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 […]
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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
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 […]
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
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: Am I in Trouble? – “Spectrum” (Avant-garde Black Metal)
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 […]
2024
Westin’s Top Albums of 2024
Written by Westin 2024 has been a year. Dealt with an overwhelmingly strong identity crisis, a serious burnout from that crisis resulting in a scant handful of full reviews from me, and got a new […]
2024
Kep’s Best of 2024
Written by Kep Welcome in, folks! This year, I decided to mix things up in the interest of shouting out the maximum amount of albums that deserve it: rather than a standard ordered list, I’m […]
2024
Kirk’s Top Releases of 2024
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; […]