Tim Bolitho-Jones, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

HammerFall: Too Old To Die Young

“Grunge was the pandemic of the nineties!” laughs HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans, looking back on the state of metal during

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST should not be allowed to release music in the spring. Yes, yes, album and tour cycles can

London-based four-piece CROWS are likely to be cult favourites by the end of the year. Beware Believers is their second

Swedish lads WOLF have been around since the mid-90s and carved out quite a respectable career in that time. They’ve

There’s an unwritten rule in metal that second-generation bands don’t tend to get anywhere. Various members of BLACK SABBATH and

In a just world, EVILE wouldn’t be playing The Joiners anymore. The veteran thrashers should be smashing much larger venues

The Great War was one of SABATON’s best albums of the last decade, however it was also frustratingly short. Based

There’s a really heartwarming opening track on the newest HAMMERFALL album. Brotherhood is a big and upbeat song that has

Time has lost all meaning thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. It feels like only yesterday that New Delhi metal sensations

Iranian groove-metallers CONFESS are currently more famous for their headline-generating history than their music. Back in 2015, a mere two