I was born in 1979. Raised out bush where the air was dry, the TV had five channels, and your Walkman was your best mate if you didn’t fit the mold. And I didn’t. Somewhere in the late ‘90s, I stumbled onto Gerling. I don’t Read More …
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LORD OF THE LOST Announce First-Ever Australian Tour – February 2026
🔥 Germany’s Goth Metal Icons Are Finally Heading Down Under HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents the long-awaited Australian debut of LORD OF THE LOST, set to take over Aussie stages in February 2026. Hailing from Hamburg, this genre-defying powerhouse has been redefining dark and heavy music Read More …
KRATORNAS – Into the Chaos: An In-Depth Interview on God of the Tribes
Crannk.com Exclusive With the upcoming release of God of the Tribes, extreme metal entity Kratornas returns from the abyss with a devastating new record that leans into ritualism, atmosphere, and unapologetic chaos. For over two decades, Kratornas has operated as a one-man war machine, who Read More …
“I Watched You Burn” : Nicolas Cage Fighter’s Nick Moriarty on Fire, Fiction, and Facing the End
Some songs hit like a brick wall. Others hit like the brick wall’s angry cousin who’s just found out humanity’s on fire—and he’s holding the match. That’s what “I Watched You Burn” sounds like, the latest scorcher from Nicolas Cage Fighter. And I sat down Read More …
REVOCATION Announce New Album ‘New Gods, New Masters’ – Drops September 26 via Metal Blade Records + Brutal New Single ‘Cronenberged’ Featuring Jonny Davy Out Now!
Words by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for Crannk.com Technical death metal architects REVOCATION are back with a vengeance, ready to drop their latest full-length sonic onslaught, New Gods, New Masters, on September 26th via Metal Blade Records. Following the critical acclaim of 2022’s Netherheaven, Read More …
ULI JON ROTH Announces First Ever Australian Tour – September 2025
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 …
UNLEASHED’s Johnny Hedlund Talks “Fire Upon Your Lands”, Norse Legacy, and Death Metal Domination
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 …
HELLOWEEN Announce New Album Giants & Monsters, Drop High-Energy First Single ‘This Is Tokyo’
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 …
PARADISE LOST Return With Haunting New Album ‘Ascension’ – Out September 19 via Nuclear Blast And Releases First Single ‘Silence Like The Grave’
UK icons of gothic doom, PARADISE LOST, are set to make a triumphant return with their 17th studio album, Ascension, dropping September 19th through Nuclear Blast Records. Marking their first release in five years since 2020’s critically acclaimed Obsidian, Ascension reaffirms the band’s stature as Read More …
Bay Area Thrash Titans TESTAMENT Return To Australia For First Headline Tour Since 2010! 5 Essential Thrash Metal Anthems To Crannk Ahead Of Their Australian tour
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 …
Ballarat Burns Bright: Nicolas Cage Fighter Drop “I Watched You Burn” and Set the Scene on Fire
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 …
Even In Arcadia – Sleep Token’s Haunting Cathedral of Sound
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 …