Kris Kielich, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: The Light Within – Surma

Symphonic metal, by its very tenets and principles, is one of the most difficult sub-genres of metal to not only

There’s just something about the era of the early 2000’s cinema soundtracks that captured the zeitgeist so well. All the

With October in full swing, there is no album more apt for the season than Dissecting Shadows by RUSTY EYE.

Emerging out of pop-punk revival of the early 2010’s, Canada’s SEAWAY emerged as an energetic, talented and fun contrast to

Amidst all the drama between former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and his former bandmate, one fact still remains

There was an era where alt-metal bands like 10 YEARS were the kings of rock radio. The mid to late 2000’s

Hard rock is a genre that can become homogeneous very quickly. The post-grunge movement of the mid to late 2000’s

Alt rock and emo quartet MADINA LAKE were last seen (scene) in 2011, when they dropped their third full length

The phrase ‘less is more’ is certainly a cliché and doesn’t apply to every metal band, and especially most melodic

There is an entire generation full of kids who were turned onto punk, metal, and heavier music in general thanks