2026
May Release Spotlight
Welcome in to another edition of our monthly release spotlight! Check out our full review of the new offering from Necropia, and read on below for the May albums we think deserve some extra love. […]
Death/Doom
2026
Album Review: Slaughterday – “Dread Emperor” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Slaughterday – Dread Emperor> Death metal> Germany> Releasing February 13> Testimony Records Lemme tell you, there are few things I love in this world more than a good riff. Two good riffs, maybe. Hearing […]
2026
Album Review: Malignant Aura – “Where All of Worth Comes to Wither” (Death/Doom)
Written by Kep Malignant Aura – Where All of Worth Comes to Wither> Death/doom> Australia> Releasing January 26> Memento Mori Way back in 2022 (which I swear feels like a decade ago already) I contributed a short […]
2025
Kep’s Best Albums of 2025
Happy New Year, folks. It’s still before midnight here in Pacific Standard Time (aka the only time zone that matters) so legally speaking I’ve managed to fire this off while it’s still 2025. I listened […]
2025
Kep’s Best EPs of 2025
Written by Kep Welcome in for the first of my two AOTY articles. Today we’re talking EPs, and 2025 was full of great ones. I rounded up 13 that I thought were particularly deserving of […]
2025
Halloween Bloodbath: 6(66) All Hallows Releases You Need to Hear
Written by Kep Metal and Halloween go together like blood and guts. In fact, there’s usually a flood of metal releases on 10/31 even when it falls on a non-standard release day, just because so […]
20 Buck Spin
Album Review: Ritual Mass – “Cascading Misery” (Death Metal)
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 […]
2025
The Best Things We Heard in August
Welcome to September, folks. Time remains swift and the world remains a nightmare. The writing team has been swamped with real life responsibilities and stresses, so our review game has been a little weak recently. […]
2025
Album Review: Clairvoyance – “Chasm of Immurement” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement> Death metal> Poland> Releasing July 18> Carbonized Records I boarded the Clairvoyance hype train as it was barely leaving the station, when they released their first demo back in May of […]
2025
Noob Heavy’s 2025 Mid-year Best Albums
Welcome to July 2025, folks. Shit’s, uh, shit’s tough out there. We get it. But the music is good, and we writing staff got our heads together and decided on a special feature to mark […]