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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) $60.99 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) $45.99 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) $60.99 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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RIP Firestarter I am glad I got to see Prodigy play live let alone have the opportunity to photograph them. It was a photo pass I had to truly fight for as my publication did not deem the band ‘heavy’ enough. That took me by surprise as most if not all Prodigy performances are some […]

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So come now children of the beast… Be strong And Shout At The Devil! Rock biographies are some of my fave books. I have an ample collection and in time, Rue Morgue Records will be stocking a bunch of the better ones right here in our store. For the longest of times, Led Zeppelin’s Hammer […]

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We may not even be through January yet but 2019 is shaping up to be a huge year for Western Australian musician Dan Brittain. A few months ago he became the first artist to sign with Australia’s latest record label Rue Morgue Records but then his debut release Celestial Seasons ended up selling out of […]

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Available for order now! Subract-S may have been making a name for themselves in the Adelaide music scene but soon they will be arriving in your music collection thanks to their brand new single (alone on a) Monday becoming available through Rue Morgue Records in February. To find out a little more about the band […]

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Available for order now via Rue Morgue Records Grant Burns is no newcomer to the Aussie metal scene. Stints with bands such as Mason, Vespers Descent, Darkenium and Watercolour Ghosts has seen him take to the stage with the likes of Opeth, Mayhem, Children Of Bodem, Hate Eternal and Annihilator. But now Burns is embarking […]

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Saddened to hear of the passing of Greville Records’ Steve Morgan. I was only there last week buying a record from him and the usual to and fro banter was plentiful. Always with sage and wise advice on my Rue Morgue Records project and everything he ever told me whether in jest or seriousness (well […]

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When Mason guitarist Grant Burns approached me to do his publicity photos for his new solo album, I of course agreed and put it to Grant… “How about we release a vinyl seven inch single through Rue Morgue Records as well?” After a hushed meeting in the confines of the Reverence Hotel, where Grant’s immediate […]

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AVAILABLE NOW! When the idea for Rue Morgue Records The Label was spawned and ultimately unleashed to an unsuspecting public, I really didn’t know what sort of bands would contact me. I didn’t care the genres that would approach me, all I was concerned about was the artist blow me away. And that is not […]

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King Diamond Songs For The Dead Live Available For Pre-Order There is only one King Diamond, and for more than thirty years the great Dane has been dropping classic albums and putting on shows fans remember for the rest of their lives. Perhaps the only downside to having such a formidable catalogue is that there […]

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I’m Eighteen And I Like It! The Local Record Store Perspective… For the longest of whiles, the biggest selling record at Rue Morgue Records was the recent WaxWork release of the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie soundtrack. I could not stock them fast enough and after three re-orders via my distributor, I finally mnnaged […]

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On behalf of myself and Dan Brittain (and Amy Edwards) I would just like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who took interest in Dan’s new single and Rue Morgue Records Label’s first (ever) vinyl release. I am pretty certain, we’ll be sold out by the AM. We did this in a week with […]

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On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released their first album since the death of Bon Scott. It became one of the biggest selling albums ever. In 2000 Classic Rock looked at the making of this record. It was towards the end of February, 1980. Brian Johnson was staying in the spare room of his mum’s house […]

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Dan Brittain: Celestial Seasons PRE-ORDER NOW! It is with great pleasure that Rue Morgue Records The Label announce our first signing, Western Australian vocalist Dan Brittain. Brittain is no stranger to the Australian Rock scene having performed extensively with Shots Fired and more recently fronting Electrik Dynamite. A born and bred bonafide Rock Star Dan […]

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We’ve been championing this band since their inception and are now absolutely stoked that they will be touring Australia in February. All details in the poster above. Having said that, Rue Morgue Records moved heaven and earth (quite literally) to get Zeal & Ardor stock in our store after an extensive email trail that led […]

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I was recently interviewed by Blaze Festival about the label side of Rue Morgue Records. Presented for you below is the interview in full: Why a record label? Good question! The label idea kinda happened organically. We evolved into the role and it was quite a spontaneous decision. I was helping a friend of mine […]

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Behemoth’s trajectory as underground black metal hopefuls to fully fledged scene leaders as been one of the most interesting of any band. Along the way their music – as expected, has shifted in style, but always maintain it’s vicious backbone. I Loved You At Your Darkest finds the band evolving once again. The songs ebb […]

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The original studio console used to record Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is heading for auction at Bonhams next month. The Helios console, which was also used by the likes of Bob Marley, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, is expected to fetch a six-figure sum when it goes up for sale in London on […]

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Rue Morgue Records The Label was born from out undying passion for Rock N Roll music and getting new and fresh sounds out into the hands of like minded people. Throughout the course of 2019, the label will be releasing exclusive limited edition seven inch singles of some of the world’s best unsigned talent. “We […]

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ORDER VIA THIS LINK Massive set features five “Albuquerque crystal”-coloured 10″ records housed in jackets representing each of series’ five seasons. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Breaking Bad, the beloved series will collect five LPs-worth of music that featured during the show’s five seasons for a limited-edition, vinyl-only box set. Limited to 5,000 copies, […]

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Two-time Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans Dream Theater recently announced the forthcoming worldwide release of their 14th studio album, Distance Over Time on February 22, 2019. Distance Over Time showcases a newfound creativity for Dream Theater while maintaining the elements that have garnered them devoted fans around the globe. The album also marks the […]

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Rue Morgue Records will be participating in our first Record Store Day/Black Friday event. If you join our mailing list here, you can see what records we will have available on Friday. We have very limited quantities of some amazing releases from A Perfect Circle, Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Devo, Dio, Judas Priest and more. If […]

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As a music photographer now for 10 years, there are many photographers who I admire and look up to. None more so than the incredible Ester Segarra. Her work is bathed in darkness and tinged with a level of brilliance that I have yet to see matched or surpassed in the world of Extreme Music. […]

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Ok I am going to be brutally honest here. I really didn’t know too much about Aus Music T-Shirt Day. Which is a crying fucking shame because there’s more to it than just wearing a band t-shirt to work. Maybe my complacency arose because I pretty much wear a t-shirt (band or otherwise) every single […]

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Slipknot’s 2008 album, “All Hope Is Gone”, will be reissued on December 7. The 10th-anniversary deluxe edition of the LP will feature re-imagined artwork and a bonus disc containing an audio recording of the band’s 2009 headlining concert at Madison Square Garden. Disc 1: “All Hope Is Gone” 10th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition 01. .Execute. 02. Gematria […]

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Geezer. Ozzy. Tony. Bill. Made in Birmingham 1968. Eight words set to immortalise ‘Iron Man’ rock legends Black Sabbath in trendy stainless steel. And all complete with images of the band members as you’ve never seen them before. Plans are afoot to give the chart-topping ‘Paranoid’ stars a ‘Metal Bench’ that would be handmade in […]

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Huge news with the return of HEAVY Magazine to printed form. Over the last couple of years the magazine was only available as a digital download but now the mag hits the streets as a formidable street press publication. Already, it looks like the best street mag out there – by a long shot! HEAVY […]

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