Phil Cooper, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Ascension – Paradise Lost

For more than three decades UK gothic-doom metal purveyors PARADISE LOST have been at the forefront of the dark and

The year is 1990, mankind is on its knees. The Grim Reaper, swapping traditional black robes for plaid, stalks the

No strangers to the ideas of a concept album. Swedish occult rockers YEAR OF THE GOAT have returned with Trivia

Ozzy zig needs a gig. One simple sentence, an ad placed in a music shop window in Birmingham. One sentence

Belgian heavy shoegazers SLOW CRUSH have returned with their third album Thirst. Debut Auora served as the perfect introduction, however

Since its inception, heavy metal has walked the same path as horror. Geezer Butler himself recalls that the name BLACK

July 1990. JUDAS PRIEST are set to be on trial. They are accused of subliminal messaging within their recording of Better By You,

With a gleam of enthusiasm in the eye. Agnes, holds up a phone to the camera of the zoom meeting.

While we are all well aware of the axiom ‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,’ it doesn’t stop people

New York based four-piece FALSE GODS formed in 2015. Blending several aspects of modern heavy music from sludge to hardcore.