Breaking Through Proves Saliva Are Still Standing Strong | Crannk Reviews

Ironically, just a few days ago, before I even knew I would be reviewing Saliva’s album Breaking Through, I was thinking to myself: where does one draw the line between hard rock, rock ’n’ roll and metal? It’s a fair question, and the line is Read More …

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Flotsam and Jetsam’s Michael Gilbert on Rats in the Temple and First Australian Tour

Nearly forty years after Doomsday for the Deceiver first tore its way into the metal world, Flotsam and Jetsam are not interested in surviving on history alone. Their sixteenth studio album, Rats in the Temple, arrives on August 28 through Napalm Records, carrying the precision, Read More …

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METALITE: “The Sci-Fi Is Now” – Edwin Premberg Talks DISCOVERY

METALITE mastermind Edwin Premberg talks DISCOVERY, the band’s evolving sci-fi universe, heavier production, songwriting, Jacob Hansen and new drummer Erik Junttila. Read More …

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Nyctalor Interview: Anonymity, Decay and I: The Collapse

Nyctalor arrived without names, roles or a trail of individual personalities to follow. Formed in the Australian Capital Territory in 2025, the anonymous collective have deliberately pushed attention towards the music, artwork and atmosphere surrounding their debut EP, I: The Collapse. Across two extended compositions Read More …

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Necropolis Death Metal Showcase: TIA Live, Adelaide : Crannk Reviews

It was the end of yet another week, and with that came yet another gig promising an absolutely stacked lineup. The gig in question was the Necropolis Death Metal Showcase at TIA Live on Hindley Street. Braving the wild weather, I picked up Killer and Read More …

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Angellore Nocturnes Review: Beauty and Sorrow in Gothic Doom

After a long break, French gothic doom band Angellore are back with Nocturnes, an album full of atmosphere, emotion and melancholy. Inspired by gothic and death doom traditions, the band creates a rich, melancholic sound through mournful piano, sweeping keyboards, heavy riffs and a mixture Read More …

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Hold My Spiral: Primus, TOOL and the Return of My Annoyingly Loud Obsession

No shade to anyone or anything, but did you notice how the entire “experimental” fanbase rose to give an ovation when French Canadian rock duo Angine de Poitrine took over the For You pages of every social media platform? Then, within a week, weird experimental Read More …

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Famous Strangers Open Up About Healing, Freedom And Their Debut Album

The Alberta quartet open up about the long road to their self titled debut, creative freedom and the seven songs that finally brought their story together. Famous Strangers may be a relatively new name in heavy music, but there is nothing inexperienced about the four Read More …

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James Ivanyi Doesn’t Just Play Guitar. He’s Chasing the Fucking Music.

James Ivanyi has spent more than a decade building a career around instrumental music, progressive guitar and doing things entirely on his own terms. We sat down with the Australian guitarist and composer to talk The Phantasm Cozenage, songwriting, vintage gear, Suhr signature guitars, his metal roots and why he considers himself a musician first. Read More …

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THE ETERNAL: Mark Kelson On Obscured Horizons, Mortality And Finding Hope In The Darkness

Some albums arrive at exactly the right moment. Others feel like they have walked beside you through the darkness before helping point towards whatever might be waiting beyond it. When I first caught up with Mark Kelson from The Eternal two years ago around the Read More …

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No Cure: From Alabama Hardcore To Their First Australian Tour

No Cure vocalist Blaythe Steuer talks straight edge, hardcore culture, mosh pits, songwriting and the unlikely journey that has taken the Alabama band to their first Australian tour. Read More …

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