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We here at Rue Morgue Records are staunch believers in the separation of Church & State. And whilst we are based in a country which largely adheres to this edict, many others don’t. Many others are persecuted and prosecuted for their beliefs and or lack of beliefs. In Poland, for example, there has been a […]

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Australia’s very own Rue Morgue Records started off as a dream for acclaimed music photographer John Raptis. That dream started off as wanting to set up an online record store that would eventually become a bricks and mortar store… along the way it evolved into a record label that has just celebrated its second birthday. […]

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After a year of pandemic lockdown Melbourne artist Karly Jewell is brushing off the musical cobwebs and jumping headfirst into 2021. Not only has Jewell been able to announce that her latest track ‘Dancing With The Devil’ is set to appear on the new Murder In The Rue Morgue Vol II compilation but she has [...] Continue Reading

Back in 1978, KISS released four solo albums. I was old enough to go and purchase Ace Frehley‘s album a couple of weeks after its release in September 1978. Now, we are not here to discuss the merits of those records, but on the back of each album, each member dedicated their record to the […]

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  If you are a fan of the hit television series Vikings then chances are you have heard the music of alternative band Wardruna. Not only have the band had music feature on the show but one of their main performers, Einar Selvik, has appeared in the show a number of times. Of course Wardruna’s [...] Continue Reading

Everyone’s favourite Devil… The Tasmanian Devil! Seeing as Rue Morgue Records is branded by all sorts of ‘devil’ insignia, we thought we would do our bit for conservationism and put our money where our mouth is. In short, we decided to Adopt A Devil and sponsor it to the best of our ability from the […]

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A new video containing a live interview with Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi has been made to commemorate the reinstallation of the band’s ‘heavy metal’ bench on Broad Street in Birmingham. The mini documentary is presented by Christian Martin, the former Argentinian rugby player who is himself a huge Black Sabbath fan, and features rare […]

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The Variants I thought it would be a good idea to give everyone a detailed look at all the possible variants of the Rue Morgue Records Murders In The Rue Morgue Vol I variants. This way, everyone can have a clear understanding of which product they have and what is and isn't rare. MURDERS IN [...] Continue Reading

Number 10 – AC/DC: PWRUP An electrifying return to form that stands in tribute to fallen stalwart Malcolm Young. A balls to the wall hard rock album is par for the course when it comes to AC/DC but there are some definite fresh highlights on this record that freshen the usual AC/DC bombast. ‘Through The Mists [...] Continue Reading

At times over the years it has felt like the compilation album is dead and buried. I still remember those days of buying the latest music magazine and then having to get past that sticky stuff (what the hell was that?) to get my prized sampler of new music off the front of the cover. [...] Continue Reading

It was early in the year 2000 when the buzz started to go around the music scene about this brand new band called Linkin Park. People were starting to talk about this band out of California, people knew there was something great coming but couldn’t quite put their finger on what it was. I remember […]

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Eddie Van Halen. The greatest! Defined a genre! Mastered it! Probably responsible for inspiring more to learn the guitar than any other human alive. Absolutely! Guitar histrionics that could peel the skin off your face, but at the same time he could take it all down to beautiful levels and make his guitar and your […]

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What makes a great cover song? That is perhaps going to be a question that will float around for as long as music itself exists. I guess in a way that questions can be answered differently by every single music lover in their own way, it all comes down to taste. I know there are […]

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ORDER HERE! Five-LP Collection Includes Original Album Plus Rare Quad Mix Along With The Vinyl Debut Of Two 1970 Concerts Also Available Digitally And As A 4CD Set Wildly regarded as innovators of the musical genre which came to be known as Heavy Metal, legendary Birmingham-bred Black Sabbath celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2020 of […]

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RUE MORGUE RECORDS is now 2 years old. Wow! Where did the time go? I can safely say that it has been one of the busiest and all-encompassing ventures of my entire life but two years in, I freaking love every single minute of it all.   We have released 10 seven inch vinyl singles […]

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It's safe to say we've come full circle. Through the mid to late 80's I'd go and watch Nothing Sacred play as many times as I possibly could. They were one of the best, if not THE BEST band in the Australian scene. I have often argued (with anyone who would listen) that has Nothing [...] Continue Reading

Recently I heard radio listeners voting on what they believed were the best Nirvana tracks of all time. As I listened to it I begun to realise that to the new generation of music fans Nirvana never really existed outside of their award winning Nevermind and MTV Unplugged: Live In New York albums. Of course [...] Continue Reading

The mighty Finns are back! With sold-out world tours and some of the highest selling albums of the past decade it is hard to imagine that the talented juggernaut that is Nightwish could get any bigger. Yet the release of their brand new album Human :II: Nature last week has seen the band reach new […]

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Add to Wishlist Witchskull: A Driftwood Cross $65.99 or 4 payments of $16.50 with Afterpay Add to cart While some bands have gone into hibernation during the Covid-19 quarantine one band that certainly hasn’t is Canberra’s Witchskull. Not only has their latest album, A Driftwood Cross, been released during this period but when the ACT’s [...] Continue Reading

Brisbane’s very own Aversions Crown have been wowing fans right around the world with their own style of sci-fi metal over the past decade and now they are returning with their brand new album Hell Will Come For Us All which the band promises captures a new sound that sometimes borders on the heaviest the […]

