letlive. – Jeff Sahyoun on Farewell, Legacy & The Sincerely Yours Tour

Few bands have left an imprint on heavy music quite like letlive.From their chaotic, genre-defying blend of soul, punk, and post-hardcore to their fearless stage presence, the Los Angeles trailblazers redefined what it meant to connect with an audience. With Jason Aalon Butler’s firebrand vocals, Read More …

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Hot Mulligan Ignite Post-Emo Fire with “The Sound A Body Makes When It’s Still”

Post-emo trailblazers Hot Mulligan have dropped their highly-anticipated fourth full-length album, The Sound A Body Makes When It’s Still, out now via Wax Bodega. This release is already shaping up as the band’s most cohesive and emotionally explosive work to date — a record that Read More …

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Be’lakor Celebrate 20 Years of Live Majesty – Steve Merry Talks Coherence, Evolution, and the Road Ahead

This October, Australia’s own melodic death metal heavyweights Be’lakor return to home soil for a monumental run of shows celebrating 20 Years of Live Be’lakor. Known worldwide for their masterful balance of crushing riffs, atmospheric keyboards, and progressive songcraft, the Melbourne five-piece have carved out Read More …

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Battle Ready: Ryan “Milla” Miller Talks Black Rheno, New Music & Life Beyond the Stage | Crannk Interviews

Few figures in Australia’s heavy music underground embody chaos, groove, and grit quite like Ryan “Milla” Miller. As the explosive frontman of Black Rheno, Milla has been at the heart of one of the country’s most unpredictable and exciting bands since their 2015 debut. From Read More …

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KÜNTSQUÄD Talk New Album, Chaos, and Evolution | Crannk Interviews

From the depths of the Australian underground comes a band that thrives on pure chaos, raw satire, and a tongue-in-cheek brutality that could only belong to KÜNTSQUÄD. Their latest full-length, Satans Cock (out now via Wormholedeath Records), isn’t just a record—it’s a demolition derby of Read More …

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Gorotica – Medieval Horror, Rituals, and the Daily Grind of the Medieval Age | Crannk Interview

Few modern extreme metal bands manage to balance brutality with theatrics as seamlessly as Gorotica, and with their upcoming album Daily Grind of the Medieval Age (out October 3), the trio plunge listeners headfirst into a grotesque world of necro-sorcery, medieval rituals, and sonic carnage. Read More …

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SHAVROCK Talk Debut Album Hope Found Me, Influences & Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal | Crannk Interview

Released digitally earlier this month and now available physically via Deko Records, Hope Found Me is a 12-track showcase of Shavrock’s dynamic sound. Produced by none other than Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex–Guns N’ Roses), who also laid down guest guitar solos on “Kaleidoscope” and “Amen,” Read More …

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Swedish Heavy Metal Warriors Ambush Return With Their Fiercest Album Yet: Oskar Jakobsson on Ambush’s “Evil In All Dimensions”

Sweden has long been a stronghold of heavy metal, producing some of the fiercest, most uncompromising acts to ever grace the stage. Among them stands Ambush, a band that has carved out a reputation as one of the leading torchbearers of traditional heavy metal in Read More …

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Crannk Interviews Allbrook Station: Breaking Boundaries with “Sharpshooter” and Beyond

Salt Lake City’s own Allbrook Station are not here to play it safe. In just over a year since forming in 2024, the band has carved out a sound that’s as explosive as it is emotional—melding high-octane rock energy, modern hip-hop textures, and raw storytelling Read More …

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AURI Release Their Enchanting Third Album III – Candles & Beginnings + Unveil Lyric Video For Blakey Ridge

Some albums are more than music — they are doorways. With their third studio album, III – Candles & Beginnings, AURI — the visionary trio of vocalist Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), and Troy Donockley — once again open a portal into a world where Read More …

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Sabaton’s Joakim Brodén Talks New Album Legends + Australian Tour 2025 | Crannk Interview

Swedish power metal titans Sabaton are gearing up to unleash a brand-new chapter in their storied career with the release of their highly anticipated 11th studio album, Legends, out October 17 via Better Noise Music. The record not only marks their debut with the label Read More …

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Combichrist Return to Australia | Andy LaPlegua Talks Tour, CMBCRST & Desolation

It’s been a long wait for Australian Combichrist fans. The last time Andy LaPlegua and his industrial juggernaut stormed our shores was back in 2019 for the One Fire tour. Now, after six years, the chaos machine is fired up once again with the Down Read More …

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