Dan McHugh, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

Katatonia: When Nightmares Become Reality

At this point, the masters of melancholy, KATATONIA have firmly woven themselves into metal’s rich tapestry, amassing a staggering 30

Swedish progressive metal powerhouse VILDHJARTA have been revered as one of the essential bands responsible for tech metal’s surge to

It’s been a minute since we have heard any rumblings in the camp of THE HAUNTED, with their previous effort,

MALEVOLENCE are on what seems to be an unstoppable upward trajectory where no goal feels out of their reach. Having

French post-metal collective YEAR OF NO LIGHT have experienced such an unconventional journey throughout their tenure. From their initial ascent in

Polish death metal bruisers HATE have been crafting their path of dominance for multiple decades, leaving many an imitator in their

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been a corner stone of thrash metal for a staggering 40+ years. They’ve toured all across

Since their inception in 2010, German brutal death metal band CYTOTOXIN have been taking the world by storm with their

KARDASHEV have gathered a significant reputation for throwing the rulebook out of the window and successfully splicing as many genres as

It’s been a rocky old road for MACHINE HEAD over the last few years. A variety of lineup changes and unfavourable