Vindicta With Bulletbelt Max Watts, Melbourne Thursday June 25, 2026 Presented by Hardline Media Photography by Outback Bob Melbourne was called to witness The Reckoning on Thursday June 25 as Vindicta descended on Max Watts for the second stop of their inaugural Australian tour. Presented Read More …
Smoke & Ruins Tour Wrap Guest Feature by Benny McGee, Iron Triangle Bookings It all came together late last year when Brandon from Greedy Bunch of Parasites and Robert from Ceduna’s KNAW approached me with an idea they had about teaming up for some shows. Read More …
Fear Factory Live at Northcote Theatre Melbourne Cybernetic Domination With Body Prison Presented by Soundworks Direct Photos by Outback Bob for Crannk.com Melbourne was dragged into the machine on Saturday May 23, 2026 as Fear Factory brought their Cybernetic Domination show to Northcote Theatre. Presented Read More …
Slomosa Live at Max Watts Melbourne May 22nd With Skin Thief and Khan Presented by The Phoenix AU Photos by Outback Bob for Crannk Melbourne got a heavy dose of fuzz, groove and desert rock weight on Friday May 22 as Slomosa rolled into Max Read More …
Rising from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut heavy music underground, Another Demon are quickly establishing themselves as a serious force within modern thrash. Built from a lineup of seasoned musicians with deep roots in hardcore and metal, the band brings together experience, precision, Read More …
A lot can change in a few years, and for Breaking In A Sequence that time has clearly been spent sharpening identity, chemistry, and purpose. When I last caught up with Rich Nguyen and Joe Taback back around the Defy The Algorithm era, the conversation Read More …
Melbourne’s underground continues to deliver, and Druid are the latest to step forward with something that hits on a deeper level than just riffs and breakdowns. Their new single dead_SPACE is more than a heavy track—it’s an experience pulled straight from the edge of life Read More …
Ekosa, Ecdysis and Allegaeon Deliver a Night for the Ages Adelaide, The Edinburgh Castle Hotel March 5, 2026 Review by Brett ParmenterPhotography by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for Crannk.com Last Thursday night was not your typical night. Not for me anyway. I’m not going Read More …
The Forum, Melbourne was a pressure cooker on Friday, January 30, 2026, as Soulfly, Nailbomb, and Snot tore through the room in a night of uncompromising heaviness, groove, and pure catharsis. From tribal riffs and political fury to chaotic energy and pit-level madness, this triple Read More …
Tribal Gaze arose from the arid and treacherous land of Texas, U.S.A. Inveighing Brilliance is their follow-up album to their 2021 release Godless Voyage and firmly establishes the bone-grinding ancient nature of their death metal. Out through Nuclear Blast Records, Inveighing Brilliance immediately brutalises the Read More …
After five long years, Carach Angren return with their latest offering — a five-track EP titled The Cult of Kariba, which serves as a spiritual successor to their 2008 debut album Lammendam. This EP harkens back to their original roots not only in theme but Read More …
There are few bands in the world of extreme metal as ambitious or forward-thinking as ALKALOID. Since forming in 2013, this collective of virtuosos — featuring members of Obscura, Triptykon, and Dark Fortress — has made it their mission to dissolve the limits of genre. Read More …
