After nearly 30 years, The Kovenant are finally bringing Nexus Polaris to Australia. We caught up with Nagash to discuss the long-awaited tour, the band’s reunion, and the surprise reveal that a brand-new album is already taking shape. Read More …
Tag: Australian 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 …
This Is Me Breathing – Serenity in Suffering Album Review: A Brutal Deathcore Statement
This Is Me Breathing refuse to hold back on Serenity in Suffering, delivering a crushing deathcore assault packed with savage vocals, devastating riffs and relentless energy. Read More …
Psycroptic: Still Finding New Ways to Be Brutal After 25 Years
Psycroptic frontman Jason Peppiatt discusses the making of The Pulse Of Annihilation, working with Jason Keyser, recording with Joe Haley and why Australia’s technical death metal pioneers are still pushing themselves after more than two decades. Read More …
Psycroptic Deliver An Almighty Aussie Assault With The Pulse Of Annihilation | Crannk Reviews
With an almighty Aussie assault on our auditory arrays, Tassie boys Psycroptic are back to peel the remaining flesh and cartilage from our ears with their new album, The Pulse Of Annihilation. This album gets the heart pumping to the point of having a goddamn Read More …
Complexant Stare Into the Void With Crushing New Single ‘Afterlife’
Australian death metal outfit Complexant deliver one of their heaviest and most emotionally devastating tracks yet with ‘Afterlife,’ the latest single from their upcoming debut album Apex. 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 …
Frankenbok’s Hutch: Thirty Years of Beautiful Chaos and Why Some Monsters Refuse to Die
Original Frankenbok frontman Adam Glynn opens up about returning to the band after more than two decades away, rebuilding old friendships, and why The Arriba War Honkle represents the truest version of Frankenbok yet. Read More …
LYNCHMADA Resurrect “The Other Mexico” With Crushing 20th Anniversary Re-Recording
Australian metalcore pioneers Lynchmada are back with a crushing new recording of their classic track “The Other Mexico,” celebrating 20 years of one of the band’s defining releases ahead of a rare live return at Necrosonic Festival. Read More …
GOPHER’s Ned Smelly Talks Tunnel Buddies, Chiko Rolls & 236 Years of Metal
Some bands spend years carefully constructing their origin story. Gopher have had more than two centuries to get theirs straight and still appear to be making it up as they go. Originally formed in Fanny Barks, UK, in 1790, Gopher arrived in Australia with the Read More …
Besomora Return With Dark New Single Imminent Lies Ahead Of Devotion To The Fear EP
Sydney melodic death metal outfit Besomora are back with a brand new single, and this one feels like a serious step forward for the band. Their new track “Imminent Lies” is out now, giving fans the first glimpse into their upcoming EP Devotion To The 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 …