2023
Melodic Death Metal
2023
Maygnificent Roundup
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Kep Well folks, here we are nearly halfway through 2023 and the killer releases just keep coming. It’s easy to lose some gems amongst the constant flood of quality […]
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
Album Review: Countless Skies – “Resonance” (Melodic Death Metal)
Written by Valkyrjiaa Countless Skies – Resonance> Melodic death metal> UK> Released May 5> Willowtip Records In late 2014, a glorious eruption broke the silence of the metal scene, and Countless Skies emerged with their […]
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: Fires in the Distance – “Air Not Meant for Us” (Melodic Death/Doom)
Written by Swatty Fires in the Distance – Air Not Meant for Us> Melodic death/doom> Connecticut, US> Releasing April 28> Prosthetic Records Heaviness is a construct that is one of the most severe and affecting […]
2023
Mad March Roundup
Written by Kirk, Westin, Kep, Espi Kvlt, and Ellis We’ve had some great music so far in 2023, but March really took the cake. Bangers abounded, and so we’ve rounded up some of our favorites […]
2023
Album Review: Shores of Null – “The Loss of Beauty” (Blackened/Gothic Death/Doom)
Written by Kirk Shores of Null – The Loss of Beauty> Blackened/gothic doom> Italy> Releasing March 24> Spikerot Records Death/doom is such an unusual fusion of sub-genres. In most cases, it comes in the form […]
2023
FABruary Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk Welcome back to another Noob Heavy roundup, where we give you the rundown on releases we loved that you might have missed. February continued the strong start to […]
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Album Review: Majesties – “Vast Reaches Unclaimed” (Melodic Death Metal)
Written by Kep Majesties – Vast Reaches Unclaimed> Melodic death metal> Minnesota, US> Releasing March 3> 20 Buck Spin Do you long for the good old days of the 1990s, when bands like In Flames, At the […]