Sam Khaneka, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Inviolate – Steve Vai

The release of a new STEVE VAI record feels like an event these days, and with his last album release

The 90s were a difficult time to be a thrash band. Where many acts simply faded in to obscurity, others

So-called acoustic albums can be hit and miss. Sometimes the music simply doesn’t lend itself to being stripped of its

From the outset, the self-titled debut of HORNS is nothing short of ridiculous. If you were to take metal song-writing

The 90s were a weird period for SODOM. For all intents and purposes, the band were seen to be treading

On their third album, Embers Of War, the German outfit ETERNITY’S END continue to double down on the ferocious power

To many, Renegade is one of HAMMERFALL’s crowning artistic achievements. Having recently departed to focus on IN FLAMES, it’s the

Over the last few years, every new EMMA RUTH RUNDLE release has felt essential. From the moody, reverb-laden full band

The Back To The Future franchise is one that, despite being nearly 35 years old, still remains oddly relevant in

EMISSARY OF SUFFERING are unlikely to win any awards for genre innovation on their debut album, Mournful Sights. However, what