Top 10 Albums of 2018 by Holding Absence’s James Joseph
2018 is drawing to a close and we here at Distorted Sound are hard at work in putting together what we believe
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LIVE REVIEW: Wardruna @ Albert Hall, Manchester
Since 2003, Einar Selvik‘s WARDRUNA have been dedicated in their mission to craft musical renditions of Norse traditions. Their authenticity,
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Quality Over Quantity: Why Not Both? The Art of Long Songs
There is an art to long songs, regardless of what your mate thinks. There is a patience in being able
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LIVE REVIEW: Heilung @ Islington Assembly Hall, London
HEILUNG have been taking the attention of people globally in the past couple of years. In a way they are
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DVD REVIEW: The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm – Amon Amarth
AMON AMARTH are an anomaly. Though their brand of IRON MAIDEN influenced melodic death metal is certainly not as extreme as
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LIVE REVIEW: Slayer @ Manchester Arena, Manchester
When SLAYER announced their farewell world tour back in January, the clock starting ticking to the end of one of
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Damnation Festival 2018
With a consistently strong lineup across the extreme metal spectrum year in, year out, Damnation Festival has grown into one of the
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ALBUM REVIEW: Holy Hell – Architects
If ARCHITECTS had called it a day when guitarist Tom Searle tragically lost his life to cancer in 2016, nobody
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Damnation Festival 2018
Winter has come. The nights are longer, the temperatures are plummeting and festival season is longingly missed. Luckily, Damnation Festival
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Mammothfest 2018
Over 50 of the biggest local and international bands from across the extreme metal spectrum. Four venues. One weekend. That’s
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