Jack Ridsdale, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

LIVE REVIEW: Cory Wells @ Dead Wax, Birmingham

Nestled in Birmingham’s trendy entertainment district Digbeth, vinyl bar/gig venue Dead Wax is the setting for a night of acoustic

Coming off of a divisive album that saw DEAFHEAVEN stray from their black metal roots, it’s not surprising that the

To dub a band or album ‘genre-defining’ is often seen as the highest praise that can be bestowed. For COUNTERPARTS,

With Leeds being known for its festival culture, it comes as no surprise to see one of the north’s most

Bursting onto the scene in 2018, Manchester power-pop group PALE WAVES immediately won over fans with their sparkly yet driving

A self-titled album often indicates a reinvention or change of direction but for RAIN CITY DRIVE, it represents the completion

As we enter into a well-earned four-day weekend, Bristol’s alternative music fans file into the delightfully divey Marble Factory for

French melodic hardcore outfit THE AMSTERDAM RED LIGHT DISTRICT, a.k.a. TARLD are back with their second full-length album Trapped, which

A stone’s throw from Bristol Temple Meads lies The Marble Factory, a warehouse-turned-rock venue that tonight is filling up with

The early-evening sun is bathing The Flapper pub’s beer garden in a golden glow as fans begin to file into