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Album Review: Final Dose – “Under the Eternal Shadow” (Black Metal/Crust)

April 11, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk Final Dose – Under the Eternal Shadow> Black metal/crust> UK> Released April 11> Wolves of Hades It’s the week of release as I’m finalizing this review and thought it appropriate to point […]

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The Best Things We Heard in March

April 7, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Well that was a hell of a month. I (Kep) had a whirlwind March for reasons unrelated to music, and thus the whole thing sort of disappeared into a time warp and I’m still wrapping […]

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Album Review: Buzzard – “Mean Bone” (Doom Metal/Folk)

March 31, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk Buzzard – Mean Bone> Doom/folk/Americana> Massachusetts, US> Releasing April 11> Independent/self-release It’s a tale as old as time (though perhaps not a song as old as rhyme): heavy metal steeped in fantastical, medieval […]

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The Best Things We Heard in February

March 4, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

February was a bit of an odd duck from where I sit: two relatively weak release Fridays sandwiched between two particularly great ones. We got a new album from Dream Theater with Portnoy back in […]

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The Best Things We Heard in January

February 4, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep, Kirk, and Ellis It’s a new year, and with the new year we’ve got a new monthly article for you, dear reader. Each month some of our writers will each choose an […]

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EP Review: Slaughtersun – “Black Marrow” (Death Metal)

January 13, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk Slaughtersun – Black Marrow> Death metal> New Jersey, US> Released January 10> Independent/self-release New years are all about exploring new things, right? And while 2025 has started off a bit more like a […]

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Album Review: Am I in Trouble? – “Spectrum” (Avant-garde Black Metal)

January 3, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk Am I in Trouble? — Spectrum> Avant-garde post-black metal> New Jersey, US> Released January 3> Independent/self-release Before you ask, the answer is no, Am I in Trouble? is not a pop punk […]

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Kirk’s Top Releases of 2024

December 23, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

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; […]

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Nifty November

December 2, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

2024

Album Review: Witnesses – “Joy” (Post-doom Metal)

November 5, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

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