2024
Kep’s Best of 2024
Written by Kep Welcome in, folks! This year, I decided to mix things up in the interest of shouting out the maximum amount of albums that deserve it: rather than a standard ordered list, I’m […]
Year: 2024
2024
Kirk’s Top Releases of 2024
Written by Kirk What’s shakin’ loyal Noob Heavy reader! Guess what? We’ve crossed the halfway point of December, which means it’s officially LIST SEASON. And believe me when I tell you these are gonna be some killer lists; […]
2024
Nifty November
Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk After a bit of a break from our usual monthly roundups, we’re back again for the last one of the year. November was packed to the gills with good […]
20 Buck Spin
Album Review: Bedsore – “Dreaming the Strife for Love” (Progressive Death Metal)
Written by Kep Bedsore – Dreaming the Strife for Love> Progressive death metal> Italy> Releasing November 29> 20 Buck Spin Do you listen to “progressive” death metal and find yourself thinking, “That’s great, but I wish this […]
2024
Album Review: Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity (Symphonic Power Metal)
Written by Kep Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity> Symphonic power metal> UK> Releasing November 22> Scarlet Records I know what you’re thinking: why in the hell is the death metal guy from Noob Heavy writing a […]
2024
Album Review: Molder – “Catastrophic Reconfiguration” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration> Death metal> Illinois, US> Releasing November 8> Prosthetic Records A little over two years ago I wrote the following about Molder’s sophomore LP Engrossed in Decay “You know how sometimes you see […]
2024
Album Review: Witnesses – “Joy” (Post-doom Metal)
Written by Kirk Witnesses – Joy> Atmospheric post-doom> New York, US> Releasing November 8> Independent/self-release When talking about doom metal, it’s almost impossible to do so without talking about riffs. I don’t care if you’re […]
2024
Album Review: Recidivist – “Madness Malformed” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Recidivist – Madness Malformed> Death metal> Utah, US> Releasing November 1> Creator-Destructor Records In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of hardcore-influenced death metal out there these days. You can hardly throw an […]
2024
EP Review: Negative Bliss – “Everything Hurts and I’m Dying” (Gothic Death/Doom)
Written by Kirk Negative Bliss – Everything Hurts and I’m Dying> Gothic death/doom > New Jersey, US> Releasing November 1> Independent/self-release At the risk of outing myself as “the old guy” on the Noob Heavy […]
2024
EP Review: Enforced – “A Leap into the Dark” (Thrash/Crossover)
Written by Kep Enforced – A Leap into the Dark> Thrash/crossover> Virginia, US> Releasing October 25> Century Media Records Last summer, by a stroke of pure chance, I was reminded how much I love Enforced when I saw their […]