Canadian death metal legends CRYPTOPSY gave us a masterclass in brutality at Brisbane’s Crowbar with SNAKE MOUNTAIN and IDLE RUIN.

Photos by: Tom Wilson

Supported by the futuristic, flashy, and high-energy AMARANTHE, masters of spectacle, history, and crowd control, SABATON left Brisbane sweaty, smiling, and shouting for more.

Photos by: Tracy McLaughlan

Sense traverses the chaotic aural landscape of NECROSONIC FESTIVAL 2025, where the living and the dead cavort freely, enjoying sick riffs together.

Photos by: Tom Wilson