Heavy Metal

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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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

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

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

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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  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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  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

  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

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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Absolutely stoked to announce that Rue Morgue Records is one of the sponsors for the forthcoming Ballarat Blaze event. We are so confident that this is going to be a huge gig that we’ve put our name to it! All the info you could possibly need is at the Facebook Event page linked below. Check […]

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