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You wouldn’t know it if you walked past but nestled away behind some shops in Pier Street Altona sits one of the Melbourne’s most exciting recording studios. Owned and operated by Melbourne musician Mat Robins Coloursound Recording Studio is already beginning to carve out a history for itself in the Melbourne music scene as bands […]

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Def Leppard have compiled a thorough accounting of their earliest days — when they burst out of their native Sheffield, England, as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal — for a new box set. The Early Years 79-81 collects remastered versions of their first two LPs, On Through the Night and High […]

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We get so many submissions from bands here at Rue Morgue Records. I’d say on average it boils down to about 5 a month. Sometimes more. Of course, we don’t just take anyone on board. We listen carefully to the music submitted. We look closely at the band’s look and image which we deem just […]

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Australia is a country in pain. The country has literally been ablaze for the past few months and the stress and pain of the situation is certainly showing on the people who have found themselves wrapped up in it. Even as I write this reports are coming through of more fire-fighters losing their lives while […]

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2nd AustralAsian World Turbojugend Days March 5-8th 2020 For the second time since Norwegian Death Punk band Turbonegro graced our continent with their presence in 2012, the Australian Turbojugend is organising a big get-together to celebrate the local variety of the global fan-club that Turbonegro has developed over the last 25 years... Some of the [...] Continue Reading

I almost feel that I need to preface this article before I continue. I am not some kind of music snob, nor am I somebody that believes that hard rock or metal is the only kind of music worth listening to. A quick look at my album collection and yes you will find things as […]

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Seeing as our entire nation seems to be on fire in these terrible bushfires, we have decided to do our small bit to assist in any way we can. We donated our entire weekend income a few weeks ago to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal but we have also decided to pay a monthly contribution to […]

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In this social media age, the first thing I reached for this morning was my phone, only to see something that shocked me out of bed faster than ever being late for work… Neil Peart Dead. I think the word BULLSHIT must have been heard by my immediate neighbours, but when checking various news sites, […]

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Dimebash – an all-star jam tribute to “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, the late co-founder and guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan – is set for Thursday, January 16 at The Observatory OC in Santa Ana, California. Rock legend Dave Grohl and many more top rock and metal artists will be on hand to honor the guitar legend […]

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LISTEN NOW – SPOTIFY | APPLE | STITCHER | WHOOSHKAA | RSS | MAIN WEBSITE Australian Metal Band LORD are continuing to ride the success of their latest album Fallen Idols with the announcement of a 10 part podcast series named Nod to the Old School, hosted by the band’s very own Andy Dowling. Nod to the Old School is all about the old school […]

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When one thinks of Rue Morgue Records it is a name that is usually associated with the harder and faster aspects of music. That's fine! That is pretty much who we mostly cater for, and have catered for, over the course of our existence. But that is not to say we don't dip the old [...] Continue Reading

A year ago today the site launched. I had no idea where this would all lead to but I certainly knew where I wanted it to go. A year ago, we were strictly an online store selling predominantly vinyl products. The label side of things did not happen for months yet. It hadn’t even entered […]

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As Rue Morgue Records is about to turn one year old in a few days, I look back at the year that has past and simply marvel at just how far we have come. Although the label side of the business is only 8 months old, we have made some inroads into the independent industry […]

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The dream has always been to take Rue Morgue Records the label to the next level. From day one my mind's eye was burning with the idea that someone really needed to bring the classic compilation album back in vogue! That someone was me! Back in the 80's the Metal compilation album is what brought [...] Continue Reading

Rue Morgue Records recording artist Grant Burns launched his debut single Chaos In Design at a successful in-store at Alt.Cvlt in Frankston. In front of a receptive gathering, Grant played his entire debut EP live whilst also generating interest from many passer bys who were enthralled with Burns’ guitar hystrionics. Grant was available to sign […]

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A new exhibition about the band finally cements Birmingham’s reputation as the centre of a global musical phenomenon. ‘Home of Metal: Black Sabbath – 50 Years’ runs at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from 26 June to 29 September. A blockbuster exhibition devoted to the music that was born in and around Birmingham. Music […]

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Korn are back with a brand new album. The follow-up to 2016’s The Serenity Of Suffering, Korn’s 13th full-length is titled The Nothing and will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner Records. “Deep, within our Earth lives an extraordinary force. Very few are aware of the magnitude and significance of this place where good/evil, […]

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Chelsea Wolfe has announced that she’ll release her new studio album later this year. The follow-up to 2017’s Hiss Spun is titled Birth Of Violence and it’ll arrive on September 13 through Sargent House. Wolfe says: “I’ve been in a state of constant motion for the past eight years or so – touring, moving, playing [...] Continue Reading

Band photo by our friend Ester Segarra The Norwegian black metal legends mark their return with a sublime new slab of relentless riffing in the true spirit of the underground. The legendary Norwegian longstanding partnership of Fenriz and Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum, return with their first studio album since 2016’s hugely popular ‘Arctic Thunder’, in [...] Continue Reading

Motörhead. Do they need an introduction? Everything about these legends of heavy metal was iconic. Their logo, their look and their frontman.. the immortal Lemmy Kilmister RIP. Motörhead and their music are part of the very fabric of rock n roll. It’s in the DNA that spawned countless sub-genres and inspired everyone from Metallica to […]

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Lawrence Carroll created the cover art for Slayer’s Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, Seasons In The Abyss and Christ Illusion. Lawrence Carroll, the artist who designed and created four of Slayer’s most iconic covers, has died at the age of 65. The news was confirmed by the Karsten Greve Gallery and his friend Jason […]

