Fraser Wilson, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Ingested: The Kings of Slamchester

There’s few bands in the UK death metal scene with the level of notoriety of Mancunian outfit INGESTED. The self-styled

Melody-driven blackened death metallers NECROPHOBIC aren’t messing about. After a five year gap between albums, they stormed back onto the scene

It’s easy to fall into the trap of seeing genre-movements as a solely geographical occurrence. Geography is important, sure –

The year is 2017. The new wave old-school death metal is in full swing. Future world-beaters GATECREEPER and BLOOD INCANTATION

Power metal is far from the most popular of heavy music’s myriad of sub-genres at the moment. Often overlooked as

In the mid to late 2010s, the aesthetics of new black metal took a turn. Rather than decking out in

The United States, much of mainland Europe, the UK, Australia and even South America are all bastions of heavy music.

When thinking of the initial years of the wave of death metal that swept Europe, there are a selection of

Over the last two decades, metalcore has very much been an American beast. The New Wave of American Heavy Metal

Cathartic release and black metal have gone hand in hand since the formation of the genre. While it’s easy, particularly