2022
𖤐B’s𖤐 22 Favorites of 2022
I’m B, and I am a philosophy professor who is interested in horror and metal aesthetics (my Twitter is here). Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about immersive experiences, and what it takes to evoke […]
Post Black Metal
2022
ProgPro’s 2022 AOTY List
Hey, I’m Mike, friend of the Noob Heavy crew and also known as ProgPro on social media. Since there have been so many releases this year, I made a Spotify playlist so you can check […]
2022
Fire to the Prisons’ Albums of the Year
Fire to the Prisons is a Brisbane-based leftist black metal project and its mastermind is a friend of the site. Check out their self-titled debut EP here and our review of it here, and follow […]
2022
Westin’s Top Albums of 2022
Hey, I’m Westin and this is my Albums of the Year list. If you don’t know me I am extremely annoying on Twitter. And when I’m not busy doing that, I’m listening to music and […]
2022
Noob Heavy’s Best Album Art of 2022
Written by Kep We here at the ol’ Noob love visual art, and we love supporting visual artists. In fact, you might have seen our official statement on AI art, but if you haven’t I’ll […]
2022
Barlovv’s Best of 2022
Written by Barlovv ‘Tis the season for “Best Of” lists, and no one likes a list more than this guy, so let’s fucking go. This year has been kind of buck-wild honestly, joining this absolutely […]
2022
Album Review: Orm – “Intet • Altet” (Melodic Black Metal)
Written by Kep Orm – Intet • Altet> Melodic black metal> Denmark> Releasing September 30> Interdisciplinarian I’m a sucker for a good concept album (operative word “good”, of course). I also love an extra-long record that pushes […]
2022
Album Review: Gonemage – “Handheld Demise” (Experimental Black Metal)
Written by Kep Gonemage – Handheld Demise> Experimental black/grind/chip-tune> Texas, US> Releasing September 30> Independent/self-release I’m gonna be honest with you all: I really, really wanted to review this album because the last Gonemage LP, 2021’s Sudden Deluge, was such […]
2022
Album Review: Holy Fawn – “Dimensional Bleed” (Blackgaze)
Written by Barlovv Holy Fawn – Dimensional Bleed> Doomgaze> Arizona, US> Released September 9> Triple Crown Records / Wax Bodega “I want to breathe fireI want to grind my teeth into dust“ Every once in […]
2022
Album Review: Ellende – “Ellenbogengesellschaft” (Post-black)
Written by Kep Ellende – Ellenbogengesellschaft> Post-black metal> Austria> Releasing September 30> AOP Records Ellende has always been a project that communicated more emotion than most. The post-black stylings of the Austrian one-man outfit ebb and flow, using […]