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Album Review: Eximperitus – “Meritoriousness of Equanimity” (Technical/Brutal Death)

January 14, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Eximperitus – Meritoriousness of Equanimity> Technical/brutal death metal> Belarus> Releasing January 30> Willowtip Records I’m gonna be honest, folks. I fucked up when it comes to Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum. I’ve been avoiding their music for years, […]

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Album Review: An Abstract Illusion – “The Sleeping City” (Progressive Death)

October 15, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep An Abstract Illusion – The Sleeping City> Progressive death metal> Sweden> Releasing October 17> Willowtip Records We here at Noob Heavy were enormous fans of Woe, the 2022 sophomore release by Swedish progressive death powerhouse An […]

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Album Review: Ritual Mass – “Cascading Misery” (Death Metal)

September 3, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Ritual Mass – Cascading Misery> Death metal> Pennsylvania, US> Releasing September 5> 20 Buck Spin Sometimes I like to challenge a new death metal album to fuck me up real good. Like I’ll literally […]

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Album Review: Castrator – “Coronation of the Grotesque” (Death Metal)

August 14, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Castrator – Coronation of the Grotesque> Death metal> US> Releasing August 15> Dark Descent Records I wrote about Castrator back in 2022, when they dropped their debut full-length Defiled in Oblivion. Let’s go to the tape: “Defiled […]

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Album Review: Floating – “Hesitating Lights” (Progressive Death Metal/Post-Punk)

July 8, 2025 Westin

Written by Westin Floating – Hesitating Lights> Progressive death metal/post-punk> Sweden> Releasing July 11> Transcending Obscurity Records I’ve been away from music writing for many months now. Between a new job and the worsening state […]

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Album Review: Sepulchral Curse – “Crimson Moon Evocations” (Death Metal)

February 26, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Sepulchral Curse – Crimson Moon Evocations> Death metal> Finland> Releasing February 28> Dark Descent Records Sepulchral Curse are one of those veteran death metal bands that I’m surprised you don’t hear about more often. Featuring […]

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Album Review: Phrenelith – “Ashen Womb” (Death Metal)

January 29, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Phrenelith – Ashen Womb> Death metal> Denmark> Releasing February 7> Dark Descent Records/Me Saco Un Ojo Records If you want to find an honest to goodness stronghold of quality death metal, look to Denmark. […]

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Track Premiere: Ashenheart – “Empire of the Necromancers”

January 16, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

We at Noob Heavy are big fans of Ashenheart, the international deathened black metal project. In fact, we had the pleasure of hosting the exclusive streaming premiere of last year’s Faded Gold, the band’s acclaimed […]

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Album Review: Bedsore – “Dreaming the Strife for Love” (Progressive Death Metal)

November 25, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

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EP Review: Enforced – “A Leap into the Dark” (Thrash/Crossover)

October 22, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Enforced – A Leap into the Dark> Thrash/crossover> Virginia, US> Releasing October 25> Century Media Records Last summer, by a stroke of pure chance, I was reminded how much I love Enforced when I saw their […]

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