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 …
Category: Heavy metal
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 …
Crannk Interviews-Mo’ynoq-Logan & Justin
Named after the bleak desolate town of Mo’ynoq the black metal outfit hailing out of North Carolina is gearing up to release their latest black metal epic “A Place For Ash” on September 9th, and I recently caught up with Logan Holloway and Justin Valletta Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Witnesses- Greg Schwan
I caught up again with Greg Schwan to discuss the latest release from Witnesses “The Holy Water” EP, themes, influences, and songwriting. Voyaging into new realms, The Holy Water EP from WITNESSES embraces doom metal to divine a sound with a ghostly vastness. The EP Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Soilwork-Bjorn “Speed” Strid
Soilwork is set to unleash their highly anticipated 12th studio album Övergivenheten on August 19th through Nuclear Blast and I caught up with Bjorn “Speed” Strid to talk all about the latest album release and the upcoming Australian tour in November. Unlike the albums before, Read More …
Crannk Interviews-Moonshade- Ricardo Pereira
Portuguese Melodic-Death metal band Moonshade is set to release their second full-length “As We Set The Skies Ablaze” on July 22nd and I caught up with Lead Vocalist Ricardo Pereira to talk about all aspects of the album and Moonshade. Session drums were performed by Read More …
Crannk Interviews GLDN
Welcome to the unnerving and rage-filled world of GLDN where boundaries are pushed and your comfort is NOT paramount! Daring and transgressive, GLDN cannot be contained, nor put into a single musical category – with elements of industrial, metal, and crust punk with passionate and Read More …
CABAL announce their new album Magno Interitus- out on October 21st – and Release Video For ‘Exsanguination’
In Europe last Friday was the longest day of the year, followed by a short magical night: Midsummer. It’s the perfect time to celebrate with flowers and plants, lightheartedly and with your loved ones in ecstatic joy. But this year, something dark lurks under the Read More …
MACHINE HEAD release New Track ‘UNHALLØWED’ and Accompanying Video Shot Live From Electric Happy Hour
Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD have dropped a mammoth new track, “UNHALLØWED“, along with an accompanying video shot live from the band’s Electric Happy Hour series. The new track is lifted from the band’s tenth studio album, ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN‘ which will be released via Nuclear Blast Read More …