Fuck me! What did I just listen to? This was my initiation into the Vomitory horde, and I’m not going to lie to the faithful readers of the CRANNK album reviews… I fucking loved it! Talk about power in death metal — Vomitory have it Read More …
Tag: extreme metal
DEATH METAL AS A MIRROR: WOUTER STARES BACK INTO THE VOID – A Goat As Our Shepherd
Death metal isn’t just noise—it’s reflection. In this interview, Wouter of A Goat As Our Shepherd dives into philosophy, humanity, and the chaos behind their latest album, turning brutal music into something deeply introspective. Read More …
Ron Vento of Aurora Borealis on Disillusioned By The Illusion and 30 Years of Extreme Metal
Three decades in, Aurora Borealis still sound like a band answering to nobody but themselves. That has always been part of the appeal. Across the years, Ron Vento has built Aurora Borealis into something that feels fierce, atmospheric, and deeply personal, never settling into one Read More …
IMMOLATION Don’t Try to Sound Evil. It Just Happens
New York death metal legends Immolation return with Descent, and guitarist Robert Vigna reveals why the band doesn’t try to sound evil—it just happens. Read More …
Crannk Metal Blade Roundup: April 2026 Delivers Brutality From Six Feet Under, Ingested, Necrot And Yoth Iria
Metal Blade Records continue to prove exactly why they remain one of the most important forces in heavy music, delivering a stacked wave of releases that span the full spectrum of extreme metal. From underground stalwarts to genre defining legends, this latest run is a Read More …
Another Demon Deliver Power, Speed And Atmosphere On As Above So Below: Frank Tosi Breaks It All Down With Crannk
Rising from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut heavy music underground, Another Demon are quickly establishing themselves as a serious force within modern thrash. Built from a lineup of seasoned musicians with deep roots in hardcore and metal, the band brings together experience, precision, Read More …
Immolation’s Descent Finds Bob Vigna and Death Metal’s Lifers Still Pushing Forward
There are few bands in death metal who carry the kind of weight Immolation do without ever sounding like they are coasting on legacy. More than three decades deep, the New York institution still creates with the hunger of a band chasing something, not protecting Read More …
OxE Fugue Gnawed From the Scabbed God Cerebrum Review
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum – Out April 3rd Gore House Productions ——————————————————————————————————– Who needs breakfast when you’ve got a grindcore album to devour? OxE strike again with their new album! G’day everyone, I’m Mr Doom. The warlocks and wizards return Read More …
Mr Doom Enters the Pit: OxE Deliver Pure Chaos – Hurt Beyond Healing Single Review
“Hurt Beyond Healing” – Single Review Written by Liam “Mr Doom” Is that bricks I hear? No! It’s Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and their new single! G’day everyone! I’m Mr Doom. Saying such a wicked name made me feel as if I was opening the gates to Read More …
Ulcerate Interview 2026 | Jamie Saint Merat On Evolution, Sound & Touring
For over two decades, Ulcerate have existed in a space that few bands can truly claim as their own. Their music has never been about easy categorisation. Instead, it has always felt like something to be experienced, something that unfolds over time rather than reveals Read More …
Jack Owen On Next To Die And The Evolution Of Six Feet Under : Death, Groove And A Band Locked In
After more than three decades in death metal, Six Feet Under aren’t slowing down, they’re sharpening their edge. With their 15th studio album Next To Die arriving April 24 via Metal Blade Records, the band return with a record that doesn’t just revisit their past, Read More …
VANTA Are Building Worlds and Burning Them Down
VANTA aren’t just writing songs—they’re building collapsing worlds and dragging you into them. Perpetual Selection feels less like an album and more like a warning signal, blurring the line between cosmic horror and human reality in a way that’s as unsettling as it is addictive. Read More …