There is one thing I can say unequivocally when it comes to Sylosis — I am never worried they’re going to release a shit album. About 15 years ago, when I first heard 2008’s Conclusion of an Age and 2011’s Edge of the Earth, I Read More …
Tag: Progressive metal
Blindead 23 (Featuring Former Members Of Behemoth And Katatonia) Announce Debut Album Deuterium Set For April 24 Release On Peaceville
Poland’s rising force in progressive and avant garde metal, Blindead 23, have officially announced their long awaited debut studio album Deuterium, set for worldwide release on April 24 via Peaceville Records. Led by former Behemoth guitarist Mateusz Śmierzchalski, also known as Havoc, Blindead 23 represents Read More …
Chaos & Composition: Inside the Dual Worlds of Bozopogostickstomp & Impetus With Aidan de Maria
Some musicians split their creativity between projects. Aidan de Maria splits his between precision and provocation. On one end, you have Impetus, progressive, technical, emotionally driven extreme metal built from years of bedroom refinement and sharpened into a live force across Adelaide stages. On 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 …
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 …
Katatonia Return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 | Crannk Interviews Niklas Sandin
Swedish masters of shadowed melody KATATONIA return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026, carrying the weight of reinvention, resilience, and one of the most quietly powerful albums of their career. Touring in support of Nightmares As Extensions of the Waking State, the band Read More …
Into the Denver Maelstrom: Voidatlas Are Rewriting the Geometry of Heavy Music
Some bands walk into the scene with a demo, a handshake, and a dream. Voidatlas kicked the door off its hinges, rewired the structure, and left the Denver skyline buzzing like a downed powerline. Their debut EP Surrounding doesn’t just introduce them — it stalks Read More …
BORN OF OSIRIS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA IN 2026 — CAMERON LOSCH ON LEGACY, RECOVERY, EVOLUTION & THE 15-YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE DISCOVERY
Few modern metal bands have shifted the sonic landscape the way Born of Osiris have. They didn’t just join the progressive metalcore movement — they bent it, rewired it, and rebuilt it into something alien, technical, emotional, and entirely their own. But at the heart Read More …
MØL Push Boundaries with New Single “Young” from Upcoming Album Dreamcrush
Some bands chase a sound. Some bands refine a formula. And then there are bands like MØL — Danish alt-metal visionaries who don’t just write songs, but carve entire worlds out of feedback, feeling, and the fragile space between light and collapse. Today, the Aarhus Read More …
EVERGREY Ignite a Breathless New Era with “OXYGEN!” — A Haunting Cry of Survival and Strength
Swedish metal titans EVERGREY have returned, breathing life and anguish into a brand-new single, “OXYGEN!”, a track that embodies everything fans have come to love about the band — and then pushes it further into the abyss. Before embarking on a massive European and UK Read More …
JINJER Drop “Duél” Live from Sydney as They Kick Off Their Global Metal Domination
Ukrainian modern progressive metal powerhouse JINJER have dropped a brand-new live performance video for “Duél”, the crushing title track from their latest album via Napalm Records — and it’s pure sonic fire. Captured on February 23 in Sydney, Australia, this live cut is a visceral Read More …
STELLAR CIRCUITS Debut Third Single “Bury The Ashes” from Upcoming Album Phantom :: Phoenix — Out November 14 via Nuclear Blast Records
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 …