Written by Kep Celestial Sanctuary – Insatiable Thirst for Torment> Death metal> UK> Releasing August 25> Church Road Records Friends, Celestial Sanctuary have leveled up. You had to know this was coming. After all, there was little to be […]
Written by Kep Anthropophagous – Abuse of a Corpse> Death metal> Massachusetts, US> Releasing April 7> Headsplit Records I’ll tell you what, Abuse of a Corpse was a surprising record for me. I’d heard and dug the lead single […]
Written by Westin Maze of Sothoth – Extirpated Light> Technical death metal> Italy> Releasing March 24> Everlasting Spew Records In my apparent quest to review music from across the broad spectrum of metal, I have […]
Written by Kep Ashen – Ritual of Ash> Death metal> Australia> Releasing January 13> Bitter Loss Records Perth four-piece Ashen released a particularly impressive debut EP, Godless Oath, back in August of 2021 and left death metal fans the world […]
Written by Kep Casket Grinder – Sepulchral Trip> Death metal> Colombia> Releasing October 31> Awakening Records If the last few years in metal have taught us anything, it’s that there’s still a huge market for good old […]
Other notable releases from 1992 for context – Soul of a New Machine (Fear Factory), Vulgar Display of Power (Pantera), The End Complete (Obituary), Images and Words (Dream Theater) […]
For once I’m not just reviewing this because it’s on Transcending Obscurity, this album also features the artwork of Luke Oram who I’ve covered so much that he earned his very own category on Noob Heavy. Why? Because he’s criminally underrated and deserves way more exposure for how prolific he is in the metal scene. From what I understand, Live Burial themselves are quite close to Luke over there in the UK. So it’s all wrapped up in my favorite things, but is Unending Futility any good? Yes! It’s very good, it’s quite a memorable old school death metal release. […]
There are few things in my maladroit passage through life as recognizable, or dare I say addictive, as that sweet swedeath guitar tone. Muffled and thick, the pure encapsulation and distillation of sonic headbangable heft. 2019 certainly offered an abundance of riffs that fit said bill–however, it’s a sound that, when executed with a modicum of technical prowess, seldom gets old. When Skullcrush came out of the December gate a tad unnoticed with Archaic Towers Of Annihilation, a worthy album unfortunately birthed in the months o’ lists, they certainly delivered in the prowess department. In short? Throw on your gym outfit of choice and lace up them sneakers (or joggers, as may apply.) It’s time to get sweaty. […]
I became familiar with Satta through IG as I follow a lot of dark artists suitable for band merch, Satta however has a classical approach to the style that outshines the rabble of common assets and lazy work ethic. His art is not just dark by subject, it embodies it fully, from conception to technique to completion. It’s a higher brow darkness. I also became familiar with the aussie OSDM band Aeon’s Abyss through instagram, who ended up commissioning Satta for their upcoming album Impenitent (Nov 1), a fortunate pairing sharing similar classic metal values. Here is an interview with the artist Satta in which we discuss influences, the upcoming album and living as an artist. […]
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