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Interview: Thomas Powell of Auralayer

2023

August 8, 2023

Written by Kirk The month of July was packed to the gills with great releases. One of those records was Thousand Petals, the debut album from newcomers Auralayer (you can read my review of it [...]

Interview: Alex and Sakda of Fleshvessel

2023

July 26, 2023

Written by Kep I recently had the pleasure of picking the brains of Alexander Torres (guitar, drum programming, several other things) and Sakda Srikoetkhruen (fretless bass, guitar, phin), one half of uber-progressive experimental death metal outfit [...]

Free Bandcamp Wiki 2021

Here’s a list of Bandcamp albums that are Name Your Own Price (free). It’s encouraged to support the bands if possible but I know it’s not possible for all of us. If you want one added comment below and I’ll check it out. If you encounter any that are no longer free then comment below! If you every see nazi shit posted here or anywhere on Noob Heavy, I didn’t know and you can email me at noobheavyau@gmail.com to remove that trash. The 2020 Free Band Camp Wiki is still up and will stay up. […]

Commissioning Artist List

These are visual artists who sell band merch designs on IG or are open for commission. They vary in price and style but there should be something for every level of band here. All Links go to Instagram or their official website or their FB (If no IG) (clicking photos works) If they put contact links in their bio then go there rather than DM. Try to have realistic expectations including budget. If you want to be included just email me with an example work to noobheavyau@gmail.com […]

Join the Kvlt: Espi’s 2023 AOTY List

January 8, 2024

Written by Espi Kvlt As we wrap up another year, I am here to bring you another list of black metal albums I loved (plus, as usual, one extra, because for some reason my actual AOTY never ends up being a black metal album; oh well). I have once again managed to narrow it down to 15 through some difficulty, so here’s to the kvltest bands that also didn’t do anything horrible this year (knock on wood none of them do next year, either). 15 Weald & Woe – For the Good of the Realm After a three-year hiatus from The Fate of Kings and Men, [...]
Album Review: Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze – “The Fractal Ouroboros” (RABM)

December 21, 2023

Written by Espi Kvlt Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze – The Fractal Ouroboros> RABM> Colorado, US> Releasing December 21> Fiadh Productions / Vita Detestabilis Records Four years ago, Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze broke out onto the black metal scene with their phenomenal debut Offerings of Flesh and Gold, an album I adored so much I bought it on all physical formats (tape, CD, and vinyl). It was my album of the year in 2019, as well as one of my first real introductions to RABM. While many RABM bands struggle to let their music speak for itself, Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze did not have [...]

Exhumed, Reviewed, Renewed: quannnic’s kenopsia

June 21, 2023

Written by Rae-Aila quannnic – kenopsia> Alt metal/shoegaze/indietronica> Released February 28, 2022> deadAir Records The internet music landscape moves quickly, often in no exact direction. With the rise of algorithm-heavy apps like TikTok that drop […]

EP Review: Stefania Night – “CRAWL TO ME ROT WITH ME” (Gothic Industrial/Hyperpop)

February 7, 2023

Written by Valkyrjiaa Stefania Night – CRAWL TO ME ROT WITH ME> Gothic industrial death glitch hyperpop> Released December 2> Independent/self-release No stranger to the metal scene both inside and out, trans artist Stefania Night […]

Sweeney Cow’s AOTY List

January 13, 2023

Hello, all! My name is Clayton, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to have my AOTY list published on Noob Heavy’s website! I am @cow_sweeney on Twitter and Sweeney Cow on most other […]

Jangel’s 15 Fave Records of 2022

January 4, 2023

What up y’all, Jangel here with my AOTY list! If you don’t know me I write (not as much as I should) for Noob Heavy and run our Instagram account. I wrote this list and […]

Mark Doubt’s Favorites of 2022

January 2, 2023

I’m new around here so a quick introduction: I’m Mark Doubt. I have lived most of my life in California, currently I’m in San Francisco where I’m an amateur videographer who shoots, edits, and hosts […]

Kep’s 2022 Albums of the Year

January 1, 2023

Hey it’s me, Kep, your friendly guy who likes death metal and also editor here at Noob Heavy. The end of this year has been crazy, but I’m super happy to lay out the albums […]

𖤐B’s𖤐 22 Favorites of 2022

December 29, 2022

I’m B, and I am a philosophy professor who is interested in horror and metal aesthetics (my Twitter is here). Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about immersive experiences, and what it takes to evoke […]

ProgPro’s 2022 AOTY List

December 28, 2022

Hey, I’m Mike, friend of the Noob Heavy crew and also known as ProgPro on social media. Since there have been so many releases this year, I made a Spotify playlist so you can check […]

Fire to the Prisons’ Albums of the Year

December 27, 2022

Fire to the Prisons is a Brisbane-based leftist black metal project and its mastermind is a friend of the site. Check out their self-titled debut EP here and our review of it here, and follow […]

EP Review: Stellar Remains – “Wastelands” (Death Metal)

February 14, 2024

Written by Kep Stellar Remains – Wastelands> Death metal> Queensland, Australia> Releasing February 16> Gutter Prince Cabal Records One-man projects have nearly always been a thing in the metal scene, but it sure feels like we’ve been […]

Album Review: Resin Tomb – “Cerebral Purgatory” (Sludge/Death Metal)

