2024
April Aces
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kep, and Kirk The months keep flying by and the quality releases keep stacking up. The world may be a mess (and the editor’s life may be hectic as all hell […]
Melodic Death Metal
2024
Mad, Mad March
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, and Kirk March felt like the first truly packed month of 2024 as far as releases go, as we were swamped by a tidal wave of Extremely Good Shit. We […]
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 […]
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
Westin’s Top Albums of 2023
Written by Westin 2023 is drawing to a close and here I am to deliver another annual Album of the Year list for you. The musical underground continues to thrive and grow and once again […]
2023
EP Review: Sublation – “On the Advancement of Decay” (Technical Death Metal)
Written by Kep Sublation – On the Advancement of Decay> Technical death metal> Pennsylvania, US> Releasing December 8> Independent/self-release It’s been nearly fifteen months since Philly-based technical death metal duo Sublation released their debut full-length album, which […]
2023
No(thingbutbangers)vember
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, and Kirk Look, I’m not gonna lie to you. We slacked off a little in November. Life was busy, especially for your friendly editor. But you know who didn’t slack […]
2023
Septembest Roundup
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kep, Rae-Aila, and Kirk We here at Noob Heavquarters were a bit quiet during September—life responsibilities and all that, you know the drill—but not for want of plenty of great music, […]
2023
No Ju-LIE, We Love These July Albums
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, Rae-Aila, and Kirk Hi folks, Kep here. Yeah, I tried a little too hard for that pun. No, I don’t feel bad about it. Another month down. Another load of […]
2023
EP Review: Aeons of Ashes – “Determination” (Melodic Death Metal)
Written by Valkyrjiaa Aeons of Ashes – Determination> Melodic death metal> Austria> Released July 1> Independent/self-release Since 2019, Aeons of Ashes have immersed the world in their expansive fantasy experience. From the mesmerizing live shows […]