Chris Earl, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Zealot – Dead Icarus

When a key member of a band leaves, it can of course be for various reasons and, should those reasons

It seemed that the release of the 200 STAB WOUNDS album earlier this year would be the high point for

The Young brothers seemingly have their incredibly talented fingers in so many bands these days. Whether it’s performing, guesting or

Currently, there’s a beautiful chaos being imbued into metalcore. From BOUNDARIES to THE GOD AWFUL TRUTH, many bands are letting

As is the case these days, if enough hardcore bands spend enough time with each other chances are they’ll birth

It is impossible to talk about this record without mentioning the circumstances of the band’s birth. Formed after the acrimonious

If ever there were to be monuments, perhaps in some kind of triangular or cone shape, constructed to memorialize the

Picture the scene. It’s a rainy day, you’re stuck indoors and so you hop onto the family computer. Inbetween a

Whether the purists like it or not, hardcore kids making death metal has breathed new life into what was in

There’s a certain primal, lizard brain tickling aspect that some hardcore bands possess. The downtuned, grunting beatdowns seemingly awaken things