2026
May Release Spotlight
Welcome in to another edition of our monthly release spotlight! Check out our full review of the new offering from Necropia, and read on below for the May albums we think deserve some extra love. […]
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2026
Album Review: Necropia – “Our Kingdom Befouled” (Technical Deathcore)
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 […]
2026
Album Review: Terror – “Still Suffer” (Hardcore)
Written by Ellis Terror – Still Suffer> Hardcore> California, US> Releasing April 24> Flatspot Records It is not lost on me that I have come out of an unintentionally long review hiatus to talk about […]
2026
Album Review: Slaughterday – “Dread Emperor” (Death Metal)
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 […]
2026
January Release Spotlight
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 […]
2026
Album Review: Malignant Aura – “Where All of Worth Comes to Wither” (Death/Doom)
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 […]
2026
Album Review: Eximperitus – “Meritoriousness of Equanimity” (Technical/Brutal Death)
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, […]
2025
Halloween Bloodbath: 6(66) All Hallows Releases You Need to Hear
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 […]
2025
EP Review: Torture Hammer – “Torture Hammer” (Death Metal)
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 […]
2025
Album Review: An Abstract Illusion – “The Sleeping City” (Progressive Death)
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 […]