decibel joins the bloodbath with new track “Blood-filled Skies”. Only death (metal) is real!
Full Album Stream: Wombbath – ‘Choirs of the Fallen’
March 5, 2020 Bradley Zorgdrager
Submerge yourself in a full-LP stream of the latest LP from Swedish death dealers Wombbath.
Track Premiere: Wombbath – ‘From the Beggars Hand’
January 29, 2020 Albert Mudrian
Håkan Stuvemark and Swedish deathcrushers Wombbath return with their third LP in five years and we’ve got a taste via a new tune right now.
Album Premiere: Sentient Horror – “Morbid Realms”
November 27, 2019 Bradley Zorgdrager
Hear NWOSDM crushers Sentient Horror stomp their HM-2s into oblivion on latest full-length Morbid Realms.
Track Premiere: Paganizer – ‘Cannibal Remains’
August 19, 2019 Emily Bellino
Stream a choice cut from Paganizer‘s new album in the form of “Cannibal Remains.”
FLASH SALE: All Metal Books 20% Off This Weekend Only!
July 12, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Murder in the Front Row, Swedish Death Metal, Only Death is Real, Choosing Death, Black Metal and more are now 20% off through 11:59pm EST Sunday night!
Track Premiere: Rogga Johansson — ‘Giants Walking At Night’
June 26, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Swedish death metal savant Rogga Johansson brings the fury to his eponymous band’s full-length debut — and we’ve got an exclusive salvo for you to sample.
Track Premiere: Ribspreader – ‘Breeder of the Dead’
June 17, 2019 Emily Bellino
Meet the “Breeder of the Dead.”
Bazillion Points Joins Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
February 27, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Decibel is stoked to join forces again with our brothers and sisters in bound printed matter!
Track Premiere: Wretched Fate – ‘Only Death to Abide’
February 18, 2019 Emily Bellino
Only (Swedish) death is real in Wretched Fate‘s world.
(Written) Under the Sign of the Black Mark: Author Ika Johannesson On Her Swedish Metal History “Blood Fire Death”
February 6, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Swedish journalist Ika Johannesson talks her fantastic and enlightening new cultural history Blood Fire Death: The Swedish Metal Story.
Dismember Reunite for Scandinavia Deathfest in October!
January 14, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Swedish death metal legends Dismember return in October after an eight-year hiatus.
Ten Bazillion Years: The Daniel Ekeroth Interview
December 14, 2018 Dutch Pearce
Rounding out our Bazillion Points tenth anniversary celebration, get to know Daniel Ekeroth, the unquestionable authority on all things Swedish Death Metal.
Track Premiere: Musmahhu – ‘Spectral Congregation of Anguish’
December 11, 2018 Dutch Pearce
From Ancient Records’ dark mastermind Swartadauþuz comes Musmahhu, an expression of pure and triumphant death.
The Workhorse Chronicles: Rogga Johansson
December 5, 2018 Joseph Schafer
Rogga Johansson released eight records in 2018 alone, now he’s about to release his first solo LP.
Ten Bazillion Years: The Ian Christe Interview
November 28, 2018 Albert Mudrian
Bazillion Points head honcho Ian Christe is interviewed.
Full EP Stream: Defy the Curse – “Defy the Curse”
November 14, 2018 Emily Bellino
Defy the Curse go old school on their self-titled EP.
Watch: Paganizer – ‘Forlorn Dreams’
October 15, 2018 Emily Bellino
Check out a new video from Swedish death metal crew Paganizer.