Words by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com On May 9th, depressive black metallers Ghost Bath unleashed their latest full-length album, Rose Thorn Necklace, through long-time label Nuclear Blast. It marks a significant departure from the conceptual trilogy that spanned Moonlover, Starmourner, and Self Read More …
Charleston, West Virginia metal stalwarts BYZANTINE have unleashed their haunting new single, “The Unobtainable Sleep”, the latest preview from their upcoming full-length Harbingers, due out June 13 via Metal Blade Records. Fusing the band’s signature groove-laced aggression with ethereal melodies and poetic darkness, the new Read More …
By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Finland has long been a cradle of groundbreaking metal, and 2025 just introduced another force to reckon with: Underwater Father. Formed in the summer of 2024, this extreme metal collective is the shadowy sibling of Of Spite, made up Read More …
Swedish doom metal titans CANDLEMASS are celebrating 40 years of slow, crushing sonic worship in the best possible way—with the release of their monumental new four-track EP, Black Star, out now via Napalm Records. Leading the charge is a chillingly majestic rendition of Black Sabbath’s Read More …
Valhalla’s loudest emissaries are back! WARKINGS return in full battle mode with their thunderous new single “Genghis Khan”, featuring a crushing collaboration with German power metal stalwarts Orden Ogan. The track marks the second single from the band’s newly announced fifth studio album, Armageddon, which Read More …
Finnish power metal titans BATTLE BEAST are back with a powerful new anthem that pulls no punches. The band has unleashed “Last Goodbye”, the emotionally charged first single from their upcoming seventh studio album, set to drop later this year. With six albums under their Read More …
It’s been a long time coming, but Melbourne’s hard-rock heavyweights ABLAZE are finally heading back to UK and European stages – and they’re not coming empty-handed. Armed with a brand new album, Sink Ya Teeth In, set for release on August 1, 2025, the band Read More …
UK thrash legends ONSLAUGHT are back and showing no signs of slowing down. After making serious noise with their thunderous take on MOTÖRHEAD’s “Iron Fist,” the band has dropped the second single from their upcoming double album Origins of Aggression, due out May 23, 2025, Read More …
Hey Crannk readers! Jai That Aussie Metal Guy here, and today I’m diving into the expansive, otherworldly realm of Canadian progressive blackened death outfit Symbiotic Growth. The band recently unleashed their powerful and emotionally resonant sophomore album “Beyond The Sleepless Aether” this past March — Read More …
In a tempestuous blend of Irish myth, blackened extremity, and raw underground grit, Dublin’s HORRENDA have carved their name into the jagged stone of the extreme metal scene. From its beginnings as a solo project in 2015 by Darragh “Outis” O’Connor to its evolution into Read More …
Judo CHOP! are a six piece band from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They are known for their high energy music which is mainly a mix of punk and thrash. As songwriters their music could be described as complex and intense. I’ve been listening to Judo CHOP! Read More …
Dutch symphonic metal band BLACKBRIAR recently announced their brand-new album A Thousand Little Deaths, which will be released on August 22nd 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. Together with this exciting news the band shares their new single ‘The Fossilized Widow‘. The single channels the eerie spirit of the Victorian era, Read More …
