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 […]
Kep Reviews
2023
Album Review: Eremit – “Wearer of Numerous Forms” (Doom/Sludge Metal)
Written by Kep Eremit – Wearer of Numerous Forms> Doom/sludge metal> Germany> Releasing June 6> Fucking Kill Records I’m already on the record as being a fan of long albums. The Mirror Reapers and Wanderers: Astrology of the Nines […]
2023
Album Review: Olkoth – “At the Eye of Chaos” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Olkoth – At the Eye of Chaos> Death metal> South Carolina, US> Releasing May 26> Everlasting Spew Records I’d heard good things about Olkoth and their debut At the Eye of Chaos before I’d ever heard a note […]
2023
Album Review: Blindfolded and Led to the Woods – “Rejecting Obliteration” (Avant-garde Death Metal)
Written by Kep Blindfolded and Led to the Woods – Rejecting Obliteration> Avant-garde death metal> New Zealand> Releasing May 19> Prosthetic Records When you think about unique career trajectories, certain bands stand out. There’s Ulver, starting out as […]
2023
Album Review: Nightmarer – “Deformity Adrift” (Dissonant Death Metal)
Written by Kep Nightmarer – Deformity Adrift> Dissonant death metal> US/Germany> Releasing May 5> Total Dissonance Worship In the scope of the modern death metal scene, dissonant and avant-garde bands have carved out a real niche of […]
2023
Album Premiere: Bury Them and Keep Quiet / Feminizer – “Split”
Today Noob Heavy is excited to partner with the Antifascist Black Metal Network to bring you the exclusive premiere of the upcoming split from solo black metal acts Bury Them and Keep Quiet and Feminizer! […]
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 […]
20 Buck Spin
Album Review: Lunar Chamber – “Shambhallic Vibrations” (Progressive Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Lunar Chamber – Shambhallic Vibrations> Progressive brutal death metal> US> Releasing April 28> 20 Buck Spin When Shambhallic Vibrations was announced and its sounds first graced speakers, it was a like a gift had been teased […]
2023
Album Review: Dimwind – “The Futility of Breathing” (Instrumental Post-Metal)
Written by Kep Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing> Instrumental post-metal> Sweden> Releasing April 21> Trepanation Recordings I’ve reviewed releases from Dimwind twice before (their debut LP Slow Wave Violence and last year’s split with Breaths), and both times I was struck […]
2023
Album Review: Anthropophagous – “Abuse of a Corpse” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Anthropophagous – Abuse of a Corpse> Death metal> Massachusetts, US> Releasing April 7> Headsplit Records I’ll tell you what, Abuse of a Corpse was a surprising record for me. I’d heard and dug the lead single […]