Power metal titans PRIMAL FEAR are back and bringing the fire — quite literally — with their stirring new single ‘Tears Of Fire’, the latest taste from their upcoming full-length DOMINATION, set to drop this September. From the opening climb of soaring guitars to the Read More …
Canadian rock royalty FINGER ELEVEN are back — and they’re coming in with fire, ferocity, and a fresh chapter carved out in stone. After a decade-long wait, the Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum alt-rock legends have announced their first new studio album in 10 years, Last Night Read More …
Few bands in modern metal possess the storytelling gravitas, cinematic flair, and emotional weight of Dutch symphonic metal visionaries Blackbriar. With their third full-length album, A Thousand Little Deaths, set to drop August 22 via Nuclear Blast, the band invites us once more into their Read More …
As the tide of modern metal continues to evolve, few bands manage to navigate the line between power and vulnerability quite like Sweden’s ELEINE. With their uniquely cinematic blend of symphonic metal, dark aesthetics, and emotional weight, ELEINE have become torchbearers for a genre that Read More …
Following an 8-year hiatus, The Dillinger Escape Plan return to Australia this August for a very limited run of live shows to commemorate Calculating Infinity, their game-changing debut album—and reignite the unrelenting energy that made them one of the most incendiary live acts in history. Read More …
By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson | Crannk.com Germany’s reigning kings of unrelenting brutality, NASTY, are finally heading Down Under for their long-overdue debut Australian tour this September 2025, co-headlining alongside Swiss deathcore wrecking crew Paleface Swiss. Presented by The Phoenix AU, this lineup Read More …
Melodic metal mastery continues on the latest single from acclaimed new album ‘The Light That Burns The Sky’ Finnish melodic metal force ARION continues to turn heads and hearts with the release of their brand new lyric video for “From An Empire To A Fall,” Read More …
Dutch gothic symphonic metal storytellers Blackbriar have unveiled their emotionally charged new single and music video, ‘A Last Sigh Of Bliss’, the latest chapter in their evolving sonic fairytale. Taken from the highly anticipated upcoming album A Thousand Little Deaths, set for release August 22nd Read More …
In an inspiring blend of musical reverence and mental health advocacy, KING ULTRAMEGA has emerged as a powerful tribute project honouring the iconic Chris Cornell. Backed by Reigning Phoenix Music and the Recording Academy’s MusiCares, KING ULTRAMEGA debuts with a fiery reimagining of Soundgarden’s classic Read More …
Words by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson – Crannk.com There are guitarists… and then there’s Isaiah Mitchell — the six-string sorcerer behind the San Diego-born power trio Earthless, a band whose very name has become synonymous with instrumental transcendence, mind-melting jams, and absolute sonic Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com After four decades of pioneering power metal and reshaping the genre’s sonic boundaries, HELLOWEEN are showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, they’re about to unleash what might be their most expansive and ambitious album yet Read More …
A Soul-Stirring Lament and Call to Reconnect with the Earth From the Mapuche Nation Chilean groove metal force MAWIZA has released the powerful third and final single “Ti Inan Paw-Pawkan” from their forthcoming album ÜL, due out July 18 via Season of Mist. A deep, Read More …
