Alex Mace, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: eremit – neànder

One of instrumental music’s great facets is its ability to inspire. The absence of a lyrical narrative leaves the listener

A muffled and slightly distorted Daniel Gildenlöw opens our zoom call to explain that he is currently in his car,

The modern psychedelic rock scene sees its fair share of copycats and non-starters so it’s not enough to ride the

There’s a certain buzz of excitement and intrigue that permeates THE HAWKINS‘ sophomore release Silence Is A Bomb. Not only

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

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