2023
Kep’s 2023 Mid-year Top 10
As is my tradition, I’m marking the midpoint of the year with a top 10 list. The second half of the year is already looked stacked, so expect a good deal of change between now […]
Folk Metal
2023
Album Review: Dratna – “Fomóraigh” (Black/Folk Metal)
Written by Kirk Dratna – Fomóraigh> Black/folk metal> Ireland> Releasing May 26> Fiadh Productions Confession time, Noob Heavy readers: I have no idea which wave of black metal we’re in. I’m pretty sure it’s the […]
2023
Album Review: Atavistia – “Cosmic Warfare” (Melodic/Symphonic Death Metal)
Written by Valkyrjiaa Atavistia – Cosmic Warfare> Melodic/symphonic death metal> British Columbia, Canada> Released April 21> Blood Blast Distribution Pulling in signature inspirational notes from bands like Wintersun, Ensiferum, Dimmu Borgir, and Xanthochroid, Canadian metal […]
2023
A⁺pril Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Kirk, and Ellis Here we are again, folks, another month of 2023 is in the books. We wrote about a ton of killer April music already, but there are some things […]
2023
Album Review: Dawn Ray’d – “To Know the Light” (RABM)
Written by Espi Kvlt Dawn Ray’d – To Know the Light> RABM> UK> Releasing March 24> Prosthetic Records Anyone even slightly familiar with my taste in black metal knows that I place Dawn Ray’d a tier above […]
2023
JAMuary Roundup
Written by Kep, Westin, Barlovv, Ellis, and Espi Kvlt January is in the books, and if the quality of the new music we heard is any indication then 2023 is gonna be a great time. […]
2022
𖤐B’s𖤐 22 Favorites of 2022
I’m B, and I am a philosophy professor who is interested in horror and metal aesthetics (my Twitter is here). Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about immersive experiences, and what it takes to evoke […]
2022
Roundup: August Abundance
Written by Kep, Melinda, Barlovv, and Jangel Well what do you know, we’ve made it through 2/3 of the year and the world is only simultaneously on fire and flooding and also ships are getting […]
2022
Kep’s Mid-year Top 10 Albums, 2022
Written by Kep Six months of 2022 are down for the count and lots of great metal has already hit our ears. Below are my top 10 album of the first half of the year, […]
2022
Album Review: Tzompantli – “Tlazcaltiliztli”
Written by Kep Tzompantli – TlazcaltiliztliDeath/doom from California, USReleasing May 5 via 20 Buck Spin There’s a movement of indigenous metal happening in the underground right before our very eyes, and not a moment too soon if […]