Ellis Heasley, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Thumper: Controlling The Chaos

We’re around five minutes into our conversation with THUMPER frontman Oisín Leahy-Furlong when he seems to sum up in a

Buried somewhere deep within the annals of hardcore history are Syracuse, New York’s THE CATATONICS. While hardly the most popular

Third instalments are a tricky one. It’s a bit of a cliché at this point, but clearly one grounded in

Imagine Fred Durst wasn’t such a… well, you know. Still with us? Now imagine he fronted a hardcore band, while

Cult heroes THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES left quite the impression during their short time on this earth. Over just seven

It’s taken Paris’ ANNA SAGE a fair whack of time to get a full-length album out to the world. Formed

Few bands will ever leave such gaping holes in the landscape of forward-thinking metalcore and post-hardcore as THE DILLINGER ESCAPE

Leipzig’s DEATHRITE have never seemed all that worried about fitting into any one box; at least, not beyond the general

“One of the top criteria is that it should feel like you’re getting run over by a tank essentially,” laughs

Despite its quite cyclical popularity, thrash metal hasn’t really changed much over the past 40 years. It seems every decade