black metal

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

Hear a new song from South Florida blackened death dealers Gnosis.

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

Decibel sets our sights on the Americas as we continue to mine for black gold.

Hear a new song from blackgazers Avast.

Stream a new song from raw black metal sect Xalpen.

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

The Cumbrian black metal scene’s latest export is a finely crafted storm of melodic riffs and in-your-face distorted vocals, cloaked in an atmosphere that foreshadows the end of summer’s light.

Watch a new video for Upheaval‘s “Eviscerate the Light.”

Reviews of the new Crowhurst/Gnaw Their Tongues, Mantar and Le Kraken from our resident birdbrains.

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Rebel Wizard is our Best New Noise.

Stream the new album from Rebel Wizard and read an interview with the mind behind the music, NKSV.

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Waldo pecks on new titles from Haunt, Cemetery Urn and Rebel Wizard.

Stream a new song from progressive black metal legion Infera Bruo now.

Behemoth announce new album I Loved You at Your Darkest.

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

Swedish black metal outfit Blood of Serpents reinvent their sound for “Devil’s Tongue.”

Color in your dozens of black metal-inspired art with this new coloring book from Feral House.

Decibel picks the best singles of 2018 thus far.

Wisconsin-based one-man black metal oufit Inexorum stream new album, “Lore Of The Lakes”.

Winterfylleth guitarist/vocalist Chris Naughton talks new album.

Nocratai release a new, industrial-driven black metal track.

Stream the new split between USBM entities Teloch Vovin and Grave Gnosis.

Defunct gothic black metallers Sadness emerge from the shadows for the “Ames de Marbre” reissue.

Blasphemous emerge from the fire with their first album in a decade.

Summer days are hot, but the moon is freezing no matter what month it is. So here’s 6 underground black metal bands for you to blast when the sun goes down.

Stream the stellar new album from Mutilation Rites now.

The prolific Dan Jackson strikes again with a charitable slab of melodic, powerful black metal from Void Ritual’s upcoming album ‘Death is Peace’