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 […]
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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; […]
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 […]
2024
Album Review: Blood Incantation – “Absolute Elsewhere” (Progressive Death Metal)
Written by Kep Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere> Progressive death metal> Colorado, US> Releasing October 4> Century Media Records Evolution. We demand it of the bands we love—and the bands we love to criticize—even as we cling […]
2024
August August
Written by Westin, Kirk, Ellis, and Kep Welcome back to your regularly scheduled monthly roundup from Noob Heavy. We covered some kickass music this month and we’re about to cover more kickass music. Buckle up; […]
2024
Compilation Spotlight: “Love Songs”, a Compilation in Support of Gaza
Written by Kep Today we’re doing something we haven’t done before: featuring a charity compilation prior to its release. Organized by Ben Serna-Gray, Love Songs is an album whose proceeds will go to an extraordinarily worthy cause: assisting […]
2024
The Best of 2024…So Far
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Espi Kvlt Welcome to the midpoint of 2024! This year we’re mixing it up, and instead of a June release roundup, we’re doing individual quick-hit best album lists. […]
2024
Album Review: Whettman Chelmets – “A New Place” (Ambient/Drone)
Written by Kirk Whettman Chelmets – A New Place> Ambient/drone> Oklahoma, US> Released May 29> quiet details If you’re anything like me—and I both do and do not hope that to be the case—sometimes you […]
2024
Album Review: One Eyed Ancestor – “Binate” (Atmospheric Industrial Doom)
Written by Kirk One Eyed Ancestor — Binate> Atmospheric industrial doom> British Columbia, Canada> Released March 29> Syrup Moose Records Do you ever stop and think about how much the world changed as a result […]
2024
Album Review: Mære – “…and the Universe Keeps Silent” (Dissonant Death Metal)
Written by Kep Mære – …and the Universe Keeps Silent> Dissonant death metal> Germany> Releasing April 19> Transcending Obscurity Records German dissonant death outfit Mære prefer their existence and their music alike be shrouded in the thick shadows of […]