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Album Review: Am I in Trouble? – “Spectrum” (Avant-garde Black Metal)

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Written by Kirk Am I in Trouble? — Spectrum> Avant-garde post-black metal> New Jersey, US> Released January 3> Independent/self-release Before you ask, the answer is no, Am I in Trouble? is not a pop punk […]

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Written by Westin 2024 has been a year. Dealt with an overwhelmingly strong identity crisis, a serious burnout from that crisis resulting in a scant handful of full reviews from me, and got a new […]

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Written by Kep Welcome in, folks! This year, I decided to mix things up in the interest of shouting out the maximum amount of albums that deserve it: rather than a standard ordered list, I’m […]

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Kirk’s Top Releases of 2024

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Written by Kirk What’s shakin’ loyal Noob Heavy reader! Guess what? We’ve crossed the halfway point of December, which means it’s officially LIST SEASON. And believe me when I tell you these are gonna be some killer lists; […]

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Written by Kep, Westin, and Kirk After a bit of a break from our usual monthly roundups, we’re back again for the last one of the year. November was packed to the gills with good […]

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Album Review: Bedsore – “Dreaming the Strife for Love” (Progressive Death Metal)

November 25, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Bedsore – Dreaming the Strife for Love> Progressive death metal> Italy> Releasing November 29> 20 Buck Spin Do you listen to “progressive” death metal and find yourself thinking, “That’s great, but I wish this […]

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Album Review: Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity (Symphonic Power Metal)

November 18, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity> Symphonic power metal> UK> Releasing November 22> Scarlet Records I know what you’re thinking: why in the hell is the death metal guy from Noob Heavy writing a […]

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Album Review: Molder – “Catastrophic Reconfiguration” (Death Metal)

November 6, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration> Death metal> Illinois, US> Releasing November 8> Prosthetic Records A little over two years ago I wrote the following about Molder’s sophomore LP Engrossed in Decay “You know how sometimes you see […]

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Album Review: Witnesses – “Joy” (Post-doom Metal)

November 5, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk Witnesses – Joy> Atmospheric post-doom> New York, US> Releasing November 8> Independent/self-release When talking about doom metal, it’s almost impossible to do so without talking about riffs.  I don’t care if you’re […]

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Album Review: Recidivist – “Madness Malformed” (Death Metal)

October 30, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Recidivist – Madness Malformed> Death metal> Utah, US> Releasing November 1> Creator-Destructor Records In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of hardcore-influenced death metal out there these days. You can hardly throw an […]

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