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: Metal Blade Records
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 …
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 …
Necrofier Interview: Bakka On Transcend Into Oblivion And Black Metal Evolution
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 …
Cinematic Chaos and Cosmic Warfare: Cryptic Shift Unleash Overspace & Supertime | Crannk Interviews
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 …
Dvne Bottle Their Crushing Live Force on Live at Hellfest Release
Scottish progressive metal force Dvne continue their ascent with the release of Live at Hellfest, a blistering document of their 2023 Hellfest Open Air performance and a timely statement of intent as the band prepares to tour Europe supporting Igorrr. Drawn exclusively from their acclaimed Read More …
Broken by the Scream Sign With Metal Blade Records As Japan’s Kawaii Deathcore Disruptors Prepare to Detonate Europe
Metal Blade Records has just pulled off one of their sharpest global signings in recent memory, welcoming Tokyo’s Broken by the Scream into the fold. Equal parts extreme metal assault and idol-pop chaos, BBTS have spent nearly a decade smashing genre walls with a volatile Read More …
IOTUNN – Waves Over Copenhell: Accessing All Worlds Under The Copenhagen Night Sky
Danish/Faroese progressive metal voyagers IOTUNN capture their laser lit Copenhell 2023 performance on new live album Waves Over Copenhell, out now via Metal Blade Records, as they prepare to storm Europe with In Vain and Nephylim in 2026. There are bands who sound powerful on Read More …
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 …
NINE TREASURES: Seeking The Absolute
Chinese Mongolian Progressive Metal Force To Unleash New Album October 24 Via Metal Blade Records Chinese Mongolian progressive metal visionaries NINE TREASURES will release their long-awaited new full-length, Seeking The Absolute, on October 24 through Metal Blade Records. To mark the occasion, the band has Read More …
Swedish Death Metallers LIK To Release Necro Full-Length On April 18 Through Metal Blade Records
New Single ‘War Praise’ Out Now LIK, the modern-day purveyors of classic Swedish death metal, gloriously return to action with their fourth album, Necro, on April 18th via Metal Blade Records. Standing loud and proud over so many imitators, Necro is the musical equivalent of Read More …