HELLOWEEN are turning up the heat as they gear up for their monumental 40th-anniversary world tour in 2025/2026 and tease a brand-new studio album! But before diving into the next chapter, the metal legends are giving their fans one last epic thrill from their chart-topping self-titled Read More …
Author: Jai That Aussie Metal Guy
Meet The Crannk Team- Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is a composer and session musician from Gettysburg, PA. He is a member of the bands Lenne, Le Projet, and the Infinite Staircase. He has worked with members of bands such as Sevendust, Black Label Society, Monster Magnet, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and others. Read More …
DYNAZTY Announce New Album GAME OF FACES + Release Music Video For Title Track
Power metal pioneers DYNAZTY announce their new album Game of Faces!Two years after their last long player, Final Advent, the Swedes enter a new chapter in their career, which was already introduced with a pre-cursor release and single ‘Devilry of Ecstasy’ in August. DYNAZTY presents their upcoming album Game of Faces which Read More …
BLACKBRIAR Release Brand New Song ‘Floriography’
Immerse yourself in the spellbinding world of Dutch symphonic metal band BLACKBRIAR next single release, ‘Floriography’. This piece blends powerful riffs and delicate orchestrations, creating a captivating atmosphere. The lyrics evoke a hidden world where mysterious flowers carry secret messages, revealing Easter eggs throughout the melody. Zora Read More …
DARK TRANQUILLITY Sweden’s Melodic Death Metal Masters First Australian Tour In Over A Decade – February 2025 With Guests, Eye Of The Enemy
One of the architects of ‘The Gothenburg Sound’ Dark Tranquillity will storm Australian shores next February for the first time in over a decade, delivering three exclusive shows inMelbourne, Sydney and Brisbane! Masters of melodic death metal, Dark Tranquillity emerged from Sweden’s west coast in the early Read More …
Crannk Presents an Interview with Peter Iwers The Halo Effect
Jai That Aussie Metal Guy caught up with Peter Iwers, the bassist of The Halo Effect, who has been a driving force behind the band’s success since its inception. With the highly anticipated second album, March of the Unheard, set to be released on January Read More …
Jai That Aussie Metal Guy & Max Cavalera
Max Cavalera, the iconic frontman, has once again teamed up with his brother Iggor Cavalera to revisit their groundbreaking early works: Morbid Visions, Bestial Devastation, and Schizophrenia. Re-recording these seminal albums with a new level of intensity, they’ve captured the raw, youthful energy that defined Read More …
MUTANK Shatters The Mosh Pit w/ New Video “Bad Magnitude”
New Album “Think Before You Think” Out End of November 2024 (Boonsdale Records) Set to rattle mosh pits around the globe with their forthcoming album “Think Before You Think” at the end of this November, Canadian demolition thrash crew MUTANK is injecting onto screens their late music video “Bad Magnitude”. “This Read More …
Montreal’s CHÜZO Unleash The Vengeance of Aggro-Metal In New Music Video “Brand New Cell”
New EP “M.T.M.D (Maximum Threshold, Minimum Decay)” Out Now! Introducing their self-described Aggro-Metal and new EP entitled “M.T.M.D (Maximum Threshold, Minimum Decay)” this past October, Montreal, Canada’s CHÜZO is ready to continue their vengeance with their latest music video “Brand New Cell”. The song is about dedicating your life to achieving retributive justice upon Read More …
Venture Further Into The Darkness OnTHE GREAT OLD ONES’In The Mouth of Madness
THE GREAT OLD ONES herald the arrival of their latest single, In The Mouth of Madness, a haunting precursor to their forthcoming album, Kadath. Inspired by the chilling tales of H.P. Lovecraft, this single guides listeners through the cryptic Dream-Quest of Randolph Carter as he ventures into realms Read More …