The voices of street-storytelling of the UK are seldom heard in the North-West. This changes with Illerstate, a influenced hip-hop collective originating from Langley. Their music is an eclectic mixture of aggressive melodies, heavy bass and metal guitar mixed into a primordial sound that remains distinctive.   Embracing the mutual love of dark and heavy beats, the collaboration of different styles in their music sees no boundaries in diversifying their sound. While using fearsome rhymes and distinctive flows, to tell the personal stories of unconventional subject matter and identity, Illerstate carve out their own.   Using guitar riffs and bassline, the vocal vibrancy that layers the complex instrumentation speaks to their cerebral rhyming styles. Illerstate clearly has something to say.   As North-West’s best kept secret, The take their influences from metal, punk and trap. This explosive amalgamation of sonic fluidity enhances their status of intense energy within the hip hop scene. Going beyond the borders of Greater Manchester Illerstate has gained a solid fan base throughout the UK, gaining support from industry taste-makers such as DJ Semtex.   Being disruptors to the stereotype, Illerstate capture the sounds of all genres and infuse it to the percussive beats of hip hop. Without the roots of what brought them together in the first place, breaking down those boundaries helped them find their voice, but most importantly, it helped help cement their Illerstate sound.