DISTORTED SOUND MAGAZINE
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DISTORTED SOUND MAGAZINE
EDITORS NOTE
JAMES WEAVER
JESSICA HOWKINS
It's somewhat staggering that despite having a career spanning decades, that Irish alternative metallers
THERAPY? Having flown somewhat under the radar. Despite this, the band have worked tirelessly, cranking
out a staggeringly long discography of records. Now, on the cusp of their whopping fifteenth release, the band
grace our cover as they dive deep into the human nature of our broken society. Given the current political
climate, this has come at the perfect time. Elsewhere, this month's issue of Distorted Sound continues to bring
the best in rock and metal to you, our valued readers! A highlight of our calender, Bloodstock Festival is one
of our favourite events of the year, and 2018's edition did not disappoint! Be sure to check out our mammoth
review of the weekend's action. And speaking of Bloodstock, we've included some rather splendid features
with some of the best bands of the weekend! From new wave thrashers ALIEN WEAPONRY, the rifftastic
SERTRALINE or the sheer vicious nature of the grinding NEGATIVE THROUGH PROCESS, we've got you covered.
Not just that, but throw in the likes of the consistently excellent CLUTCH, rising tech-groove metallers THE
FIVE HUNDRED, emerging death metallers THE SPIRIT, two piece noise-explosion MANTAR and so much more,
this new issue of Distorted Sound! Tuck yourself in, this is a big issue to digest!
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DISTORTED
SOUND
TEAM
EDITORIAL
WRITERS
JAMES WEAVER
LAURA McCARTHY
SOPHIE MAUGHAN
EDDIE SIMS
SABRINA RAMDOYAL
JESSICA HOWKINS
DAN McHUGH
ELLIOT LEAVER
DEAN MARTIN
JAKK SMITH
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TIM FINCH
SERENA HILL
HANNAH COLE
RHYS HABERFIELD
JAMIE VANN-WATSON
JORDAN DARBY
ANDY NORMAN
BECKY CALLAGHAN
ABBEY PLUMB
TASHA SHIPSTON
CHRISTOPHER RYAN
EMILY COULTER
AYPRIL LOINES
FRAN DIGNON
JORDAN MCLAUGHLIN EVANGELINE PARKINSON
MARTIN DUNNING
LAUREN GEORGIA
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MARTHA
FITZPATRICK APRIL BISHOP
Alan Faulkner
Henry Jones
Perran Helyes
Sam Dignon
Charlotte Whittingham
James Halstead
Robert Bieganski
Molly Kemp
Tim Redman
David Creamer
Jack Fermor-Worrell
Lauren Geraghty
Andrew Rennie
Matt Corcoran
Julia Ward
Jon White
Stephanie Beswick
Matt Brown
Dan O'Brien
Jimmy Dean
Connor Saanders
James Croft
Jack King
Josie Faulkner
Sam Alberti
Harriet Anderson
Fraser Wilson
Stephen Fallows
Nick Dunn
Shaun Brown
Christopher Harding
Danny Sanderson
Jack Press
Max Southall
Callan Thompson
Luke Bell
Cerys Rhiannon
Jay Hampshire
FEATURES
REVIEWS
6 - Staff Choice Cuts
As It Is - 80
8 - The Five Hundred
Crossfaith - 81
12 - Clutch
The Amity Affliciton - 82
18 - Mantar
The Five Hundred - 83
22 - The Spirit
Album Fillers - 84
26 - Hangman's Chair
Act of Defiance - 90
30 - The Amity Affliction
Blood Youth - 91
36 - THERAPY?
From the Bogs of Aughiska - 92
42 - Negative Thought Process
Ministry - 93
46 - Alien Weaponry
Modern Error - 94
50 - BLOODSTOCK 2018 REVIEW
Plini - 95
70 - Sertraline
74 - Taken By The Tide
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