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A dark ritual is coming. From the ashes of the mysterious Dogma comes Vindicta. You could say they have emerged from the ashes of a chapter that had run its course. What was left behind became the foundation for something deliberately darker, more ruthless, and uncompromisingly authentic in its vision. The band was built from [...] Continue Reading

When British extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH and American metal titans DEVILDRIVER, two of heavy music’s most iconic and ferocious bands – each with a stellar reputation for incredible live shows – joined forces for a North American tour in 2023 the results were predictably amazing and the synergy undeniable. Now Australia will  finally experience this much […]

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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition traces the rise of Iron Maiden from the gritty clubs of East London to becoming one of the biggest heavy metal bands in the world. Built around rare archival footage, classic photographs, fan reflections, and commentary from those close to the band’s history, the documentary explores Maiden’s early struggles, explosive growth […]

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ANTHRAX stands as one of the legendary “Big Four” of thrash, a band whose breakneck riffs and mosh-pit anthems have shaped heavy music for over four decades. On their 2026 Australian tour, Anthrax will ignite stages in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, performing a career-spanning arsenal of classics. Fans can expect a high-octane set packed [...] Continue Reading

Since deciding to balance his career as both filmmaker and musician, Rob Zombie has taken his time between records, which makes each new release feel like an event. Five years on from The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, The Great Satan arrives with real weight behind it, and the good news is that it [...] Continue Reading

Here is a little bit of a cinematic receipt. Take a little bit of Gothic literature and then blend in some musical and dance sequences that would make Baz Luhrmann extremely proud, Then add a Bonnie & Clyde storyline and for good measure introduce one of the world’s most talented actresses, Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) into […]

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  Very few films being released this year have me as excited as 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. The original 28 Days Later is a cult classic and while 28 Weeks Later was a complete let down the sins of the past were forgotten when director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland returned to […]

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They say there is no rest for the wicked and that is certainly the case for Max Cavalera and Soulfly this holiday period. Soulfly has been spearheading the movement of groove metal for decades now, reaching into limitless directions while seamlessly retaining the expert quality and perfection that bears the Cavalera seal of approval. Coming […]

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In 2025, metal titans KREATOR celebrated two outstanding achievements by releasing vocalist/guitarist Miland “Mille” Petrozza’s book “Your Heaven, My Hell” and hitting German cinemas with “Hate & Hope”, the first proper movie about a really loud, really extreme metal band not only melting your face with firestorms of pyrotechnics but also music equivalent to searing bursts of hellfire. [...] Continue Reading

Off the back of their well-received The Last Will And Testament album Swedish prog rockers Opeth have spent most of the last year on the road playing to sell-out audiences. Now for the first time in six years the band is about to head to Australia where they have promised that their set list will [...] Continue Reading

What better way to spend Halloween than to sit down with Wednesday 13 himself. From his time with the legendary Murderdolls through to his stunning solo career – which has seen him create one of the best Halloween anthems of all time with I Walked With A Zombie – Wednesday 13 has been wowing Australian [...] Continue Reading

Well, it is the horror film that everybody is talking about at the moment and to be honest after watching Shelby Oaks you can easily see why. This is not only a horror film that begs to be different – it is a film that takes the classic horror style and turns it on its […]

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There is something magic about music. Especially when you hold a record in your hands that you purchased as a 12 year old kid in 1978. When you can remember the smell of it. The feel of it. The quality and sheen of the cover. In an instance, all those feelings come back. And it […]

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The original voice of Skid Row Sebastian Bach has spent the last few years wowing audience around the world with shows that has seen him re-create the band’s self-titled album to pure acclaim. Now Bach is heading to Australia to bring the shows here and he has added a special show in Melbourne that will […]

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When it comes to modern day horror there is no bigger name than James Wan. While he made a name for himself alongside his good friend Leigh Whannell with the Saw franchise he soon found himself wrapped up in the world of The Conjuring – a horror series based around the cases and lives of […]

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If you have ever sat down and read Cherie Currie’s autobiography Neon Angel or seen Floria Sigismondi’s 2010 film The Runaways you will know that Currie is a battler and more importantly a survivor. Thrust into the world of rock ‘n’ roll at just 15 years of old Currie experienced the highs of the industry […]

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When people think of the origins of occult rock and heavy metal, the names Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, or even Aleister Crowley often rise to the surface. But long before Sabbath dropped their first doom-laden chords in 1970, another band had already summoned the Devil onto vinyl, flashing the horns of Satan and recording a [...] Continue Reading

April 2013 Black Sabbath – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Quite possibly the most iconic shot I’ve ever taken, and without question the most profitable. But the story behind it is just as legendary as the photo itself. It was at Black Sabbath’s Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena, and us photographers were being ushered into […]

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Born Again, released in 1983, is one of the most bizarre and polarizing albums in Black Sabbath’s storied history. Marking the only studio appearance of former Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, the record stands as a sonic and stylistic outlier within the band’s catalogue. It emerged during a period of transition and uncertainty, following Ronnie […]

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Photographer: Keith “Keef” Macmillan Location: Mapledurham Watermill, Oxfordshire, England When Black Sabbath unleashed their self-titled debut on Friday the 13th, February 1970, it wasn’t just the music that sent chills through an unsuspecting world — it was the imagery. That eerie woman in black, standing still among the autumnal fog outside a centuries-old English mill, […]

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The original Alice Cooper group - Alice Cooper (vocals), Michael Bruce (guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass), Neal Smith (drums), and Glen Buxton (guitar) - redefined rock in the early 1970s, blending raw, hard-hitting music with shocking theatricality. With Bob Ezrin at the helm, they pioneered shock rock, delivering rebellious anthems, dark storytelling, and over-the-top stage shows featuring guillotines, [...] Continue Reading

The Back To The Beginning day-long festival was a full-force reminder of the power, majesty, and sheer bloody force of heavy metal. It shook the ground and lit a fire in my gut that’s been burning since childhood. I’m now closer to 60 (dont let my boyish good looks and immaculate skin and hair fool [...] Continue Reading

Twenty-five years ago a very special cinematic relationship was forged. Director Danny Boyle chose to bring a novel by a young writer named Alex Garland to the screen – in the form of The Beach. From there the duo then teamed up again when Garland wrote the screenplay for Boyle’s zombie film 28 Days Later […]

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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! Rue Morgue Records is a proud sponsor of the Devils@Cradle adoption campaign. Fifty Dollars of a random sale every month is donated to the Devils@Cradle program. The random customer gets to sponsor a Devil and receives a photo and bio of their sponsored Devil along with their order from […]

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  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