Shaun McKenna, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

ALBUM REVIEW: Out Of The Cave – Cave

While no sound is truly trapped in the year or decade that birthed it, the modern heavy metal scene is

Ahh, pirate metal. There’s no denying that the space in the genre is significantly jauntier than its often grim-faced brothers

“Power metal” and “learning” are two terms generally not found holding hands in the same sentence. Unless that sentence is

There are three distinct parts to good punk rock. They might show up in unequal measure, but the formula requires

The usual mental imagery of a one man band is someone honking in a public park that you try to

Far be it for anyone to accuse IRON SAVIOR of not earning the right to be self-indulgent. There are scant

To paraphrase the old joke, “What has Gothenburg ever done for us?”. The affirming punchline list of melodeath titans like

Sometimes it’s hard to see past the serious things in the world. Music is reflective of both the good and

Get the neck braces out; RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR are back. The French outfit certainly have made an impact with

If you somehow missed 2019’s Birth Of The Marvellous, the outstanding debut from enigmatic one-man (plus James Stewart of DECAPITATED