Kep Reviews Archives

March Release Spotlight

April 6, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

It’s April and you know what that means. It means that March fucking flew in, punched us in the nose, and left. Thank the metal gods we’ve got music to keep us steady. We had […]

Another month down, another fresh set of horrors, another bunch of killer metal and metal-adjacent albums to help keep us sane. We’ve rounded up the February releases we think are most worthy of the spotlight, […]

Album Review: Slaughterday – “Dread Emperor” (Death Metal)

February 11, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Slaughterday – Dread Emperor> Death metal> Germany> Releasing February 13> Testimony Records Lemme tell you, there are few things I love in this world more than a good riff. Two good riffs, maybe. Hearing […]

January Release Spotlight

February 2, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Welcome to 2026, friends. The horrors persist, but so do we. So, as it turns out, do metal and hardcore, because the one month under the year’s belt provided us with plenty of damn good […]

Album Review: Malignant Aura – “Where All of Worth Comes to Wither” (Death/Doom)

January 21, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Malignant Aura – Where All of Worth Comes to Wither> Death/doom> Australia> Releasing January 26> Memento Mori Way back in 2022 (which I swear feels like a decade ago already) I contributed a short […]

Album Review: Eximperitus – “Meritoriousness of Equanimity” (Technical/Brutal Death)

January 14, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Eximperitus – Meritoriousness of Equanimity> Technical/brutal death metal> Belarus> Releasing January 30> Willowtip Records I’m gonna be honest, folks. I fucked up when it comes to Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum. I’ve been avoiding their music for years, […]