After nearly 30 years, The Kovenant are finally bringing Nexus Polaris to Australia. We caught up with Nagash to discuss the long-awaited tour, the band’s reunion, and the surprise reveal that a brand-new album is already taking shape. Read More …
Category: Interviews
Shadowmare Interview: Transfiguration, Survival and a New Era of Portuguese Technical Thrash
Formed in southern Portugal in 2015, Shadowmare have spent more than a decade developing a sound built from the aggression of thrash and death metal alongside the precision and complexity of progressive and technical metal. Across the EP From Hell to the Future, the albums Read More …
Rick McMurray Reflects on 30 Years of 1977, Big Day Out ’99 and Why Ash Still Have More to Say
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 …
Besomora’s Devotion to the Fear: Nine-String Guitars, Demons and Metal Rebirth
There are some bands you discover because a press release lands in your inbox at the right moment. Others become part of your world slowly, one song and one encounter at a time. Besomora fall firmly into that second category for me. I first came Read More …
The Kovenant Are Here To Stay: Nagash Talks Australia, Nexus Polaris And An Almost Written New Album
Some bands return to relive a celebrated chapter from their past. The Kovenant have returned because that past unexpectedly opened the door to an entirely new future. When I caught up with Nagash for Crannk, the immediate reason was historic enough. This September, The Kovenant Read More …
Candlemass’ Johan Länquist Comes Full Circle Ahead of Historic Australian Debut Tour For The Doom Metal Legends
Four decades after Candlemass helped shape the foundations of epic doom metal, Australian audiences are finally about to experience that monumental sound live. This September and October, the Swedish legends will make their long awaited Australian debut with two nights in Melbourne, followed by Sydney Read More …
THE HU Carry Ancestral Wisdom Forward on HUN | Crannk Interviews
Mongolian Hunnu Rock pioneers THE HU have opened another chapter in their remarkable journey with the release of their third full length album, HUN. Released on July 24 through Better Noise Music, the 11 track album expands the band’s collision of traditional Mongolian instrumentation, throat Read More …
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 …
Still Here, Still Kicking: Symetria’s All or Nothing | Crannk Interviews
From The Hollies to Kill ’Em All Vince’s earliest core musical memory does not begin with distorted guitars or a screaming metal crowd. It begins at around four years old with a Walkman belonging to his uncle Vincent and a cassette featuring The Hollies’ “Bus 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 …