📍 By Jai That Aussie Metal Guy – Crannk.com Welsh punk rock chaos merchants Punk Rock Factory are set to bring their high-octane, pop-punk fuelled mayhem back to Australia this November for their Mortal Wombat Tour 2025 — and I caught up with Peej (vocals/guitar) Read More …
I was born in 1979. Raised out bush where the air was dry, the TV had five channels, and your Walkman was your best mate if you didn’t fit the mold. And I didn’t. Somewhere in the late ‘90s, I stumbled onto Gerling. I don’t Read More …
Some songs hit like a brick wall. Others hit like the brick wall’s angry cousin who’s just found out humanity’s on fire—and he’s holding the match. That’s what “I Watched You Burn” sounds like, the latest scorcher from Nicolas Cage Fighter. And I sat down Read More …
“Take an oath, never know what you’ll leave behindI don’t know, I’m just tired of your fuckin’ liesOh, I’ll roll the dice see you in paradise” PRESIDENT is the latest masked enigma to crash-land into the heavy music scene, and their new single “Fearless” is Read More …
Review by killer. “Scare them, scare them, scare them, make them worship.” Somewhere between a sermon and a seizure, PRESIDENT’s “In the Name of the Father” kicks in like a dose of pre-apocalypse medicine — bitter, strange, and possibly blessed by the Devil. This isn’t Read More …
The Amity Affliction’s latest single, “All That I Remember,” released on May 28, 2025, marks a significant and emotionally charged chapter in the band’s evolution. Accompanied by a powerful official music video, the track delves deep into personal trauma, familial estrangement, and the lingering scars Read More …
💀 Sleep Token is back with “Emergence,” and this song is on a whole new level! As a metal vocalist, I break down the vocals, instrumentals, and overall atmosphere of this incredible track. Sleep Token never fails to deliver, and this reaction is my raw, Read More …
Few names in the history of heavy music carry the weight, legacy, and sheer intensity of Max Cavalera. From the primal roar of Morbid Visions and Bestial Devastation to the evolution through Schizophrenia, Arise, and Chaos A.D., the Cavalera brothers carved their names into the Read More …
Today this amazing site turns 10 years old! It’s AMAZING! Who would know that it would last this long!? It all started with me (Peps) from Sweden, Mez from Canada and MetalDad from Australia (Adrian). How it started is a very different story! It was Read More …
SVALBARD are proud to release their breathtaking new studio album, The Weight Of The Mask. Uncompromising and highly charged, the record spans themes intrinsic to humanity, such as emotional strength and depression, to unrequited love and vulnerability. The Weight Of The Mask is SVALBARD’s most devastatingly raw and beautiful work Read More …
Earlier this month I attended the Punk Rock Resurrection show at The Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood, Victoria. It was one of two shows at the venue that Saturday night, both of which featured bands from the Victorian punk community. I caught an uber to the Read More …
Sludge metal newcomers, GNASH, are preparing to unleash their debut EP, Shared Nightmare, today September 22nd and I caught up with frontman Josh Richter (Bather, Josh Richter & The Bad Things) to talk all things Gnash. Josh Richter of GNASH comments: “I’ve never done a Read More …
