Australian metalcore pioneers Lynchmada are back with a crushing new recording of their classic track “The Other Mexico,” celebrating 20 years of one of the band’s defining releases ahead of a rare live return at Necrosonic Festival. Read More …
GOPHER’s Ned Smelly Talks Tunnel Buddies, Chiko Rolls & 236 Years of Metal
Some bands spend years carefully constructing their origin story. Gopher have had more than two centuries to get theirs straight and still appear to be making it up as they go. Originally formed in Fanny Barks, UK, in 1790, Gopher arrived in Australia with the Read More …
Andy Scott’s SWEET Isn’t Chasing The Past — He’s Still Living It
Andy Scott reflects on vinyl, tape machines, Ballroom Blitz, creativity and more in this exclusive conversation ahead of Sweet’s Final Blitz Australian Tour. Read More …
Fleshwater Return To Australia With Ingrown And Secret World This November
Fleshwater are heading back to Australia this November, and they are bringing one hell of a heavy and atmospheric lineup with them. The Massachusetts outfit will return for a national run alongside Idaho hardcore wrecking crew Ingrown and rising Sydney force Secret World, hitting Brisbane, Read More …
The Gloom In The Corner And Fallweather Join August Burns Red Australian Tour
August Burns Red have revealed the updated lineup for their massive Season Of Surrender Tour, heading across Australia and New Zealand this September and October. With Sydney outfit Bloom unfortunately no longer able to appear, Melbourne cinemacore force The Gloom In The Corner and rising Read More …
Destruction of the Healer Are Building a Universe of Brutality — And Australia’s Youth Are Coming With Them
Destruction of the Healer are entering their heaviest era yet. We spoke with the Wollongong death metal band about A Universe Bereaved, DIY recording, and building the future of Australian heavy music. Read More …
Mortal Sin Destroy A Sold Out Ed Castle With Hidden Intent, Headbore And Broken Loose | Crannk Reviews
Sold out! Two words that ring out in Adelaide relatively rarely, but when they do, they explode like a servo in a Jason Statham movie, leaving behind a mushroom cloud of raw energy and a debris field as far and wide as the CBD itself. Read More …
Glen Joseph Robinson: Music Never Betrayed Me
Music analyst Glen Joseph Robinson joins Killer to discuss Sleep Token, late ADHD diagnosis, storytelling, performance and why music never betrays us. Read More …
Noir Addiction Step Into A Sharper, Darker New Chapter With Pretty Things Don’t Last | Crannk Interviews
When I first caught up with Sonny Lanegan from Noir Addiction, the band were right on the edge of unleashing Decadent Desire, a dark, dirty industrial rock record loaded with big guitars, synth-soaked atmosphere, massive drums and that real cinematic sense of danger that runs Read More …
Besomora Return With Dark New Single Imminent Lies Ahead Of Devotion To The Fear EP
Sydney melodic death metal outfit Besomora are back with a brand new single, and this one feels like a serious step forward for the band. Their new track “Imminent Lies” is out now, giving fans the first glimpse into their upcoming EP Devotion To The Read More …
Khemmis Return With A Sonic Belter On Their Self Titled Album | Crannk Reviews
Khemmis are back with their fifth album, the self-titled Khemmis, a sonic belter of an album, and their first release in five years. For a band that just wanted to make heavy metal music and have a little fun, they sure have come a long Read More …
Brand Of Sacrifice Return With Explosive Double Single Seeing Red And This Place Wasn’t Meant For Us
Brand Of Sacrifice are back, and they have returned with serious force. The Canadian deathcore titans have unleashed a devastating double single, “Seeing Red” and “This Place Wasn’t Meant For Us”, marking their first new music since late 2023 and the opening strike of what Read More …