Nefastis Unleash Apocalyptic Fury with Shadow Spell as New Concept Album Looms

Italian symphonic death metal force Nefastis have thrown open the gates to their next era with Shadow Spell, the opening salvo from their forthcoming full length Shadows At The Light Of Dawn, due out March 6, 2026 via Rockshots Records. More than a standalone single, Read More …

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KÜNTSQUÄD Turn Exorcist Blasphemy into Drug Law Firestorm on “Your Mum Sucks Crack in Hell”

Melbourne crust death agitators KÜNTSQUÄD return with a new video from Satans Cock, twisting one of horror cinema’s most infamous lines into a savage critique of censorship, prohibition, and control. Melbourne’s most gleefully offensive export KÜNTSQUÄD have never been interested in subtlety, but with their Read More …

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FUATH RETURN FROM THE FROST WITH III, A HYPNOTIC AND HOSTILE RITUAL OF SCOTTISH ATMOSPHERIC BLACK METAL

Scottish atmospheric black metal entity Fuath has returned from the frostbitten wilds with its third full length album III, a cold, immersive slab of black metal that feels less like a new release and more like a winter rite finally completed. Out now via Northern Read More …

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j:dead Confronts Comfort, Decay, and Self-Truth on Ferocious New Single “Disgusting”

There’s a particular kind of honesty that only industrial music can deliver, the kind that doesn’t flinch, doesn’t soften the edges, and doesn’t look away when the mirror starts cracking. On his latest single “Disgusting”, UK industrial and dark electronic artist j:dead leans straight into Read More …

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Crannk Interviews: Beau Bokan on Blessthefall’s Triumphant Return, Gallows, and Finally Coming Back to Australia

For a band like Blessthefall, absence was never about disappearing. It was about survival. Nearly a decade has passed since the Phoenix metalcore outfit last set foot on Australian soil, and in that time the genre has fractured, reformed, and redefined itself more times than Read More …

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Katatonia Return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 | Crannk Interviews Niklas Sandin

Swedish masters of shadowed melody KATATONIA return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026, carrying the weight of reinvention, resilience, and one of the most quietly powerful albums of their career. Touring in support of Nightmares As Extensions of the Waking State, the band Read More …

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Max Cavalera on Soulfly’s Chama, Tribe, and Bringing Nailbomb to Australia for the First Time

There are interviews you do because they matter in the moment, and then there are interviews that feel like chapters in an ongoing history. Sitting down with Max Cavalera again felt like the latter. This was our third conversation, and somehow it landed at another Read More …

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Past Damnation Confront the Edge of Reason and the Power of Starting From Scratch | Crannk Interview’s

There is something quietly powerful about a band that understands exactly why it exists from the very beginning. For UK metalcore newcomers Past Damnation, that purpose is baked into the name itself, forged long before a full lineup ever shared a room, and rooted in Read More …

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Elias Soriano Reflects on Statement, Survival, and Nonpoint’s 2026 Australian Return

Six years is a long time to wait. When Nonpoint finally return to Australia in February 2026 alongside long time comrades (hed) P.E., it will not just mark a long overdue reunion with Australian fans. It will close a circle that began more than two Read More …

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Dave Graney on Lou Reed, Legacy & the Art of Interpretation | Crannk Interviews

There are artists who survive eras, and then there are artists who shape‑shift through them. Dave Graney belongs firmly in the latter camp. From Mount Gambier to London’s post‑punk pressure cooker with The Moodists, through the golden Coral Snakes years and into his current sharp, Read More …

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Horizon Theory – Mission Control Engaged: Rising Modern Rock Heavyweights Talk Origins, Evolution & New Music

There’s something special about watching a band break orbit in real time — that moment where the hard work, the late-night writing sessions, the relentless touring, and the sheer stubborn belief in the music finally begins to catch fire. Horizon Theory are right in the Read More …

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BREATHE IN: Power, Precision & Pure Vision – Brian Kang & Rob Gnarly Open the Gates on “Misfortune’s Hand”

There’s a particular electricity you feel when a band isn’t just releasing music — they’re building a world. A sound. A vision.Breathe In are doing exactly that. Hailing from the tri-state crucible of New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia, Breathe In have stepped into the Read More …

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