Distoriam

"Vinlanders" redirects here. For Vikings, see Vinland.

Distoriam (formerly Vinlanders) is a Canadian "Epic historical" folk metal band founded by Morgan Cassidy Beaudet and Tommy Dufault in 2010. Its name was inspired by a mix of the words, History and Distortion. They are sometimes called "Canada's answer to Sabaton."

Distoriam
Distoriam Promo Picture, February 20th, 2017. From left to right: François Bertrand (Ex-Member), Tommy Dufault, Sabrina Mazerolle (Ex-Member), Morgan Cassidy Beaudet, Marc-André Lépine (Ex-Member) and Yann Pouliot (Ex-Member). Not in the picture: Sophie Robillard, Pierre-Antoine Chaussé-Castonguay, David Massicotte, Erik Grenier.
Background information
Also known as	Vinlanders (2010–2011)
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Folk metal, epic metal
Years active	2010–present
Members	Morgan Cassidy Beaudet Tommy Dufault Sophie Robillard Pierre-Antoine Chaussé-Castonguay David Massicotte Erik Grenier
Past members	Dominic Bourke Marc-André Dugas Sabrina Mazerolle François Bertrand Yann Pouliot Marc-André Lépine Jean-Christophe Arsenault Arnaud Tremblay-Roy Alexandre Pitre Philippe Pageau Vincent Lalumière Philip Le rouge Raphael Leclair Dave Hazel
Website	distoriam.com

Band members

Current

• Morgan (Morgan Cassidy Beaudet) – Growling vocals, Irish Bouzouki (2010–present)
• Sir Thomas Samael Friedrik Rex I (Tommy Dufault) – Clean Vocals, Rhythm Guitar (2010–present)
• Sophie the Tavern Wench (Sophie Robillard) – Keyboards, Hurdy-Gurdy, backing vocals (2012–2015, 2025–Present)
• Le-Tappeux du Pied-Chaussé (Pierre-Antoine Chaussé-Castonguay) – Drums, Mandolin, whistle, Backing vocals (2014–2015, 2025–Present)
• David Massicotte – Drums, backing vocals (2010–2013) – Bass, Backing Vocals (2025–Present)
• Éric Grenier – Lead Guitar (2025–Present, Touring member 2018–2020)

Former

• Drüminïk (Dominic Bourke) – Drums (2017–2020)
• CrowMan (Marc-André Dugas) – Bass guitar, Backing vocals (2018–2020)
• Saäb Mazerdothir (Sabrina Mazerolle) – Keytar, Backing vocals (2016–2018)
• Stormblood (Yann Pouliot) – Bass guitar, Backing vocals (2014–2018)
• Volcanthor (François Bertrand) – Lead Guitar (2017–2018)
• Marküs Blackthørn (Marc-André Lépine) – Drums (2015–2017)
• Sire Le Brave (Jean-Christophe Arsenault) – lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–2016)
• Sophie the Tavern Wench (Sophie Robillard) – Keyboards, Hurdy-Gurdy, backing vocals (2012–2015)
• Le-Tappeux du Pied-Chaussé (Pierre-Antoine Chaussé-Castonguay) – Mandolin, whistle, backing vocals (2014–2015)
• Arnaud Tremblay-Roy – Bass guitar (2010–2014)
• Alexandre Pitre – Lead Guitar (2010-2013)
• Vincent Lalumière – Keyboards (2011-2012)
• Philippe Pageau – Keyboards (2010-2011)
• Philip Le rouge (Philipp Portelance) – Lead Vocals (2010)
• Raphael Leclair – lead guitar (2010)
• Dave Hazel – Drums (2010)

Touring

• Dom Archambeault – Rhythm, Lead Guitar (2012, 2014)

Timeline

Discography

Demo

• Demo (2011)

EP

• Les Voyageurs (2015)
• Distrollbar (2017)

Studio albums

• Chapter I : Vinlanders (2015)
• Chapter II : ??? (To be Released)

Music videos

Year	Details	Director(s)	Album	Type	Link
2015	"The Call to Freedom"	François Bertrand, Tommy Dufault	Les voyageurs (EP)	Animated promo	[1]
	"Us, Travelers"	François Bertrand		Lyrics video	[2]
	"Venturing Forth"	Xavier Yuvens	Chapter I: Vinlanders	Narrative	[3]
	"Duel of a Hundred Lights"	François Bertrand, Tommy Dufault		Animated promo	[4]
2016	"Steel and Steeds"	François Bertrand, Tommy Dufault			[5]
	"Hymn to Mead"	Xavier Yuvens		Narrative	[6]
2017	''Magnetic North (Alestorm Cover)	Tommy Dufault	Distrollbar	Lyrics Video