2023
Septembest Roundup
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kep, Rae-Aila, and Kirk We here at Noob Heavquarters were a bit quiet during September—life responsibilities and all that, you know the drill—but not for want of plenty of great music, […]
grindcore
2023
Album Review: Terra Builder – “Solar Temple” (Deathgrind)
Written by Ellis Terra Builder – Solar Temple> Deathgrind> Germany> Releasing September 29> Transcending Obscurity Records Transcending Obscurity are pretty much always good for a particularly extreme kind of W and this debut album from […]
2023
Album Review: Dying Fetus – “Make Them Beg for Death” (Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore)
Written by Kep Dying Fetus – Make Them Beg for Death> Brutal death metal/grindcore> Maryland, US> Releasing September 8> Relapse Records What a time to be alive, am I right? Here we are in the golden age […]
2023
Album Review: Djinn-Ghül – “Opulence” (Industrial Deathcore)
Written by Kep Djinn-Ghül – Opulence> Industrial deathcore> Colorado, US / Venezuela> Releasing July 14> Vicious Instinct Records For ages untold humanity has asked one question: what if Anaal Nathrakh and Fear Factory had a baby, and that baby was a […]
2023
Kep’s 2023 Mid-year Top 10
As is my tradition, I’m marking the midpoint of the year with a top 10 list. The second half of the year is already looked stacked, so expect a good deal of change between now […]
2023
Album Review: Gutslit – “Carnal” (Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Gutslit – Carnal> Brutal death metal> India> Releasing July 7> Independent/self-release Brutal death metal isn’t really the subgenre you go to when you’re looking for innovation, if we’re being honest. Some particularly experimental and […]
2023
Album Review: Pupil Slicer – “Blossom” (Mathcore)
Written by Westin Pupil Slicer – Blossom> Mathcore> UK> Releasing June 2> Prosthetic Records What does it mean to mature? It’s something I’ve thought about a lot the last few years, as time catches up […]
2023
A⁺pril Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Kirk, and Ellis Here we are again, folks, another month of 2023 is in the books. We wrote about a ton of killer April music already, but there are some things […]
2023
Mad March Roundup
Written by Kirk, Westin, Kep, Espi Kvlt, and Ellis We’ve had some great music so far in 2023, but March really took the cake. Bangers abounded, and so we’ve rounded up some of our favorites […]
2023
Album Review: Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop – “We Live as Ghosts” (Grindcore)
Written by Barlovv Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop – We Live As Ghosts> Grindcore/cybergrind> Connecticut, US> Released February 3> Independent/self-release Class traitors on a power tripFascists laughing as they empty out a clip […]