Distorted 5159729 211486293 2008-05-10T16:36:04Z Omegatron 18931 {{otheruses|Distortion}} {{See Wiktionary||distorted}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Distorted | Img = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Bat-Yam]], [[Israel]] | Genre = [[Death/Doom]]<br />[[Oriental metal]]<br />[[Progressive metal]] | Years_active = [[1996]] – present | Label = [[Candlelight Records]] | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = [[Miri Milman]] <br/>[[Raffy Mor]] <br/>[[Benny Zohar]]<br/> [[Guy Shalom]]<br/> [[Matan Shmueli]]<br/> | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Distorted''' is a [[Progressive metal|progressive]] [[death/doom]] metal band from [[Bat-Yam]] in Israel. The band formed in 1996 and released two demos until 2002 when they began concentrating more seriously on playing live. In 2003 and 2004 the band began to write the music for their debut album Memorial which was recorded in 2005 in Underground Studio in Sweden. The album was released on March 13th 2006 in Israel and May 2nd 2006 in the rest of Europe. On 12th July 2007 the band announced a three album deal with [[Candlelight Records]]. The band cite their influences as [[Opeth]], [[Nevermore]], [[Dark Tranquility]] and [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]], though there is a heavy Middle-Eastern influence to their sound, similar to countrymates [[Orphaned Land]]. ==Line-up== *[[Miri Milman]] - Vocals *[[Raffael Mor]] - Guitar and growls *[[Benny Zohar]] - Guitar *[[Guy Shalom]] - Bass *[[Shaked Furman]] - Drums (Session Member) == Discography == ===Studio albums=== *(2006) ''[[Memorial (Distorted album)|Memorial]]'' *(2008) ''[[Voices from Within]]'' ===Singles and EPs=== *''Distorted'' (2001, five tracks EP) *''Illusive'' (2004, three tracks single) ===Demos=== *''Distorted'' (1998, three tracks) *''Demo'' (2000, two tracks) ==External links== *[http://www.distortedband.com/ Distorted official site] *[http://www.myspace.com/distortedband Distorted MySpace page] *[http://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/candleweb/redesign/candle_distorted.htm Distorted at Candlelight Records] [[Category:Israeli death metal musical groups]] [[Category:Oriental metal musical groups]] [[Category:Progressive metal musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1996]] [[Category:1990s music groups]] [[Category:2000s music groups]]