2023
Awegust Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, and Kirk August was a pretty light month as far as releases goes, especially compared to the seven months of 2023 that preceded it. Or at least it was until August […]
Speed Metal
2023
FABruary Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, and Kirk Welcome back to another Noob Heavy roundup, where we give you the rundown on releases we loved that you might have missed. February continued the strong start to […]
2022
Roundup: November Notables
Written by Kep, Melinda, Westin, and Greg Schwan We’re getting there, folks: this extremely silly year is almost over. I have a feeling that this will be the last monthly roundup of 2022, as December […]
Carcassbomb's Reviews
Microdose: Hellripper, Clayshaper, White Crone, & Sallow Moth
Four great albums, four short reviews. The theme is solo visions, so people who through a lot of hard work put together their own album. They’re all highly creative people who put out quality music on their own terms, and often with the help of a friend or two. I’ve basically covered at least one solo project every dose and half of my reviews are of solo projects, I’m just drawn to them. […]
2020 Albums
Album Review: Midnight – Rebirth By Blasphemy 7.7 (Speed Metal)
Fucking speed and darkness! What else is there to say about Midnight? They set up a simple premise and stick to it with mastery. If you aren’t familiar with Midnight then I’d best describe them as Gwar sped up with black metal and sex thrown on it. I first became a fan after hearing Sweet Death & Ecstasy which I promptly paid out the ass to get on cassette shipped to Australia. How does this one compare? It’s not bad, that’s for sure but it feels more straight forward. At its worst it’s more of what fans love, so that’s pretty valuable and something veteran bands need to achieve in order to maintain longevity. […]
Speed Metal
Tape Review: Midnight – Sweet Death & Ecstasy 8.7
Alright, I didn’t just get this one for the vibrant and ridiculous cover art (done by William Lacey), it’s a fucking sick album from a bunch of probably real dick heads and isn’t the way of some pretty good tunes and genres? It’s on the line of blackened speed and hard rock, it’s an entertaining mentality that I’m more used to hearing out of Australia. They also take on an interesting live appearance, reminding of The Locust: […]
Speed Metal
Esoteric Tape: Bloodlust – Leather, Steel and Hell (Speed Metal)
Bloodlust Leather, Steel and Hell Blackened Thrash Metal Perth, Australia July 5th 2019 Bandcamp – Official site Bloodlust have come forth with a basic but kick ass offering of blackened thrash metal with this 4 […]
2019 Albums
Album Review: Hellripper – Black Arts & Alchemy EP 9 (Speed Metal)
At this point I’m covering so many one man bands and it’s crazy the level of quality an individual can put out now. This guy has a bit of a history having released a slew of recordings over the past few years, a lot of which are well received. He’s clearly onto something. I’ll definitely be going back to check out the LP which holds a whopping 89% at the Metallum. This has 91% with less reviewers. Just for context, most of the time fully fledged and veteran bands get worse scores than this every day. There’s plenty of blackened speed metal here with zero compromise to the sound or intensity. Definitely check this one out. […]