Sam Khaneka, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Rankarumpu – Korpiklaani

KORPIKLAANI are one of those bands that seemed to arrive into the world fully formed. Yes, their progenitor SHAMAN was

It’s been 25 years since DEVIN TOWNSEND released his third solo record, Infinity (and yes, Cooked On Phonics counts as the

It’s been a few years since Tom Angelripper overhauled SODOM, reshaping the band’s historic power trio structure into a two-guitar

It’s been 30 years since ANGRA’s debut and in that time the band have morphed almost beyond recognition. The current

The start of the 1980s was not a good time for ALICE COOPER – both the man himself, born Vincent

Over the last two decades, ELECTRIC SIX have cemented themselves as one of rock’s most prolific bands. To the uninitiated,

There are a few tried and tested paths for a guitarist making a solo album. Do you go full-on instrumental,

Hailing from Norway, AVKRVST is the result of two childhood friends finally making good on a decades-long promise to create

For a solid chunk of the 1990s, SKYCLAD were one of the UK’s most prolific metal bands. Churning out ten

For a group that would effectively mutate in to TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the early years of SAVATAGE couldn’t be further from