2024
May Mindblowers
Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk I’m gonna be honest with you all. May felt a little weak for me personally, musically speaking. I was busy as hell at the ol’ day job, but that […]
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2023
January Gems
Written by Kep, Kirk, Westin, Rae-Aila, and Ellis Well would you look at that: not only is 2024 well underway, but a whole damn month is done already. And with one month down, that means […]
2023
Join the Kvlt: Espi’s 2023 AOTY List
Written by Espi Kvlt As we wrap up another year, I am here to bring you another list of black metal albums I loved (plus, as usual, one extra, because for some reason my actual […]
2023
Album Review: Notturno – “Inside” (DSBM)
Notturno – Inside> Depressive suicidal black metal> Italy> Releasing October 6> Hypnotic Dirge Records Extreme metal is perhaps one of the most aptly titled genres of music – pushing the boundaries of sonic art as […]
2023
Album Review: None – “Inevitable” (DSBM)
Written by Espi Kvlt None – “Inevitable”> Depressive black metal> Oregon, US> Released June 30> Hypnotic Dirge Records None first captivated me in 2019, with the release of their album Damp Chill of Life. I had […]
2023
Album Review: …Stay… – “tears of happiness” (DSBM)
Written by Kep …Stay… – tears of happiness> DSBM> Mexico> Releasing June 16 (released digitally April 21)> Fiadh Productions You know how sometimes you start to listen to something and it’s just the wrong time for […]
2023
Album Review: L’Homme Absurde – “Stranger” (Post-black Metal)
Written by Kirk L’Homme Absurde – Stranger> Post-black metal> Russia> Released May 9> SoundAge Productions Do you know what it is I probably like most about depressive suicidal black metal? For the most part, there […]
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
FABruary Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk Welcome back to another Noob Heavy roundup, where we give you the rundown on releases we loved that you might have missed. February continued the strong start to […]
2023
EP Review: Frosk – “Stone Prison” (Black Metal)
Written by Kep Frosk – Stone Prison> Black metal> Massachusetts, US> Releasing February 24> Independent/self-release Well, would you look at that: Witcher-themed black metal outfit Hekseblad is already at the point in their career where the members start branching […]