Phil Cooper, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

INTRODUCING: GURT

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

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For over twenty years, FINSTERFORST have been expanding upon their own genre known as black forest metal. Consistently developing and

It’s been two years since Sunderland trio YERSIN released a stand out album in the form of The Scythe is

“We’ve found our sweet spot. We’re not as worried about what people are thinking about us…we’re more worried about just

When Ronnie James Dio replaced the legendary Ozzy Osbourne as the frontman of BLACK SABBATH in 1979, many were skeptical.

A lot can change in twenty years. Governments, trends, technology. Two decades can hold a wealth of change. Something that

With their origins as a solo project, it didn’t take long for FIRES IN THE DISTANCE to flourish into a

Party sludge. Not a term everyone is familiar with. But to those who know GURT, they’ll attest that this is

With roots in doom metal, yet never seemingly comfortable with adhering to a strict label formula. MONOLORD have instead forged