Tim Bolitho-Jones, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Phosphor – The Narrator

Germany has long been a hotbed for high-quality metalcore. In the early to mid-2000’s, the likes of CALIBAN, MAROON, NEAERA,

It goes without saying, but listening to The Ghost Of A Future Dead is a bittersweet experience. The eighth album

There’s no gentle easing into Heaven Wept, the latest album from tech-death heroes INFERI. It hits you with a frenzied

You could make a compelling argument that KREATOR are the world’s best thrash band. They might not have enjoyed the

EXODUS are proof that not all bands mellow with age. They were never exactly an easy-listening group, but it is

There’s a common trope of bands growing in stature following a break-up, then staging a comeback years later to previously

Somewhere around the turn of the decade, SYLOSIS upped their game and evolved into a remarkable band. The Berkshire four-piece

CYCLONE aren’t exactly a household name nowadays, but there was a brief period where they could have been contenders. The

Germany’s KANONENFIEBER became a sensation in the extreme metal world when they released their debut Menschenmühle back in 2021. An

There’s a quietly effective moment at the end of the second album from DOWNSWING that leaves a lasting impression. In