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Oh man, how did I miss out on hearing about this until after the fact? 'Cos as it stands right now, ALL 500 copies of this are now sold out. Gone! Snapped up! Never to be reprinted! Oh God, I want one! Before we get to the gist of this as an aside, the very [...] Continue Reading

​It's a bit of a relief coming to the end of another project/campaign at Rue Morgue Records. Today we posted all orders of Palace Of The King to all the fans who pre-ordered. The amount of work that went from start to finish is pretty mind-blowing. To think, this project ​began early in January and [...] Continue Reading

RAMMSTEIN INTERVIEW CREDITS: Thorsten Zahn, METAL HAMMER Germany / www.metalhammer.de/rammstein-en The band have released the transcript for the ONLY interview they will be doing for this album. Reprinted with permission When it comes to playing with matches, Rammstein are the undisputed masters: but for a long time (a full decade, in fact) the main thing [...] Continue Reading

SLIPKNOT’s long-awaited sixth album WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND, will be released August 9th on Roadrunner Records and was produced by Slipknot and Greg Fidelman. It follows the band’s blistering 2014 LP, .5: THE GRAY CHAPTER, which debuted Top 5 in the official album charts of 19 countries around the world, including Australia (#1), the […]

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via Rolling Stone Surviving members filmed new interviews for Bernard MacMahon film, currently in post-production and due out to celebrate band’s 50th anniversary Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones have participated in a new documentary celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. The three surviving members filmed new interviews for director Bernard MacMahon’s […]

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As has been discussed previously, Murders In The Rue Morgue Volume 1 will be an annual compilation album featuring the artists that release a single with Rue Morgue Records throughout the year. The initial concept was to feature the song of each artist that was on their respective singles, but we’ve had a change of […]

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INDEPENDENT STORE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE TOUR Our friends in the USA are in for a real treat with Baroness performing at a variety of independent record stores on the release of their latest album Gold & Grey. (purchase album below) Press Release: We have announced an independent store tour this June, which includes an acoustic performance [...] Continue Reading

Amigo The Devil's Everything Is Fine has been on heavy rotation at Rue Morgue Records. And now we are stocking it! Lots of it! Amigo the Devil is a strange, hard-to-define entity that hovers like a slightly vengeful ghost around the peripheries of metal, dark folk, and Americana, claimed by none but with roots in [...] Continue Reading

Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste The old adage 'the devil has the best tunes'certainly rings true when it comes to Rock N Roll. In fact, it is a byline which we here at Rue Morgue Records proudly throw around with some of our advertising collateral. That's 'cos it is something [...] Continue Reading

Abbath: Outstrider (Black Vinyl) $70.99 Add to cart Abbath: Outstrider (Silver Vinyl) $70.99 Add to cart Calm In Ire (Of Hurricane) (via Blabbermouth) ABBATH, the solo project of former IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name Olve Eikemo), will release its second album, "Outstrider", on July 5 via Season Of Mist. The disc was recorded at Dub [...] Continue Reading

SOLD OUT! King Diamond: Abigail (Picture Disc) $55.99 Read more SOLD OUT! King Diamond: Conspiracy (Picture Disc) $45.99 Read more SOLD OUT! King Diamond: Fatal Portrait (Picture Disc) $45.99 Read more King Diamond: Songs For The Dead Live (LP) $75.99 Add to cart SOLD OUT! King Diamond: Them (Picture Disc) $45.99 Read more King DiamondFatal [...] Continue Reading

Atomic Riot Join Rue Morgue Records When the boys from Atomic Riot recently approached me about working together on a release… I think I screamed FUCK YEAH to anyone within earshot as this is the perfect band to align a young label with. Let’s face it, when it comes to in-your-face good-time Rock N Roll […]

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PledgeMusic on L7’s Shitlist! PledgeMusic was set up a decade ago to help both established bands and new names make it in the music business, by bypassing the traditional music labels and accessing money direct from their fans. Under the model, fans pledge money to a band for a particular purpose – for instance, making […]

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Run before the killers go free Murders In The Rue Morgue will be an annual compilation 12” album featuring selected cuts from the Rue Morgue Records roster. Volume 1 is scheduled for a December 2019 release with 1,000 copies pressed in a limited edition blood-red vinyl. In the tradition of the classic 80’s compilation albums […]

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Too Fast For Love I’m one of those old-timers who was around when the Crüe had just released their debut album. And I am talking about before they were signed to Elektra. I guess it would have been sometime around 1982 when the usual route coming home from school would mean a stop at my […]

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Posers Must Die! I have been reading the book based on the Metal independent record label Metal Blade by Brian Slagel. The book, ‘For The Sake Of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Records’ by the aforementioned Slagel is certainly hitting close to home on many levels. For one, it is fascinating learning about the […]

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So you want to be in this Rock And Roll Business hey? At last, at 3AM it was time to go to sleep. With the alarm set for 7.30 – that’s a few hours and a bit to get some ‘rest’. I wake up before my alarm. That gives me 30 minutes to pack some […]

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Yes the rumours are true. Rue Morgue Records will be releasing an exclusive boutique seven inch single of one of Australia’s finest bands… Palace Of The King. The track ‘Get Right With Your Maker’ backed with ‘One Of These Days’ will be available for sale via the Rue Morgue Records website AND the Golden Robot […]

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Rue Morgue Records has just turned 6 months old. Yeah, you heard right. Six months. I can safely say that in that time we have achieved quite a bit. Which is not to say that it has not come without litres of blood, sweat and tears.   It has been an exhausting six months balancing […]

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