Nervosa – Slave Machine Tears Into Control, Brutality and Modern Thrash on Album Six Unleashing April 3rd Via Napalm Records

Brazilian-born thrash institution Nervosa return with Slave Machine, a record that cements the Prika Amaral-fronted era as more than a transitional phase. With the title track now unleashed ahead of the album’s April 3 release via Napalm Records, Nervosa sharpen their attack into their most Read More …

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Marianas Rest Interview Jaakko Mäntymaa on Doom Metal, Grief, Survival and The Bereaved

Marianas Rest and the Weight of What Remains Marianas Rest have never felt like a band in a hurry. Since forming in Kotka in 2013, the Finnish death doom outfit have worked at their own pace, allowing songs to breathe, moods to deepen, and ideas Read More …

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Crannk Reviews: Carrion Vael – Slay Utterly and the Art of Brutal Storytelling

History and metal collide in a way not heard since the lessons taught by the almighty Iron Maiden on Carrion Vael’s new album, Slay Utterly — a mercilessly vicious anthology of atrocity that explores the more criminally insane side of humanity in all its gory Read More …

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MALEFIC Strike With “Blood Of The Throne” — A Ruthless Opening Statement From Impermanence

Atlanta blackened thrash extremists MALEFIC return swinging with “Blood Of The Throne”, a ferocious new single that opens the gates to their long-awaited full-length Impermanence, due out February 13, 2026 via Terminus Hate City. From its first second, “Blood Of The Throne” is not a Read More …

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Nefastis Unleash Apocalyptic Fury with Shadow Spell as New Concept Album Looms

Italian symphonic death metal force Nefastis have thrown open the gates to their next era with Shadow Spell, the opening salvo from their forthcoming full length Shadows At The Light Of Dawn, due out March 6, 2026 via Rockshots Records. More than a standalone single, Read More …

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FUATH RETURN FROM THE FROST WITH III, A HYPNOTIC AND HOSTILE RITUAL OF SCOTTISH ATMOSPHERIC BLACK METAL

Scottish atmospheric black metal entity Fuath has returned from the frostbitten wilds with its third full length album III, a cold, immersive slab of black metal that feels less like a new release and more like a winter rite finally completed. Out now via Northern Read More …

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A monument to despair, a feast of fury — Hooded Menace’s Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration is doom-death at its most devastating | Crannk Reviews

After a long, soul-crushing four years of silence, Hooded Menace have finally returned from the shadows with their brand new album, Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration — and dude, let’s be real, it’s an absolute masterpiece. This isn’t just a comeback; it’s a full-blown, doom-soaked resurrection. Read More …

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KREATOR – Krushers Of The World: A New Era of Fury, Legacy & Pure Thrash Dominion Frédéric Leclercq Breaks Down Their Most Cinematic Album Yet

Interview & feature by Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” There are bands who influence heavy music… and then there are bands who reshape the entire landscape. German thrash legends KREATOR have been the latter since the day they first spat fire from the gutter and Read More …

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Blood, Riffs & Madness: My Wild Chat with Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy

Cryptopsy aren’t just coming back to Australia — they’re dropping in like a meteor made of blastbeats and bad intentions. With Matt McGachy at the helm since 2007, the band has carved a new era of brutality, sharpening their sound into something violent, technical, and Read More …

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Crannk Reviews: Tribal Gaze – “Inveighing Brilliance”- A Monolithic Wave of Death Metal Brutality

Tribal Gaze arose from the arid and treacherous land of Texas, U.S.A. Inveighing Brilliance is their follow-up album to their 2021 release Godless Voyage and firmly establishes the bone-grinding ancient nature of their death metal. Out through Nuclear Blast Records, Inveighing Brilliance immediately brutalises the Read More …

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200 Stab Wounds – Ray MacDonald on Aussie Tour w/ Dying Fetus, Heavy Riffs & Live Carnage

Cleveland death metal powerhouse 200 Stab Wounds are set to make their long-awaited Australian and New Zealand debut this December as direct support for Dying Fetus — and guitarist Ray MacDonald joined Jai That Aussie Metal Guy to talk all things touring, setlists, and sonic Read More …

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CRANNK REVIEWS: GOROTICA – Daily Grind of the Medieval Age

Formed in 2022, Gorotica are a cannibalistic delicacy from Sydney, Australia. Daily Grind of the Medieval Age is their second full-length release, following on from their debut album Morbid Menagerie in 2022. Gorotica have unleashed a veritable feast of deathgrind, serving up 18 tracks clocking Read More …

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