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  Australian filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou stunned the world with their debut feature Talk To Me. The praise was endless but one thing was clear – horror fans from right around the world were impressed by the fact that they had discovered genre filmmakers who were more than willing to push the boundaries. Now […]

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  Bay Area legends TESTAMENT are set to lay waste to Australia in June 2025; their first headline tour since 2010. Since emerging from the San Francsico Bay Area Testment have delivered some of the greatest metal anthems of all time.  ‘Over The Wall’, ‘Practice What You Preach’, ‘Rise Up’, ‘Into The Pit’, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, ‘Low’, ‘The […]

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With the big recent resurgence of horror in cinemas it is not surprising that producers have decided that it is time to re-boot one of the most lucrative horror franchises of all time – Final Destination. This franchise started with a film aimed at teenagers with a very simple plotline. A group of teenagers who […]

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  Burning Witches are a Swiss Heavy/Power Metal band, founded in 2015 by rhythm guitarist Romana Kalkuhl. She was soon joined by Romana on rhythm guitarist, bassist Jeanine Grob, drummer Lala Frischknecht, singer Laura Guldemond and guitarist Courtney Cox. Ushering in a new wave of Heavy Metal – Burning Witches soon developed a steady fan base and started to deliver some awe-inspiring albums. With just a sip of their [...] Continue Reading

While he may not be the first person that people think of when they think of great modern day horror film directors, but Eli Craig is somebody that should certainly be on the radar of any true horror fanatic. After all this is the man that wrote and directed one of the best horror comedies […]

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Known for their lunatic personas and stage antics backed by solid musical skills and songwriting chops, D-A-D made their international breakthrough in 1989 with the album No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims which spawned the hits ‘Girl Nation’, ‘Jihad,’ ‘Point Of View’ and the MTV favourite and global smash single ‘Sleeping My Day Away’. Now with D-A-D about to hit Australian shores for a tour […]

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  The dangers of making a movie based on a video game is that a filmmaker can either make the movie so unlike the game it is hated by gamers or relying on so much game-lore that it becomes a confusing mess for anyone who has never played the game. Some films have escaped those […]

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Everyone's favourite Devil... The Tasmanian Devil! 2025: Throughout 2021, Rue Morgue Records sponsored 12 Tasmanian Devils. This was done monthly. The first sale of every month was donated to the Devils@Cradle program and each customer who happened to be the first sale, received a photo and bio of their sponsored Devil along with their order [...] Continue Reading

  In the pantheon of rock legends, few names evoke as much spectacle, controversy, and surprise as Alice Cooper. Known for pioneering shock rock with decapitated dolls, guillotines, and gallons of fake blood, Cooper built a career on terrifying the establishment. But what if the most shocking twist in his story wasn’t on stage—but in [...] Continue Reading

  Burton C. Bell, the iconic voice that defined futuristic anxiety, existential desperation, and steadfast resistance across the industrial metal world, is set to captivate Australian audiences this June 2025 with a special run of intimate shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Newcastle. Fresh off his induction into the prestigious Metal Hall of Fame, Burton continues to solidify his legacy [...] Continue Reading

Legendary hard rock band WINGER is set to electrify Australia for the final time, bringing their farewell tour to rock fans across the country. For one unmissable tour, all of the original members— Kip Winger (vocals, bass), Reb Beach (guitar), Rod Morgenstein (drums),  Paul Taylor (guitar, keyboards) and  John Roth (guitar) —will travel to Australia to deliver the ultimate send-off, celebrating decades of iconic music in […]

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Ten years ago Melbourne metal lords Witchgrinder delivered one of their most seminal albums. Haunted saw the band move away from the sound that they had established on The Demon Calling two years earlier and saw the band tackle something fresh with new band members. With the release of the Splatter Vinyl 10th Anniversary Edition […]

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I’ve always loved Dressed to Kill, and here we are, 50 years later, and I’m still spinning it like it just came out last week. The fact that this album is half a century old is mildly terrifying, but what’s even scarier? Realizing I was just 9 years old when I unwrapped it on Christmas […]

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40 years of Balls To The Wall: This milestone anniversary of Accept’s iconic album simply couldn’t remain uncelebrated by Dirkschneider, an incarnation to pay tribute to the musical past of their frontman Udo Dirkschneider.  Except releasing two live albums, Dirkschneider had never been a recording band, but that has changed today as they are releasing [...] Continue Reading

Thames & Hudson has announced the forthcoming publication of “Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History”, to be published globally in hardback in autumn 2025. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of IRON MAIDEN, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy metal’s most prestigious band, with unparalleled input from […]

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Do you remember that excited feeling that you used to have as a music lover when you scored a cassette or CD compilation? Whether it was one you picked up on the counter at your local music store or one that you had to carefully peel over the cover of a music magazine, there was [...] Continue Reading

Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti Turns 50: A Monument to Rock’s Golden Age Fifty years ago, in February 1975, Led Zeppelin released Physical Graffiti, a double album that not only solidified their dominance over the rock world but also became a landmark in music history. As we celebrate the half-century milestone of this genre-defining masterpiece, [...] Continue Reading

The wait is over, and we have finally seen the release of ‘Overdriver;, the fantastic new album by high-energy rock'n'roll royalty, THE HELLACOPTERS, who are commemorating their 30th anniversary as a band with their ninth full length. The successor of their glowingly praised, chart-storming comeback album, ‘Eyes of Oblivion’, is filled to the brim with roaring guitars and earth-shattering grooves, [...] Continue Reading

One of the architects of ‘The Gothenburg Sound’ Dark Tranquillity will storm Australian shores this month for the first time in over a decade, delivering three exclusive shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane! Masters of melodic death metal, Dark Tranquillity emerged from Sweden’s west coast in the early ’90s, alongside titans like In Flames, At The Gates, and Soilwork. […]

