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 …
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 …
Swedish metal titans EVERGREY have returned, breathing life and anguish into a brand-new single, “OXYGEN!”, a track that embodies everything fans have come to love about the band — and then pushes it further into the abyss. Before embarking on a massive European and UK Read More …
Perth hardcore outfit Pincer+ have unleashed details of their long-awaited debut album, Who Are You When No One’s Around, set for release Friday, December 12 via Greyscale Records and 1126 Records — and with it comes the blistering new single “Blue Light Overdose”, out now Read More …
Few bands in extreme metal history have scorched their legacy into the earth as fiercely as BEHEMOTH. Now, as they mark three relentless decades of sonic and spiritual warfare, the Polish blackened death metal titans are bringing their most ambitious and unholy live experience to Read More …
From the haunted crypts of Philadelphia, blackened metalpunk fiends BASTARD CRÖSS are clawing their way to the surface with their full-length debut Crossripper, set to strike fear (and joy) into the hearts of the underground this Halloween via Morbid and Miserable Records. Equal parts thrash, Read More …
From the depths of Newcastle’s thriving heavy music underground, KōDEM return with “Enough” — an emotionally heavy and beautifully destructive single that captures the breaking point between anguish and empowerment. Following a run of commanding live performances and with their Tattooed Sin EP on the Read More …
When it comes to pure, unapologetic heavy metal energy — the kind that roars with melody, power, and a touch of theatrical fire — few modern bands stand as tall as Battle Beast. With their seventh full-length album Steelbound set to drop October 17th via Read More …
