Tim Bolitho-Jones, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Valley Of Death II – Lionheart

That meme about the hardcore bark reaches its apex on the new LIONHEART album. The aptly titled Chewing Through The

Three years ago, the excellent self-titled record from BEYOND THE BLACK firmly established them as one of power metal’s future stars.

Finishing in last place at the Eurovision Song Contest is normally a death sentence for a career in music. Hell,

Listening to EQUILIBRIUM is a bit like sitting through an epic movie that doesn’t exist. The Germans are theoretically a

If there’s one tag that’s almost guaranteed to ruin a music career, it’s “next big thing.” The history of metal

If you’ve been enjoying the fantastical adventures of old-school metallers like CASTLE RAT and TOWER of late, you’ll want to

There’s barely enough room to breathe in Electric Brixton tonight. A capacity crowd has piled into the venue for WIND

DESPISED ICON have done pretty well for themselves since reforming in 2014. The OG heroes of deathcore were frequently overlooked

Every now and then, the metal world delivers an album that makes you feel underdressed. Utopie by AEPHANEMER is the

It’s very easy to take SOULFLY for granted. The groove metallers have been a consistent presence in heavy metal since