One of the true giants of rock guitar, ULI JON ROTH, is finally bringing his legendary talent to Australian shores. Hardline Media proudly presents Uli’s first-ever Australian tour this September 2025 as part of his “Pictures Of Destiny” World Tour. Fans in Sydney, Adelaide, and Read More …
Words by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com Swedish death metal warlords UNLEASHED are back—and they’re bringing the hammer down harder than ever with their 15th studio album, Fire Upon Your Lands, out August 15 via Napalm Records. To mark the occasion, I had Read More …
German power metal legends HELLOWEEN are back in towering form with the announcement of their brand-new album Giants & Monsters, set for release on August 29, 2025 via RPM. Pre-orders are now live for what promises to be the band’s most versatile and dynamic record Read More …
Prepare to enter the pit, Australia! The mighty TESTAMENT, one of the most revered and relentless forces in thrash metal, are returning for their first headline tour down under since 2010. With a career spanning nearly four decades, these Bay Area legends are bringing their Read More …
Somewhere between a concrete slab and a sacred battleground, Ballarat erupted. Hometown show. Homegrown chaos. And at the center of it all, rising from the ashes of the modern Australian heavy scene like a feral phoenix dipped in kerosene—Nicolas Cage Fighter. I stood shoulder to Read More …
There are songs that hit.Then there are songs that haunt.Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia is the latter—and I felt every note crawl down my spine like a memory I didn’t know I had. I hadn’t seen them live (yet), but that doesn’t matter. This track Read More …
By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Night’s Edge is a dynamic three-piece pushing the boundaries of alternative metal with a sound that straddles gothic melodrama, modern heaviness, and synth-drenched theatrics. Formed in 2018, the band—comprised of Brian Haran (vocals, bass, Read More …
Emerging once more from the depths of Brisbane’s brutal metal underground, AVERSIONS CROWN return with an earth-shattering new offering—“A Voice From The Outer Dark”. Set for release on August 5th via Nuclear Blast Records, the EP marks the band’s first new material in several years, Read More …
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 …
This past Saturday night, the underground came alive in Adelaide as Ironjaw Bookings delivered Dead by Daylight 2, a stacked local metal showcase that took over both levels of the iconic Rhino Room—with the downstairs Lowlife Bar erupting in sweat, screams, and circle pits. Among Read More …
