Marianas Rest Interview Jaakko Mäntymaa on Doom Metal, Grief, Survival and The Bereaved

Marianas Rest and the Weight of What Remains Marianas Rest have never felt like a band in a hurry. Since forming in Kotka in 2013, the Finnish death doom outfit have worked at their own pace, allowing songs to breathe, moods to deepen, and ideas Read More …

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Katatonia Return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 | Crannk Interviews Niklas Sandin

Swedish masters of shadowed melody KATATONIA return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026, carrying the weight of reinvention, resilience, and one of the most quietly powerful albums of their career. Touring in support of Nightmares As Extensions of the Waking State, the band Read More …

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Dead Animal Assembly Plant Ignite a Revolution of Noise and Fury with “The Only Good Dictator Is a Dead Dictator”

Portland’s own industrial insurgents Dead Animal Assembly Plant have returned with a venomous new single, “The Only Good Dictator Is a Dead Dictator,” out now via Armalyte Industries — a track that rips open the chest of complacency and bares the raw, beating heart of Read More …

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Revisiting Sepultura’s Groundbreaking Live Performance of Under Siege, 91 Barcelona, Spain

By Jim “The Rabbit Warlock” Taylor | Crannk.com Sepultura — Portuguese for “grave.” Even the sound of their name sends a shiver up the spine. Formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, Sepultura quickly rose from the South American Read More …

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MINUTE AFTER MIDNIGHT Signs with Fearless Records + Drops Addictive New Single “Masochist”

FEARLESS RECORDS has officially welcomed Minute After Midnight to its powerhouse global roster — marking an exciting new chapter for the Nashville-born alt-rock project created by Derrick Ryan. To celebrate the signing, Minute After Midnight has unleashed the infectious new single and video “Masochist”, a Read More …

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200 Stab Wounds – Ray MacDonald on Aussie Tour w/ Dying Fetus, Heavy Riffs & Live Carnage

Cleveland death metal powerhouse 200 Stab Wounds are set to make their long-awaited Australian and New Zealand debut this December as direct support for Dying Fetus — and guitarist Ray MacDonald joined Jai That Aussie Metal Guy to talk all things touring, setlists, and sonic Read More …

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Saturday Matinee with Jim Taylor: Heaviness on Celluloid – Freddy vs. Jason Soundtrack

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 …

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