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 …
For over two decades, Ulcerate have existed in a space that few bands can truly claim as their own. Their music has never been about easy categorisation. Instead, it has always felt like something to be experienced, something that unfolds over time rather than reveals Read More …
Coming out of Portugal, BUZARATE is not just another heavy project — it is a fully self driven creative outlet built from the ground up by one person, pushing through isolation, frustration, and personal upheaval to create something raw and uncompromising. The debut release GRAVITAS Read More …
Australian metal fans are about to be hit with one of the most ferocious live packages of the year as Cradle of Filth and DevilDriver join forces for a long-awaited co-headline tour this July. Fresh off a hugely successful North American run, the pairing of Read More …
Australia… they did not forget. Three years after first tearing through Australian stages on their long-awaited debut headline run, Swedish metal visionaries Avatar are set to return to Australia and New Zealand this August and September, bringing their latest chapter of chaos, theatre, and razor-sharp Read More …
Dani Filth discusses cats, horror films, writing inspiration and the upcoming Australian tour with Cradle of Filth. Read the full Crannk interview before the 2026 shows. Read More …
There are artists who use music as escapism, and then there are artists who use it as confrontation. For Lyric Noel, the project has become a vehicle for the latter, turning deeply personal experiences with mental illness into something raw, visible, and emotionally honest. With Read More …
Houston black metal outfit Necrofier have been steadily building momentum since emerging in 2018, combining the icy atmosphere of second-wave Norwegian black metal with a distinctly American intensity. With their latest album Transcend Into Oblivion, released through Metal Blade Records, the band have taken a Read More …
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 …
There is something gloriously unhinged about a band that mixes horror movies, punk attitude, heavy metal riffs and a Cadillac once owned by Alexi Laiho. Enter The Ghoulstars, Finland’s newest horror punk spectacle who have finally crawled out of the crypt with their long awaited Read More …
There are albums you listen to. Then there are albums you enter. Cryptic Shift’s Overspace & Supertime, released February 27 through Metal Blade Records, does not simply follow up 2020’s Visitations From Enceladus. It fractures time, splits its own mythology in two, and drags the Read More …
Beartooth are not easing back in. After nearly two years since 2023’s The Surface, Caleb Shomo and company have returned with Free, a seismic, arena-sized statement that signals both creative rebirth and a bold new chapter. The single marks the band’s first new music since Read More …
