Elliot Leaver, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Miasma Theory – Miasma Theory

When the global pandemic hit, Zachary Randall of Floridian doom metallers NORTHERN CROWN decided to embark on a project that so many others across

Mini-albums are a curious concept: a collection of songs that the band deem too substantial to call an EP, yet

You rarely see father/son bands these days, but that’s exactly who BURN THEE INSECTS were, birthed by Mitch French and his

During the first half of the last decade, Sheffield rockers BLACK SPIDERS were on the cusp of breaking out as one

Metal music is often categorised as revolving around sombre subject matters, from mental health battles to the insights of criminal

It’s always good to set a high bar on studio releases, but to keep pushing it higher isn’t easy. Symphonic

In 2015, Swedish thrashers ENFORCER released Live By Fire, their first album to showcase their incendiary live show, with an audio CD from

By the end of last decade, Michel Nienhuis of avant-garde black metallers DODECAHEDRON knew the band he formed in 2006 as ORDER OF THE

It goes without saying that just because a musician is known for a particular genre, it doesn’t mean that they

How do you follow an album that told the story of the rise of anime character Guts from Berserk? You release an