J. Andrew
Mick Barr Takes You to the 12th Chamber
July 3, 2020 J. Andrew
From one of the minds who brought you Diotoma comes something a little different.
Nocturnal Departure: Offerings to the Raw Black Metal Moon
July 3, 2020 J. Andrew
The latest release from Nocturnal Departure is a raw, unpolished, but thoroughly brutal and melancholic blast of fire and darkness.
Five For Friday: June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases includes the latest from Inexorum, Voidceremony, Fellwarden and more! Black, trad and weird death metal for all!
Five For Friday: June 19, 2020
June 19, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include the self-titled return of the mighty Lamb of God, along with entries from Atavist, Vile Creature and more!
Five For Friday: June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020 J. Andrew
Valdrin, Ulthar and Aversions Crown lead this week’s new release parade.
Five for Friday: June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s featured new releases include the death metal double-feature from Exhumed and Gruesome, the new sludge-bomb from -(16)- and many more!
Video Premiere: TheNightTimeProject- “Embers”
June 4, 2020 J. Andrew
Decibel is happy to present the new video from TheNightTimeProject, featuring former members of Katatonia and current members of October Tide.
Five For Friday: May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s featured set of new releases includes entries from epic practitioners like Atavistia and Sorcerer, along with crushers like Xibalba.
Five For Friday: May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s featured new releases include albums from Cauldron Black Ram, Esoctrilihum, along with some hardcore and deathy NWOBHM-style jams!
Five For Friday: May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s selection of new releases includes ACxDC (read that carefully, it’s the grind one), Paradise Lost, Voodoo Gods and more!
Five For Friday: May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s edition of Five for Friday include the new jams from Swedish legends, Naglfar, the prog acolytes in Green Carnation and much more!
Killswitch Engage Releases Surprise EP to Benefit COVID-19 Response Fund
May 1, 2020 J. Andrew
To help fund those tackling the COVID-19 crisis, and gift us with some new tunes, KSE has unleashed several B-sides from last year’s Atonement.
Five for Friday: May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include the latest from death metal masters Vader, neo-thrash titans Havok and a host other bands from across the metal landscape.
Five For Friday: April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s new releases include albums from Katatonia, Ulcerate and other luminaries of trad-metal, death metal, and raw black metal.
Five For Friday: April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s round of new releases comes stacked with crushing death metal, symphonic black metal, and super-duper weirdo black metal.
Five For Friday: April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s installment of new heavy music comes full of death metal, death metal, death metal and, well, more death metal!
Five For Friday: April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020 J. Andrew
This week’s edition comes loaded with lots of black metal, a thrash titan, and some deathy grind to push you into the weekend.
Five For Friday: March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020 J. Andrew
Welcome to our first installment of Five for Friday! In these posts, you’ll find five new releases help to navigate each week’s output of extreme music.
Rejoice! A New Naglfar Album Is on the Way!
March 20, 2020 J. Andrew
Naglfar remains consistent in the best possible way: they just keep on making great blackened death metal packed with riff after riff.
Nomad Fundraiser: The Road Crew Needs Your Help!
March 19, 2020 J. Andrew
Touring veteran Frank Fanelli has stepped up and started a fundraiser to help out the staff of all those tours affected by the coronavirus.
Video Premiere: Voices of Ruin- “Carved Out”
March 19, 2020 J. Andrew
For fans of modern, muscular melodic death metal, the new video from California’s Voices of Ruin is a must-see bloody experience.
Track Premiere: Natur- “Afternoon Nightmare”
March 13, 2020 J. Andrew
Natur‘s “Afternoon Nightmare is a a rip-roaring good time for fans of glorious no-nonsense heavy metal: riffs, solos, the whole 666 yards.
Fluisteraars: “Our Search for Musical Freedom”
March 6, 2020 J. Andrew
“Bloem” is a gorgeous bouquet of riffs, howls and experimental treats, and yet still fits comfortably within the framework of black metal.
SKAM Smashes All Solids to Liquids
February 28, 2020 J. Andrew
If Anaal Nathrakh was more into D-beat and less into using electronic noises in their material, and you’d be pretty close to what SKAM has to offer.
Mayhem Guitarist Teloch: “Touring the USA Is Always the Icing on the Cake”
February 21, 2020 J. Andrew
According to the Mayhem guitarist, “Even though it’s a hassle and insanely costly, this is the tour we always look forward to!”
Mare Cognitum: “The Paradox of Harmony and Strife”
February 14, 2020 J. Andrew
“That harsh, cold, and uncaring nature of the cosmos contrasts well with its immense beauty, grandeur, and mystery atop a musical canvas like black metal.”
Obsidian Tongue: “A Way to Expel the Sadness, Anger and Fear”
February 7, 2020 J. Andrew
“My only ambition is that the music has the capability to help other people release some of the negativity dominating them.”
Hot Graves: “We Thrive on Having Those Anthemic, Fist-Pumping Vibes”
January 31, 2020 J. Andrew
Jump back into the steaming coffin of black, death, thrash and crust-fueled glory on “Haunted Graves,” from the upcoming EP from Hot Graves.
Track Premiere: Kvaen – “Septem Peccata Mortalia”
January 27, 2020 J. Andrew
For those of you devoted to the power of the unholy riff, Sweden’s Kvaen strikes just the right balance of melody, glory and aggression.
Full Album Stream: Death. Void. Terror.- “To The Great Monolith II”
January 24, 2020 J. Andrew
Gaze into the terrifying indifference of the universe with the latest emanation of Switzerland’s Helvetic Underground Committee.
