Australian metal fans are about to be hit with one of the most ferocious live packages of the year as Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver join forces for a long-awaited co-headline tour this July. Fresh off a hugely successful North American run, the pairing of Read More …
Emerging out of central Italy, Adeline Gray arrive as a fresh voice in the alternative and groove metal landscape, blending atmosphere, aggression and introspection into something that feels both familiar and distinctly their own. Their debut EP Portrait of Our Descent is exactly what the Read More …
American heavy metal icons Corrosion of Conformity have unleashed their latest single “You Or Me,” another crushing taste of their upcoming double album Good God / Baad Man, set for release April 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The blistering new track arrives alongside a striking Read More …
New York death metal legends Immolation are ramping up anticipation for their upcoming twelfth studio album Descent, set for release April 10 via Nuclear Blast Records, with the arrival of their crushing new single “Attrition.” The track arrives just as the band prepares to embark Read More …
German modern metalcore outfit The Narrator have unveiled a brand new single titled “Two Lives”, alongside a music video with their upcoming sophomore album Phosphor, set for release on May 8, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. The new track opens with soaring melodic hooks and Read More …
Swedish melodic metal powerhouse The Halo Effect have kicked off their highly anticipated European tour alongside Heaven Shall Burn and The Black Dahlia Murder, marking the occasion with the release of a powerful new collaborative single titled “Lest We Fall.” Released to coincide with the Read More …
Houston black metal outfit Necrofier have been steadily building momentum since emerging in 2018, combining the icy atmosphere of second-wave Norwegian black metal with a distinctly American intensity. With their latest album Transcend Into Oblivion, released through Metal Blade Records, the band have taken a Read More …
Ekosa, Ecdysis and Allegaeon Deliver a Night for the Ages Adelaide, The Edinburgh Castle Hotel March 5, 2026 Review by Brett ParmenterPhotography by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for Crannk.com Last Thursday night was not your typical night. Not for me anyway. I’m not going Read More …
There is something gloriously unhinged about a band that mixes horror movies, punk attitude, heavy metal riffs and a Cadillac once owned by Alexi Laiho. Enter The Ghoulstars, Finland’s newest horror punk spectacle who have finally crawled out of the crypt with their long awaited Read More …
There are albums you listen to. Then there are albums you enter. Cryptic Shift’s Overspace & Supertime, released February 27 through Metal Blade Records, does not simply follow up 2020’s Visitations From Enceladus. It fractures time, splits its own mythology in two, and drags the Read More …
Lloyd Cole Goes Electric in 2026 – Reclaiming the Song There is something quietly powerful about an artist choosing to reframe their own legacy. Not through nostalgia.Not through reunion tours.Not through anniversary box sets. But by changing the instrument in their hands. When I caught Read More …
Beartooth are not easing back in. After nearly two years since 2023’s The Surface, Caleb Shomo and company have returned with Free, a seismic, arena-sized statement that signals both creative rebirth and a bold new chapter. The single marks the band’s first new music since Read More …
