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February Release Spotlight

March 2, 2026 Noob Heavy admin

Another month down, another fresh set of horrors, another bunch of killer metal and metal-adjacent albums to help keep us sane. We’ve rounded up the February releases we think are most worthy of the spotlight, […]

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Kep’s Best EPs of 2025

December 24, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Welcome in for the first of my two AOTY articles. Today we’re talking EPs, and 2025 was full of great ones. I rounded up 13 that I thought were particularly deserving of […]

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Ellis’ End of Year Lists 2025 (Demos, EPs, & Albums)

December 22, 2025 Ellis Heasley

Written by Ellis I love being a part of the Noob Heavy team. Espi, Jangel, Kep, Kirk, Westin – great people covering great music, standing up for important shit, making me laugh a lot and […]

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The Best Things We Heard in August

September 2, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Welcome to September, folks. Time remains swift and the world remains a nightmare. The writing team has been swamped with real life responsibilities and stresses, so our review game has been a little weak recently. […]

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Noob Heavy’s 2025 Mid-year Best Albums

July 6, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Welcome to July 2025, folks. Shit’s, uh, shit’s tough out there. We get it. But the music is good, and we writing staff got our heads together and decided on a special feature to mark […]

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Demolicious Derby II: 10 Sick AF Hardcore Demos from April-June 2025

July 3, 2025 Ellis Heasley

Written by Ellis Hopefully you already know what to expect if you read the last one of these (or just the title of this one lol): ten killer hardcore demos from the second quarter of […]

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Album Review: Lipoma – “No Cure for the Sick” (Goregrind/Melodic Death)

June 12, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Lipoma – No Cure for the Sick> Goregrind/melodic death metal> California, US> Releasing June 13> Gurgling Gore Look, I wasn’t born yesterday. If I see a release from the filthmongers at Gurgling Gore, and […]

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Album Review: Thus Spoke Zarathustra – “I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm” (Deathcore)

May 19, 2025 Ellis Heasley

Thus Spoke Zarathustra – I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm> Deathcore> Maryland, US> Releasing May 23> Prosthetic Records Deathcore is so back right now isn’t it? Like proper deathcore that is, […]

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Demolicious Derby: 10 Killer Hardcore Demos from January-March 2025

April 2, 2025 Ellis Heasley

Written by Ellis Shout out Demo 2025 – gotta be one of the best demos of 2025… No but for real, demos are awesome and there’s been a bunch of great ones this year already […]

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Album Review: Cyborg Octopus – “Bottom Feeder” (Progressive Metal)

September 24, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Jangel Cyborg Octopus – Bottom Feeder> Progressive metal> California, US> Releasing September 27> Silent Pendulum Records Be sure to catch Cyborg Octopus on their Bottom Feeder-supporting tour of the Eastern US starting on […]

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