Brad Sanders

Kylesa – Static Tensions

March 31, 2026

Kylesa‘s 2009 psych metal masterpiece, Static Tensions, enters our hallowed Hall.

Video Premiere: Volcandra – “Fouled Sanctity”

January 31, 2024

Louisville’s black/deathrashers Volcandra drop the hammers of horror and metal in their new video for “Fouled Sanctity.”

Track Premiere: Tombstalker – “Titan Warlord”

May 17, 2023

Hear Kentucky death dealers Tombstalker deliver a deliberately D-beatdown on “Titan Warlord.”

Full Album Premiere: Veriluola – ‘Cascades of Crimson Cruor’

May 11, 2023

Hear Finnish/American duo Veriluola capture the lawless, ruleless extreme metal approach of the early ’90s on Cascades of Crimson Cruor, their slippery debut LP

Track Premiere: Aridus – “Bearer of Silence”

April 11, 2023

Hear some exquisite USBM from multi-instrumentalist Galen Baudhuin (Wolves In the Throne Room, Infera Bruo, Street Tombs and more) in the form of his latest project Aridus.

Track Premiere: Smoulder – “Victims of Fate”

March 22, 2023

Hear a brand new track from epic heavy metal heroes Smoulder taken from their forthcoming Violent Creed of Vengeance LP.

Track Premiere: Bongzilla – “Hippie Stick”

March 20, 2023

Hear Wisconsin sludge doom heroes Bongzilla return with their latest super joint ritual.

Full EP Premiere: Negative Prayer – “Negative Prayer”

March 9, 2023

Hear three death metal D-beatdowns form Negative Prayer, featuring former and current members of Poison Idea, Vastum, Funebrarum and VoidCeremony.

Video Premiere: Deathgrave – “Your Rulers Are Here”

February 27, 2023

Bay area death dealers Deathgrave return in April with new LP, It’s Only Midnight. But we’ve got their new The Thing-meets-Trees Lounge inspired video right now!

Video Premiere: Morbikon – “Borne of Phantom Vessel”

February 22, 2023

Black metal project Morbikon is building a mythology with a series of animated music videos. First with last year’s “Universal Funeral” video, and now, Decibel is premiering its sequel: “Borne of Phantom Vessel.”

Video Premiere: Phantom Fire – “Mara”

January 26, 2023

Take a beer run with black/death/thrashers Phantom Fire in their new video for “Mara.”

Video Premiere: Darkened – “Swallowed by the World”

November 17, 2022

Watch the new video from Swedish death metal world eaters Darkened or suffer grave consequences.

Track Premiere: Persekutor – “Brain Freeze”

October 6, 2022

Grab your hoodie as L.A.-based, Romania-bred black ‘n’ rollers Persekutor return with their first chilly new track since 2020’s Permanent Winter LP.

Full Album Premiere: Mortuous – ‘Upon Desolation’

September 15, 2022

Hear Bay Area death crew Mortuous deliver a death metal album-of-the-year contender a day before its official release.

Track Premiere: Tribal Gaze – “With This Creature I Return”

September 7, 2022

Hear a brand new track from Texas deathcrushers Tribal Gaze in advance of their new LP, The Nine Choirs

Video Premiere: Glassing – “Sulk”

August 18, 2022

Watch the video for the “Sulk,” half of the new 7-inch/cassingle from Austin noise-makers Glassing.

Video Premiere: Dreadnought – “Gears of Violent Endurance”

July 27, 2022

Watch Denver’s genre-defying progressive metal outfit Dreadnought lay it down in this new studio-shot video from forthcoming new LP The Endless.

Video Premiere: Vicious Blade – “Siege of Cruelty”

June 15, 2022

Watch former and current members of Castrator, Complete Failure, Commit Suicide and… uh, Don Cabellero get their old-school blackened thrash on in Vicious Blade.

Track Premiere: Besieged – “Violence Beyond All Reason”

June 1, 2022

You’ll love Winnipeg death/thrashers Besieged‘s worship of ’80s Sepultura beyond all reason.

Full Album Premiere: Tómarúm – ‘Ash in Realms of Stone Icons’

May 4, 2022

Hear Atlanta progressive black metallers Tómarúm unleash their long-gestating debut Ash in Realms of Stone Icons before its Friday release.

Full Album Premiere: Nonsun – ‘Blood & Spirit’

April 11, 2022

The drone/doom/sludge of Ukrainian beasts Nonsun takes on a deeper meaning on the eve of their Blood & Spirit release. Hear it now in full.

Track Premiere: Celestial Season: “The Golden Light of Late Day”

March 23, 2022

Hear early ’90s death/doom legends Celestial Season continue their impressive rebirth.

EP Premiere: Diabolical Evil – “Cursed by Blood” / “Valley of the Damned”

March 1, 2022

Hear Brazilian speed metal merchant Diabolical Evil make their vinyl debut for new U.K.-based label Vicious Witch Records.

Track Premiere: Desolate Shrine – “Cast to Walk the Star of Sorrow”

February 25, 2022

Helsinki trio Desolate Shrine continue their decade-long death reign with the latest song from their Fires of the Dying World album, due March 25 on Dark Descent

Video Premiere: Sum of R – “Crown of Diseased”

February 7, 2022

Watch the first video and single from Sum of R‘s harrowingly heavy and delicately beautiful new LP Lahbryce.

Exclusive Excerpt: ‘Doom Lexicanum II’ book Reveals Early Days of the Legendary My Dying Bride

January 24, 2022

In this exclusive Doom Lexicanum II book excerpt, co-founding frontman Aaron Stainthorpe explains how the original My Dying Bride lineup first met.

Video Premiere: Night Cobra – “The Neuromancer’s Curse”

January 13, 2022

Check out the NES-style 8-bit animation of Night Cobra‘s music video “The Neuromacers Curse.”