Kris Pugh, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Detriment – Entry

The state of California feels a lot less picturesque when you’re listening to LA hardcore punks ENTRY. Their abrasive, ‘take names,

It’s hard to realistically predict where south coast metalcore mob BURY TOMORROW could move forward following 2018’s Black Flame. With it,

EMMURE have made a career for themselves out of being the most divisive band in the room. Front man Frankie Palmeri‘s

It’s actually pretty heartwarming that as you get in the drivers seat for hardcore veterans CRO-MAGS latest stretch, you can expect

There’s something to be said for MAKE THEM SUFFER‘s endless pursuit of innovation within extreme metal. Even if you trek

If their 2017 debut Dragged Through The Dirt felt like a potential calm before the storm, consider Australian deathcore mob JUSTICE

With the current influx of modern metalcore bands permeating the scene, simply keeping up pace with the pack would be

The longer MALEVOLENCE‘s hot streak through hardcore continues, the more they become a fascinating case study. Less focused on the idea

French melodic hardcore hopefuls FORGIVE struggle to find a way to sell themselves with any form of ingenuity on debut record Mirrors.

For all the occasional pot holes you’ll come across on Clouded Minds & Silver Lines – five piece prog/metalcore outfit SERTRALINE