2023
OcWHOAber Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk I know, the title is bad. I must be stopped, etc. Anyways, spooky season has ended, but luckily we can keep listening to October’s most kickass records forever. […]
Black/death metal
2023
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 […]
2023
Kep’s 2023 Mid-year Top 10
As is my tradition, I’m marking the midpoint of the year with a top 10 list. The second half of the year is already looked stacked, so expect a good deal of change between now […]
2023
Album Premiere: Bury Them and Keep Quiet / Feminizer – “Split”
Today Noob Heavy is excited to partner with the Antifascist Black Metal Network to bring you the exclusive premiere of the upcoming split from solo black metal acts Bury Them and Keep Quiet and Feminizer! […]
2023
Album Review: Úlfúð – “Of Existential Distortion” (Black/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Úlfúð – Of Existential Distortion> Black/death metal> Iceland> Releasing March 17> Dark Descent Records Five-piece black/death metal band Úlfúð seem to have some things on their side before you even get to the music itself. For […]
20 Buck Spin
Album(s) Review: Ulthar – “Anthronomicon” / “Helionomicon” (Black/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Ulthar – Anthronomicon / Helionomicon > Black/death metal> California, US> Releasing February 17> 20 Buck Spin There are precious few bands that could make the claim “No one else sounds like us” and have a convincing […]
2023
Album Review: Ὁπλίτης – “Ψευδομένη” (Progressive Black Metal/Mathcore/Death Metal)
Written by Westin > Ὁπλίτης – Ψευδομένη> Progressive black metal/mathcore/death metal> China> Released January 1> Independent/self-release This is the brand new project from the musician behind Vitriolic Sage and, like that band, Ὁπλίτης is a […]
2022
Noob Heavy’s Best Album Art of 2022
Written by Kep We here at the ol’ Noob love visual art, and we love supporting visual artists. In fact, you might have seen our official statement on AI art, but if you haven’t I’ll […]