Australian sludge-punk heavyweights Black Rheno are back with a vengeance, unleashing their venomously groovy new single “A Bad Ass Love Song”, and announcing a monster run of live dates across NSW, VIC, QLD, and ACT for August 2025. This is “A Bad Ass East Coast Read More …
Words by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson | Crannk.com When it comes to artists who pour every ounce of their soul into the music, Gina Bafile—the creative force behind Darkyra—stands in a league of her own. With a voice that shifts seamlessly between operatic Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com The Adelaide metal scene has long been a hive of raw, unrelenting underground energy—and no one has been pushing harder to fan that flame than Realm Of Thorns Promotions, co-owned by passionate scene champions Ethan and Cindy. Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for Crannk.com Canadian extreme metal titans CRYPTOPSY are gearing up to obliterate Australian stages this December with their ALL SO VILE tour—and this is not just another brutal run. This is a celebration of over 30 years of unrelenting Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com Australia’s most unhinged and unapologetically brutal metal export, King Parrot, are back in full filthy force with their long-awaited album A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot—dropping Today June 6, 2025—and I had the absolute pleasure of Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com When it comes to forward-thinking, mind-bending tech-metal, few bands come close to what FALLUJAH has achieved over the past decade. With their latest album Xenotaph, Out Worldwide June 13th through Nuclear Blast , the Bay Area outfit Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com In the ever-evolving world of progressive extreme metal, few bands have carved a legacy as bold and emotionally resonant as Australia’s own Ne Obliviscaris. Formed in Melbourne in 2003, the band has earned a devoted international following Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com The thunder is coming—and it’s bringing a whole lot of rock’n’roll with it. In this exclusive Crannk Presents video interview, The Bloody Legends Podcast caught up with Stevie Dacanay, lead guitarist of the legendary, hard-hitting rock outfit Read More …
Crannk family, brace yourselves—an unholy storm of Slavic and Siberian pagan power is brewing. For the first time ever, Russian pagan folk metal legends ARKONA and their spellbinding Siberian counterparts NYTT LAND will bring their immersive ritualistic live shows to Australia this September for the Read More …
Interview by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk’d Up Limberlost is back—and they’re not pulling any punches. The American rock powerhouse has just dropped their emotionally charged new single “Alien”, the first taste of their upcoming concept album Beautiful Scars. A cinematic fusion of Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com Swiss horror metal freakshow DARKFLOW isn’t just a band—they’re a full-blown descent into theatrical madness. Drawing influence from shock rock, industrial metal, goth, and horror cinema, DARKFLOW exploded onto the scene with their chaotic and captivating debut Read More …
📅 Interview Date: May 2025🎤 Interviewer: Jai That Aussie Metal Guy🎸 Guest: Niklas Sandin (Bass – Katatonia)📺 Watch the Interview Below! 👇 Swedish masters of melancholic metal, Katatonia, are back with what may be one of their most emotionally charged and musically daring records to Read More …
