Phil Cooper, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Caldera – Pillar Of Light

Intensely brooding, savagely captivating and all-round heavy weight death doom. That is what is in store with the new album

It will not have escaped anyone’s attention in the world of death metal, UNDEATH have had an exceptional rise. Cranking

Four years on from their first EP release, Massachusetts trio THE WATCHER are set to let loose their debut album,

Doomy, crashing, thunderous and extremely enjoyable. WARPSTORMER have been making a name for themselves since crashing out of the post-pandemic

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