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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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January Release Spotlight

February 2, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Welcome to 2026, friends. The horrors persist, but so do we. So, as it turns out, do metal and hardcore, because the one month under the year’s belt provided us with plenty of damn good […]

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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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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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Album Review: An Abstract Illusion – “The Sleeping City” (Progressive Death)

October 15, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep An Abstract Illusion – The Sleeping City> Progressive death metal> Sweden> Releasing October 17> Willowtip Records We here at Noob Heavy were enormous fans of Woe, the 2022 sophomore release by Swedish progressive death powerhouse An […]

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September 3, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Ritual Mass – Cascading Misery> Death metal> Pennsylvania, US> Releasing September 5> 20 Buck Spin Sometimes I like to challenge a new death metal album to fuck me up real good. Like I’ll literally […]

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Album Review: Castrator – “Coronation of the Grotesque” (Death Metal)

August 14, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Castrator – Coronation of the Grotesque> Death metal> US> Releasing August 15> Dark Descent Records I wrote about Castrator back in 2022, when they dropped their debut full-length Defiled in Oblivion. Let’s go to the tape: “Defiled […]

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