STRUCK A NERVE STRIKES THEIR FIRST BLOW There is a talking point going around at the moment asking the question: who will step into “The Big 4’s” massively thrashed high-top shoes once they all call it a day? Slayer occasionally comes out of retirement to Read More …
CRANNK REVIEWS: WILLIE J’s 6V6s & SEBASTIAN BACH LIVE AT THE GOV (ADELAIDE) Review by Brett Parmenter – ParMetal Media & Crannk Now, I’ve been to plenty of shows in my life — too many if you ask my wife — but very few have Read More …
Like a bull charging out of the now obliterated gate, Despised Icon are back with their seventh full-length album, Shadow Work. The opening and title track sets the titanic tone for what’s to come — vicious, angry, and utterly rancorous. Shadow Work is explosive from Read More …
Metal on Murray Review By Brett Parmenter / ParMetal Media & Crannk First things first — what a fucking day! From steamy beginnings and a stormy afternoon to an evening of thunderous metal, Metal on Murray survived a complete washout outside, moving the entire gig Read More …
Long ago, back in the olde times of the 1980s, the enigma of thrash metal was born. Some bands disappeared into obscurity, here one minute—gone the next—but many of those bands still smash it out to this very day. Hovering way above the rest, never Read More …
By Brett Parmenter / ParMetal Media & Crannk Revocation is back to shred your face off with their new masterpiece, New Gods, New Masters. From the very first track, the listener is immersed in a philosophical soundscape of unadulterated composition. From the first grinding note Read More …
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 …
