2023
No(thingbutbangers)vember
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, and Kirk Look, I’m not gonna lie to you. We slacked off a little in November. Life was busy, especially for your friendly editor. But you know who didn’t slack […]
Death/Doom
2023
OcWHOAber Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk I know, the title is bad. I must be stopped, etc. Anyways, spooky season has ended, but luckily we can keep listening to October’s most kickass records forever. […]
2023
Septembest Roundup
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kep, Rae-Aila, and Kirk We here at Noob Heavquarters were a bit quiet during September—life responsibilities and all that, you know the drill—but not for want of plenty of great music, […]
2023
Awegust Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, and Kirk August was a pretty light month as far as releases goes, especially compared to the seven months of 2023 that preceded it. Or at least it was until August […]
2023
No Ju-LIE, We Love These July Albums
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, Rae-Aila, and Kirk Hi folks, Kep here. Yeah, I tried a little too hard for that pun. No, I don’t feel bad about it. Another month down. Another load of […]
2023
Kep’s 2023 Mid-year Top 10
As is my tradition, I’m marking the midpoint of the year with a top 10 list. The second half of the year is already looked stacked, so expect a good deal of change between now […]
2023
Album Review: Voidhaven – “Lithic” (Death/Doom)
Written by Kirk Voidhaven – Lithic> Death/doom> Germany> Released June 9> Ardua Music I don’t know if it’s pedantic or redundant to say this, but I’m always impressed by the level of precision of the […]
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 […]
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 Review: Fires in the Distance – “Air Not Meant for Us” (Melodic Death/Doom)
Written by Swatty Fires in the Distance – Air Not Meant for Us> Melodic death/doom> Connecticut, US> Releasing April 28> Prosthetic Records Heaviness is a construct that is one of the most severe and affecting […]