2021
Please Sir, I Want Some Core – Vol. 4
Written by Ellis Heasley As if Melinda didn’t give you all enough core with her XXL third edition last week, here we go again with the fourth instalment of Please Sir, I Want Some Core, […]
Noise
2021
Album Review: Stolen Kidneys – “Maailma loppuu” 8/10 (Noise/Sludge)
Written by Ellis Heasley Stolen Kidneys – Maailma loppuuNoise Rock/Sludge/Hardcore from Oulu, FinlandReleases October 1, 2021 via Trepanation Recordings8/10 It seems like there’s a lot of music that deals with the idea of the end […]
2021
Splits & Giggles: Thecodontion // Vessel Of Iniquity (Death/Blackened Noise)
Written by Kep Thecodontion / Vessel of Iniquity – The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event (split) Death metal / blackened noise from Italy / UK Releasing September 3 via I, Voidhanger Records Some things in life are […]
2021
Album Review: Lower Automation – “Lower Automation” 8/10 (mathcore/noise)
Written by John Angel Lower Automation – Lower Automation Mathcore/noise from Chicago Releasing via Zegema Beach Records Releases July 12, 2021 8/10 I cover a lot of death metal and prog leaning music here at Noob […]
2021
Album Review: Muscle Vest – “Live Laugh Loathe” 8/10 (Noise Rock)
Have you got 12 minutes? That’s all Muscle Vest ask for with Live Laugh Loathe. Less actually. The brilliantly titled second EP from the London-based noise rockers definitely doesn’t mess about. It follows their 2020 debut Human Resources, and picks up with much of the same raucous and angular noise rock heard on that record. Unsurprisingly then, if you like bands like The Jesus Lizard, Pissed Jeans and USA Nails, this is the one for you. […]
2021
Album Review: Aerosol Jesus – “Survive” 9/10 (Post-sludge)
Sludge, noise, doom, screamo… Brighton’s Aerosol Jesus promises a lot for their second EP Survive, but, to be fair to them, all that and more is there over the record’s 24-minute runtime. Its five tracks, whose titles spell out the phrase ‘Cowards Survive, Others Just Drown’, go to a lot of different musical places – all of which are utterly nasty and devoid of joy. […]
Guest Writers
Fuzzy Sun Selections: White Suns, USA/MEXICO, Black Pus, Nearly Dead & Endon
I have been a metalhead all my life, listening mostly to Death Metal, Thrash, and some black metal. The best times I had and where I have seen some of the best shows were at Wacken Open Air. The last decade of my life my taste has shifted to noiserock, hardcore punk and heavy psych but I still listen to Metal and will so for the rest of my life. Still listen regularly to Entombed, Mayhem and Obituary. Last year I absolutely loved Pyrrhon and Gulch. So I am really glad to do a small post here on NoobHeavy because the genres noiserock and metal are of course all very close (saw a post a while ago about Couch Slut which I am big fan of). I wanted to list a couple of albums here that are really really heavy and play mostly with heavy feedback, noise and like to experiment with their sound. […]
2020 Albums
Album Review: Behold… The Arctopus – Hapeleptic Overtrove 7.8 (Experimental)
I love the way this album opens, it’s such a tantalising progression to begin with. The percussion is unlike anything else I’ve heard with all sorts of rattles and satisfying timing. It’s a very stripped back but hyper focused album that displays a lot of instrumental versatility and storytelling in league with Bongripper. It’s not just an instrumental album, it manages to push boundaries and explore some shit. It’s a bit front loaded but it was a great space to start off in nonetheless. […]
2020 Albums
Album Review: Izthmi – The Arrow Of Our Ways 8.7 (Black Metal)
A wonderful black metal album that has both more harsh noise and more melody than I was expecting, this is not a middling release – it has a pointed sentiment and strong structure. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a million times, guitar solos and sweet licks make black metal worth listening to. Even the tremolo picking here isn’t stale. The Arrows Of Our Ways is a very unique album and I’m not exactly sure what makes it so – perhaps the combination of mixing, vocals, concept and low af bass all make for the right cocktail. Izthmi have crafted an immersive and rewarding experience that releases via Within The Mind Records Feb 14th, 2020. […]