The Animals’ John Steel on the Final Curtain Tour – The Blueprint for Heavy Music

I usually spend my days knee-deep in distortion and blast beats — chasing the thunder of heavy music, the guttural roars and riff-laden chaos that define our world. But before there was death, doom, or distortion pedals, there was The Animals. They laid the blueprint Read More …

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Yellowcard: The Golden Echo Returns — A Killer Conversation with Ryan Key

The ghosts of Ocean Avenue never really left — they just waited for the right chord to ring out again. And now, in 2025, Yellowcard have come roaring back, dragging a generation’s heartstrings through time and memory with every note of their new album. I Read More …

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SHAVROCK Talk Debut Album Hope Found Me, Influences & Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal | Crannk Interview

Released digitally earlier this month and now available physically via Deko Records, Hope Found Me is a 12-track showcase of Shavrock’s dynamic sound. Produced by none other than Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex–Guns N’ Roses), who also laid down guest guitar solos on “Kaleidoscope” and “Amen,” Read More …

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“Deadweight 80: Grit, Riffs, and The Hair-Blowing-Back Moment

There’s a moment—if you know, you know.You stand in front of a cranked amp, you hit one note, one impossibly heavy chord—and the air splits like a crowbar to the ribs. Your hair flies back like you’re in a wind tunnel built by Satan himself. Read More …

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“Fuck You, That’s Awesome” — A Dive Into Emotion, Riffs & Realness with Brandan Schieppati

There’s a rare kind of moment when an interview turns into something more — when it stops being about the questions and becomes a shared ritual, two people unspooling memories and meaning over distorted signal and digital static. That’s what happened when I sat down Read More …

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