Season of Mist
Video Premiere: Misery Index – ‘Decline and Fall’
November 25, 2019 Emily Bellino
Misery Index spread an ominous message in their new video for “Decline and Fall.”
Mayhem and Abbath Announced for 2020 Decibel Magazine Tour!
November 4, 2019 Albert Mudrian
Tickets for the 2020 Decibel Magazine Tour go on sale Friday, November 8 at 10 AM local time. More acts to be announced in December!
Video Premiere: Cloak – ‘Tempter’s Call’
August 6, 2019 Emily Bellino
Watch the first video from the upcoming new album, The Burning Dawn, from Atlanta-based black ‘n’ roll crew Cloak.
Track Premiere: 1349 – ‘Through Eyes of Stone’
July 9, 2019 Dutch Pearce
Check out a video for a brand new 1349 song and get ready for the Norwegian black metallers imminent return to US soil.
Album Review: Abbath – ‘Outstrider’
July 5, 2019 Adrien Begrand
Goodnight Wintermoon – the former Immortal frontman emerges from the cold with album #2.
Album Review: Gaahls WYRD – ‘GastiR – Ghosts Invited’
May 29, 2019 Chris Dick
The controversial ex-Gorgoroth frontman returns with what may be his best work to date.
Vendors Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
April 1, 2019 Decibel Magazine
Here’s where to blow your money at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly next weekend!
Damian Herring’s (Horrendous) Top 5 Obscure Death Metal Albums
February 11, 2019 Chris Dick
Horrendous vocalist/guitarist/old-school death metal connoisseur Damian Herring unearths obscure gold in his Top 5 for Decibel.
Album Review: Rotting Christ – “The Heretics”
February 4, 2019 Chris Dick
Rotting Christ find lucky number 13 with The Heretics.
Track Premiere: Misery Index – ‘Rituals of Power’
January 10, 2019 Emily Bellino
Misery Index invoke “Rituals of Power.”
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: Hate Eternal “Upon Desolate Sands” + Q&A With Erik Rutan
October 25, 2018 Chris Dick
Decibel streams new Hate Eternal album “Upon Desolate Sands,” while leader Erik Rutan reveals how it was made.
VLTIMAS—Featuring David Vincent, Blasphemer and Flo Mounier—Tease First Song
October 17, 2018 Emily Bellino
David Vincent, Flo Mounier and Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen join forces as VLTIMAS.
Watch: KEN mode – ‘Learning to Be Too Cold’
October 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Learn to be dark. Learn to be cold. Listen to a new song from KEN mode.
Q&A: Thorlakur Thor (Kontinuum) Deals With Fear & Death
September 24, 2018 Chris Dick
Kontinuum’s Thorlakur Thor reveals the inner workings and outer projections of new album, “No Need to Reason.”
Interview: The Lion’s Daughter Talk New Album, “Future Cult”
July 20, 2018 Dean Brown
The Lion’s Daughter discuss new album Future Cult.
Track Premiere: Horrendous – ‘Soothsayer’
July 11, 2018 Chris Dick
American death metal phenoms Horrendous announce fourth album Idol and reveal new track, “Soothsayer.”
Abbath Bassist King ov Hell Leaves Band
June 11, 2018 Emily Bellino
Abbath bassist King ov Hell parts ways with the band.
Track Premiere: Black Tusk ‘Agali’
May 23, 2018 Chris Dick
Sludge metal masters Black Tusk unveil new track “Agali.”
Photographer Ester Segarra to Publish Music Photography Book
May 9, 2018 Emily Bellino
Renowned music photographer Ester Segarra will publish her first photography book, including an original soundtrack, in July.
Q&A: Nightmarer Guitarist Simon Hawemann Digs Dissonance
April 30, 2018 Chris Dick
Nightmarer’s Simon Hawemann speaks to Decibel about new album, Cacophony of Terror.
Track Premiere: The Lion’s Daughter ‘Die Into Us’
April 25, 2018 Chris Dick
St. Louis-based genre-benders The Lion’s Daughter scream through ’80s horror filters on new song “Die Into Us.”
Track Premiere: Craft ‘The Cosmic Sphere Falls’
April 11, 2018 Chris Dick
Swedish cultists Craft redefine black metal on new track, “The Cosmic Sphere Falls.”
Interview: Damian Herring of Subterranean Watchtower Studios/Horrendous
April 11, 2018 Sean Frasier
Damian Herring of Horrendous reveals his approach to engineering killer death metal with Subterranean Watchtower Studios.
Q&A: Sinistro’s Patrícia Andrade Talks Lisbon & Doom Metal
March 5, 2018 Chris Dick
Portugal-based doom metallers Sinistro take on the avant-garde with their filmic new LP, Sangue Cassia.
Track Premiere: Nightmarer – ‘Death/Swansong’
March 2, 2018 Emily Bellino
Dissonant death metal trio Nightmarer unleash dark, discordant death metal.
Q&A: Deathwhite Extols The Virtues Of Anonymity & Katatonia
February 26, 2018 Chris Dick
Pittsburgh-based dark metallers Deathwhite talk new album, “For a Black Tomorrow.”
Track Premiere: Nocturnal Graves ‘Ecdysis, Shedding Weak Flesh’
February 21, 2018 Chris Dick
Australian blackened war machine Nocturnal Graves fires off an unholy bullet with new song “Ecdysis, Shedding Weak Flesh.”
Q&A: Erdve’s Vaidotas & Kristijonas Reflect On Happiness
February 19, 2018 Chris Dick
Lithuanian post-metallers Erdve are heavy on introspection (and riff) on new album, Vaitojimas.
Track Premiere: Deathwhite ‘The Grace of the Dark’
January 9, 2018 Chris Dick
Mysterious U.S.-based dark metal outfit Deathwhite premiere new track “The Grace of the Dark.”