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Interviews
Interview: Thomas Powell of Auralayer
Written by Kirk The month of July was packed to the gills with great releases. One of those records was Thousand Petals, the debut album from newcomers Auralayer (you can read my review of it here), and it honestly blew me away. So when I heard the band was eager to do some interviews, I…
Interview: Alex and Sakda of Fleshvessel
Written by Kep I recently had the pleasure of picking the brains of Alexander Torres (guitar, drum programming, several other things) and Sakda Srikoetkhruen (fretless bass, guitar, phin), one half of uber-progressive experimental death metal outfit Fleshvessel. Their debut full-length album Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed is out this Friday, July 28, on I, Voidhanger Records. Check…
Interview with Tyler Dworak of The World Is Quiet Here
Our resident prog nerd, Jangel, chatted with Tyler Dworak, bassist for up-and-coming prog death metal quintet The World Is Quiet Here (TWIQH). They talk about TWIQH’s new record, Zon, due out January 27th via Silent Pendulum Records, bad Chinese food, and playing music during a human suspension show. Read on to learn more! So tell…
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Australian Heavypedia
EP Review: Stellar Remains – “Wastelands” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Stellar Remains – Wastelands> Death metal> Queensland, Australia> Releasing February 16> Gutter Prince Cabal Records One-man projects have nearly always been a thing in the metal scene, but it sure feels like we’ve been increasingly more and more flooded with them in recent years, especially since COVID forced us all into our homes in 2020. The rise of affordable and accessible production equipment has also contributed, and we’ve gotten to the point where it seems like every musician has a Scarlett 2i2 and Ableton…
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Album Review: Resin Tomb – “Cerebral Purgatory” (Sludge/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Resin Tomb – Cerebral Purgatory> Sludge/death metal> Queensland, Australia> Releasing January 19> Transcending Obscurity Records I’m a well-established fan of pretty much every project that multi-instrumentalist and Resin Tomb guitarist Brendan Auld is involved in. In fact, my review of the Feculent debut was the fifth thing I wrote for Noob Heavy (I gave it an 8/10), and my review of Descent’s latest, which kicked off 2022 here at the site, features a similar first paragraph to this one. Auld’s solo project Snorlax is one of my faves, and I firmly believe that everyone is…
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EP Review: Hebephrenique – “Non Compos Mentis” (Avant-garde Black/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Hebephrenique – Non Compos Mentis> Avant-garde black/death metal> Australia> Releasing October 31> Gutter Prince Cabal/Brilliant Emperor Records You’ve gotta love it when a band has a theme and really commits to it. You know what I mean: the Ahabs and Earth Crisises and Slugdges and the like. Not a gimmick, mind you; that’s a whole different deal (but it can still be awesome—Ghoul, for example). A thematic throughline that ties a project together from name to lyrical material is a special thing indeed, and thus Hebephrenique are already one…
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Album Review: Mammon’s Throne – “Mammon’s Throne” (Stoner Doomsludge)
Written by Kirk Mammon’s Throne – Mammon’s Throne> Stoner/Doom/Sludge> Victoria, Australia> Releasing April 1> Brilliant Emperor Records Have you ever listened to an album that was so utterly and completely your jam that you completely lose yourself in it? You forget where you are and what you were doing. Time stands still, and the only thing that matters is getting to that last song. It’s happened to me a few times, and it happened to me with this album right here. Seriously, though, have you heard Mammon’s…
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Album Review: Ashen – “Ritual of Ash” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Ashen – Ritual of Ash> Death metal> Australia> Releasing January 13> Bitter Loss Records Perth four-piece Ashen released a particularly impressive debut EP, Godless Oath, back in August of 2021 and left death metal fans the world over on the watch for a full-length. Their hard-hitting, no-frills approach was the sort of thing that made for immediate impact: riffs on riffs on riffs, monstrous roars, and no bullshit to distract from the infectious death grooves, all tied together by crisp, punchy modern production. It was a recipe…
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Album Review: Faceless Burial – “At the Foothills of Deliration” (Death Metal)
Written by Patrick (Heavy_Therapy) Faceless Burial – At the Foothills of Deliration> Death metal> Victoria, Australia> Releasing October 7> Dark Descent / Me Saco Un Ojo In no time, Faceless Burial have made a name for themselves in the extreme metal underground. After only one demo, released in 2015, they released their debut LP in 2017, titled Grotesque Miscreation. It was chock full of twisting riffs, abrupt tempo changes, thrashy grooves, and deep low guttural vocals to match the best of them. I would argue, though, that it…
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