Tonight’s lantern leads us into the Greek catacombs of DISTORTED REFLECTION, the doom-metal channeling of guitarist/vocalist Kostas Salomidis, forged after his departure from SORROWS PATH. Formed in 2022, DISTORTED REFLECTION has followed a path most bands fear: total silence, no shows, no noise, no spectacle — just riffs, shadows, and obsessive devotion to a darker, heavier doom vision.
And it worked.
Their debut Doom Rules Eternally — crafted at Fragile Studio by Vangelis Yal, adorned with Tomas Arfert’s unmistakable artwork — became an underground surge, collecting praise, airplay, and unexpected momentum for a band that never stepped into the spotlight.
With the second album on the horizon, and the band once more operating behind sealed studio doors, we asked Kostas a question aimed straight at the heart of doom.
🔥 The Question Of The Day
“What is your biggest fear? And what do you do to overcome it?”
Kostas Salomidis:
“My greatest fear began many years ago after a very bad motorcycle accident — the fear of driving. I stopped driving completely.
How do I deal with it? I simply choose not to drive. That way I can enjoy my beers freely, and my advice to everyone is this: never drive if you’ve had even the slightest amount of alcohol.
I also carry some metaphysical fears, and those I cherish — because they feed my art.
Doom rules eternally…”
Only doom musicians turn phobias into fuel — and Kostas does it with absolute clarity.
🔥 Presenting The New Single: “Gates Of Paranoia”
DISTORTED REFLECTION return with their new single “Gates Of Paranoia,” the first glimpse into their upcoming album Doom Zone, arriving February 27th, 2026 through Iron Shield Records.
The song opens with a psychedelic shimmer before descending into a dense, suffocating doom structure, crawling forward on shifting rhythms and weighty riffs. Clean and harsh vocals intertwine like two minds locked in a struggle — sanity versus the encroaching paranoia that claws at the edges.
It’s a haunting, powerful omen of what Doom Zone promises to become: darker, heavier, and even more timeless.
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