Dark Descent Records

HORRENDOUS’ ‘Ecdysis’ Reissue Now Available on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl!

August 7, 2024

Horrendous gear up for their Decibel 20th Anniversary Show performance of Ecdysis with a special repressing on Decibel exclusive Weeping Relic Galaxy Colored Vinyl, limited to just 150 copies!

UNDERGANG to Release Exclusive New Track, “Brusk,” via the Decibel Flexi Series

April 26, 2024

Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Monday, May 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from Danish death metal heroes Undergang.

Pre-Order CRYPT SERMON’s New LP ‘The Stygian Rose’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

April 3, 2024

There are only 100 copies of Crypt Sermon‘s new LP, The Stygian Rose, on exclusive Ochre-streaked Orange vinyl. Get one EXCLUSIVELY via Decibel!

SPECTRAL VOICE’s New LP ‘Sparagmos’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl Available for Pre-Order RIGHT NOW!

December 8, 2023

We have only 110 copies available of Spectral Voice‘s new LP, Sparagmos, on exclusive transparent swamp green & opaque bone vinyl. Don’t blow it.

THANTIFAXATH Return with ‘Hive Mind Narcosis’ on Decibel-Exclusive Gold Vinyl! Pre-Order NOW!

April 12, 2023

Nine years in the making, we have only 100 copies of Thantifaxath‘s long-awaited second album, Hive Mind Narcosis, on exclusive gold vinyl!

Video Premiere: Úlfúð (Ulfud) – “Leviathan Dreams”

February 24, 2023

Watch the stunning new Úlfúð video and then grab one of the just 108 copies of their debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive blue & cobalt swirled vinyl!

Pre-Order ÚLFÚÐ’s Debut Album ‘Of Existential Distortion’ on Decibel-Exclusive Vinyl RIGHT NOW!

February 2, 2023

We have just 108 copies of Úlfúð‘s stunning black/death debut, Of Existential Distortion, on Decibel exclusive deep blue and cobalt swirled vinyl!

Pre-Order CASTRATOR’s Debut Album on Decibel’s Exclusive Vinyl Color RIGHT NOW!

June 3, 2022

Castrator’s long-awaited debut album Defiled in Oblivion is now available for pre-order and Decibel has our own exclusive edition on Hot Pink & Black Galaxy vinyl limited to just 100 copies.

Order DESOLATE SHRINE’s New Album ‘Fires of the Dying World’ on Limited Edition Vinyl (Only 90 Copies) RIGHT NOW!

May 3, 2022

Our smallest vinyl edition run EVER is here with Desolate Shrine‘s Fires of the Dying World. Only 90 copies on Blood Red Galaxy vinyl available for pre-order now!

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

Full Album Stream: Lvcifyre – “The Broken Seal”

September 7, 2021

Hear The Broken Seal, the London black/death trio’s first full-length since 2014, ahead of its Friday release date on Dark Descent.

Album Review: Craven Idol – ‘Forked Tongues’

July 19, 2021

British black/death immolators Craven Idol deliver Decibel‘s album of the week via Forked Tongues.

Album Premiere: Anatomia – ‘Corporeal Torment’

May 12, 2021

Japanese death/doom hope-crushers Anatomia unveil their fourth LP Corporeal Torment over a week early exclusively at Decibel Magazine.

Album Premiere: Engulfed – Vengeance of the Fallen

December 1, 2020

Turkish death maelstrom Engulfed return with a mini-album the size of crashing heaven. Hear Vengeance of the Fallen in its entirety before it’s out next week.

Album Premiere: Lie In Ruins – Floating in Timeless Streams

November 13, 2020

Finnish apex death metallers Lie In Ruins take on eternity on their new full-length Floating in Timeless Streams, out next Friday on Dark Descent. Hear it now in its entirety.

Hear Hyperdontia’s Crushing New Song “Punctured Soul” via the Decibel Flexi Series

September 23, 2020

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Hyperdontia flexi disc single, featuring a brand new track, available as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

Spirit Adrift Grace the Cover of the November Issue of Decibel

September 15, 2020

We have a limited number of advance copies of the November issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Hyperdontia flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.

Premiere: HAD’s self-titled mLP

August 25, 2020

Featuring members of Sulphurous and Deiquisitor, HAD emerge from the Copenhagen underground with an uncanny and foreboding power to wield devastating darkness.

Hyperdontia To Release New Song “Punctured Soul” via the Decibel Flexi Series

July 31, 2020

Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Hyperdontia flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new song as part of the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!

The Five Dark Descent Releases that Mean the Most to Owner Matt Calvert

October 10, 2019

To celebrate Dark Descent Records’ 10th anniversary, we caught up with owner Matt Calvert to find out what five DD releases mean the most to him.

Full Album Stream: Crypt Sermon – ‘The Ruins of Fading Light’

September 3, 2019

Hear Crypt Sermon‘s four-years-in-the-making doom metal juggernaut The Ruins of Fading Light in full.

Decibel Magazine Tour 2019 Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

November 16, 2018

Tickets for the eighth annual Decibel Magazine Tour, featuring co-headliners Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel, with support from Immolation (select dates), Necrot and Blood Incantation, are ON SALE NOW!

Decibel Magazine 2019 Tour Lineup + Dates Announced

November 14, 2018

Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Immolation, Necrot and Blood Incantation unite for Decibel’s latest American live campaign this February. Tickets on sale Friday, November 16 at 10am local time.

Track Premiere: Devouring Star ‘Scar Inscriptions’

August 22, 2018

Finnish black metal phenoms Devouring Star explore Sin as a divine trait on new song “Scar Inscriptions.”