2023
January Gems
Written by Kep, Kirk, Westin, Rae-Aila, and Ellis Well would you look at that: not only is 2024 well underway, but a whole damn month is done already. And with one month down, that means […]
Folk Metal
2024
Split Review: Lotus Thief / Forlesen – “Lotus Thief – Forlesen” (Black/Doom/Post-/Drone)
Written by Kirk Lotus Thief / Forlesen — Lotus Thief – Forlesen> Black/doom/post-/drone > California, US> I, Voidhanger Records > Releasing January 26 What do you know about black metal? While the history of black metal has […]
2023
Join the Kvlt: Espi’s 2023 AOTY List
Written by Espi Kvlt As we wrap up another year, I am here to bring you another list of black metal albums I loved (plus, as usual, one extra, because for some reason my actual […]
2023
Kep’s 2023 Albums of the Year
Written by Kep Welcome in, folks. This is my list of 2023’s best albums. I’ve got five honorable mentions and then 24 ordered entries. Why 24? Because I started to attempt a top 10 and […]
2023
Kirk’s Top Singles of 2023
Written by Kirk At the end of every year, we get flooded with lists of favorite albums. But what about those beloved songs that didn’t make it onto a full-length record? What about the tracks […]
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 […]
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 […]