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Crankshaft may refer to:

1. (A Demoscene) artist Mikko Karvonen also known as Yolk.

2. An American Punk Funk/Punk Pop band from Clearwater, Florida who recorded a 7inch entitled Shankcraft 7" on the legendary Gainsville, Florida label No Idea Records.

3. A Portuguese Alternative/Industrial band that was founded on December 1993. A lot of concerts were played all across Portugal from '93 to 2000 and some of them in a lot of reknown places, like JOHNY GUITAR, MARQUES ROCK CLUB, RITZ, SWING, ROCKLINe and ROOKIE. In 2000, the band went to the studio and in 2005 came back to the stages, marked with the appearence on the FESTIVAL ALTA TENSÃO in March 19th 2005.

Current Line-up:
Pedro Maia - Drums
Nuno Plague - Bass
Mike - Lead Guitar
Sage - Vocals
Bruno Melo - Rythm Guitar

Discography:
Promotape NOISE INTRODUTION - 1995
Promotape SON OF A GUN - 1996
PromoCD RAW MATTER - 1999

After some years inside a studio, and some big changes, the technically and melodically improved new Crankshaft is coming back at 2009 to kick some ass and break some minds!

Line-up 1993/2005:
Bruno Melo - Vocals
Carlos Fernandes - Guitar
Carlos Semedo - Guitar
Tiago Serra - Bass
Pedro Maia - Drumms

4. A punk band from East Los Angeles that formed in the late seventies .