Phil Cooper, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Trapped – Hammer

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.

Riff slinging magicians MARGARITA WITCH CULT are back with their new album. Their 2023 self-titled debut heralded the arrival of

When NITE draws in. “We’re going for your throat.” With their third album, Cult Of The Serpent Sun, now out

Melodic, gritty, dynamic and engaging. These are just someways to describe the debut album Die Close from Jordan Olds‘ led

With many of the best tracks that grab us having begun as simple acoustic ideas. Fragile ideas that have been

Brooding monolithic soundscapes are conjured from an eerie darkness. That is the picture outlined by the five-piece OBSIDIAN SCAPES on

For the past six years, Swedish metal quartet, CAREGAH, have been toiling and honing a groove laced brand of heavy

Few bands can create an album so deeply emotive that it transcends the confines of its recording and is utterly

Twenty years ago, heavy metal and the wider alternative scene was in rude health. Album releases for 2005 included releases