By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson for Crannk.com Los Angeles-based theatrical metal powerhouse Illusions of Grandeur have carved out a unique path in the heavy music scene, blending mythological storytelling, dramatic performance, and crushing metal into one unforgettable package. At the heart of their Read More …
Crannk.com Exclusive With the upcoming release of God of the Tribes, extreme metal entity Kratornas returns from the abyss with a devastating new record that leans into ritualism, atmosphere, and unapologetic chaos. For over two decades, Kratornas has operated as a one-man war machine, who Read More …
Emerging once more from the depths of Brisbane’s brutal metal underground, AVERSIONS CROWN return with an earth-shattering new offering—“A Voice From The Outer Dark”. Set for release on August 5th via Nuclear Blast Records, the EP marks the band’s first new material in several years, Read More …
Words by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson | Crannk.com When it comes to artists who pour every ounce of their soul into the music, Gina Bafile—the creative force behind Darkyra—stands in a league of her own. With a voice that shifts seamlessly between operatic Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com In the ever-evolving world of progressive extreme metal, few bands have carved a legacy as bold and emotionally resonant as Australia’s own Ne Obliviscaris. Formed in Melbourne in 2003, the band has earned a devoted international following Read More …
Crannk family, brace yourselves—an unholy storm of Slavic and Siberian pagan power is brewing. For the first time ever, Russian pagan folk metal legends ARKONA and their spellbinding Siberian counterparts NYTT LAND will bring their immersive ritualistic live shows to Australia this September for the Read More …
Toronto, Canada’s horror fiends Blood Opera will be unleashing their first full-length album “Songs in the Key of Death” on February 24th. Paying tribute to the genre films they love and mixing metal with the macabre, these purveyors of “Dead Metal” are sharing their next Read More …
French death metal masters AKIAVEL have unleashed a video for their song “Lady of Death“. The track is taken from their critically acclaimed album Væ Victis which was released in April. Frontwoman Aure comments: “Lady of Death” is a song about Aileen Wuornos. I absolutely wanted to put Read More …
Piercing through the dark winter clouds, innovative leaders of the modern death metal scene, PSYCROPTIC, have decided that the time has arrived to lunge out of the darkness and back onto the stage! Since their formation in 1999, the band have constantly evolved and broken Read More …
Ten years is a hell of a long time to be in a band, let alone being in the gargantuan touring wrecking machine that is King Parrot. Broken teeth, skinned knees, black eyes and empty cans are all in a day’s work for the boys Read More …
Hailing out of Germany is the legendary Teutonic Thrash pioneers and one of the legends of the German Thrash scene is Assassin. Having officially formed in 1984 Assassin released two demos and two albums “The Upcoming Terror” and “The Interstellar Experience” in-between 1984-1988. Assassin quickly Read More …
This month I’ve been listening to a lot of folk punk ahead of a piece I’m working on about the folk-punk community in Australia. I thought I’d share a few words about some of the releases that I’ve been listening to in an attempt to Read More …
