2025
The Best Things We Heard in May
It was another quiet month here at the site, as our little collective of writers was busy with a bunch of everyday life-related stuff. We’re gonna bring more reviews your way here soon, have no […]
Prog rock
2025
The Best Things We Heard in April
Another month of 2025 is in the rearview mirror, and it featured some ass-kickers. No big preamble today: let’s dig into Noob Heavy’s favorite listens of the month! As always, albums we reviewed in full […]
2024
Westin’s Top Albums of 2024
Written by Westin 2024 has been a year. Dealt with an overwhelmingly strong identity crisis, a serious burnout from that crisis resulting in a scant handful of full reviews from me, and got a new […]
20 Buck Spin
Album Review: Bedsore – “Dreaming the Strife for Love” (Progressive Death Metal)
Written by Kep Bedsore – Dreaming the Strife for Love> Progressive death metal> Italy> Releasing November 29> 20 Buck Spin Do you listen to “progressive” death metal and find yourself thinking, “That’s great, but I wish this […]
2024
Album Review: Blood Incantation – “Absolute Elsewhere” (Progressive Death Metal)
Written by Kep Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere> Progressive death metal> Colorado, US> Releasing October 4> Century Media Records Evolution. We demand it of the bands we love—and the bands we love to criticize—even as we cling […]
2024
Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – “Rack” (Noise Rock)
Written by Kirk The Jesus Lizard — Rack> Noise rock> Illinois, US> Releasing September 13> Ipecac Records Music scenes are funny. We often take them for granted, and it rarely takes more than ten seconds of […]
2024
Album Review: Mothman and the Thunderbirds – “Portal Hopper” (Prog Metal/Dream Pop)
Written by Kirk Mothman and the Thunderbirds – Portal Hopper> Progressive metal/dream pop/hard rock> Pennsylvania, US> Releasing July 12> Independent/self-release Kinda hard to believe that it’s been a little over a year since Mothman and […]
2024
Split Review: Lotus Thief / Forlesen – “Lotus Thief – Forlesen” (Black/Doom/Post-/Drone)
Written by Kirk Lotus Thief / Forlesen — Lotus Thief – Forlesen> Black/doom/post-/drone > California, US> I, Voidhanger Records > Releasing January 26 What do you know about black metal? While the history of black metal has […]
2023
Kirk’s Top Albums of 2023
Written by Kirk Alright, fellow music lovers, the final push is here. I gave you my favorite singles of 2023, and then I gave you my favorite EPs. Now it’s time for the list you’ve […]
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 […]