FESTIVAL REVIEW: Slam Dunk Festival 2026 – North
2026 brought in celebrations for 20 years of Slam Dunk Festival, and despite the brutal sun looming over Temple Newsam
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Distorted Sound Magazine: Issue 130
ROMAN CANDLE land the cover of Issue 130 of Distorted Sound Magazine, available now!
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Sátan Festival: Forged In Fire, Rooted In Iceland
Sátan Festival has, in a relatively short space of time, carved out a reputation as one of the more intriguing extreme
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MØL: A Crushing Hug
Few bands in today’s heavy scene are capable of creating compositions that can cross genre boundaries effortlessly. Drawing inspiration from
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Der Weg Einer Freiheit: Inside The Way of Freedom
Nikita Kamprad reaches forward on his desk and picks up a thin, tan coloured book. To any other pair of
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Distorted Sound’s Top 20 Albums of 2025
2025 has been a year that has, at times, felt utterly relentless. Once again, we’ve had a year of tremendous
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Delilah Bon: Pink Painted Fire
For any outspoken artist that voices their beliefs and stances on world issues, performing in a hostile country would be
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Motörhead
“If we moved in next door, your lawn would die”. Whether or not the exact quote is apocryphal, it is
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Damnation Festival 2025
Intending to deliver an abundance of extreme metal goodness on a cold November weekend, Damnation Festival has carved itself a special position
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