Few bands from the mid-2000s post-hardcore wave carry the same level of cult devotion, nostalgia, and raw influence as Drop Dead, Gorgeous. For a lot of us who came up in that era, In Vogue wasn’t just a debut album — it was a line Read More …
Sebastian Bach & Willie J’s 6V6s Ignite The Gov: A Sold-Out Rock ’n’ Roll Inferno
CRANNK REVIEWS: WILLIE J’s 6V6s & SEBASTIAN BACH LIVE AT THE GOV (ADELAIDE) Review by Brett Parmenter – ParMetal Media & Crannk Now, I’ve been to plenty of shows in my life — too many if you ask my wife — but very few have Read More …
SHARK EYES Drop “It Ends Here” — A North Queensland Gut-Punch You Need to Hear (and Watch Me React To)
There’s something wild brewing in North Queensland, and it’s not a cyclone this time—it’s Shark Eyes, the young nu-metal bruisers who’ve been quietly sharpening their teeth since 2023. Their new single “It Ends Here” is a straight-up emotional sledgehammer, the kind of track that sounds Read More …
DON BROCO Unveil ‘Euphoria’: Seductive, Explosive, and Charging Into a New Era
UK alt-rock shapeshifters DON BROCO have kicked the doors in once again—this time with “Euphoria,” their fourth single of 2025 and another electrifying chapter in what’s shaping up to be the band’s boldest evolution yet. Out now via Fearless Records, “Euphoria” is everything its name Read More …
Rob Zombie Ushers In “Heathen Days” — A Hellbilly Resurrection on The Great Satan
The shock-rock visionary, horror-metal icon, and master of the grotesque Rob Zombie has unleashed “Heathen Days,” the newest single from his eighth studio record, The Great Satan, set to drop February 27th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. And if this track is anything to go Read More …
BORN OF OSIRIS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA IN 2026 — CAMERON LOSCH ON LEGACY, RECOVERY, EVOLUTION & THE 15-YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE DISCOVERY
Few modern metal bands have shifted the sonic landscape the way Born of Osiris have. They didn’t just join the progressive metalcore movement — they bent it, rewired it, and rebuilt it into something alien, technical, emotional, and entirely their own. But at the heart Read More …
Riff Architect in the Void: Nick Rossi Opens Up on Born of Osiris’ Evolution
There’s a certain electricity that hits the air when a band like Born of Osiris starts stirring again — that neon-purple cyberstorm they conjure, the one that feels like getting kicked through a digital wormhole while a prophet screams at you in binary. And right Read More …
MØL Push Boundaries with New Single “Young” from Upcoming Album Dreamcrush
Some bands chase a sound. Some bands refine a formula. And then there are bands like MØL — Danish alt-metal visionaries who don’t just write songs, but carve entire worlds out of feedback, feeling, and the fragile space between light and collapse. Today, the Aarhus Read More …
Blood, Riffs & Madness: My Wild Chat with Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy
Cryptopsy aren’t just coming back to Australia — they’re dropping in like a meteor made of blastbeats and bad intentions. With Matt McGachy at the helm since 2007, the band has carved a new era of brutality, sharpening their sound into something violent, technical, and Read More …
Anggrath Erupts: Adelaide’s Freshest Heavy Beast Goes for the Throat
Adelaide’s underground spat up something loud, raw, and writhing recently, and I had the pleasure of letting it crawl across my desk — Anggrath, the newest death-metal creature stalking South Australia. You might’ve heard their debut single “Turn You Into Taxidermy” ripping through the digital Read More …
Persefone Unveil Orchestral Live Album Live In Andorra & New Single “Leap of Faith”
There are bands who perform, bands who evolve, and then there are bands like Persefone—artists who transform every time they touch an instrument. And with their upcoming release Live In Andorra (out December 5, 2025 via Napalm Records), Persefone have captured a moment that feels Read More …
The Animals Live at The Gov – A Night of Timeless Rhythm & Soul
Some bands don’t just play music—they carry history in their bones. On November 18th, 2025, The Gov in Adelaide was treated to exactly that, as The Animals rolled through with a show that felt equal parts celebration and time capsule. I was fortunate enough to Read More …