A Decade of Noise Passion, and Community Crannk.com is not just another music webzine. It is a labour of love, a global underground hub, and a platform built by heavy music fans for heavy music fans. What began as a passion project born from a Read More …
For more than two decades, 12 Stones have occupied a rare space in heavy music, the kind of band that never truly disappears. Even when they aren’t in the spotlight, their songs keep resurfacing. WWE. Video games. Movie soundtracks. Sports broadcasts. Early‑2000s rock radio staples Read More …
MUNT don’t just play extreme music, they drag you through an urban hellscape and dare you to feel something. On their long-gestating debut full-length The World Is Not Yours, the Melbourne outfit weaponise black metal, death metal, grindcore, hardcore and sludge into a dense, precision-engineered Read More …
There are interviews you do because they matter in the moment, and then there are interviews that feel like chapters in an ongoing history. Sitting down with Max Cavalera again felt like the latter. This was our third conversation, and somehow it landed at another Read More …
There are moments in this gig where reality bends a little — where you’re suddenly sitting across from someone who didn’t just shape heavy music, they scarred it into the planet.That was me with Max Cavalera, rolling into Adelaide with Soulfly like a dust storm Read More …
Interview & feature by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” There are bands who influence heavy music… and then there are bands who reshape the entire landscape. German thrash legends KREATOR have been the latter since the day they first spat fire from the gutter and Read More …
There are bands who write songs… and then there are bands who carve out their existence from adversity, grit, and sheer bloody-minded refusal to quit. The Mendenhall Experiment has always been the latter, and with their new EP Chasing Ghosts landing via Lucent Records / Read More …
For nearly 25 years, Equilibrium has stood as one of metal’s truest alchemists—blending ancient spirits and future-forward ferocity, weaving folk influences and cinematic synth textures into something that feels more like mythology than music. They’ve survived lineup shifts, stylistic evolution, and the relentless churn of Read More …
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 …
From the dark heart of Paris’ underground, PERTURBATOR – the brainchild of composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist James Kent – has unleashed “Mors Ultima Ratio,” the fourth single from his highly anticipated new album Age of Aquarius, set for release on October 10th via Nuclear Blast Read More …
