The first thing that hits about Dream Beard is not just the collision of sounds. There is heavy rock in there. Metalcore. Hip hop. Massive hooks. Modern sheen. But underneath all of it there is something that feels far more important than a genre tag. Read More …
When Of Mice & Men return to Australia this May with Crystal Lake, they will not be stepping back onto our stages as a band living off reputation alone. They are arriving with momentum, with clarity, and with the kind of creative confidence that only Read More …
I still remember it clear as day. Big Day Out. Adelaide. January 31, 2003. A sea of bodies moving as one, dust in the air, the sound of Australian punk at full volume. And right in the middle of it all, 28 Days bringing that Read More …
A deep-dive into Mid Youth Crisis’ landmark album Happiness and Authority, tracing its roots from One Inch Punch through to Blueline Medic and exploring how its influence shaped Australian hardcore and the heavy music that followed. Read More …
A Decade of Noise Passion, and Community Crannk.com is not just another music webzine. It is a labour of love, a global underground hub, and a platform built by heavy music fans for heavy music fans. What began as a passion project born from a Read More …
There are tours that feel routine, and then there are tours that feel like a line being drawn in fire.BEHEMOTH’s Chant of the Eastern Lands Australian run is firmly the latter. Descending on Australia next week, the Polish extreme metal titans have made it clear Read More …
Scottish progressive metal force Dvne continue their ascent with the release of Live at Hellfest, a blistering document of their 2023 Hellfest Open Air performance and a timely statement of intent as the band prepares to tour Europe supporting Igorrr. Drawn exclusively from their acclaimed Read More …
Six years is a long time to wait. When Nonpoint finally return to Australia in February 2026 alongside long time comrades (hed) P.E., it will not just mark a long overdue reunion with Australian fans. It will close a circle that began more than two Read More …
There’s a particular electricity you feel when a band isn’t just releasing music — they’re building a world. A sound. A vision.Breathe In are doing exactly that. Hailing from the tri-state crucible of New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia, Breathe In have stepped into the Read More …
Feature by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk There’s something uniquely powerful about the South Australian heavy scene — a kind of raw, dust-covered resilience that’s been forged in dive bars, rehearsal rooms, backyards, and basements for decades. And now, that energy has been Read More …
There are bands who write songs… and then there are bands who carve out their existence from adversity, grit, and sheer bloody-minded refusal to quit. The Mendenhall Experiment has always been the latter, and with their new EP Chasing Ghosts landing via Lucent Records / Read More …
A multi‑headed metal machine is exactly what comes to mind when talking about Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer Matt Hanchuck. Since 2016, he has been quietly building his own underground metal universe out of Thunder Bay, juggling old‑school thrash with Wreck Defy, southern‑soaked heavy metal Read More …
