FRANKENBOK RELEASE NEW ALBUM THE ARRIBA WAR HONKLE
Frankenbok’s music embraces heaviness, humour and brutality!
This Australian legacy metal band boasts a diverse sound, unafraid to try anything and are ALWAYS impulsively applying that to their craft. Since their inception in 1997, they’ve defied boundaries, constantly evolving, yet never losing their core.
The path they have been carving for close to 30 years without a break proves they are a force of raw power with infusions of playfulness, colour, and a fearless spirit.
With a broad spectrum of influences, Frankenbok seamlessly weaves together alternative, punk, funk, metal, and death metal, creating a sound that is as versatile as it is intense. Something like nude wrestling in a maxium security prison wing!
HEAVY Magazine recently summed up their sound to: “The wild love child of Faith No More and Red Hot Chili Peppers, with a healthy dose of metal and pure madness.”
Following years of lineup changes, 2024 saw the triumphant return of original vocalist Adam “Hutch” Glynn. Founding member Azza Bok (guitar), Tom Rossell (drums), and Owen Spratling (bass) complete the current line up.
Since Glynn's Return, the band have wasted no time. They have toured with SNOT, Alien Ant Farm and Drowning Pool and have played numerous festivals and diverse live shows with a wide array of bands. With each show slowly reintroducing them back to a new world, a fresh fan base has been drawn in consisting of both longtime devotees and a new generation.
The establishment of a new partnership with label XMUSIC saw Frankenbok launch their explosive 2025 album, Irrepressible, capturing nearly 30 years of evolution, while still feeling fresh.
Now, Frankenbok return to their origins with their boldest work yet: The Arriba War Honkle.
To celebrate release day, the band have released a new single and video for the track, Geppetto's Scarecrow
“Geppetto's Scarecrow” is a shadowy folklore, exploring a scarecrow’s self-awareness in a ceaseless battle against its mortal enemies: the crows, and against time defending its only purpose. The corn in a farmers field.
Geppetto's Scarecrow follows their raw single, “FAFO,” which laid bare the consequences of disposable modern intimacy.
The Arriba War Honkle is available on streaming platforms, Bandcamp, as well as on CD and 12-inch vinyl, this album is a love letter to the band’s roots, a full-throttle ride of savagery, amusement, and boundless versatility.
Fans will be swept back to the BOK's golden era of what once made them appealing in the first place but carried forward by a limitless musical vision. The Arriba War Honkle is a defining moment, nostalgic for the old guard, electrifying for the new.
After 30 years of existence, it is clear that this band will never go away! For the nature of Frankenbok is, and always will be, irrepressible….
“THE ARRIBA WAR HONKLE” is out now
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