Think back to 20 years ago. Over that amount of time, you could have gone from an energetic 20-year-old to a grizzled 40-year-old, a toddler in pre-school to a full-grown adult, and you might have been a trucker-hatted kid doing spin kicks at a Parkway Read More …
Category: 2022
Crannk Interviews Voodoo Bloo- Rory McDonald
I recently caught up with Rory McDonald frontman for New Zealand Hard Rockers Voodoo Bloo to talk about the most recent album “The Blessed Ghost” and all things Voodoo Bloo. Following on from their first album JACOBUS, THE BLESSED GHOST is shaped by the concept of a Read More …
Crannk Interviews Lost Society-Sammy Elbanna
I caught up with Sammy Elbanna from Finnish metallers Lost Society to talk about the latest album “If The Sky Came Down” due September 30th through Nuclear Blast. Pounding riffs weighing several tons? Check! Catchy choruses and symphonic flashes? Check! Relentless eruptions of utterly chaotic, Read More …
Crannk Interviews Paul Mazurkiewicz- Cannibal Corpse / Umbilicus
What started 20 years ago as a seed by Paul Mazurkiewicz and Vernon Blake’s mutual love for 70’s Rock N Roll has blown into Umbilicus featuring Paul Mazurkiewicz (CANNIBAL CORPSE), guitarist Taylor Nordberg (DEICIDE, INHUMAN CONDITION, THE ABSENCE), bassist Vernon Blake (ANARCHUS, NAPALM DEATH – Read More …
Crannk Reviews-Psycroptic “Divine Council”
Divine Council is the 8th album by Tasmanian Tech Death legends Psycroptic. They slowly became one of the more storied Australian bands over the course of their existence and hold the crown as the critical darlings of the Australian Metal scene. The band is powered Read More …
Crannk Reviews-“AS WE SET THE SKIES ABLAZE” BY MOONSHADE
Album Review by Mick Hezemans Moonshade is a Portuguese five-piece Melodic Death metal band formed in 2010. As We Set The Skies Ablaze is their second full-length following 2018’s Sun Dethroned. Album opener Epitaph quickly gets into a tremolo riff with matching double kicks and Read More …
Crannk Interviews-American Terror
Featuring members of Grayson Manor, Skid Row, American Terror recently released their second Album “Where We Are” and I caught up with Brad Cox to talk all about the latest album and also working with Krizz Kaliko to release a remix of their single “She’s Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Mo’ynoq-Logan & Justin
Named after the bleak desolate town of Mo’ynoq the black metal outfit hailing out of North Carolina is gearing up to release their latest black metal epic “A Place For Ash” on September 9th, and I recently caught up with Logan Holloway and Justin Valletta Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Witnesses- Greg Schwan
I caught up again with Greg Schwan to discuss the latest release from Witnesses “The Holy Water” EP, themes, influences, and songwriting. Voyaging into new realms, The Holy Water EP from WITNESSES embraces doom metal to divine a sound with a ghostly vastness. The EP Read More …
Crannk Reviews-Conjurer “Pãthos”
Album Review: Pãthos by Conjurer Mick Hezemans I was flying blind on this one, my first time hearing Conjurer was listening to this album for this review and if you’re in the same boat, don’t keep reading just go and listen to it. It’s awesome. Read More …