Sam Khaneka, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: The Approbation – AVKRVST

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

As the ‘90s unfurled before them, SAVATAGE were on the edge of burnout. Having spent the best part of a

When 2021’s When The Gloom Becomes Sound released, founding guitarist Jonathan Hultén unexpectedly departed TRIBULATION, in turn leaving the band

There’s something rather unique about Northampton’s EMPYRE. While their music could be loosely categorised as alternative rock, thanks to the

From EMPEROR to his solo career, it seems like IHSAHN’s switch from black metal pioneer to prog maestro was almost

HANOI ROCKS occupy an important space in the history of rock. Their edgy-but-pretty take on NEW YORK DOLLS-styled punk mixed

It’s been a turbulent couple of years for the LOVEBITES gang. Shortly after their latest EP dropped, the excellent Glory,

A creative partnership borne out of their joint tenure in SOUND OF CONTACT, Simon Collins and Kelly Nordstrum make up