Fallujah Return To Australia For SHRED FEST 2026 With Xenotaph Ready To Crush Live

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 …

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Matt Harvey Talks Red Asphalt, Road Carnage And Exhumed’s Return To Australia And New Zealand

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 …

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Soundworks Direct Presents Fear Factory at Northcote Theatre Melbourne | Crannk Gallery

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 …

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DIMMU BORGIR Return From The Void With Grand Serpent Rising

After eight years in silence, Dimmu Borgir unleash Grand Serpent Rising — a towering, cinematic return to symphonic black metal chaos recorded with producer Fredrik Nordström. Read More …

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AVATAR’s Johannes Eckerström On Forbidden Knowledge, The Forest & Why We Crave Chaos

AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström talks Don’t Go In The Forest, Australian tour plans, stage transformation, literature, fear, ritual and why the scariest thing in the forest might be yourself. Read More …

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Necrosonic Festival Returns For Year Three With Rivers Of Nihil, Psycroptic And 30 Bands Across Three Stages

Necrosonic Festival is back for year three, and this one already feels like it is shaping up to be something seriously unmissable for the Australian heavy scene. On Saturday 22 August 2026, the gates reopen at Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane as Necrosonic returns bigger, darker Read More …

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GAEREA’s Alpha On The Emotional Weight Of Loss And The Road To Australia

Portuguese extreme metal force GAEREA are finally making their way to Australia for the very first time this July, bringing the Loss Australian Tour to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, presented by Soundworks Direct Touring. For a band that has built its reputation on Read More …

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DEVILDRIVER’s Dez Fafara Talks Australian Tour With Cradle Of Filth, Dig Your Own Grave And Strike And Kill

There are some tour pairings that look good on paper, and then there are tour pairings that make you stop and go, yeah, that is going to be absolute chaos in the best possible way. This July, Australian fans are getting one of those nights Read More …

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Beyond The Veil Take Listeners on a Wild Journey Where Extreme Metal Meets Jazz, Folk and Prog

Modern extreme metal at its finest! Beyond The Veil and their crazy new album, Oblivion Released May 1st Through Wormholedeath Records. Have you ever thought about merging multiple genres together to experience grace and heaven? Well, let me introduce you to Beyond The Veil. “The Read More …

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Inside the Doomsday Factory: Carcerous Are Building Something Violent

Carcerous aren’t just making music—they’re building systems of destruction. We dive into Doomsday Factory, a black/death metal album exploring war, faith, and collapse.
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Eight Years in the Void — Dimmu Borgir Return With Teeth

Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir discusses Grand Serpent Rising, songwriting discipline, and why the band refuses to compromise after eight years. Read More …

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Immolation Deliver Brutal Death Metal Power on Descent | Crannk Reviews

Immolation is back with another face-ripping, ball-tearing album, and I’m here to let you know all about the darkness that dwells within it. Prepare for your… Descent. Descent delves deep into the darkness Immolation does so well. Their sound is tight, terrorising, and transformational, taking Read More …

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