Jack Press, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Joe Appleford: Cream Of The Crop

A punk rock prophet once sang ‘something has to die to be reborn’. For former BAD SIGN vocalist Joe Appleford,

Imagine starting a band in the middle of a global pandemic, winning a competition with Kerrang! Radio, getting signed to

It’s been five years since multi-instrumentalist Virgil Howe (AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS, LITTLE BARRIE) suddenly passed away, and five years since his

We’ve spent two years crying out for concerts to come back. We’ve kicked and screamed for festivals to flock to.

When Max Cavalera hung up his SEPULTURA boots at Brixton Academy on December 16th 1996, he was stepping into the

With a new prime minister pushing Britain to the brink again, a cost of living crisis that doesn’t seem close

It’s a tale as old as time. A band bursts out the gates, builds a fervorous fanbase, and climbs to

MEGADETH albums are a lot like ordering a pizza. Sometimes they arrive piping hot and cooked to perfection, and other

You might hear the name AVATAR and picture a band parading across a stage dressed as ringmasters conducting a circus.

When you’ve spent eight years building your band’s identity around just that, there’s nothing like a global pandemic to shake