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Album Review: Mykki Blanco – “Stay Close to Music” (Rap/Pop)

November 10, 2022 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Melinda (Who deleted her Twitter account but is active in the Noob Discord) Mykki Blanco – Stay Close to Music> Rap/pop> California, US> Released October 14> Transgressive Records Your feminism is not my […]

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Roundup: October Overload

November 3, 2022 Kep

Written by Barlovv, Kep, Melinda, Westin, and Ellis Another month, another thirty minutes of trying to figure out the best possible alliterative title for this roundup article. Look, October probably takes the cake this year […]

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Album Review: Backxwash – “HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING” (Horrorcore)

November 2, 2022 Barlovv

Written by Barlovv Backwash – HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING> Horrorcore> Montreal, CA> Released October 31> Ugly Hag/self-release Let it be known if there’s ever death in these poemsI’m settling […]

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EP Review: Chestcrush – “Apechtheia” (Blackened Death Metal)

October 31, 2022 Kep

Written by Kep Chestcrush – Apechtheia> Blackened death metal> Scotland, UK> Releasing November 1> Independent/self-release Okay folks, show of hands: how many of you have heard Chestcrush’s 2021 opus Vdelygmia? If your hand is down then you need to […]

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Album Review: kvrv – “bvmp n grind” (Rock/Gothic Metal)

October 31, 2022 Kep

Written by Espi Kvlt kvrv – bvmp n grind> Rock/Gothic metal > London, UK> Releasing October 31> Independent/self-release I am once again taking a step out of my regular wheelhouse to review this eclectic new album, bvmp n grind, […]

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EP Review: Viscen – “Death Symmetry” (Thrash Metal/Punk)

October 27, 2022 valkyrjiaa

Written by: Valkyrjiaa Viscen – Death Symmetry> Heavy/Thrash Metal/Punk> Newfoundland, Canada> Released September 30> Independent/self-release It’s no surprise that metal captures Canada just as much as it’s captured many other nations, from bands like The […]

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Album Review: Forlesen – “Black Terrain” (Doom/Drone Metal)

October 26, 2022 Westin

Written by Westin Forlesen – Black Terrain> Doom/drone metal> Oregon, US> Releasing October 28> I, Voidhanger Records I am sitting behind my house on my back porch. A soft autumn breeze dances through the bushes […]

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Album Review: Thotcrime – “D1G1T4L_DR1FT” (Cybergrind)

October 20, 2022 Barlovv

Written by Barlovv Thotcrime – D1G1T4L_DR1FT> Cybergrind> Illinois, US> Releasing October 28> Prosthetic Records “WAKE UPGET OUT“ Illinois cybergrinders Thotcrime are returning after a banger of a split with The Cheeseburger Picnic back in June […]

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Album Review: Jakob Battick & Tongue Depressor – “Raise the Dead” (Experimental Drone)

October 12, 2022 Kep

Written by Greg Schwan Jakob Battick & Tongue Depressor – Raise the Dead> Experimental drone> PA/CT, US> Releasing October 26> Stoned to Death In music, we too infrequently ask the question of where. Where does […]

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Track by Track: Songs For a Change

August 15, 2022 Barlovv

Written By Barlovv Sometimes a compilation comes out and I live tweet it track by track. Now I am converting those tweets into an article for posterity and CONTENT! This one comes from the extremely good […]

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