Sweden has long been a stronghold of heavy metal, producing some of the fiercest, most uncompromising acts to ever grace the stage. Among them stands Ambush, a band that has carved out a reputation as one of the leading torchbearers of traditional heavy metal in Read More …
Phoenix’s groove/thrash juggernaut INCITE are locked, loaded, and ready to unleash hell with their most ferocious offering yet, Savage New Times, dropping August 15, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music. On the eve of the release of the album, Jim and Jai caught up with frontman Read More …
A Literary Odyssey in Fire and Fury — A Genre-Defying Metal Debut Emerges Experimental metal trio AGENBITE MISERY have just unleashed Bellwether and Swine — a venomous, cerebral, and sonically punishing debut single from their upcoming album Remorse of Conscience, due February 6, 2026. It’s Read More …
Brisbane’s purveyors of cosmic devastation, AVERSIONS CROWN, have clawed their way back from the abyss with a release that is as unrelenting as it is reborn. Out now via Nuclear Blast Records, the three-track EP A Voice From The Outer Dark marks the return of Read More …
For over three decades, AFI has been one of the most fearless shapeshifters in modern rock and alternative music. From their early punk roots to their goth-tinged masterpieces and stadium-scorching anthems, AFI never stay still—and they wouldn’t have it any other way. Now, the iconic Read More …
Get ready, Australia — the horror circus is rolling back into town, and this time it’s bigger, bolder, and more batshit than ever. Kim Dracula, the genre-smashing Tasmanian iconoclast, has announced a triumphant homecoming tour this November with none other than the Duke of Spook Read More …
Power metal titans PRIMAL FEAR are back and bringing the fire — quite literally — with their stirring new single ‘Tears Of Fire’, the latest taste from their upcoming full-length DOMINATION, set to drop this September. From the opening climb of soaring guitars to the Read More …
Canadian rock royalty FINGER ELEVEN are back — and they’re coming in with fire, ferocity, and a fresh chapter carved out in stone. After a decade-long wait, the Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum alt-rock legends have announced their first new studio album in 10 years, Last Night Read More …
Few bands in modern metal possess the storytelling gravitas, cinematic flair, and emotional weight of Dutch symphonic metal visionaries Blackbriar. With their third full-length album, A Thousand Little Deaths, set to drop August 22 via Nuclear Blast, the band invites us once more into their Read More …
As the tide of modern metal continues to evolve, few bands manage to navigate the line between power and vulnerability quite like Sweden’s ELEINE. With their uniquely cinematic blend of symphonic metal, dark aesthetics, and emotional weight, ELEINE have become torchbearers for a genre that Read More …
Following the unrelenting devastation of their 2024 album Cursed, Paleface Swiss are dragging their visceral, genre-defying deathcore back to Australian shores—and this time, they’re not coming alone. Presented by The Phoenix AU, the Cursed Tour sees Paleface Swiss teaming up with beatdown bruisers NASTY for Read More …
By Jai “That Aussie Metal Guy” Anderson | Crannk.com Germany’s reigning kings of unrelenting brutality, NASTY, are finally heading Down Under for their long-overdue debut Australian tour this September 2025, co-headlining alongside Swiss deathcore wrecking crew Paleface Swiss. Presented by The Phoenix AU, this lineup Read More …
