2025
The Best Things We Heard in March
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 […]
Death metal
2025
Album Review: Chestcrush – “Ψυχοβγάλτης” (Black/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Chestcrush – Ψυχοβγάλτης> Black/death metal> UK> Releasing April 4> Independent/self-release Noob Heavy’s enjoyment of Chestcrush and their monstrous brand of death and death-adjacent violence is well-documented. Ellis and myself have combined to cover every full release […]
2025
The Best Things We Heard in February
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 […]
2025
Album Review: Sepulchral Curse – “Crimson Moon Evocations” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Sepulchral Curse – Crimson Moon Evocations> Death metal> Finland> Releasing February 28> Dark Descent Records Sepulchral Curse are one of those veteran death metal bands that I’m surprised you don’t hear about more often. Featuring […]
2025
Album Review: Celestial Scourge – “Observers of the Inevitable” (Technical/Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Celestial Scourge – Observers of the Inevitable> Technical/brutal death metal> Norway> Releasing February 28> Time to Kill Records I’ll admit it: I slept on this album. I saw “death metal” and a colorful cover […]
2025
The Best Things We Heard in January
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 […]
2025
Album Review: Open Kasket – “Trials of Failure” (Death Metal/Hardcore)
Open Kasket – Trials of Failure> Death Metal/hardcore> Arkansas, US> Releasing February 7> Barbaric Brutality Records If the past few years have taught us anything beyond the fact that we are all absolutely fucked, it’s […]
2025
Album Review: Phrenelith – “Ashen Womb” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Phrenelith – Ashen Womb> Death metal> Denmark> Releasing February 7> Dark Descent Records/Me Saco Un Ojo Records If you want to find an honest to goodness stronghold of quality death metal, look to Denmark. […]
2025
Track Premiere: Ashenheart – “Empire of the Necromancers”
We at Noob Heavy are big fans of Ashenheart, the international deathened black metal project. In fact, we had the pleasure of hosting the exclusive streaming premiere of last year’s Faded Gold, the band’s acclaimed […]
2025
Album Review: Disrupted – “Stinking Death” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Disrupted – Stinking Death> Death metal> Sweden> Releasing January 23> Trust No One Recordings The old adage says that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and there are many corners of the metal scene […]