Sold out! Two words that ring out in Adelaide relatively rarely, but when they do, they explode like a servo in a Jason Statham movie, leaving behind a mushroom cloud of raw energy and a debris field as far and wide as the CBD itself. Read More …
Author: Brett Parmenter
Khemmis Return With A Sonic Belter On Their Self Titled Album | Crannk Reviews
Khemmis are back with their fifth album, the self-titled Khemmis, a sonic belter of an album, and their first release in five years. For a band that just wanted to make heavy metal music and have a little fun, they sure have come a long Read More …
Bloodhunter Push Their Sound To Brutal New Heights On Sons Of The Abandoned | Crannk Reviews
Savage doesn’t even begin to describe the vibe on Sons Of The Abandoned. Bloodhunter have brought us an album that hits harder than my mum with a wooden spoon when I was naughty as a kid. Brilliantly technical guitar riffs, solos chiselled out of rock, Read More …
Origin, Snake Mountain And Ecdysis Destroy Adelaide At The Ed Castle | Crannk Reviews
Talk about being spoiled. Recently I’ve seen some of the best death metal and thrash bands in the world, and tonight, I was completely destroyed by three of the best bands getting around. Death metal legends Origin melted faces with their brutal blast beats, blistering Read More …
Embryonic Autopsy Go Full Death Metal Sci Fi Horror On Rise Of The Mutated | Crannk Reviews
Strap in, people! Embryonic Autopsy have completed an alien technology themed trilogy of albums with the third instalment, Rise Of The Mutated, a bloody brutal bevvy of battering blasts, putrid lyrics and the deliverance of death metal, in a way that only Embryonic Autopsy could Read More …
Metal United Down Under Port Pirie 2026: A Massive Day For The Iron Triangle Metal Scene | Crannk Reviews
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 …
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 …