The band was formed in 1996 and released two demos. In 2002 they began concentrating more seriously on playing live. In 2001, the band released its first official release, a self-titled EP, which was followed by another EP which was recorded in 2003 and released in 2004 - Illusive. Following the release of those EPs, the band started performing extensively around the Tel Aviv area, supporting such international bands as Edguy, Destruction, and Megadeth, and such local bands as Betzefer, Salem, and Orphaned Land.
In 2003 and 2004 the band began to write the music for their debut album Memorial which was recorded in 2005 in Studio Underground in Sweden. The band then signed a deal with NMC Records in Israel and the French label Bad Reputation for worldwide release. The album was released on March 13, 2006, in Israel and May 2, 2006, in the rest of Europe, and the band toured in Israel and Europe in support of the album, including performing at the 2007 Metal Female Voices Fest in Belgium, and supporting Aborted on their European tour. On July 12, 2007, the band signed a worldwide distribution three-album deal with UK based label Candlelight Records.[1]
The band parted ways with its longtime lead singer Miri Milman in late 2008 due to personal reasons and musical differences. The band then announced the new singer will be Michal Akrabi.
Michal performed with the band on some shows, including opening for Draconian on their show in Israel and the 2009 Hellelujah Metal Fest but it was announced on May 26, 2009, that Michal would leave the band as she was leaving Israel to study music in the UK. The band will continue without her as they announced they will be continue writing material for their third album, due for release in 2010 on Candlelight Records.
In March 2010, the band announced its newest lead singer - a promising young singer by the name of Dor Mazor. Dor's debut show with the band took place on June 3, 2010, at the Barby club in Tel Aviv, Israel, opening for Swallow the Sun.
^"Israel's Distorted Signs With Candlelight Records". Blabbermouth.net. July 12, 2007.
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distorted, band, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, distorted, band, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Distorted band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Distorted is a heavy metal band from Bat Yam Israel DistortedOriginBat Yam IsraelGenresDeath doom oriental metal progressive metalYears active1996 presentLabelsCandlelightMembersMiri MilmanRaffael MorNaor ZakkAmir Sami Eliakim Ohad AlonPast membersMiri MilmanMichal AkrabiMatan ShmuelyShaked Furman Contents 1 History 2 Influences 3 Band members 3 1 Current members 4 Timeline 4 1 Former members 5 Discography 5 1 Studio albums 5 2 Singles and EPs 5 3 Demos 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe band was formed in 1996 and released two demos In 2002 they began concentrating more seriously on playing live In 2001 the band released its first official release a self titled EP which was followed by another EP which was recorded in 2003 and released in 2004 Illusive Following the release of those EPs the band started performing extensively around the Tel Aviv area supporting such international bands as Edguy Destruction and Megadeth and such local bands as Betzefer Salem and Orphaned Land In 2003 and 2004 the band began to write the music for their debut album Memorial which was recorded in 2005 in Studio Underground in Sweden The band then signed a deal with NMC Records in Israel and the French label Bad Reputation for worldwide release The album was released on March 13 2006 in Israel and May 2 2006 in the rest of Europe and the band toured in Israel and Europe in support of the album including performing at the 2007 Metal Female Voices Fest in Belgium and supporting Aborted on their European tour On July 12 2007 the band signed a worldwide distribution three album deal with UK based label Candlelight Records 1 The band parted ways with its longtime lead singer Miri Milman in late 2008 due to personal reasons and musical differences The band then announced the new singer will be Michal Akrabi Michal performed with the band on some shows including opening for Draconian on their show in Israel and the 2009 Hellelujah Metal Fest but it was announced on May 26 2009 that Michal would leave the band as she was leaving Israel to study music in the UK The band will continue without her as they announced they will be continue writing material for their third album due for release in 2010 on Candlelight Records In March 2010 the band announced its newest lead singer a promising young singer by the name of Dor Mazor Dor s debut show with the band took place on June 3 2010 at the Barby club in Tel Aviv Israel opening for Swallow the Sun Influences editThe band cite their influences as Opeth Nevermore Dark Tranquility and The Gathering though there is a heavy Middle Eastern influence to their sound similar to countrymates Orphaned Land Band members editCurrent members edit Miri Milman lead vocals 1998 2008 2022 present Raffael Mor guitar harsh vocals 1996 present Naor Zakk guitar 2022 present Amir Sami Eliakim bass 2022 present Ohad Alon drums percussion 2022 present Timeline editFormer members edit Michal Akrabi lead vocals 2008 2009 Ori Eshel drums percussion 1996 2006 Matan Shmuely drums percussion 2006 2007 Shaked Furman drums percussion 2007 2008 Discography editStudio albums edit 2006 Memorial 2008 Voices from WithinSingles and EPs edit 2001 Distorted 2004 IllusiveDemos edit Distorted 1998 three tracks Demo 2000 two tracks References edit Israel s Distorted Signs With Candlelight Records Blabbermouth net July 12 2007 External links editDistorted official site Distorted MySpace page Distorted at Candlelight Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Distorted band amp oldid 1201088614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