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When Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album on February 13, 1970, they effectively altered the landscape of popular music. With its dark atmosphere, heavy riffs, and foreboding lyrics, Black Sabbath is widely regarded as the birth of heavy metal. Though heavy music had its precursors in bands like Led Zeppelin and Cream, no one [...] Continue Reading

“Becoming Led Zeppelin” is a 2025 documentary directed by Bernard MacMahon that chronicles the formation and rapid ascent of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. The film delves into the individual musical journeys of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham during the 1960s, leading up to their convergence in 1968. It [...] Continue Reading

In a time period where cinema trailers are often accused of giving away plot points that should have remained secret it is has been kind of nice to see a trailer released that actually leaves the public asking questions. When the trailer for Sinners dropped audiences were left with the following question ‘okay it looks […]

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There is no doubt that Hollywood has programmed audiences to see Artificial Intelligence is a bad thing. While movies like Short Circuit, Chappie and Wild Robot suggest the opposite films like the Terminator and The Matrix are just too powerful at portraying AI as the villain. Even in recent months audiences have watched as AIs […]

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In just a few weeks Australians will once again be able to witness the power, the presence, and the uninhibited, inhuman vocal range of the one and only Tim ‘RIPPER’ Owens. If you have ever seen Owens live before you know that he is about to bring some of the wildest moments in Metal to […]

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Mike Tramp, the iconic voice of White Lion, is set to perform the songs of White Lion in Australia for the first time in 20 years. This marks Mike Tramp’s first tour of Australia since 2008, and it promises to be a spectacular celebration of White Lion’s timeless hits. Over the past few years Mike Tramp’s White Lion has now released two volumes […]

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It is not an overstatement to say that filmmaker Leigh Whannell is one of the men responsible for changing the face of modern-day horror. His screenplays introduced us to the world of Saw and Insidious while his directing skills have brought us the fresh and creative Upgrade while The Invisible Man took him to a […]

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The modern-day cinematic journey into the Universal Monsterverse has been a rocky one. The Tom Cruise led The Mummy became one of the most unfairly maligned films in Hollywood history while films like Dracula Untold barely raised a blip on the radar. The sad truth is that the Monsterverse has really only come to life […]

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A Tribute to David Lynch: The Architect of Dreams David Lynch is not merely a filmmaker; he is an architect of the subconscious, a weaver of dreams, and a poet of the uncanny. In a world that often demands clarity and resolution, Lynch dares to embrace the shadows, the silences, and the strange beauty of [...] Continue Reading

Cavalera is a name with its fingerprints all over the history of heavy metal, an inspiring family legacy built upon decades of musical aggression, starting all the way back in 1984 in Brazil with Sepultura.  Over the last couple of years, Max and Iggor Cavalera revisited their first three releases, Morbid Visions, Bestial Devastation, and Schizophrenia, re-recording them with a new level of intensity [...] Continue Reading

Given my usual aversion towards remakes I must confess that I did have some scepticism before stepping into the screening of Nosferatu. Largely due to the fact that when it comes to classic cinema the original 1922 version is at the top of the tree. The F.W. Murnau version is not just the pinnacle of [...] Continue Reading

Paul Di’Anno will forever be identified as a crucial key in the development and success of Iron Maiden. Undoubtedly, one of the biggest bands in the world, with a legacy that has lasted 50 years. The news of his passing is sad as Paul has struggled with health issues for the last 10 to 15 years. […]

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Hello Rue Morgue Records customers! We appreciate all you do for us and those who constantly return and give us your business. Well, we want to give you a little something back! Introducing the Rue Morgue Records Loyalty Program. You will have noticed that the more you interact with the site, the more points you [...] Continue Reading

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We've been extolling the virtues of Amigo The Devil on this site pretty much from day one. He also happens to be one of our biggest-selling artists, as no matter how much of his vinyl we stock, we sell out. It's happened a few times! Having said all that, boy, are we stoked he is [...] Continue Reading

Forty Three Years Ago!  That’s just something so hard to comprehend when I can remember it all detail for detail as if it happened yesterday! Yeah, forty three years ago, I went to my first gig, KISS at VFL Park. I wasn’t alone. 45,000 people attended too that day, making it for the time – […]

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Alice Cooper – iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® Inductee revs up as loudly as ever on his latest solo album “Road” and reveals the first single “I’m Alice” today. Produced by longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, it’s written, composed and recorded with his trusted, longtime bandmates – Ryan Roxie [guitar], Chuck Garric [bass], Tommy [...] Continue Reading

There is very little that extreme metal artists Cradle of Filth haven’t done over their career – but according to front man Dani Filth there was one thing he felt they needed to do – make their first live album in twenty years. Filth gets his wish with Trouble And Their Double Lives which was [...] Continue Reading

Shot down, traumaticTime haunted by the past When your back catalogue of music contains arguably the greatest Metal album of all time, is it any wonder that everything you do will always be judged (harshly) against that. And that is disappointing because since said greatest Metal album, 1986’s Master Of Puppets, that vast majority of […]

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  IN FLAMES are one of the biggest metal bands in the world – never shying away from pushing their artistic boundaries, crafting music that’s as catchy as it is crushing. Formed in 1990, the band is considered one of the forefathers of melodic death metal and the purveyors of the ‘Gothenburg sound’. With thirteen studio albums […]

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No matter where you look in music press over the past years outlet after outlet have been praising the work of the brutal Arch Enemy. Their lives shows have been described as brute force and their latest album Deceiver was called a work of slaying art. Mind you the band have overcome some things that […]

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