Video Recording - Audio distorted / missing?

I went to a showcase last night and recorded a video of one of the performances. The music was pretty loud, but not any louder than any other show. I had no problem enjoying the music without my ears hurting and my ears are pretty sensitive.
I checked the recording (3 min long) today and the sound is terribly distorted for the first minute or so and then cuts out completely. Obviously this wasn't the case during the show. I tried another sample recording of me just talking and it works and sounds fine. The video file also sounds the same when transferred to my computer.
Does anyone have any thoughts or has had this happen to them?

I had the same issue. Recorded songs at concerts 2 nights in a row and at a loud nightclub. Audio terribly distorted most of the time. Sound cuts in and out completely at seemingly random times (no pattern based on sound volume - the shows were at a fairly constant level of loudness - very loud). At first I thought I may have accidentally been hitting some button/screen item on the phone while recording, but I don't think there is anything on the phone that would produce the on and off sound situation. Never have this problem when recording in normal sound level situations. Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated. If I need some app or external mic, I'd be happy to get it so I can record at concerts.

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