Distortion, originally considered an undesirable side effect of overloading audio equipment, has become a key element of countless genres of modern music. The history of distortion truly begins in the ...

Social Distortion occupies a unique space in the annals of rock history. Despite more than 40 years in the game, there are bands with more historical catalogs; hell, one of those bands (the Rolling ...

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They're putting a holiday spin on their hook-driven, harmony-heavy melodic rock music. Don't miss The Beautiful Distortion on this Music Monday. They're wrapping up their 12th year as a band and ...

Learn how to create a trippy melting distortion effect in After Effects for your music videos! Perfect for adding surreal, ...

When Orange County rock band Social Distortion announced its annual crop of late-year hometown shows a few months ago, vocalist-guitarist Mike Ness said things almost felt normal again. Of course, the ...