Fun fact — it would have been my grandad’s 100th birthday on this very day. Yep, that’s right! And I got to celebrate it at the best metal festival in the northern suburbs of Adelaide: Metal on Murray. Now, as I’ve said before, I’ve been Read More …
Category: Reviews
Gravemass – This Is the Way Review & Interview: Canadian Supergroup Unleashes Extreme Metal Chaos
“This Is The Way” Album Review & Interview Prepare yourselves, peasants — Canadian supergroup Gravemass is about to kick down your door and slam you in the face with a sonic sledgehammer. Rising straight from the darkest depths of hell, Gravemass aren’t here to fuck Read More …
Froth and Fury 2026 In Review: Bretts Take: Adelaide Metal Festival Shakes the Showgrounds
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 …
Unburier, As Time Awaits Review: Brutality in Concentrated Form
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 …
Behemoth Live at The Gov Adelaide 2026 – Chant Of The Eastern Lands Review & Photo Gallery
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 …
Crannk Reviews Sylosis The New Flesh, a Defiant, Devastating Masterpiece
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 …
Wreck-Defy’s Dissecting The Leech Is Thrash Metal On Full Assault | Crannk Review
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 …
Crannk Feature: “Abandon All Hope – Hopeless (Lyric Video)” Hits Like a Revelation — Watch The Reaction!
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 at Froth & Fury: Heroes, Family, Chaos
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 …
Abandon All Hope – Hell//Hopeless: Adelaide Metalcore’s Brutal Reawakening
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 …
DOUBLE DRAGON — BLOOD, BROTHERHOOD & A STAGE SET ON FIRE
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 2026: How Adelaide’s Homegrown Heavy Festival Became a Scene-Defining Institution
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 …