At the ripe old age of 51, I’ve been to dozens of festivals and hundreds of metal gigs. After so long you think you’ve seen it all — it’ll just be “another” festival. But thoughts like that are fucking ridiculous, and that became very apparent Read More …
Now, this EP may only be three songs long, but holy fuck does it pack a punch. When I listened to As Time Awaits for the first time, one thing struck me more than anything else — the immense intensity within each track. All three Read More …
The Gov, February 22, 2026 | Photo Gallery and Live Review There are concerts. And then there are rites. On Sunday February 22, 2026, The Gov in Adelaide was transformed into something far darker than a live venue. The room became a chamber of smoke Read More …
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 …
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 have returned with ferocity, unleashing their new track “Hopeless” and proving their hunger for heavy music hasn’t faded. We dive into the comeback and break down the track in a raw, unfiltered reaction — watch it now and experience the chaos for yourself. Read More …
Bleeding Through deliver a powerful, emotional set at Froth & Fury in Adelaide, blending old classics, new songs, and unforgettable guest moments. Full feature and photo gallery by Chris Killer Causby for Crannk Read More …
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 …
There are gigs… and then there are moments that rewrite your DNA. Double Dragon at Froth & Fury wasn’t just a reunion — it was a resurrection ritual, a blood oath renewed under stage lights and sweat, decades of friendship and underground warfare detonating in Read More …
Froth & Fury Fest’s story is, at its core, the story of Adelaide’s heavy scene levelling up. What began in 2021 as a DIY brewery weekender at Pirate Life Brewing has grown into a two-city, Showgrounds-sized beast, and on January 31st, 2026, that journey reached Read More …
The Philadelphia songwriter strips his sound to the bone, turning vulnerability into one of his most dangerous statements yet. “Naked” finds Philadelphia songwriter Wax Mekanix at his most exposed — not just shedding layers of production, but tearing down the personal and cultural illusions he’s Read More …
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 …
