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 […]
Not Metal
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
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
OcWHOAber Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk I know, the title is bad. I must be stopped, etc. Anyways, spooky season has ended, but luckily we can keep listening to October’s most kickass records forever. […]
2023
Album Review: Howling Giant – “Glass Future” (Progressive Stoner Rock)
Written by Kirk Howling Giant – Glass Future> Progressive stoner rock> Tennessee, US> Releasing October 27> Magnetic Eye Records Have you ever listened to a band that sounds so good that it’s made you feel […]
2023
Album Review: 20 Watt Tombstone – “The Chosen Few” (Stoner Rock/Blues)
Written by Kirk 20 Watt Tombstone – The Chosen Few> Stoner rock/blues> Wisconsin, US> Releasing October 20> Independent/self-release When’s the last time you sat down with a good blues record? Depending on what kind of […]
2023
Album Review: Notturno – “Inside” (DSBM)
Notturno – Inside> Depressive suicidal black metal> Italy> Releasing October 6> Hypnotic Dirge Records Extreme metal is perhaps one of the most aptly titled genres of music – pushing the boundaries of sonic art as […]
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
QOHELETH – “Contaminants of War” (Experimental Noise)
Written by Kirk QOHELETH – Contaminants of War> Experimental/musique concrète/noise rock> North Carolina, US> Released September 22> Philip K. Discs Do you believe in fate? Divine providence? Heavenly intervention? Or do you believe that things […]