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 …
Smoke & Ruins Tour Wrap Guest Feature by Benny McGee, Iron Triangle Bookings It all came together late last year when Brandon from Greedy Bunch of Parasites and Robert from Ceduna’s KNAW approached me with an idea they had about teaming up for some shows. Read More …
Some podcasts are carefully structured conversations built on professionalism, preparation, and journalistic dignity. This is not one of those podcasts.
This is two sleep-deprived metalheads free-falling through a multiverse of cursed venues, screaming elbows, hemorrhoid sponsorships, Robin Williams in Jumanji, haunted recording studios, elephant-sized ducks, Vegemite trauma, and death metal customer service voices. Somewhere between discussing local Adelaide heavy shows and whether Deathklok would endorse hemorrhoid cream, the entire episode derails into glorious chaos — exactly as intended. Read More …
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 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 …
Australian metal pioneers Sunk Loto have returned with a brand new single, Dead Shadows, ushering in another powerful chapter for one of the country’s most important alternative metal bands. Arriving as their first new material since 2024’s God Complex, Dead Shadows lands with a fresh Read More …
Australian metal has always had its own kind of unhinged energy, and Frankenbok have been one of the bands flying that flag for decades. Now they’re back, louder, sharper and ready to stir things up all over again with a brand new album on the Read More …
“There’s a lot people don’t see. They show up, they watch bands, they have a good time — and that’s exactly what we want — but behind it, it’s chaos.
You’re dealing with bands running late, gear issues, venues, money… everything at once. And there are definitely moments where you’re just like… why are we doing this?
But then the show hits, the room fills up, and you see people connecting with the music, with each other… and that’s the reason. That’s why we keep doing it.” Read More …
Melbourne’s underground continues to deliver, and Druid are the latest to step forward with something that hits on a deeper level than just riffs and breakdowns. Their new single dead_SPACE is more than a heavy track—it’s an experience pulled straight from the edge of life Read More …
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 …
Introducing Mammon’s Throne’s brand new album My Body To The Worms, released March 13 via Hammerheart Records. Coming from the heart of Australia’s coast and delivering a record jam-packed with that OG doom x sludge sound, I introduce Mammon’s Throne and their brand new album Read More …
For a band that has spent years carving out its own lane in Australian heavy music, Witchgrinder still feels hard to pin down in the best possible way. The Melbourne outfit has long carried the industrial tag, but that only tells part of the story. Read More …