January 17, 2024

Written by Kep Resin Tomb – Cerebral Purgatory> Sludge/death metal> Queensland, Australia> Releasing January 19> Transcending Obscurity Records I’m a well-established fan of pretty much every project that multi-instrumentalist and Resin Tomb guitarist Brendan Auld is involved in. In fact, my review of […]

EP Review: Hebephrenique – “Non Compos Mentis” (Avant-garde Black/Death Metal)

October 31, 2023

Written by Kep Hebephrenique – Non Compos Mentis> Avant-garde black/death metal> Australia> Releasing October 31> Gutter Prince Cabal/Brilliant Emperor Records You’ve gotta love it when a band has a theme and really commits to it. You know […]

Album Review: Mammon’s Throne – “Mammon’s Throne” (Stoner Doomsludge)

March 31, 2023

Written by Kirk Mammon’s Throne – Mammon’s Throne> Stoner/Doom/Sludge> Victoria, Australia> Releasing April 1> Brilliant Emperor Records Have you ever listened to an album that was so utterly and completely your jam that you completely […]

Album Review: Ashen – “Ritual of Ash” (Death Metal)

January 9, 2023

Written by Kep Ashen – Ritual of Ash> Death metal> Australia> Releasing January 13> Bitter Loss Records Perth four-piece Ashen released a particularly impressive debut EP, Godless Oath, back in August of 2021 and left death metal fans the world […]

Album Review: Faceless Burial – “At the Foothills of Deliration” (Death Metal)

September 29, 2022

Written by Patrick (Heavy_Therapy) Faceless Burial – At the Foothills of Deliration> Death metal> Victoria, Australia> Releasing October 7> Dark Descent / Me Saco Un Ojo In no time, Faceless Burial have made a name for themselves […]

Album Review: Fire to the Prisons – Fire To The Prisons EP (Black/Doom)

May 5, 2022

Written by Barlow Fire to The Prisons – Fire to the Prisons EP black metal/doom/blackgazeOut June 3rd, 2022https://fire2theprisons.bandcamp.com/ Solo artists producing metal of any kind is always such a curiosity, on the one hand being […]

Australian Heavypedia: Interview with Shatter Brain (Death/Thrash)

May 6, 2020

Shatter Brain just put out their debut LP Pitchfork Justice after having a split and demo to their name since their formation in 2017. This new album marks a rise for the band in the underground Australian metal scene with an overall well rounded product. It certainly helps that they host a couple of their states largest metal festivals. […]

EBONIVORY release new song “Introvection” and video in anticipation of their upcoming album The Long Dream I

April 17, 2020

EBONIVORY is an Australian progressive band, employing a distillation of progmetal, alternative rock, post-hardcore and modern punk. Now they’ve unveiled “Introvection” in anticipation of their second album “The Long Dream I”, which is gonna be released June 5 via Wild Thing Records. […]

Album Review: Silence Equals Death – “I’ll See You On The Other Side” 8/10 (Hardcore)

September 10, 2021

Written by Ellis Heasley Silence Equals Death – I’ll See You On The Other Side Metallic hardcore from New Jersey, USA Releases on September 10, 2021 via Upstate Records 8/10 While hardcore can take many […]

Album Review: Castrator – “Defiled in Oblivion” (Death Metal)

July 22, 2022

Written by Kep >Castrator – Defiled in Oblivion>Death metal>New York, US>Releasing July 22>Dark Descent Records “Time to escape / She’ll get revengeA life with purpose / She will now live” Have you ever wanted to listen to […]

Split Review: AAWKS / Aiwass – “The Eastern Scrolls” (Psychedelic Stoner Doom/Rock)

August 25, 2023

Written by Westin and Kirk AAWKS / Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls > Psychedelic stoner doom > Ontario, Canada / Texas, US > Releasing August 25 > Black Throne Productions Westin: I regularly come […]

Album Review: Firelink – The Inveterate Fire 10 (Black metal)

May 26, 2019

This one has straight exploded on me, I put off checking this out when I saw it posted everywhere because I thought it was going to be a standard fare of power metal. Well, after hearing it on a random shuffle list and looking at the artist, I was surprised to hear some classic sounding melodic black metal. Stuff I haven’t heard the sound of since I was a long haired teenager listening to Agathodomain and Empyrean. […]

Album Review: Ætheria Conscientia – “Corrupted Pillars Of Vanity” 9/10 (Prog Black)

April 24, 2021

I’ve not covered a lot of black metal on the site this year, but man, this here is going to be one of the most talked about black metal records of the year, and for good reason! I predict that this album will be to 2021 what Vile Luxury was to 2018, except, like, way better than that album was. […]

Album Review: NaKhArA – “The Procession” 9/10 (Prog Death)

March 31, 2021

Sometimes a music publication can overlook a release from a smaller artist that kicks just as much ass as those from bigger acts. Lord knows I’ve read about it countless times in columns on underground music. As the fine folks at Heavy Blog is Heavy point out, we’re living through a golden age of underground music and there is an absolute flood of new releases at all times. I’m still new to writing music reviews for Noob Heavy (six weeks strong!) but I already find the number of communications soliciting reviews for upcoming releases a bit overwhelming. And I only see the releases for 4-5 subgenres! So it’s perfectly understandable that some gems from smaller and/or newer acts get overlooked in the deluge of press kits and review requests. That being said I want to right one such oversight today with this review for The Procession by NaKhArA. […]

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