2022
𖤐B’s𖤐 22 Favorites of 2022
I’m B, and I am a philosophy professor who is interested in horror and metal aesthetics (my Twitter is here). Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about immersive experiences, and what it takes to evoke […]
Death/Doom
2022
Album Review: Dream Unending – “Song of Salvation” (Death/doom)
Written by Kep Dream Unending – Song of Salvation> Death/doom metal> US/Canada> Releasing November 11> 20 Buck Spin You’d have to have been living under a rock, at least in terms of the metal scene, to have […]
2022
Album Review: Mother of Graves – “Where the Shadows Adorn” (Melodic Death/Doom)
Written by Kep Mother of Graves – Where the Shadows Adorn> Melodic death/doom> Indiana, US> Releasing October 14> Wise Blood Records Some death/doom bands are built to inflict slow death by deliberate, pounding blows. Emotions? Never heard […]
2022
Album Review: Endonomos – “Endonomos” (Death/doom)
Endonomos – Endonomos> Death/doom> Austria> Releasing August 26> Argonauta Records There are few phrases you could stick in a promo package that would grab my attention as immediately as “for fans of Ahab”. That’s why I dropped my […]
2022
Album Review: Assumption – “Hadean Tides”
Written by Kep Assumption – Hadean TidesDeath/doom from ItalyReleasing May 20 via Everlasting Spew Records Here’s a question I’ve addressed on Twitter before: what exactly is death/doom? It’s more than just slow death metal, after all. Obviously […]
2022
Album Review: Tzompantli – “Tlazcaltiliztli”
Written by Kep Tzompantli – TlazcaltiliztliDeath/doom from California, USReleasing May 5 via 20 Buck Spin There’s a movement of indigenous metal happening in the underground right before our very eyes, and not a moment too soon if […]
Death/Doom
Metal Redux: Cemetary – An Evil Shade of Grey (Death/Doom)
An Evil Shade of Grey is an outstanding and very listenable Swedish Death Metal album with a genuine element of uniqueness. This comes from its tastefully written melodic riffs and song structures, that are layered with atmospherically textured elements, and all combined to create a gloomy ethereal listening experience. The production is dynamic and intelligent, accentuating moments within each track to compliment lyrical themes (a very strong point of the album), whilst also creating a perfectly crafted sense of melancholy. Although Cemetary have been labelled Death / Doom Metal, this album also has some Black Metal elements floating just beneath the surface.
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2020 Albums
Album Review: Grey Skies Fallen – Cold Dead Lands 7.5 (Death Doom)
The first thing which is worth mentioning in this album is its artistic cover. I am totally in favor of bands actually taking artwork into serious consideration and GSF is a band worthy of praise for their meticulous choice of album covers which are of esthetic value. This piece is a dark and sort of fantastical image of a land of doom. The shadowy and blurry atmosphere in which some human silhouettes and an obelisk are barely visible on top of some coastal rocks has created a nightmarish sight. It is indeed a glimpse into a cold dead land. Thumbs up to the artist Travis Smith, who has previously worked with giants like Death, Katatonia, Amorphis, Iced Earth, Anathema and Opeth, for creating yet another superb work of art. […]
2019 Albums
Chilean Death metal: Weight Of Emptiness Release New Video
Welcome to the first news post of many to come, Noob Heavy has been intending to broach the world of news for a while now and what better place to start than a submission from Chile. In 2019 Chilean metal really made its way onto my radar with it’s politically fueled and always interesting music culture so I’m happy to start 2020 by bringing something from South America to south of the equator for all of my friends to see. […]
2019 Albums
Album Review: Novembers Doom – Nephilim Grove 8.3 (Doom Metal)
Nephilim Grove marks the American death doom giants, Novembers Doom’s 30th anniversary. Indeed, an infrequent feat (at least these days) to celebrate. Thirty years of firm, ferocious and fanciful activity, breaking necks as well as breaking hearts. Having been released on November 1st, the album insinuates, all so subtly, the symbolic capacity that it possesses: the quintessence of the band’s career or their next step on their path… or maybe simultaneously both? […]