WARMEN Raise the Banner With Band Of Brothers – Their Most Powerful Statement Yet

By Jim Taylor – Editor, Crannk.com Following the triumph of their 2023 comeback Here For None, Finnish metal juggernauts WARMEN are charging back with Band Of Brothers, their most cohesive and crushing record to date. Set for release on August 15th via Reaper Entertainment, the Read More …

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Renegade Angel Return with Fiery New Anthem “Steal the Fire” – EP Coming Later This Year

By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com Finnish melodic heavy metal force Renegade Angel are back with a vengeance. Forged anew and burning brighter than ever, the band have just dropped “Steal the Fire” — the explosive lead single from their upcoming EP of Read More …

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Interview: Finnish Extreme Metal Visionaries Underwater Father Dive Deep with “Without Waves”

By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Finland has long been a cradle of groundbreaking metal, and 2025 just introduced another force to reckon with: Underwater Father. Formed in the summer of 2024, this extreme metal collective is the shadowy sibling of Of Spite, made up Read More …

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Miss Vain Releases “Now Or Neverland” From Their 2nd EP ‘Sempiternal Drive’ Due on April 11th 2025 via Inverse Records

Finnish metal band that rocks, Miss Vain, is set to release their second EP ‘Sempiternal Drive’ on April 11th, 2025 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Now or Neverland’has been released and it’s available on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/miss-vain-now The band comments:“Now or Neverland is a snappy rock-/metal Read More …

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Crannk Interviews The Eternal Mark Kelson

Finnish-Australian metallers The Eternal have released their long-awaited seventh studio album, “Skinwalker,” through Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), featuring members of Dreadnaught, Amorphis, and Flat Earth if you haven’t checked out The Eternal now is the time and I recently caught up with frontman Mark Kelson Read More …

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Finnish Stoner Rock band Rückwater released the first single Homo Economicus from their upcoming Bored Machine album

Finnish Tampere-based alternative stoner rock band Rückwater is set to release their second studio album Bored Machine later this year. The first single Homo Economicus is released today and it’s available on most streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/ruckwater-homo  The band comments:“The new song “Homo Economicus” by Rückwater strikes Read More …

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Crannk Interviews Crownshift-Daniel Freyberg

With members hailing from some of Finland’s most renowned and universally beloved metal bands, including Nightwish, Children Of Bodom, Wintersun, Finntroll, and Mygrain, Crownshift has finally unveiled their self-titled debut album May 10th via Nuclear Blast Records, and I recently caught up with Daniel Freyberg(Children Read More …

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KORPIKLAANI Release New Single & Video ‘Aita’

Finnish folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI are happy to unleash ‘Aita‘, the second single from their upcoming new studio album, Rankarumpu, which is due to be released on April 5th, 2024.  ‘Aita‘ keeps up the full-speed ahead approach from the previous single, ‘Saunaan‘. The dizzying pace, a catchy chorus and Read More …

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Crannk Interviews Korpiklaani-Sammi Perttula

Jai That Aussie Metal Guy caught up with Sammi Pertula from Finnish Folk Metal Legends Korpiklaani to talk about the 12th Studio album “Rankarumpu” due out Worldwide on April 5th through Nuclear Blast. RANKARUMPU, out April 5th, now available for pre-order: https://korpiklaani.bfan.link/rankarumpu Follow Korpiklaani: https://linktr.ee/Korpiklaani Read More …

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SATANIC NORTH: Black Metal Unit Featuring Members Of Ensiferum To Release Self-Titled Debut On April 19th Via Reaper Entertainment; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available 

A new Satanic Panic is on its way! SATANIC NORTH is what happens when you let two well-known Finnish metal artists stare into the abyss for too long: Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum, Warmen) and Janne Parviainen (Ensiferum) are well-traveled, experienced musicians who have stared into the Read More …

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