Immortal Disfigurement Drag Us Into the “Hellhole” — CJ McCreery’s Deathcore Inferno Returns

There’s heavy — and then there’s Immortal Disfigurement heavy. “Hellhole” doesn’t just drop; it detonates, dragging you through a cathedral built from blastbeats and brimstone. CJ McCreery’s return to the mic feels like an exorcism through subwoofers, every guttural a sermon to the damned. This Read More …

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Barriers — Rising from the Ghosts at Lion Arts Center

Photos @djsedick The air inside Lion Arts Center was thick with history, ghosts, and that old Adelaide sweat that seeps into the floorboards after two decades of breakdowns and feedback. You could almost taste the nostalgia — the faint tang of beer-soaked memories, the hum Read More …

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Crannk Reviews: Unbreakable by Ellefson/Soto– A Powerhouse of Rock & Metal

Contributor: Brett Parmenter / ParMetal MediaBand: Ellefson/SotoAlbum: UnbreakableRelease Date: August 2025 Praise the Metal Lord! Grammy Award winner David Ellefson and legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have joined forces to deliver a treat for the soul and senses in the divine album Unbreakable. In August Read More …

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Last Retch – Abject Cruelty Album Review: OSDM at Its Filthiest

Contributor: Nathan CollinsBand: Last RetchAlbum: Abject CrueltyRelease Date: 2025Score: 8.5 / 10 Formed in 2021, Last Retch are a death metal outfit from Hamilton, Canada. Abject Cruelty is their third major release, following their 2023 debut album Sadism and Severed Heads and the Ergotism EP Read More …

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Crannk Reviews: Heartlay’s The Alteration, a Nu-Metal and Industrial Masterpiece.

Album Review by Brenden BodyBag French industrial/metalcore trio Heartlay have dropped their brand-new album The Alteration (Oct 10, 2025), and it’s a dark, heavy ride that pushes their sound into new territory. Coming hot off the back of 2023’s Sovereign Sore—which gave us absolute bangers Read More …

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