Long ago, back in the olde times of the 1980s, the enigma of thrash metal was born. Some bands disappeared into obscurity, here one minute—gone the next—but many of those bands still smash it out to this very day. Hovering way above the rest, never Read More …
By Jim “The Rabbit Warlock” Taylor | Crannk.com Hey legends, Jim the Rabbit Warlock of the Crannk Army here! As a kid, I always wanted to fuse two of my biggest passions — soundtracks and heavy music. There’s just something magical about that perfect marriage Read More …
Belgian death metal juggernauts Aborted have been slicing their name into the flesh of the extreme metal world since the mid-’90s. From the raw chaos of The Purity of Perversion through to the surgical precision of Goremageddon, the gore-grind-meets-death-metal brutality of Retrogore, and their latest Read More …
New York City has always thrived on collisions — of sound, of style, of attitude. And now, two of the city’s most iconic forces have joined in a sonic street fight that proves the Big Apple’s fire still burns bright. Hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT have Read More …
Naarm/Melbourne alt-rock outfit Day Dreamers have unleashed a fresh burst of raw, melodic energy with their gritty new single “y2k” — an emotionally charged anthem that channels millennial chaos through the lens of modern-day existential dread. Following their January single “Again, Again”, which marked the Read More …
There’s something otherworldly about V/HAZE MIASMA — like a fever dream caught between beauty and rot. Their sound doesn’t just fill a room; it crawls through it, slow and deliberate, until it finds a nerve and starts to pull. On the verge of releasing their Read More …
From the pulse of Boston’s underground hard rock scene comes All Sinners, a band that’s blazing their own path by fusing the soul of 80s arena rock with the ferocity of modern metal. With their highly anticipated debut full-length We Own the Night set for Read More …
Photos @djsedick The air inside Lion Arts Center was thick with history, ghosts, and that old Adelaide sweat that seeps into the floorboards after two decades of breakdowns and feedback. You could almost taste the nostalgia — the faint tang of beer-soaked memories, the hum Read More …
The ghosts of Ocean Avenue never really left — they just waited for the right chord to ring out again. And now, in 2025, Yellowcard have come roaring back, dragging a generation’s heartstrings through time and memory with every note of their new album. I Read More …
Brace yourself for a return from the depths of The Gloom Universe — Melbourne’s own The Gloom In The Corner have unleashed their snarling new single “Assassination Run”, a venomous and cinematic masterstroke that reintroduces the band’s demonic outlaw, Sherlock A. Bones, to their sprawling Read More …
From the depths of Newcastle’s thriving heavy music underground, KōDEM return with “Enough” — an emotionally heavy and beautifully destructive single that captures the breaking point between anguish and empowerment. Following a run of commanding live performances and with their Tattooed Sin EP on the Read More …
There’s a special kind of magic that happens when Zakk Wylde plugs in and lets those riffs roar — the thick, whiskey-soaked tone, the sludgy swagger, and the soul of Southern steel behind every note. With “Broken and Blind,” the latest single from Black Label Read More …
