Kris Kielich, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

There’s not much more that can be said about the power and influence of Swedish melodeath pioneers IN FLAMES’ early

ALBUM REVIEW: The Sinner – Kill The Lights

In today’s modern metal landscape, the diversity of content is stronger, arguably, than it ever has been. However, there still

KAMELOT’s newest live album is certainly a long time coming. Their last proper live release was almost 15 years ago

Portugal’s MOONSPELL took the concept of gothic metal to new heights in the nineties, with a keen sense of experimentation

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There must be some spell in the Texas heat that conjures forth such great metal from within its borders. POWER

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When Ohio melodeath trio ASTRALBORNE was picked up by Prosthetic Records, bassist/vocalist Paul Fuzinski and his bandmates thought it was

On ASTRALBORNE’s social media, there’s a wonderful meme that alludes that the producer of their debut record, Eternity’s End, asking