By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com The Adelaide metal scene has long been a hive of raw, unrelenting underground energy—and no one has been pushing harder to fan that flame than Realm Of Thorns Promotions, co-owned by passionate scene champions Ethan and Cindy. Read More …
“Take an oath, never know what you’ll leave behindI don’t know, I’m just tired of your fuckin’ liesOh, I’ll roll the dice see you in paradise” PRESIDENT is the latest masked enigma to crash-land into the heavy music scene, and their new single “Fearless” is Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for Crannk.com Canadian extreme metal titans CRYPTOPSY are gearing up to obliterate Australian stages this December with their ALL SO VILE tour—and this is not just another brutal run. This is a celebration of over 30 years of unrelenting Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com Australia’s most unhinged and unapologetically brutal metal export, King Parrot, are back in full filthy force with their long-awaited album A Young Person’s Guide To King Parrot—dropping Today June 6, 2025—and I had the absolute pleasure of Read More …
“JOIN THE RITUAL“ In the shadows of Melbourne’s ever-evolving heavy music scene lurks a new force drawing from the past – PendleHill. Formed in 2022 and named after the notorious English witch trial site, the band weaves historical darkness with crushing melodic death metal. Their Read More …
Review by killer. “Scare them, scare them, scare them, make them worship.” Somewhere between a sermon and a seizure, PRESIDENT’s “In the Name of the Father” kicks in like a dose of pre-apocalypse medicine — bitter, strange, and possibly blessed by the Devil. This isn’t Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com When it comes to forward-thinking, mind-bending tech-metal, few bands come close to what FALLUJAH has achieved over the past decade. With their latest album Xenotaph, Out Worldwide June 13th through Nuclear Blast , the Bay Area outfit Read More …
The Amity Affliction’s latest single, “All That I Remember,” released on May 28, 2025, marks a significant and emotionally charged chapter in the band’s evolution. Accompanied by a powerful official music video, the track delves deep into personal trauma, familial estrangement, and the lingering scars Read More …
In an unprecedented fusion of kawaii metal and deathcore, BABYMETAL and SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL have unleashed “Song 3,” a track that defies genre boundaries and sets a new standard for heavy music collaborations. This explosive single is a standout from BABYMETAL’s forthcoming album METAL FORTH, Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com In the ever-evolving world of progressive extreme metal, few bands have carved a legacy as bold and emotionally resonant as Australia’s own Ne Obliviscaris. Formed in Melbourne in 2003, the band has earned a devoted international following Read More …
By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy | Crannk.com The thunder is coming—and it’s bringing a whole lot of rock’n’roll with it. In this exclusive Crannk Presents video interview, The Bloody Legends Podcast caught up with Stevie Dacanay, lead guitarist of the legendary, hard-hitting rock outfit Read More …
Crannk family, brace yourselves—an unholy storm of Slavic and Siberian pagan power is brewing. For the first time ever, Russian pagan folk metal legends ARKONA and their spellbinding Siberian counterparts NYTT LAND will bring their immersive ritualistic live shows to Australia this September for the Read More …
