2023
Maygnificent Roundup
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Kep Well folks, here we are nearly halfway through 2023 and the killer releases just keep coming. It’s easy to lose some gems amongst the constant flood of quality […]
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2023
A⁺pril Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Kirk, and Ellis Here we are again, folks, another month of 2023 is in the books. We wrote about a ton of killer April music already, but there are some things […]
2023
Mad March Roundup
Written by Kirk, Westin, Kep, Espi Kvlt, and Ellis We’ve had some great music so far in 2023, but March really took the cake. Bangers abounded, and so we’ve rounded up some of our favorites […]
2023
FABruary Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk Welcome back to another Noob Heavy roundup, where we give you the rundown on releases we loved that you might have missed. February continued the strong start to […]
2023
JAMuary Roundup
Written by Kep, Westin, Barlovv, Ellis, and Espi Kvlt January is in the books, and if the quality of the new music we heard is any indication then 2023 is gonna be a great time. […]
2022
Roundup: October Overload
Written by Barlovv, Kep, Melinda, Westin, and Ellis Another month, another thirty minutes of trying to figure out the best possible alliterative title for this roundup article. Look, October probably takes the cake this year […]
2022
Album Review: Sxokondo – “Altered Ego” (Metallic Hardcore)
Written by Ellis Heasley Sxokondo – Altered Ego> Metallic Hardcore> La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland> Releases October 28> Division Records The Swiss hardcore scene should probably get more credit than it does. Particularly with bands like Knut, […]
2022
Album Review: Brutus – “Unison Life” (Post-hardcore/Post-metal)
Written by Ellis Heasley Brutus – Unison Life> Post-Hardcore/Post-Metal> Leuven, Belgium> Releases October 21> Hassle Records It is hard not to start this review with one cliché or another about how Brutus are one of […]
2022
Album Review: Greber – “Fright Without” (Sludge/Grind)
Written by Ellis Heasley Greber – Fright Without>Sludge/Grind>Cambridge, Ontario, Canada>Releases September 9th>No Funeral Records Ever seen a dog do that thing where they catch a rat or mouse and then shake the shit out of […]
2022
Roundup: June Jollies
Written by Melinda, Barlovv, Kep and Ellis Heasley A mix of fresh mini reviews mixed with excerpts from larger reviews the team did of June releases. Underground metal and hardcore big and small. Pick and […]