Australian death metal outfit Complexant deliver one of their heaviest and most emotionally devastating tracks yet with ‘Afterlife,’ the latest single from their upcoming debut album Apex. Read More …
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Gluttony: Anders On Eulogy To Blasphemy, Swedish Death Metal Roots And Keeping Every Riff Hungry
There is something deeply satisfying about ending a day with proper death metal. After spending the day moving through different corners of the musical world, I had the chance to sit down with Anders from Swedish death metal band Gluttony, and it was exactly the Read More …
Brand Of Sacrifice Return With Explosive Double Single Seeing Red And This Place Wasn’t Meant For Us
Brand Of Sacrifice are back, and they have returned with serious force. The Canadian deathcore titans have unleashed a devastating double single, “Seeing Red” and “This Place Wasn’t Meant For Us”, marking their first new music since late 2023 and the opening strike of what Read More …
FLESHCRAWL Interview: Legacy, Loss & Epitome of Carnage
German death metal veterans FLESHCRAWL discuss their new album Epitome of Carnage, nearly four decades of extreme music, and the next chapter following the loss of longtime vocalist Sven Gross. Read More …
Defiled – Altered State Review | Death Metal Evolution
Japanese death metal veterans Defiled return with Altered State, a genre-defying album that fuses old-school brutality with elements of hardcore, progressive metal, thrash and grindcore. Discover why this ambitious release challenges death metal conventions while staying true to its roots. Read More …
Bloodhunter Push Their Sound To Brutal New Heights On Sons Of The Abandoned | Crannk Reviews
Savage doesn’t even begin to describe the vibe on Sons Of The Abandoned. Bloodhunter have brought us an album that hits harder than my mum with a wooden spoon when I was naughty as a kid. Brilliantly technical guitar riffs, solos chiselled out of rock, Read More …
Origin, Snake Mountain And Ecdysis Destroy Adelaide At The Ed Castle | Crannk Reviews
Talk about being spoiled. Recently I’ve seen some of the best death metal and thrash bands in the world, and tonight, I was completely destroyed by three of the best bands getting around. Death metal legends Origin melted faces with their brutal blast beats, blistering Read More …
BLOODHUNTER’s Diva Satanica Talks Sons Of The Abandoned, Staying True, And The Cost Of The Heavy Path
Spanish melodic death metal force BLOODHUNTER return with Sons Of The Abandoned, a record that feels like a defining moment for the band. It is fast, aggressive, melodic, emotionally charged and packed with the kind of extreme metal fire that has long sat at the Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …