There Will Be Blood lived up to its name. From Betrayed’s opening hardcore assault to Identity Error’s blood-soaked finale, Jive Adelaide became a blur of fists, feet, breakdowns and absolute chaos. Read More …
Tag: Adelaide metal
Lumen Ad Mortem Showcase Australian Melodic Black Metal Power On A Grave Ascent | Crannk Reviews
Band: Lumen Ad MortemRelease: A Grave AscentRelease Date: June 19, 2026Label: Hypnotic Dirge RecordsFormat: Digital, LP, CDGenre: Melodic Black MetalCountry: AustraliaReview by: Manny “The Metal Man” Bath There are few words that excite me as much as “local”, “black”, and “metal”, and even fewer when Read More …
Blood Sacrifice 3 Brings Underground Metal Carnage To Norwood
In the unsuspecting upper class suburb of Norwood in South Australia, nine of the heaviest bands in the state eviscerated a large crowd who were there to get blown the fuck away in the best way, the way only metalheads could. Fast, loud and uber Read More …
Origin, Snake Mountain And Ecdysis Destroy Adelaide At The Ed Castle | Crannk Reviews
Talk about being spoiled. Recently I’ve seen some of the best death metal and thrash bands in the world, and tonight, I was completely destroyed by three of the best bands getting around. Death metal legends Origin melted faces with their brutal blast beats, blistering Read More …
THIRTEEN DAYS: FIRE, ICE AND THE BEAUTIFUL MADNESS OF STARTING A BAND
Fresh off their debut live performance, Adelaide heavy band Thirteen Days sit down with KillerTube to discuss songwriting, mental health, their full album release, first-show nerves and the future of the band. Read More …
Barriers Bring The Fire, Storm The Crown Crush, And Thirteen Days Debut At The Ed Castle | Crannk Reviews
On Friday the 29th of May, Adelaide experienced what I would classify as a mini metal festival of talent, shaking the foundations of The Ed Castle. The night brought together Thirteen Days for their first live debut gig, Storm The Crown, and Barriers as headliners Read More …
Metal United Down Under Adelaide 2026: Realm Of Thorns Promotions Bring The Underground Together | Crannk Review
Presented By Realm Of Thorns Promotions & Black Roos Rhino Room and Low Life Bar, Adelaide May 23, 2026 Review by Liam “Mr Doom” RavenPhoto Gallery by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for CRANNK Metal United Down Under is an annual event built to unite Read More …
Suspended Animation Make A Brutal First Strike With The Three Track EP | Crannk Reviews
Suspended Animation give you exactly what they advertise, a three track EP. But those three tracks are so full of metal goodness that you wish it spilled out into another few songs. I feel this is just a sign of things to come. A taste Read More …
Killswitch Engage Announce Massive Australian And New Zealand Tour For October/November 2026 With Sylosis
Killswitch Engage are heading back down under in 2026, and this one is going to be absolutely massive. The legends of modern heavy music will return to Australia and New Zealand across October and November 2026 for their biggest Antipodean headline shows yet, bringing more Read More …
Warbringer, Anoxia, Hidden Intent and Hell Machine Live in Adelaide : Crannk Gig Review
ED CASTLE HOTEL, ADELAIDE 24/04/26 On Friday night at the Ed Castle Hotel in Adelaide, Your Mate Bookings brought a quadruple treat to the hordes of metalheads that live for the live metal scene here in little ol’ S.A. From the US, thrash legends Warbringer, Read More …
Branded Review: Aussie Metal Powerhouse Headbore Delivered
ABOUT FUCKEN TIME! Firstly, I’d like to personally apologise to Headbore. It took over a year for this review to be written. Branded was released March 21, 2025, and it took this long for the album to receive its first long-awaited review. When I interviewed Read More …
EKOSA Confront the Cost of War on New Single Dead Sea
Australian heavy outfit EKOSA return with their latest single Dead Sea, a powerful and deeply confronting release that dives headfirst into the human cost of modern warfare. Uncompromising in both message and execution, Dead Sea stands as one of the band’s most emotionally charged and Read More …