Gene Hoglan on Death’s Legacy, Dark Angel’s Return and a Double Dose of Metal Down Under

There aren’t too many musicians who can lay claim to having helped shape the sound of extreme metal across multiple generations, but Gene Hoglan is certainly one of them. From the ferocious thrash of Dark Angel and the technical evolution of Death through to his Read More …

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CRANNK REVIEWS: GOROTICA – Daily Grind of the Medieval Age

Formed in 2022, Gorotica are a cannibalistic delicacy from Sydney, Australia. Daily Grind of the Medieval Age is their second full-length release, following on from their debut album Morbid Menagerie in 2022. Gorotica have unleashed a veritable feast of deathgrind, serving up 18 tracks clocking Read More …

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Heavy metal weekend to hell!

Long Day’s Journey into Night! A brutally early Saturday morning. Made breakfast at 06:30 am!!. However, this time the reason was not going out for a really long run. No, the goal for the day was the Swedish city of Karlstad. I was going to Read More …

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Review : Spektr “The Art To Disappear”

Spektr, Spektr, Spektr…….What is there to say about Spektr? Brutal, tender, blisteringly fast, dreamy………unique, very unique! People will always tell you that a band sounds like BLAH BLAH or they’ve copied stuff from BLAH BLAH but that’s all bullshit, for me Spektr are a breathe Read More …

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Turned out I lied….

This thing with Skype and the internet is pretty cool… Earlier tonight I had a video-talk to the Metal-Dad! He’d just finisished breakfast, and me, I had just finisished dinner… And I said good night to the Metal-dad, but it turned out that I couldn’t Read More …

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Sunday afternoon black metal

In all my travels I’ve never found a bad time for black metal………….well ok, christenings…………black metal is not normally welcomed at christenings…….anyway, what better time for a black metal salad than Sunday afternoon? Amiensus “On These Deserted Plains” Immortal  “All Shall Fall” Ghost Bath “Golden Read More …

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