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 […]
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Album Review: Ossuary – “Abhorrent Worship” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Ossuary – Abhorrent Worship> Death metal> Wisconsin, US> Releasing May 23> Darkness Shall Rise Productions/Me Saco Un Ojo Records Ossuary have been around for a while—a decade at this point, in fact—but I remember being […]
2025
Album Review: Thus Spoke Zarathustra – “I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm” (Deathcore)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm> Deathcore> Maryland, US> Releasing May 23> Prosthetic Records Deathcore is so back right now isn’t it? Like proper deathcore that is, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Album Review: Final Dose – “Under the Eternal Shadow” (Black Metal/Crust)
Written by Kirk Final Dose – Under the Eternal Shadow> Black metal/crust> UK> Released April 11> Wolves of Hades It’s the week of release as I’m finalizing this review and thought it appropriate to point […]
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Album Review: Cytotoxin – “Biographyte” (Technical/Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Cytotoxin – Biographyte> Technical/brutal death metal> Germany> Releasing April 11> Independent/self-release You sense it before you really hear it: a faint clicking, a mechanical tick that gets faster and faster, urging you to turn […]
2025
The Best Things We Heard in March
Well that was a hell of a month. I (Kep) had a whirlwind March for reasons unrelated to music, and thus the whole thing sort of disappeared into a time warp and I’m still wrapping […]
2025
Demolicious Derby: 10 Killer Hardcore Demos from January-March 2025
Written by Ellis Shout out Demo 2025 – gotta be one of the best demos of 2025… No but for real, demos are awesome and there’s been a bunch of great ones this year already […]
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Album Review: Chestcrush – “Ψυχοβγάλτης” (Black/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Chestcrush – Ψυχοβγάλτης> Black/death metal> UK> Releasing April 4> Independent/self-release Noob Heavy’s enjoyment of Chestcrush and their monstrous brand of death and death-adjacent violence is well-documented. Ellis and myself have combined to cover every full release […]