2026
April Release Spotlight
Phew, that sure was a month, eh? As usual, we’ve rounded up our favorite releases of the month to spotlight for you here. Ellis also have Terror‘s new record a full review and I (Kep) […]
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2026
January Release Spotlight
Welcome to 2026, friends. The horrors persist, but so do we. So, as it turns out, do metal and hardcore, because the one month under the year’s belt provided us with plenty of damn good […]
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 […]
2025
Album Review: Conan – “Violence Dimension” (Doom/Sludge/Stoner)
Written by Kirk Conan – Violence Dimension> Doom/sludge/stoner metal> UK> Releasing April 25> Heavy Psych Sounds (The scene opens in the middle of a large tent in Birmingham, England. Seated at the head of a long […]
2025
The Best Things We Heard in February
February was a bit of an odd duck from where I sit: two relatively weak release Fridays sandwiched between two particularly great ones. We got a new album from Dream Theater with Portnoy back in […]
2024
Kirk’s Top Releases of 2024
Written by Kirk What’s shakin’ loyal Noob Heavy reader! Guess what? We’ve crossed the halfway point of December, which means it’s officially LIST SEASON. And believe me when I tell you these are gonna be some killer lists; […]
2024
Nifty November
Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk After a bit of a break from our usual monthly roundups, we’re back again for the last one of the year. November was packed to the gills with good […]
2024
EP Review: Negative Bliss – “Everything Hurts and I’m Dying” (Gothic Death/Doom)
Written by Kirk Negative Bliss – Everything Hurts and I’m Dying> Gothic death/doom > New Jersey, US> Releasing November 1> Independent/self-release At the risk of outing myself as “the old guy” on the Noob Heavy […]
2024
Compilation Spotlight: “Love Songs”, a Compilation in Support of Gaza
Written by Kep Today we’re doing something we haven’t done before: featuring a charity compilation prior to its release. Organized by Ben Serna-Gray, Love Songs is an album whose proceeds will go to an extraordinarily worthy cause: assisting […]
2024
The Best of 2024…So Far
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Espi Kvlt Welcome to the midpoint of 2024! This year we’re mixing it up, and instead of a June release roundup, we’re doing individual quick-hit best album lists. […]