In the wrong hands, deathcore can be dull and repetitive. You have to be skilful and adept otherwise the whole thing becomes monotonous. Over this year I’ve listened to an awful lot of really bad deathcore. But here comes Distant to redeem the entire genre.

“Heritage” is a brilliantly brutal record that understands how you sculpt Deathcore. It understands perfectly the need for minimalism and space. Everything is perfectly balanced on this album and whilst there are blast beats and gnarly riffs aplenty, they are given ample room to breathe. 

It is a beautifully measured album that allows the rampant noise to dominate but not suffocate the listener. Whilst vicious and unrelenting, it manages not to fall in the trap of being undistinguishable white noise. Instead, you can hear these assaulting riffs and marvel at their precision and velocity. An astonishingly cohesive but simultaneously corrosive record