Download Festival adds 36 new bands

36 new acts have been added to the lineup of Download Festival 2016!

LIVE REVIEW: Carnifex @ Sound Control, Manchester

Photo Credit: James Weaver

WORDS: Henry Jones PHOTOS: James Weaver

Returning on their 10^th anniversary Decade of Despair tour, deathcore veterans CARNIFEX have thus far proved they are in it for the long haul. With five studio albums on the shelf, the San Diego deathcore act have helped solidify the genre’s foundations, and it seems the have no intention of stalling any time soon. Making another of their frequent runs through Manchester, this time in the reputable Sound Control, the band are accompanied by an amalgamated mix of familiar faces in the form of WITHIN THE RUINS, FALLUJAH, and BORIS THE BLADE.

LIVE REVIEW: Periphery @ Academy 2, Manchester

WORDS: Henry Jones

It’s been a several years since PERIPHERY last strolled through Europe on a headlining tour. Several years, several albums, and an awful lot of growing as a band. 2015 has been a productive year for the Washington sextet. It’s not every year you get to release a double disc concept album, especially one as well-crafted as Juggernaut, and the material has already been very positively received in the UK on the band’s supporting run earlier this year with DEVIN TOWNSEND.

LIVE REVIEW: Novelists @ Bunker 13, Stoke-on-Trent

WORDS: Eddie Sims

Small shows like this are great for a number of reasons. Not only are they great to discover and support the up and coming new talent but they also play host to some of the best atmospheres and run rife with the best vibes.

After The Burial return with new single

AFTER THE BURIAL have marked their return with the release of a brand new single!

ALBUM REVIEW: Born of Osiris – Soul Sphere

WORDS: Henry Jones

BORN OF OSIRIS rattle a lot of nerves these days. With their fans firmly divided on their 2013 release, the questionably titled Tomorrow We Die ∆live, the band has a lot of queries to answer. Their latest offering, Soul Sphere, might finally offer at least some closure to those left wanting last time around, if not reigniting a love for the band.

LIVE REVIEW: Northlane @ Club Academy, Manchester

Photo Credit: Katie Needham

WORDS: James Weaver, PHOTOS: Katie Needham

They say you should never replace your vocalist as it loses the identity of the band. Yet for Australia’s Northlane the addition of Marcus Bridge has only strengthened the band’s dominance of the metalcore world. On the back of the incredibly successful Node which was released earlier this year, the band have embarked on their first headline tour of the UK. But would Northlane’s excellent studio sound transition well in a live environment?

Carnifex European tour line-up and venue change

Ahead of their European tour in December, CARNIFEX have revealed a line-up and venue change!

Suicide Silence to release new digital EP

Photo Credit: James Kilian

Following the release of last year’s You Can’t Stop Me, SUICIDE SILENCE have announced a new digital EP!

Ghostfest North Live Review

WORDS: James Weaver PHOTOS: Katie Needham

Ghostfest has long been revered as one of the UK’s leading festivals in the alternative world. With each year’s lineup catering for those who have a taste for hardcore and deathcore, the festival has endured 10 years of success in the UK’s alternative sub-culture. With 2015’s edition of the festival, it comes as a double edge sword. Whilst it is fantastic to see a festival celebrating ten years it came as a blow to many that prior to the festival on September 5^th, the organisers announced that this year’s festival may well and truly be the last. All politics aside, here is Distorted Sound‘s full coverage of Ghostfest 2015. Warning, it gets heavy.