Few bands can claim to have shaped the DNA of modern deathcore the way Despised Icon have. For over two decades, the Montreal juggernaut has stood as a benchmark of precision, power, and pure grit — merging technical death metal ferocity with hardcore’s raw pulse Read More …
Progressive alternative metal visionaries Stellar Circuits have unveiled their third and final single, “Bury The Ashes,” lifted from their forthcoming full-length Phantom :: Phoenix, due out November 14 via Nuclear Blast Records. Following the acclaim of their 2023 record Sight To Sound, the band continues Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com | Interview #666 feat. Killer When it comes to bands that truly live and breathe evolution through their art, Conjurer stand in a league of their own. The UK’s genre-defying heavy quartet has always blurred the lines Read More …
Belgian death metal juggernauts Aborted have been slicing their name into the flesh of the extreme metal world since the mid-’90s. From the raw chaos of The Purity of Perversion through to the surgical precision of Goremageddon, the gore-grind-meets-death-metal brutality of Retrogore, and their latest Read More …
From the dusty chaos of Southern California’s Inland Empire comes a hardcore juggernaut that refuses to slow down. Meet BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. — a five-piece wrecking crew that’s been flooring the hardcore scene with all the subtlety of the Maximum Overdrive Green Goblin rig. Read More …
There are moments in heavy music where the weight of the riffs, the scream of the vocals, and the very marrow of the song cut deeper than just another blast of noise. Conjurer’s brand new single “Let Us Live” — unleashed through Nuclear Blast Records Read More …
Symphonic metal powerhouse Beyond The Black have unveiled their brand-new single “The Art Of Being Alone”, featuring guest vocals from Chris Harms of German dark metal icons Lord Of The Lost. The track is the third glimpse into the band’s highly anticipated upcoming album Break Read More …
New Mini-Album FYR Out Now Via Nuclear Blast Records (Digital) & Magnetic Eye Records (Physical) Acclaimed Swedish progressive stoner rock force GAUPA have unveiled the lyric video for “Lion’s Thorn”, the blistering opening track from their brand-new four-track mini-album FYR, out now via Nuclear Blast Read More …
When it comes to the new wave of deathcore destruction, few names hit as hard or as smart as Brand of Sacrifice. Born from the bleak brilliance of Kentaro Miura’s Berserk and forged in the fires of cinematic brutality, this Toronto-based wrecking crew has carved Read More …
Originally spotlighting the release of Hjelvik’s debut album, this feature captures Erlend Hjelvik stepping into a bold new era with Welcome to Hel, released November 20, 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records. I caught up with Erlend Hjelvik, ex Kvelertak frontman, to talk about his latest Read More …
