I recently had the immense pleasure of speaking with Henri Sattler, the driving force behind the legendary Dutch blackened death metal band, God Dethroned. With a career spanning over three decades, Henri and his band have consistently pushed the boundaries of extreme metal, delivering powerful Read More …
Category: 2024
RED CAIN’s New Scorching Single “Firestarter” Takes Inspiration From Roleplaying Game “Elden Ring”
A year after their break-out third album, 2023’s “NÄE’BLISS”, which had its single “Fisher King” nominated by Calgary’s YYC Music Awards for “Metal Recording of The Year”, power prog storytellers RED CAIN return in 2024 with their first taste of new music. Entitled “Firestarter”, this Read More …
Crannk Reviews Gosika “Ancient Magicks”EP
Sydney’s hardest-working Death Metal bands release music! Finally! Wollongong-based Old School Death Metal band Gosika has spent the last 5 years slogging their way up and down the coast playing hundreds of gigs, supporting big and small bands, headlining their own shows, and earning a Read More …
Wildheart Welcomes Change and New Singer With Latest Single “WITHERED”
Brisbane/Meanjin metalcore outfit Wildheart unveil exciting changes in their camp accompanied by melodic new single Withered. Withered sees Wildheart delve into introspective themes, tackling everyday struggles and opening up on mental health issues. The single seeks to remind listeners that those who can relate are not alone. The track accompanies the announcement that vocalist and Read More …
Crannk Interviews Canadian Tech Death Band Art Of Attrition
Formed in early 2019, in Red Deer, Canada, Art Of Attrition has been working tirelessly on writing their second album “…And It Will All End Forever”, which is out now. The blackened technical deathcore band separates themselves from the underground local scene with their 8-string Read More …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRANNK!!!!
Today this amazing site turns 10 years old! It’s AMAZING! Who would know that it would last this long!? It all started with me (Peps) from Sweden, Mez from Canada and MetalDad from Australia (Adrian). How it started is a very different story! It was Read More …
Crannk Presents The Bloody Legends & Alien Ant Farm Terry Corso
The Bloody Legends catch up with Alien Ant Farm Guitarist and Riff Lord Terry Corso to discuss the latest album mANTras, the upcoming Australian 2025 tour with CKY, and all things Alien Ant Farm. Alien Ant Farm and CKY February 2025 Australian Tour Dates: Friday Read More …
Greta Van Fleet: 5 Essential Tracks to Check Out Ahead of Australian Tour This Month
Grammy Award Winning U.S. Rock act GRETA VAN FLEET are set to make their highly anticipated return to Australian and New Zealand shores this August for the first time since 2019. Having sold out their Brisbane Fortitude Music Hall show on August 21st, they recently Read More …
Crannk Presents An Interview With Fleshgod Apocalypse Francesco Paoli
Italian Symphonic Death Metal maestros Fleshgod Apocalypse is gearing up to unleash their long-awaited 6th studio album, Opera on August 23rd through Nuclear Blast Records and I recently took this opportunity to talk with frontman Francesco Paoli all about the latest album “Opera” songwriting, influences, Read More …
Crannk Interviews South London’s Hellwrath
The members of Hellwrath – vocalist Paul Bower, guitarist Igor Korsakov, and bassist Dylan Price – were drawn together by a shared desire to blend the heavyweight forces of slam death and deathcore into a unique and utterly crushing sonic beast. Despite only gathering beneath Read More …