black metal

Prophecy Productions Announce Full Lineup for Inaugural U.S. Festival

August 1, 2018

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

Feral House to Release Black Metal Coloring Book

July 25, 2018

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

Album Premiere: Inexorum “Lore Of The Lakes”

July 25, 2018

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

Q&A: Swiss Avant-Black Cultists Sadness Talk Old Ghosts

July 23, 2018

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

Mining for Black Metal Gold Part 2: 6 More Great Underground Bands

July 20, 2018

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.

Track Premiere: Void Ritual – “In the Depths”

July 18, 2018

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

Track Premiere: Pyreficativm ‘Emanations From The Drakonian Vessel’

July 16, 2018

Chilean high-brow black metallers Pyreficativm draw ancient Sanskrit symbols on new track, “Emanations From The Drakonian Vessel”.

Full Stream: Snorlax – ‘Snorlax’

July 13, 2018

Stream the new release from the not-actually-Pokemon-themed black/doom band Snorlax now.

Sing Omenfilth’s Hymns of Diabolical Treachery

July 13, 2018

Behold the almighty “Demogorgon” with Omenfilth, from their latest album seeing a cassette release via Eternal Death records.

Full Album Stream: Firtan – “Okeanos”

July 9, 2018

Listen to German atmospheric black metallers Firtan’s stunning new album “Okeanos”.

For Those About to Squawk: Deafheaven, Black Fast, Extremity

July 6, 2018

Our reviewer who shits in a cage pecks on new titles from Extremity, Black Fast and controversial black metallers Deafheaven.

Track Premiere: Oubliette – ‘The Curse’

June 25, 2018

Stream a new song from melodic black metal group Oubliette, featuring members of Inferi and Enfold Darkness.

Svartmálmur: A Saga of Icelandic Black Metal

June 22, 2018

Iceland’s black metal scene has become one of the most prolific and accomplished in the world. The new book, “Svartmálmur,” presents a colorful snapshot of the illustrious Icelandic hordes.

Immortal Grace the Cover of August’s Decibel Issue

June 20, 2018

We have a limited number of grim and frostbitten advance copies of the August issue of Decibel available now. Have at it!

Track Premiere: Black Howling – ‘Celestial Syntropy’

June 15, 2018

Check out the first new track in three years from long-running Portuguese legion Black Howling now.

Video Premiere: Varathron ‘Remnants of the Dark Testament’

June 14, 2018

Veteran Greek black metallers premiere new controversial video for “Remnants of the Dark Testament.”