When you talk about Australian heavy music, especially that late 90s and early 2000s era when bands were grinding it out the hard way, loading vans, playing everywhere they could and helping build the foundations of the scene we still love today, Segression have to Read More …
There are some songs that do not just live on radio playlists or greatest hits collections. They live in people. They become part of the fabric of a place, stitched into memories, family moments, road trips, pubs, heartbreaks, late nights, dance floors and the kind Read More …
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 …
Sweden’s Frusen Sorg are turning trauma, instinct and emotional honesty into some of the most compelling extreme music of 2026. We sat down with Kalle Mattsson to discuss Smärtpunkter and the philosophy behind the chaos. Read More …
EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey discusses Red Asphalt, highway horror, death metal songwriting, touring life, guitar gear and comic books ahead of the band’s Australian tour. 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 …
There are some songs that do not just live in music history. They sit carved into the foundations of rock itself. On Friday May 22, The Gov in Adelaide became a house of worship for one of the greatest catalogues ever written as LETZ ZEP Read More …
Fallujah are heading back down under this September as part of SHRED FEST 2026, and for fans of technical, progressive and atmospheric extreme metal, this one is an absolute weapon of a lineup. The US progressive death metal force will join German tech death masters Read More …
There is something beautifully twisted about Exhumed turning the open road into their latest blood soaked playground. For decades now, the San Jose gore metal legends have dragged listeners through graveyards, operating theatres, splatter films, morgues, death, decay and every other rotten corner of extreme 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 …
There are bands that grow old gracefully, soften the edges, polish the mythology and try to become respectable. Then there are Dwarves. For decades, Dwarves have been one of punk rock’s most infamous and impossible to neatly define forces. Punk, hardcore, garage rock, dirty pop, Read More …
Fear Factory Live at Northcote Theatre Melbourne Cybernetic Domination With Body Prison Presented by Soundworks Direct Photos by Outback Bob for Crannk.com Melbourne was dragged into the machine on Saturday May 23, 2026 as Fear Factory brought their Cybernetic Domination show to Northcote Theatre. Presented Read More …
