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 […]
Folk Metal
2023
Kep’s 2023 Albums of the Year
Written by Kep Welcome in, folks. This is my list of 2023’s best albums. I’ve got five honorable mentions and then 24 ordered entries. Why 24? Because I started to attempt a top 10 and […]
2023
Album Review: Dratna – “Fomóraigh” (Black/Folk Metal)
Written by Kirk Dratna – Fomóraigh> Black/folk metal> Ireland> Releasing May 26> Fiadh Productions Confession time, Noob Heavy readers: I have no idea which wave of black metal we’re in. I’m pretty sure it’s the […]
2023
Album Review: Heathen Foray – “Oathbreaker” (Neo-Pagan/Death Metal)
Written by Valkyrjiaa Heathen Foray – Oathbreaker> Neo-pagan/death metal> Austria> Released April 7> New Massacre Records Unlike some who falsely raise the Neo-Pagan banner beneath their name, Heathen Foray’s kinship with the genre takes on […]
2023
Album Review: Dawn Ray’d – “To Know the Light” (RABM)
Written by Espi Kvlt Dawn Ray’d – To Know the Light> RABM> UK> Releasing March 24> Prosthetic Records Anyone even slightly familiar with my taste in black metal knows that I place Dawn Ray’d a tier above […]
Folk Metal
Interview: Nytt Land (Folk, Siberia)
Interview by Mass Hailing from the frigid taigas of Siberia, Nytt Land is a Nordic folk duo that incorporates ritualistic elements into their music to a mesmerizing extent. They have been involved with such endeavors […]
Video Premiere
THE HU releases “Song Of Women” feat. Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
After having published another video for “Wolf Totem” three weeks ago (it featured a footage from the horror movie “The Retaliators”, as the song is part of the soundtrack), THE HU now releases a new video with the amazing Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, who became a powerful addition for “Song of Women”. […]
Folk Metal
Mongolian hunnu-rock band THE HU release new video for Wolf Totem, feat. Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach)
Are you familiar with hunnu-rock? It’s a one-of-a-kind mixture of Western rock music combined with traditional Mongolian instrumentation and throat-singing in the native language. THE HU has been making waves around the globe over the past two years with this signature brand, their first videos went viral. Several festival appearances and a European tour followed, as well as the release of their debut album “The Gereg“ in September 2019 (read our review here). […]
Folk Metal
Interview: Exulansis (Folk/Black Metal)
Exulansis are a post-black metal trio from Oregon here in the United States that fuse lots of folk into their sound. They released their debut full length titled Sequestered Sympathy, which I actually reviewed here on Noob Heavy. I’ve also praised it a handful of times on my socials, as well as rewarding it a spot on my best albums of the year list. I’ve never done an interview before, but I figured it’d be cool to test it out with these great folks. […]
Luke Oram
Microdose: Eluvian, Deserts Of Mars, Dirty Grave & Orbyssmal
Four albums, four small reviews, four great sounds. […]