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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 Albums of 2025

December 31, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Happy New Year, folks. It’s still before midnight here in Pacific Standard Time (aka the only time zone that matters) so legally speaking I’ve managed to fire this off while it’s still 2025. I listened […]

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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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Album Review: Floating – “Hesitating Lights” (Progressive Death Metal/Post-Punk)

July 8, 2025 Westin

Written by Westin Floating – Hesitating Lights> Progressive death metal/post-punk> Sweden> Releasing July 11> Transcending Obscurity Records I’ve been away from music writing for many months now. Between a new job and the worsening state […]

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EP Review: Slaughtersun – “Black Marrow” (Death Metal)

January 13, 2025 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kirk Slaughtersun – Black Marrow> Death metal> New Jersey, US> Released January 10> Independent/self-release New years are all about exploring new things, right? And while 2025 has started off a bit more like a […]

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Kep’s Best of 2024

December 30, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

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

December 23, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

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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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: Blood Incantation – “Absolute Elsewhere” (Progressive Death Metal)

October 2, 2024 Noob Heavy admin

Written by Kep Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere> Progressive death metal> Colorado, US> Releasing October 4> Century Media Records Evolution. We demand it of the bands we love—and the bands we love to criticize—even as we cling […]

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Halloween Horrors Death Metal Massacre

October 2, 2024 Westin

Written by Westin October is upon us, smoke bellows from the crematorium and unbeknownst to all until too late is that the acid rain begins to fall – it is a deadly month for death […]

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