There is one thing I can say unequivocally when it comes to Sylosis — I am never worried they’re going to release a shit album. About 15 years ago, when I first heard 2008’s Conclusion of an Age and 2011’s Edge of the Earth, I Read More …
Author: Brett Parmenter
Wreck-Defy’s Dissecting The Leech Is Thrash Metal On Full Assault | Crannk Review
Canadian powerhouse Wreck-Defy are back to shatter our eardrums and destroy our brains with their new album Dissecting the Leech. Get ready to get your thrash/power metal on, because your shit is about to get Wreck-Defy(ed). Hailing from Thunder Bay in Ontario (how very aptly named), Read More …
Abandon All Hope – Hell//Hopeless: Adelaide Metalcore’s Brutal Reawakening
After a 15-year hiatus, Adelaide’s metalcore homeboys Abandon All Hope are back, kicking down the door with two brand-new, downright devastating tracks, Hell and Hopeless. From 2006–2011, Abandon All Hope were kicking ass and taking names, releasing two albums,Where Life and Death Meet and their Read More …
Crannk Reviews: Carrion Vael – Slay Utterly and the Art of Brutal Storytelling
History and metal collide in a way not heard since the lessons taught by the almighty Iron Maiden on Carrion Vael’s new album, Slay Utterly — a mercilessly vicious anthology of atrocity that explores the more criminally insane side of humanity in all its gory Read More …
Struck A Nerve Album Review: A Savage New Contender in Modern Thrash
STRUCK A NERVE STRIKES THEIR FIRST BLOW There is a talking point going around at the moment asking the question: who will step into “The Big 4’s” massively thrashed high-top shoes once they all call it a day? Slayer occasionally comes out of retirement to Read More …
Sebastian Bach & Willie J’s 6V6s Ignite The Gov: A Sold-Out Rock ’n’ Roll Inferno
CRANNK REVIEWS: WILLIE J’s 6V6s & SEBASTIAN BACH LIVE AT THE GOV (ADELAIDE) Review by Brett Parmenter – ParMetal Media & Crannk Now, I’ve been to plenty of shows in my life — too many if you ask my wife — but very few have Read More …
Despised Icon – Shadow Work Review: When Brutality Meets Precision
Like a bull charging out of the now obliterated gate, Despised Icon are back with their seventh full-length album, Shadow Work. The opening and title track sets the titanic tone for what’s to come — vicious, angry, and utterly rancorous. Shadow Work is explosive from Read More …
Metal on Murray 2025 Live Review – When Metal Defied the Weather and United a Scene: Hidden Intent, Strength of a Bear & More Bring the Thunder
Metal on Murray Review By Brett Parmenter / ParMetal Media & Crannk First things first — what a fucking day! From steamy beginnings and a stormy afternoon to an evening of thunderous metal, Metal on Murray survived a complete washout outside, moving the entire gig Read More …
Crannk Reviews: Testament – Para Bellum | The Voice of Thrash Returns Stronger Than Ever
Long ago, back in the olde times of the 1980s, the enigma of thrash metal was born. Some bands disappeared into obscurity, here one minute—gone the next—but many of those bands still smash it out to this very day. Hovering way above the rest, never Read More …
Crannk Reviews: Revocation’s Apocalyptic Masterpiece “New Gods, New Masters”
By Brett Parmenter / ParMetal Media & Crannk Revocation is back to shred your face off with their new masterpiece, New Gods, New Masters. From the very first track, the listener is immersed in a philosophical soundscape of unadulterated composition. From the first grinding note Read More …
Crannk Reviews: Unbreakable by Ellefson/Soto– A Powerhouse of Rock & Metal
Contributor: Brett Parmenter / ParMetal MediaBand: Ellefson/SotoAlbum: UnbreakableRelease Date: August 2025 Praise the Metal Lord! Grammy Award winner David Ellefson and legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have joined forces to deliver a treat for the soul and senses in the divine album Unbreakable. In August Read More …
Overt Enemy Wage War with Insurrection – A Relentless Testament to Thrash and Tenacity | Crannk Reviews
Review by Brett Parmenter / ParMetal Media / CRANNK Firstly, thank you one and all for welcoming me to Crannk. I hope I can meet your expectations and live up to the towering standards Crannk has set over the last decade. With that said, let’s Read More …