2026
May Release Spotlight
Welcome in to another edition of our monthly release spotlight! Check out our full review of the new offering from Necropia, and read on below for the May albums we think deserve some extra love. […]
Deathcore
2026
Album Review: Necropia – “Our Kingdom Befouled” (Technical Deathcore)
Written by Kep Necropia – Our Kingdom Befouled> Technical deathcore> New York, US> Releasing May 1> Independent/self-release Welcome to the review, folks. Hold on one second… “BATHE IN THE FILTH OF DECAYING LOVED ONES” Sorry, had to get […]
2025
Kep’s Best Albums of 2025
Happy New Year, folks. It’s still before midnight here in Pacific Standard Time (aka the only time zone that matters) so legally speaking I’ve managed to fire this off while it’s still 2025. I listened […]
2025
Ellis’ End of Year Lists 2025 (Demos, EPs, & Albums)
Written by Ellis I love being a part of the Noob Heavy team. Espi, Jangel, Kep, Kirk, Westin – great people covering great music, standing up for important shit, making me laugh a lot and […]
2025
Halloween Bloodbath: 6(66) All Hallows Releases You Need to Hear
Written by Kep Metal and Halloween go together like blood and guts. In fact, there’s usually a flood of metal releases on 10/31 even when it falls on a non-standard release day, just because so […]
2025
Noob Heavy’s 2025 Mid-year Best Albums
Welcome to July 2025, folks. Shit’s, uh, shit’s tough out there. We get it. But the music is good, and we writing staff got our heads together and decided on a special feature to mark […]
2025
Demolicious Derby II: 10 Sick AF Hardcore Demos from April-June 2025
Written by Ellis Hopefully you already know what to expect if you read the last one of these (or just the title of this one lol): ten killer hardcore demos from the second quarter of […]
2025
The Best Things We Heard in May
It was another quiet month here at the site, as our little collective of writers was busy with a bunch of everyday life-related stuff. We’re gonna bring more reviews your way here soon, have no […]
2025
Album Review: Thus Spoke Zarathustra – “I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm” (Deathcore)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm> Deathcore> Maryland, US> Releasing May 23> Prosthetic Records Deathcore is so back right now isn’t it? Like proper deathcore that is, […]
2024
Nifty November
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 […]