I caught up with Cabal vocalist Andreas Bjulver Paarup to talk all about the latest and 3rd studio album for Cabal “Magno Interitus“, collabs, film clips, the current Impericon Never Say Die Tour that kicked off last week, and a whole lot more. Magno Interitus Read More …
Category: Heavy metal
Crannk Interviews Hardcore Superstar-Jocke Berg
Bursting out of Gothenburg in ’98 with their debut album “Superstar” Hardcore Superstar has no intention of slowing the riff-laden party anytime soon with the release of “Abrakadabra” in March and about to hit Australian shores again with thanks to Silverback Touring, for their 3rd consecutive tour Read More …
Crannk Reviews-“HORRIFIER” by WEDNESDAY 13
Like most people, I first became aware of Wednesday 13 when he joined up with Joey Jordison’s Murderdolls but when his first album Transylvania 90210 came out, I watched him play what still stands out as one of the best shows I’ve ever been to Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy)
Darkness descends over the hall, and the curtain rises. Dear audience, welcome to the wondrous otherworld of AVANTASIA! I caught up with musician, and composer Tobias Sammet (Avantasia, Edguy) to discuss the Ninth Avantasia epic “A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society”, songwriting, guests, and Read More …
Crannk Reviews-Lorna Shore “Pain Remains”
Positively and negatively, this could be the most anticipated heavy release of the year. I fall into the positive camp, being a moderate fan of Lorna Shores‘ old work but really loved their previous release, the 3 track EP . . . And I Return Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Forlesen-Ascalaphus
I caught up with Ascalaphus from epic dark doom metal band Forlesen to talk all about the latest album “Black Terrain” due out October 28th via I Voidhanger Records. Drawing from dark ambient, epic doom, black metal, and slowcore, FORLESEN subvert traditional songwriting with their Read More …
Crannk Interviews Deformatory- Charlie LeDuc
Brutal death metal duo Deformatory recently released their latest slab of fury with the release of the “Harbinger” Ep, and I caught up with guitarist/vocalist Charlie LeDuc for a chat about this and all things Deformatory. Harbinger is the next slab of ferocious Canadian death Read More …
Crannk Interviews Gnash- Josh Richter
Sludge metal newcomers, GNASH, are preparing to unleash their debut EP, Shared Nightmare, today September 22nd and I caught up with frontman Josh Richter (Bather, Josh Richter & The Bad Things) to talk all things Gnash. Josh Richter of GNASH comments: “I’ve never done a Read More …
Crannk Reviews Parkway Drive “Darker Still”
Think back to 20 years ago. Over that amount of time, you could have gone from an energetic 20-year-old to a grizzled 40-year-old, a toddler in pre-school to a full-grown adult, and you might have been a trucker-hatted kid doing spin kicks at a Parkway Read More …
Crannk Interviews Lost Society-Sammy Elbanna
I caught up with Sammy Elbanna from Finnish metallers Lost Society to talk about the latest album “If The Sky Came Down” due September 30th through Nuclear Blast. Pounding riffs weighing several tons? Check! Catchy choruses and symphonic flashes? Check! Relentless eruptions of utterly chaotic, Read More …