Here I am, in the Swedish mountains, drinking a glass of wine, listening to Joan Jett on the radio and ready to celebrate Christmas, and I think that it’s time to summon the year that has passed. (The next post will be my top albums Read More …
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Been kind of slow here… But we’re building a better home!
It’s been kind of slow here on Crannk lately, but there is an explanation. Or rather two. First of all, I have been really busy with the work I have to do to pay my bills, and second, I’m working on move the entire site Read More …
That new Dark Tranquillity album sounds promising!
The Swedish masters of melodic death metal are back in business! So far Dark Tranquillity has released three songs from their upcoming album, “Atoma”, and so far I really like what I’m hearing! The songs really remind me of better days, of albums such as Read More …
Darkher – Realms Review
Darkher, based in the UK, consists of Jayn H. Wissenberg. She IS Darkher. She sings, play the guitar, writes the songs and is also the producer. She has help from her husband, Marthin T. Wissenberg, on the guitars and on drums Shaun Steels (My Dying Read More …
Pretty Maids–still alive and kicking
There is this band, that I kind of like. Some days, they are awesome! Some days, they are just too lame. It’s not really my kind of metal, but some of the songs are truly great! I’m talking about the Danish band Pretty Maids. They Read More …
Review: Evergrey – The Storm Within
I discovered Evergrey on the “In search for the Truth”-album in 2001. Thought it was an amazing album, got the hooks in me right away. After that I started to follow them, and we all know the classic album “The Inner Circle”. After that, it Read More …
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
So, I’m a runner. So I just had to share. Yesterday I did my first Ultra Marathon! It was a race starting from the small town of Nora in Sweden, and we ran the trails down to Ånnaboda. You don’t know these locations, but running Read More …
New amazing Aussie and Swedish stuff!
I’ve added some new songs to the CRANNK 2016 playlist. This time, two bands from Australia. I thought it was a good idea, since the MetalDad is from Aussie-land, and second, it’s really great fucking music! First band I added was “Immorium”. Turned out that Read More …
New song from Metallica – and I really like it!
It seems like we old-school guys finally can grin and headbang to Metallica again! We’re back to Metallica were we want them to be. Hard riffs, shredding guitars, and James with a good sound to the vocals. I started to headbang at first listening!! For Read More …
Are Opeth finally home?
I’ve been a BIG fan of Opeth for quite some time now. In fact, had I been younger, and not been born in 1971 and found heavy metal in the beginning of the 1980s, well, then I reckon that Opeth would be the biggest band Read More …