Elena Francis, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Predicting which underground death metal acts are going to climb the gloomy ladder towards the mainstream is like predicting when

LIVE REVIEW: Unleash The Archers @ Slay Glasgow

Power metal is an incredibly popular subgenre, yet in recent years, fans say that the genre has fallen into a

You know what Glasgow hasn’t had in a small eternity? A night of devilish black/thrash metal. Tonight is the antidote;

It’s remarkable how many metal festivals spawn every year, especially multi-day affairs. Long gone are the days of festivals testing

In the past 15 years or so, there has been an impressive swell of multi-day, truly underground, extreme metal festivals

Easter Sunday is usually about Jesus, rabbits and chocolate eggs, but those festivities take a back seat when Bay Area

Recently, there have been quite a few extreme metal shows touching down in Glasgow, following an unusually quiet lull. Tonight,

It’s not often that progressive/technical death metal fans are catered for with a whole touring packing to suit their preferences.

Swedish goth rock n rollers TRIBULATION are in Glasgow to raise the dead from their graves. Unfortunately, it’s the same

Scotland is globally renowned for its dramatic wind-lashed areas of natural beauty, and SAOR is the metal equivalent of this.