Phil Cooper, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Swamp Coffin: Drowning In Glory

A heart-on-sleeve level of honesty and often brutalist approach to emotional conveyance. That is the core of SWAMP COFFIN. For

Chilean quintet CAPILLA ARDIENTE have mastered the epic aspect of doom metal. Since 2006 they have released an EP and

2022 saw a death-doom ripple begin in Indianapolis, as five-piece MOTHER OF GRAVES went all out with their crushing and

North Carolina quartet VALLETTA are a band with pedigree, with members featuring in various projects and bringing something of their

Modern death metal phenomenon UNDEATH have gone from strength to strength. The Rochester New York outfit have earned legions of

2021 saw the release of one of the most emotionally heavy and sludge-driven debuts of recent times. SWAMP COFFIN’s Noose

When it comes to symphonic metal, few artists can conjure up the evocative soaring imagery of NIGHTWISH. The six-piece metal

Since 1980 (albeit with a 20-year hiatus), Newcastle-based traditional heavy metal stalwarts SATAN have been churning out intoxicating riffs and

There’s a glut of melodic death bands about. Some have more of a symphonic edge, others a thematic schtick and

With a style self-referred to as ‘Rotterdoom’, OFFICIUM TRISTE have been evolving their sound and style over the last three