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 …
Tag: extreme metal
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Vomitory Deliver Brutal Swedish Death Metal Power on In Death Throes | Crannk Reviews
Fuck me! What did I just listen to? This was my initiation into the Vomitory horde, and I’m not going to lie to the faithful readers of the CRANNK album reviews… I fucking loved it! Talk about power in death metal — Vomitory have it Read More …
DEATH METAL AS A MIRROR: WOUTER STARES BACK INTO THE VOID – A Goat As Our Shepherd
Death metal isn’t just noise—it’s reflection. In this interview, Wouter of A Goat As Our Shepherd dives into philosophy, humanity, and the chaos behind their latest album, turning brutal music into something deeply introspective. Read More …
Ron Vento of Aurora Borealis on Disillusioned By The Illusion and 30 Years of Extreme Metal
Three decades in, Aurora Borealis still sound like a band answering to nobody but themselves. That has always been part of the appeal. Across the years, Ron Vento has built Aurora Borealis into something that feels fierce, atmospheric, and deeply personal, never settling into one Read More …
IMMOLATION Don’t Try to Sound Evil. It Just Happens
New York death metal legends Immolation return with Descent, and guitarist Robert Vigna reveals why the band doesn’t try to sound evil—it just happens. Read More …