Phil Cooper, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Firesky – Konvent

With a focus on arrangements and pulling ideas from dark depths of the soul, KONVENT have built a name for

With albums like Paradise Lost and King of The Dead, CIRITH UNGOL cultivated a cult like following. NWOBHM inspired, with

It seems odd to be talking about dark folklore tied to London in the midst of a June heatwave. Yet,

It’s been 25 years since the last full outing for TONY IOMMI as a solo musician. Save a few collaborations

Five years ago, CELESTIAL SANCTUARY broke through the UK underground scene with their seismic debut Soul Diminished. They have never

Raw aggressive power is tempered by a meticulously crafted melancholia. That’s what you get when quintet MOTHER OF GRAVES put

Bombastic traditional heavy metal stylings from Spain. Five-piece CRIMSON COVEN put the hammer to the anvil to forge their debut

Through 16 years and numerous line-up changes, resulting in formations ranging from a trio to a quartet, VALLEY OF THE

Having taken us through a sprawling tour of the folklore of the British Isles with This Heathen Land, GREEN LUNG

For a band now 16 years, four albums and multiple EPs into a career. It is surprising how few people