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. […]
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2026
April Release Spotlight
Phew, that sure was a month, eh? As usual, we’ve rounded up our favorite releases of the month to spotlight for you here. Ellis also have Terror‘s new record a full review and I (Kep) […]
2026
February Release Spotlight
Another month down, another fresh set of horrors, another bunch of killer metal and metal-adjacent albums to help keep us sane. We’ve rounded up the February releases we think are most worthy of the spotlight, […]
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
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 […]