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When it comes to longevity only a few bands can boast being in the music industry as long as German hard rock outfit Bonfire. The band originally started out way back in 1972 under the name of Cacumen. After seven years together and two albums the band signed with BMG Records who suggested that their […]

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Come, come to the Sabbath Down by the ruined bridge Witches and demons are coming Just follow the magic call…   Not many bands can claim to be as influential as Mercyful Fate. As one of the early purveyors of True Metal, the band’s impact is felt far and wide; from the New Wave of […]

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Songs In The Key Of X. It is probably one of the most morose and dark albums to ever be created. It is still an album that I can put on today and I still find myself drifting off into a world of dark lyrics that to me show some kind of rare beauty. The […]

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STAY HOME SWEET HOME WITH MÖTLEY CRÜE & THE CAST OF THE DIRT This Saturday Morning @ 9am In a novel way to connect with their fans, Mötley Crüe have provided means for their global fan base to watch the Netflix bio-pic The Dirt with the band. With today’s popular social media platforms, Twitter & […]

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Direct from Iron Maiden’s manager Rod Smallwood we have the following update on the much anticipated Iron Maiden Legacy Of The Beast tour… I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and well, wherever you may be, and my continued thanks to you all for bearing with us so patiently. Due to the […]

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When it comes to music Brian Tichy has drummed for Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner and The Dead Daisies just to name a few. Now he has teamed up with Pete Shoulder from The Union and Winterville to form a new rock band called Silverthorne. With Silverthorne now releasing their debut EP – […]

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When it comes to extreme metal bands few have shared the sucsess of The Black Dahlia Murder over the past few years. Rising from being a small death metal band in Waterford, Michigan, the band now have eight albums under their belt and regularly headline some of the biggest festivals in Europe. Now their fans […]

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To use the word icon to describe an artist is a description that should only be used for the true legends of the music industry. Perhaps when you think of Vader you aren’t sure whether this is a band that deserves to be bestowed with the title of icon, but when you consider that these […]

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When you have bands of the ilk of Nightwish, Lacuna Col, HIM and Cradle Of Filth claiming that you inspired them and their careers to date you know as a band that you are doing something right. To be honest Paradise Lost have been doing that ‘something right’ since the late 1980s and once again […]

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No Aussie music compilation is complete without some dirty bluesy rock, right? Well bringing that to the table on the Murders In The Rue Morgue Vol 1 album is Melbourne band Southbound Snake Charmers. This is a band who describe themselves as dirtier than a roadhouse bathroom and guaranteed to make you slither like a […]

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My parent’s think I’m crazy! And they hate the things I do… It’s scary to realise that KISS Destroyer is 44 years old today. Even scarier to realise that yours truly was alive and kicking back then and this hot piece of wax was the first album the author owned and purchased with his own […]

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The Covid-19 outbreak has not treated thrash metal legends Testament well. First the band were forced to cancel their trip to Australia for the Download Festival and then in a bad twist of fate lead vocalist Chuck Billy came down with the virus himself. When I get a chance to chat to Billy about the […]

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A word from the two Unholy ones… We would like to summon you Sunday, April 12th at 3pm PST for a live streamed Unholy Communion service via our YouTube Channel! Be sure to follow Twin Temple on YouTube to receive the live notification! Link to Livestream. Churches refusing to follow the stay at home orders are […]

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When Nergal isn’t thrilling the world with his amazing talents with the mighty Behemoth he is exploring the darker side of folk music with his side project Me And That Man. Their first album Songs Of Death And Love landed in 2017 and was well received by both critics and fans alike. Now three years […]

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Well it is not exactly Christmas coming early, but this year we will see an extra AusMusic T-Shirt Day thrown into the calendar, and you only have a couple of weeks to get ready for it. Rising to popularity in 2015 the first AusMusic T-Shirt Day was held in order to raise money for SupportAct, […]

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For anybody who saw the last tour of Slash, Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators one thing lingered in their mind after the show. Sure we were all thinking about how amazing the main act was but we were all expecting that – the other thing in our mind was just how impressive the opening act […]

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Flatten The Curve With Rock’n’Roll! New Single & Video, Samantha Jones Out Today. New Album, Rock N Roll Daydream Out Now!   Melbourne classic rock champions, Riff Raiders have just released their second album, Rock N Roll Daydream! The album features eleven rock anthem tracks that successfully showcase and match the vocal range of powerhouse frontwoman Jenni […]

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One of the hardest hit industries during the Covid-19 pandemic has to have been the Arts community. My inbox over the past couple of weeks has been full of promoters announcing that shows have been cancelled, and while I look around the street around me I see live music venues and cinemas closed and in […]

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Gone are the days when Nine Inch Nails releases were once every half decade. Trent Reznor is incredibly more prolific these days and in the end it is the fans that benefit as most things stamped with the NIN brand, are usually pretty damn good! A nice surprise greeted us all this past week when […]

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I hope every single one of you is doing whatever they possibly can to help STOP this virus. Please practice personal hygiene and wash your hands throughout the day. A good thorough wash and then disinfect with hand sanitizer. Please stay inside and in your home as much as is humanly possible. Only leave if […]

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