Dan McHugh, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Borknagar: The Inextinguishable Flame

In the early 90’s the hills of Norway were alive with the sound of black metal as bands like MAYHEM,

New York mathcore maestro’s CAR BOMB don’t receive nearly the amount of praise that they deserve and have earned throughout

It takes a special kind of band to resurface from the ashes of a lengthy hiatus and come back firing

The Scottish quartet are probably still pinching themselves after getting called up to participate in the Thursday Board Takeover festivities

With 8 albums under their belt Norwegian death metal legends BLOOD RED THRONE need little introduction, forging their own path

In recent years the Scottish metal scene has put everyone on notice with the likes of DISPOSABLE, FROM SORROW TO SERENITY and BLEED

Despite being a unit since 2012 COGNIZANCE haven’t quite received the amount of recognition they rightly deserve. They are hoping

A lot can happen in the space of 23 years, bands have rose to prominence and sadly some have fell

With the sheer deluge of bands arriving on the scene with each passing year it is difficult to ensure you

For many years everyone’s favourite Danish rockers VOLBEAT have been dominating the top tier of festival lineups, scooping up awards and