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April Release Spotlight

May 4, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Phew, that sure was a month, eh? As usual, we’ve rounded up our favorite releases of the month to spotlight for you here. Ellis also have Terror‘s new record a full review and I (Kep) […]

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Album Review: Necropia – “Our Kingdom Befouled” (Technical Deathcore)

April 27, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Necropia – Our Kingdom Befouled> Technical deathcore> New York, US> Releasing May 1> Independent/self-release Welcome to the review, folks. Hold on one second… “BATHE IN THE FILTH OF DECAYING LOVED ONES” Sorry, had to get […]

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Album Review: Slaughterday – “Dread Emperor” (Death Metal)

February 11, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

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Track Premiere: Ashenheart – “Stars Wept to the Sea”

January 22, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Today we have the prodigious honor of premiering a work by one of our favorite projects: deathened black metal outfit Ashenheart. “Stars Wept to the Sea” is a standalone track, with proceeds to be donated […]

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Album Review: Malignant Aura – “Where All of Worth Comes to Wither” (Death/Doom)

January 21, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

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Album Review: Eximperitus – “Meritoriousness of Equanimity” (Technical/Brutal Death)

January 14, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Eximperitus – Meritoriousness of Equanimity> Technical/brutal death metal> Belarus> Releasing January 30> Willowtip Records I’m gonna be honest, folks. I fucked up when it comes to Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum. I’ve been avoiding their music for years, […]

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Kep’s Best EPs of 2025

December 24, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

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Ellis’ End of Year Lists 2025 (Demos, EPs, & Albums)

December 22, 2025 Ellis Heasley

Written by Ellis I love being a part of the Noob Heavy team. Espi, Jangel, Kep, Kirk, Westin – great people covering great music, standing up for important shit, making me laugh a lot and […]

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Halloween Bloodbath: 6(66) All Hallows Releases You Need to Hear

October 29, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

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 […]

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EP Review: Torture Hammer – “Torture Hammer” (Death Metal)

October 23, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Torture Hammer – Torture Hammer> Death metal> California, US> Releasing October 24> Creator-Destructor Records Sometimes when I’m writing about death metal I use flowery language and big words. I talk about a richness of […]

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