Prepare to enter the pit, Australia! The mighty TESTAMENT, one of the most revered and relentless forces in thrash metal, are returning for their first headline tour down under since 2010. With a career spanning nearly four decades, these Bay Area legends are bringing their Read More …
Somewhere between a concrete slab and a sacred battleground, Ballarat erupted. Hometown show. Homegrown chaos. And at the center of it all, rising from the ashes of the modern Australian heavy scene like a feral phoenix dipped in kerosene—Nicolas Cage Fighter. I stood shoulder to Read More …
There are songs that hit.Then there are songs that haunt.Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia is the latter—and I felt every note crawl down my spine like a memory I didn’t know I had. I hadn’t seen them live (yet), but that doesn’t matter. This track Read More …
By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Night’s Edge is a dynamic three-piece pushing the boundaries of alternative metal with a sound that straddles gothic melodrama, modern heaviness, and synth-drenched theatrics. Formed in 2018, the band—comprised of Brian Haran (vocals, bass, Read More …
Emerging once more from the depths of Brisbane’s brutal metal underground, AVERSIONS CROWN return with an earth-shattering new offering—“A Voice From The Outer Dark”. Set for release on August 5th via Nuclear Blast Records, the EP marks the band’s first new material in several years, Read More …
Australian sludge-punk heavyweights Black Rheno are back with a vengeance, unleashing their venomously groovy new single “A Bad Ass Love Song”, and announcing a monster run of live dates across NSW, VIC, QLD, and ACT for August 2025. This is “A Bad Ass East Coast Read More …
This past Saturday night, the underground came alive in Adelaide as Ironjaw Bookings delivered Dead by Daylight 2, a stacked local metal showcase that took over both levels of the iconic Rhino Room—with the downstairs Lowlife Bar erupting in sweat, screams, and circle pits. Among Read More …
Words by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson | Crannk.com When it comes to artists who pour every ounce of their soul into the music, Gina Bafile—the creative force behind Darkyra—stands in a league of her own. With a voice that shifts seamlessly between operatic Read More …
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 …
