Distorted Sound Magazine

Distorted Sound Magazine is a digital platform dedicated to alternative music, featuring an online presence and a monthly magazine. Founded by James Weaver in 2015, it was created from a love for alternative music. Since its inception, Distorted Sound has established itself as a trusted source in the music scene, providing coverage on a variety of bands, festivals, and live events.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Do What Ya Wanna - Beddy Rays

1 week ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Charlotte Griffiths

Australian rockers, BEDDY RAYS, have put out their second record Do What Ya Wanna. The Brisbane quartet describe their music as a blend of punk nostalgia with playing homage to the earlier years of bands like GREEN DAY and WEEZER, all the while embracing melodic compositions heard with the likes of CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN. That’s on top of their lyrical content managing to be both silly and sincere as they explore themes relating to escapism.
ALBUM REVIEW: Get Better - Storm Orchestra

1 week ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Katie Bird

STORM ORCHESTRA are making 2025 their year. After the release of their 2020 self-titled EP and 2023’s What A Time To Be Alive, the trio had their breakthrough in 2024 after spending a few years playing in the underground Parisian clubs.
HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Delete Yourself! - Atari Teenage Riot

1 week ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Gavin Brown

ATARI TEENAGE RIOT are anarchic rabble rousers of the highest order and stand as one of the most important groups of their generation by a country mile. Fusing venomously anti-fascist and the anti-capitalist lyrics with a fiercely left wing stance alongside anarchist views with hardcore electronic elements and punk attitude overseeing the sonic side of their inflammatory voice.
ALBUM REVIEW: Devil Ultrasonic Dream - Teen Mortgage

1 week ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Charlotte Griffiths

Washington punk duo, TEEN MORTGAGE, have put out their debut full-length album Devil Ultrasonic Dream. The duo like to bring in their own twist by incorporating sounds relating to surf-punk and garage rock, meaning that their music can both be fun and catchy with bouncy compositions and anthemic lyrics, whilst also having a dark edge using gritty riffs and other textures.
ALBUM REVIEW: God Shaped Hole - Those Damn Crows

1 week ago | distortedsoundmag.com | Charlotte Griffiths

Welsh rockers, THOSE DAMN CROWS, are back with their fourth album God Shaped Hole. Much like their previous albums, the main heart of the record is about emotions and honesty, something that frontman Shane Greenhall is very open about with the main reasoning of wanting to connect to others. Yet still being able to do it alongside a sound that is on par with some of the greatest anthemic rock and arena rock bands, meaning that the connection is formed both on vulnerabilities and feeling uplifted.
Telepathy release new music video for 'End Transmission'

2 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | James Weaver

TELEPATHY have released a new music video!The new music video, for the track End Transmission, is taken from the UK-based instrumental post-metal band’s new album, Transmissions, which was released last month, via Pelagic Records. Speaking about the song, and its accompanying music video, the band shares, “End Transmission‘ was the first song we performed from our new album, way back at the end of 2022.
Allegaeon release new music video for 'Wake Circling Above'

2 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | James Weaver

ALLEGAEON have released a new music video!The new music video, for the track Wake Circling Above, is taken from the American technical death metal band’s brand new album, The Ossuary Lens, which was released earlier this month, via Metal Blade Records. Speaking about the new song, guitarist Michael Stancel shares, “so, one day in our group chat, [vocalist] Ezra [Haynes] was like, ‘Michael, I want something slow and heavy,’ and I was like, ‘DONE’.
Chepang announce new album 'Jhyappa'

2 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | James Weaver

CHEPANG have announced a new album!Titled Jhyappa, the upcoming album from the Nepali via Queens, New York-based grindcore band is the follow-up to 2020’s Chatta – भुईचालो!, and is scheduled to be released in May this year, via their new home at Relapse Records. The upcoming album was recorded & mixed by Kevin Bernsten [FULL OF HELL, INTEGRITY, ILSA] at Developing Nations & The Magpie Cage Recording Studios (drums only) and mastered by James Plotkin [ELECTRIC WIZARD, THOU, GRIDLINK].
Turnstile announce new album 'Never Enough'

2 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | James Weaver

TURNSTILE have announced a new album!Titled Never Enough, the upcoming album from the Baltimore-based hardcore punk band is the follow-up to 2021’s Glow On, and is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Roadrunner Records. Recorded between Los Angeles and their homes in Baltimore, the upcoming album was produced by the band’s vocalist Brendan Yates. The expansive collection intends to be a restless and exhilarating evolution of the band’s genre-defying sound.
Hiroe announce debut album 'Wield'

2 weeks ago | distortedsoundmag.com | James Weaver

HIROE have announced their debut album!Titled Wield, the upcoming album from the American post-rock band is their debut full-length album, and is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Pelagic Records. Speaking about the upcoming debut album, guitarist Eric Kusanagi shares, “we wanted to show a larger range of musical themes on this record.