BROUGHT TO YOU BY: MARSWORTH
Brutal deathcore headbangers, Distant, are set to release their third full-length record under the name of Heritage via Century Media Records. The Netherlands and the Slovak Republic have produced some of the best and most notable death metal bands, and this is no exception. The group has been serving up pure metal to their loyal and trustworthy fans for nearly a decade and have no plans of stopping or slowing down. The band’s intensity travels through every word of their tracks to every one of their 266,000 Spotify listeners. Value of their music along with their listeners is truly unmatched and electrifying. Distant is fully prepared to show us their “Heritage” in the world in which they have single-handedly engineered.
Distant is:
- Alan Grnja- Lead vocals
- Elmer Maurits – Bass
- Nouri Yetgin – Lead guitar
- Vladimir Golic – Rhythm guitar
- Jan Mato – Drums
Shall we talk about the elephant in the room? The band has broken standards and fought social norms by having a track with 16, you read that right SIXTEEN, guest vocalists. It’s absolutely unprecedented to have such a number of rockers on a track that isn’t charity related. Grnja said that the collaboration between the 16 singers was similar to the crossover between Spider-Man and the X-Men in the early 1990’s. Bringing such a fun anecdote to such a driven and virtuosic band makes the possible initial shock down a few notches to where it can be enjoyed by more than metal fans. In addition to such a powerful mid-record track, from track one all the way to twelve is such a journey in which no other downtempo band has done before and it feels monumental to be a part of history such as this. After having a whole pandemic to marinate in their tracks, the group had made their alterations until their masterpiece, Heritage, had wrapped production and is currently ready to hit the market in early February this year. Whilst using vivid imagery, the record comes to life before your very eyes which isn’t the easiest thing to master, but Distant makes it look easy.
The roar coming from Grnja is out of the world and gives me goosebumps every time I hear his voice come through my headphones. The genuine nature to the band as well as vocals is audible, especially embedded within this most recent record. Perhaps the heaviness behind the tracks goes to show the bona fide, unadulterated complexion of a world renowned metal group. The journey from “Acid Rain” to “Plaguebreeder” is a story in which will be put on stage in the coming months when they join Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, and Paleface on tour. They all hope to see fellow metalheads throwin’ up their horns at a show near you!
MARSWORTH SAYS: 8/10
TRACK LIST:
1. Acid Rain
2. Paradigm Shift
3. Born Of Blood
4. The Grief Manifest
5. Exofilth
6. Argent Justice
7. The Gnostic Uprising
8. A Sentence To Suffer
9. Human Scum
10. Heritage
11. Orphan Of Blight
12. Plaguebreeder