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Hear Exclusive New Deathhammer Song “Rite of the Living Dead” Via Decibel Flexi Series
April 22, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Hear and acquire this ultra-rare Deathhamer flexi disc single, featuring an exclusive new track via the Decibel Flexi Series. Hurry, quantities are extremely limited!
Cadaver Release “Circle of Morbidity,” First New Music Since 2004
April 19, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hear the first new song in fifteen years from Norwegian death metal institution Cadaver.
Deathhammer to Release New Track “Rite of the Living Dead” via Decibel Flexi Series!
March 29, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by April 1 to obtain a HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc from death/thrash dealers Deathhammer!
From the Vastland: Bloody Stories of Demons and Their Dark World
January 25, 2019 J. Andrew
From the Vastland is making some of the best black metal out there. Check out our interview catching up with Sina, the band’s founder and chief songwriter!
The Top 10 Comments on the Lords of Chaos Trailer
January 18, 2019 Emily Bellino
The best comments angry Youtubers left on the Lords of Chaos trailer.
Track Premiere: The Hedvig Mollestad Trio Gets “Bewitched, Dwarfed and Defeathered”
January 3, 2019 Kevin Stewart-Panko
“Jazz Sabbath” they say? Check out the Hedvig Mollestad Trio and see if you agree.
Mourn at Obliteration’s Obscure Cenotaph
November 30, 2018 J. Andrew
Obliteration is one of a handful of death metal bands that manage to balance a reverence for the old-school with a desire to carve their own path.
Album Premiere: Sylvaine “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone” + Q&A With Sylvaine
October 30, 2018 Chris Dick
Norwegian post-black metal outfit Sylvaine premieres dreamy new album, “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone,” on Decibel.
Album Premiere: Sjukdom “Stridshymner Og Dødssalmer”
October 22, 2018 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Sjukdom stream new album, “Stridshymner Og Dodssalmer,” in full at Decibel.
No Corporate Beer: Nøgne Ø Barleywine
August 20, 2018 Nick Green
Decibel reviews the #100 from Dave Witte-approved brewery Nøgne Ø.
Album Premiere: Djevelkult “Når Avgrunnen Åpnes”
May 21, 2018 Chris Dick
Norwegian black metallers Djevelkult stream new album “Når Avgrunnen Åpnes.”
Track Premiere: Blood Tsunami – ‘Allegory of the Cave’
April 19, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from Norwegian thrashers Blood Tsunami.
Track Premiere: Årabrot – ‘Sinnerman’
April 19, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from weirdo rockers Årabrot now.
Full Album Stream: The Good the Bad and the Zugly – “Misanthropical House”
February 13, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the infectious third album from The Good the Bad and the Zugly.
Track Premiere: Æsthetica – ‘Worshipper’
November 29, 2017 Emily Bellino
Experience Æsthetica’s self-proclaimed “true Norwegian doom metal” with a new song.
Track Premiere: Horizon Ablaze – ‘Insidious’
October 25, 2017 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from Horizon Ablaze (ex-Nidingr, ex-1349) now.
Emperor – ‘Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk’ 20th Anniversary Hall Of Fame Edition Vinyl Now Available
April 26, 2017 Emily Bellino
Emperor‘s Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk is a black metal classic, further cemented by its induction into Decibel‘s Hall of Fame. Now you can own the 20th anniversary Hall of Fame edition album on vinyl.
Video Premiere: Kampfar – ‘Mylder’
March 21, 2017 Emily Bellino
Darkness and fire are coming in this music video for “Mylder.”
Video Premiere: Virus – ‘Investigator’
March 16, 2017 Emily Bellino
Get in on the investigation with Virus‘ new song and video.
Track Premiere: Jagged Vision – ‘Euthanasia’
February 28, 2017 Emily Bellino
Jagged Vision punish the listener with thick riffs and aggressive delivery on “Euthanasia.”
Demo:listen: Enge Store
November 18, 2016 Dutch Pearce
On this week’s Demo:listen, we stray from all the bestial bombast and smoky clamor, wandering on and on until we stumble upon Oslo’s Enge Store.
Track Premiere: Black Hole Generator – ‘Moloch’
November 14, 2016 Emily Bellino
Black Hole Generator get fast and evil on “Moloch.”
Video Premiere: Nordjevel – ‘Djevelen I Nord’
October 21, 2016 Emily Bellino
Trolls and demons battle it out with mere mortals in this new video from Nordjevel.
Video Premiere: Mysticum Track-By-Track
November 12, 2014 Justin Norton
Ah, Mysticum, how you’ve been missed. There was so much talk for so long about the comeback album Planet Satan that we were convinced the record was either a myth or an elaborate troll. But no: Planet Satan was released this fall after decades of speculation, marking the return of a band audacious enough in…
Throw Me a Frickin’ Label Hack: Oslo’s Shevils
December 13, 2013 Daniel Lake
There’s always been a hardcore softspot in Decibel’s metallic heart for the raw and the punk. This writer admits to rarely getting stoked for such sounds, often preferring to hear artfully concocted studio recordings and leave the unkempt, wild fury on the stage where it’s most powerful. But somehow Norway’s Shevils buried into these ears…
“I Love This Music. Isn’t It Too Dreamy?”
February 12, 2013 Shawn Macomber
Norwegian hard rockers Audrey Horne may have a sound that marries Seventies arena rock to a chug/gallop/chug reminiscent of early Priest and Maiden, but the band’s name is all homage to a memorable character from David Lynch’s infamous early nineties crash n’ burn foray into network television. Thus, on the eve of the release of…
GONE FISHING: Enslaved’s most extremely extreme sportfish
March 26, 2012 Jonathan Horsley
When ENSLAVED‘s Grutle Kjellsson and Cato Bekkevold go fishing they don’t fuck around. It’s really not like going down the pond chasing blue gills or Tommy cats; in Norway, even the trout are built super-hench. You might have caught some footage of them catching alligator gar in Texas a few years ago, but you’ll definitely…
CULTURE VULTURES, ASSEMBLE! … Presenting Neseblod Records’ norwegian black metal exhibition
March 23, 2012 Jonathan Horsley
We’re just not the types to go flocking to gallery openings and digest culture of a weekend but this is different. From 29th March to 29th April, the beyond-necro Neseblood Records are curating a black metal exhibition at Oslo’s Popsenteret, chronicling the history of black metal. Whether it is the extremity of the aesthetic or…