Ellis Heasley, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Present Serpent – Moanhand

MOANHAND is the brainchild of Moscow-based multi-instrumentalist Roman Filatov. Working strictly as a one-man project, he’s released a couple of

NECKSCARS were born in 2018 when four veterans of the New York DIY scene came together to see what happened.

Metal and hardcore are a match made in heaven right? Such a statement may not raise many eyebrows nowadays, but

ORPHAN DONOR is the brainchild of SECRET CUTTER drummer Jared Stimpfl. Much like his regular gig, this project majors on

The title and timing of the debut full-length from ETERNAL STRUGGLE feels painfully prophetic. Year Of The Gun comes out

It probably isn’t much of a surprise that an album with a name like Sun feels pretty massive. While science

Portugal’s PLEDGE have waited some time to share their debut full-length Haunted Visions with the world. Recorded way back in

Of all the bands of today’s reinvigorated metalcore/post-hardcore scene, Philadelphia’s KAONASHI must have a shout as the craziest. They describe

It seems hardcore and punk solo projects aren’t all that common. Perhaps there’s something about the energy of the music

Has a country ever absolutely nailed heavy metal as well and as often as Sweden? It’s certainly a contender to