Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician, record producer, and all-round musical genius who has worked on 40 plus albums in his long career including Ayreon, Star One, Stream Of Passion, Vengeance, and many more. I recently caught up with Arjen to discuss Read More …
Category: 2024
ALIEN ANT FARM and CKY Announce Australian Co-Headline Tour
Two decades after ALIEN ANT FARM topped the charts worldwide with their singles Movies and Smooth Criminal (#3 and #1 on Australian Charts, respectively), you still cannot visit a rock club or turn on rock radio without hearing those songs blasted; evoking joyful memories of Read More …
ATAVISTIA Share New Video For “Unattained Creation” Inane Ducam Out Now
Blackened symphonic outfit ATAVISITA is celebrating the release of their new EP, Inane Ducam, out now, with a striking new video for focus track “Unattained Creation” which fiercely highlights the band’s musicianship and stellar songwriting, a perfect encapsulation of Inane Ducam. Inane Ducam, which means Read More …
Crannk Presents an Interview With Hell Is Other People
Jai That Aussie Metal Guy recently caught up with Nathan and James from Canadian Blackened Metal Band Hell Is Other People to discuss the latest upcoming album Moirae, due out on October 11th via Transcending Obscurity Records and all things Hell Is Other People. Known Read More …
Tungsten Honours The Fans With The Latest Single “Vantablack”
The countdown to the release of their upcoming fourth “The Grand Inferno” is ticking mercilessly as Swedish symphonic metallers TUNGSTEN present their fans in the form of a new digital single and music video today. ‘Vantablack’ is nothing but a true headbanging song with a Read More …
Crannk Presents an Interview with Tetzel (All For Metal & Asenblut)
AS All For Metal continues on its rise to conquer the world as they are gearing up for the release of the latest epic Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon) on August 23rd through Reigning Phoenix Music. Jai That Aussie Metal Guy recently caught Read More …
SEETHER Announces Ninth Studio Album “The Surface Seems So Far” Out September 20th & Drops Blistering New Single “Judas Mind”
Rock music stalwarts Seether are set to unleash their ninth studio album, The Surface Seems So Far, this fall, continuing their legacy as champions of raw emotion in a landscape dominated by fleeting trends and manufactured sounds. The first single off the unapologetically aggressive 11-track Read More …
Crannk Interviews Orden Ogan Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann
German dark power metal band Orden Ogan has unleashed their latest and 8th studio album “The Order Of Fear” on July 5th through Reigning Phoenix Music and I recently caught up with frontmen Seeb to talk about the forthcoming album and all things Orden Ogan. Read More …
Crannk Presents Jai That Aussie Metal Guy & Olli-Pekka Laine (Amorphis, Barren Earth, Octoploid)
From Death metal to prog to soaring ’70s-inspired driven riffs the solo project Octoploid from Olli has a wide range of influences and features guest appearances from friends and artists he has worked with over the years. I caught up with Olli to talk all Read More …
Crannk Presents: The Bloody Legends & Lena Scissorhands Infected Rain
Rapidly rising Moldovans, Infected Rain led by the enigmatic, charismatic, and multi-talented Lena Scissorhands, are headed here for the first time ever in September supporting Cradle Of Filth and The Bloody Legends caught up with Lena to talk about the latest album release “Time” and Read More …