Alex Mace, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

After a medically-induced hiatus put the brakes on their active release schedule, revered prog-metal icons PAIN OF SALVATION struck back

ALBUM REVIEW: Lidless – Humavoid

The frozen plains of Finland have always played host to a divergent crowd of metal royalty with CHILDREN OF BODOM,

It remains encouraging that, through a year of challenge and confusion, music has remained steadfast. The world may have to

Most press images of DEATHCAVE depict the trio’s performances confined to a compact stage just wide enough to house Benny

POISONOUS BIRDS is a difficult band to place. Resistant to the adhesive of genre labels and, to many surface-level rock

Power metal demands a fair deal of respect. Far from having undergone anything resembling a renaissance period, it stands proudly

Three tracks. 10 minutes and 30 seconds. That’s it. Even for your average EP this could be considered a short

Vocalist, songwriter, producer [ENTER SHIKARI, ALTER BRIDGE] and a pivotal member for groups like FROST*, KINO, IT BITES – and

With just a fleeting glance at Season of Mist’s ensemble of bands wrapped beneath their label, ‘pedigree’ is the most

It’s been just over two years since the release of their first EP but here we are, already, at the