Ash drummer Rick McMurray joins Crannk to discuss celebrating 30 years of 1977, memories of Big Day Out 1999, touring Australia, his biggest drumming influences and why Ash are still focused on the future. Read More …
Author: Chris Causby
Umbersound’s Joe D’Angelo: Why Doom Metal Doesn’t Need Perfection To Hit Hard
Umbersound mastermind Joe D’Angelo joins Crannk to discuss Tracks From The Slither, recording to reel-to-reel tape, songwriting as therapy, cosmic horror and why modern metal doesn’t always need perfect production. Read More …
Paleface Swiss Are Ready to Tear Froth & Fury Apart: “Australians Go F*ing Nuts Anyway”
Paleface Swiss frontman Marc “Zelli” Zellweger discusses Australia’s wild crowds, Froth & Fury, new songs and why the band’s first Australian festival appearance means so much. Read More …
Al Anderson: The Guitarist Who Helped Change The World Still Chases The Perfect Note
Legendary guitarist Al Anderson reflects on Bob Marley, vintage guitars, London’s musical revolution, spirituality and bringing The Original Wailers back to Australia. Read More …
Andrew of What Lies Below: “We’re Just Going to Keep Writing What We Think is Cool”
We sat down with What Lies Below vocalist Andrew Watson to discuss the band’s debut album I Let It Consume Me, writing through darkness, the evolution of metalcore, and why Australia is still on the band’s touring wishlist. Read More …
London Technical Metalcore Outfit Perpetual Paradox Unleash Ferocious New Single “Smell the Rot”
Perpetual Paradox have dropped their crushing new single “Smell the Rot”, showcasing the technical precision and devastating riffs that define their upcoming EP May Misery Befall You, arriving August 28 via Bleeding Art Collective. Read More …
Psycroptic: Still Finding New Ways to Be Brutal After 25 Years
Psycroptic frontman Jason Peppiatt discusses the making of The Pulse Of Annihilation, working with Jason Keyser, recording with Joe Haley and why Australia’s technical death metal pioneers are still pushing themselves after more than two decades. Read More …
The Absolution Sequence Drag Old Wounds Into the Light With ‘The Nightlight Sigil’
Tasmanian death metal force The Absolution Sequence deliver their most emotionally charged release yet with The Nightlight Sigil, the latest single from their forthcoming album Dread Cycle. Read More …
Complexant Stare Into the Void With Crushing New Single ‘Afterlife’
Australian death metal outfit Complexant deliver one of their heaviest and most emotionally devastating tracks yet with ‘Afterlife,’ the latest single from their upcoming debut album Apex. Read More …
Dad Core, Zao and the Beautiful Reality of Growing Older | Jay Wells L’Ecuyer Gets Real
Jay Wells L’Ecuyer opens up about Dad Core, his lifelong love of Zao, Canada’s hardcore scene, Sky Of Ghosts and the heartbreaking story behind Life Leaves. Read More …
Frankenbok’s Hutch: Thirty Years of Beautiful Chaos and Why Some Monsters Refuse to Die
Original Frankenbok frontman Adam Glynn opens up about returning to the band after more than two decades away, rebuilding old friendships, and why The Arriba War Honkle represents the truest version of Frankenbok yet. Read More …
Riff Raiders Crash Land with Welcome To Mars: “We Play For People, Not At People.”
Melbourne hard rock outfit Riff Raiders return with Welcome To Mars. Jenni Powell joins KillerTube to discuss the new album, Broken Halo, recording live energy in the studio, and why rock music is still about people—not algorithms. Read More …