One of the questions I asked all 10 bands at Metal United Down Under in Port Pirie was, “Give me your thoughts on the concept of MUDU.” The overwhelming response was a positive one, with every band having their own take on the day. But Read More …
Author: Brett Parmenter
Suspended Animation Make A Brutal First Strike With The Three Track EP | Crannk Reviews
Suspended Animation give you exactly what they advertise, a three track EP. But those three tracks are so full of metal goodness that you wish it spilled out into another few songs. I feel this is just a sign of things to come. A taste Read More …
Sepultura Bow Out With Fire, Reflection And One Last Blast– The Cloud Of Unknowing Review
This might be an unpopular opinion, and believe me when I say I am in two minds about the whole thing. I think there are three camps, three individual fan groups, when it comes to Sepultura. The first are the old school 50 plus year Read More …
Warbringer, Anoxia, Hidden Intent and Hell Machine Live in Adelaide : Crannk Gig Review
ED CASTLE HOTEL, ADELAIDE 24/04/26 On Friday night at the Ed Castle Hotel in Adelaide, Your Mate Bookings brought a quadruple treat to the hordes of metalheads that live for the live metal scene here in little ol’ S.A. From the US, thrash legends Warbringer, Read More …
Immolation Deliver Brutal Death Metal Power on Descent | Crannk Reviews
Immolation is back with another face-ripping, ball-tearing album, and I’m here to let you know all about the darkness that dwells within it. Prepare for your… Descent. Descent delves deep into the darkness Immolation does so well. Their sound is tight, terrorising, and transformational, taking Read More …
Vomitory Deliver Brutal Swedish Death Metal Power on In Death Throes | Crannk Reviews
Fuck me! What did I just listen to? This was my initiation into the Vomitory horde, and I’m not going to lie to the faithful readers of the CRANNK album reviews… I fucking loved it! Talk about power in death metal — Vomitory have it Read More …
Branded Review: Aussie Metal Powerhouse Headbore Delivered
ABOUT FUCKEN TIME! Firstly, I’d like to personally apologise to Headbore. It took over a year for this review to be written. Branded was released March 21, 2025, and it took this long for the album to receive its first long-awaited review. When I interviewed Read More …
Another Demon Deliver Old School Thrash with Modern Bite “As Above So Below” EP Review
This review is for NYC thrashers Another Demon and the re-release of their EP As Above So Below, featuring guest James Murphy (Testament, Death, Obituary), via Ragebreed Records / Earache Records digital distribution on April 18. Another Demon dip their toes into pools of blood Read More …
Metal on Murray 2026 Review: Adelaide’s Northern Metal Festival Thrives, Where Community and Chaos Collide
Fun fact — it would have been my grandad’s 100th birthday on this very day. Yep, that’s right! And I got to celebrate it at the best metal festival in the northern suburbs of Adelaide: Metal on Murray. Now, as I’ve said before, I’ve been Read More …
Gravemass – This Is the Way Review & Interview: Canadian Supergroup Unleashes Extreme Metal Chaos
“This Is The Way” Album Review & Interview Prepare yourselves, peasants — Canadian supergroup Gravemass is about to kick down your door and slam you in the face with a sonic sledgehammer. Rising straight from the darkest depths of hell, Gravemass aren’t here to fuck Read More …
Froth and Fury 2026 In Review: Bretts Take: Adelaide Metal Festival Shakes the Showgrounds
At the ripe old age of 51, I’ve been to dozens of festivals and hundreds of metal gigs. After so long you think you’ve seen it all — it’ll just be “another” festival. But thoughts like that are fucking ridiculous, and that became very apparent Read More …
Unburier, As Time Awaits Review: Brutality in Concentrated Form
Now, this EP may only be three songs long, but holy fuck does it pack a punch. When I listened to As Time Awaits for the first time, one thing struck me more than anything else — the immense intensity within each track. All three Read More …