It took no time for Abbath Doom Occulta to start a new project once he officially severed ties with longtime black metal institution Immortal in 2015. His new band—naturally called Abbath—continues Immortal's tradition of injecting black metal with rock 'n' roll attitude. Tonight Abbath is joined by fellow Scandinavians Tribulation, whose album The Children of the Night also includes elements of classic rock in its deathly metal (the record was deservedly the talk of metalheads worldwide last year). This unmerciful lineup for Decibel Magazine's 2016 Tour is rounded out by Bay Area doom godfathers High on Fire and classic thrash nodders Skeletonwitch. There's a little something for everyone here. And simply put—this is the metal event of early 2016. MARK LORE