Fun fact — it would have been my grandad’s 100th birthday on this very day. Yep, that’s right! And I got to celebrate it at the best metal festival in the northern suburbs of Adelaide: Metal on Murray. Now, as I’ve said before, I’ve been Read More …
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Gravemass – This Is the Way Review & Interview: Canadian Supergroup Unleashes Extreme Metal Chaos
“This Is The Way” Album Review & Interview Prepare yourselves, peasants — Canadian supergroup Gravemass is about to kick down your door and slam you in the face with a sonic sledgehammer. Rising straight from the darkest depths of hell, Gravemass aren’t here to fuck Read More …
Technical Death Titans Allegaeon Dominate The Ed Castle with Ecdysis and Ekosa | Crannk Review & Photo Gallery
Ekosa, Ecdysis and Allegaeon Deliver a Night for the Ages Adelaide, The Edinburgh Castle Hotel March 5, 2026 Review by Brett ParmenterPhotography by Jai That Aussie Metal Guy for Crannk.com Last Thursday night was not your typical night. Not for me anyway. I’m not going Read More …
Froth and Fury 2026 In Review: Bretts Take: Adelaide Metal Festival Shakes the Showgrounds
At the ripe old age of 51, I’ve been to dozens of festivals and hundreds of metal gigs. After so long you think you’ve seen it all — it’ll just be “another” festival. But thoughts like that are fucking ridiculous, and that became very apparent Read More …
Unburier, As Time Awaits Review: Brutality in Concentrated Form
Now, this EP may only be three songs long, but holy fuck does it pack a punch. When I listened to As Time Awaits for the first time, one thing struck me more than anything else — the immense intensity within each track. All three Read More …
Crannk Reviews Sylosis The New Flesh, a Defiant, Devastating Masterpiece
There is one thing I can say unequivocally when it comes to Sylosis — I am never worried they’re going to release a shit album. About 15 years ago, when I first heard 2008’s Conclusion of an Age and 2011’s Edge of the Earth, I Read More …
Wreck-Defy’s Dissecting The Leech Is Thrash Metal On Full Assault | Crannk Review
Canadian powerhouse Wreck-Defy are back to shatter our eardrums and destroy our brains with their new album Dissecting the Leech. Get ready to get your thrash/power metal on, because your shit is about to get Wreck-Defy(ed). Hailing from Thunder Bay in Ontario (how very aptly named), Read More …