Articles by Michael Lueders

Brace yourselves, local long hairs, as US metal mainstays, Miss May I, are teaming up with newcomers Sylar this November for what is set to be one of the best heavy tours of 2017. A […]

Melbourne’s Melodic Death Metal maestrosrecently released their latest album “Exanimate” along with doing a tour across Australia. We talk to Ben Roberts to talk all about it.   Liam: You guys recently put out your […]

Hailing from Batemans Bay on the South Coast of NSW, Terravorous has a diverse variety of influences that grind together to form a unique and powerful force. Having already supported an international act like Cancer […]

Formed in the sleepy regional town of Ararat, Victoria in 2012, Requiem are an extreme metal band with a strong emphasis on punishing riffs, massive grooves and an atmospheric feel.  With influences firmly rooted in black, […]

The wait is over! The symphonic, majestic, melodic and epic sounds of WINTERSUN finally reach Australia! Founded back in 2004 by front man Jari Mäenpää, Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN released their outstanding, highly-acclaimed debut self […]

Massic began life in 2015 as a strict song writing project but the parties involved quickly realised this was more than a studio session and needed to play live, thus Massic was born, playing their […]

Brisbane’s Adriatic is a low tuned blend of djent/hardcore/metal with traditional Balkan rhythms and sounds and 100% energy.The band recently performed at Metal United Down Under in Lismore, we had a chat to Bojan  from […]

Nescient formed in early 2011 on the Gold Coast, Australia. The band set out early to discover and create their own unique sound within the metal scene, drawing from the eclectic musical influences of each […]

Founding members of Sepultura and brothers in metal, Max Cavalera and Iggor Cavalera have announced an Australian tour this September– celebrating the 20th anniversary of the legendary album ‘Roots’ – to be played in its […]

Sludko is a female-fronted heavy metal band from Tasmania formed in 2015, releasing the ‘Consumed By Darkness’ E.P. in 2017. Influenced by the traditional and classic, eighties sound of heavy metal, Tasmanian based heavy metal […]

Hell Fire are a thrash metal/NWOBHM band from the USA formed in 2010 self releasing their debut album ‘Metal Masses’ in 2016. The bands second album ‘Free Again’ was released in 2017. The album storms […]

Harlott is a thrash metal band from Australia formed in 2006 releasing their debut album ‘Origin’ in 2013. ‘Proliferation’ followed in 2015 with the band’s third album ‘Extinction’ released in 2017. Savage, brutal and aggressive […]

Explaining the reason for the name change might require more effort but why waste precious space? Let the music speak for itself because at the end of the day, that’s what the underground is all […]

Simon Wright is a veteran drummer who has worked with some of the most legendary bands in the world. Some of the bands he has worked with include AC/DC, UFO, Ronnie James Dio, Queensryche and […]

Majesty. Power. Epic. Folk. Carving their way through the Australian metal scene like a viking longship through tempestuous seas is Brisbane’s Epic Folk Metal powerhouse, VALHALORE. Founded by guitarist Anthony Willis and vocalist Lachlan Neate […]

When Bolt Thrower drummer Martin “Kiddie” Kearns passed in his sleep on September 14th, 2015, the members of Britain’s longest standing death metal band were absolutely bereft. Three weeks after, bassist Frank Healy, of UK […]

US metal act Revocation are returning to Australia in 2017 and teaming up with King Parrot and Psycroptic on the Thrash, Blast & Grind Tour. We find out more from bass guitarist Brett Bamberger on […]

Kold Creature is a melodic/groove metal band from Australia formed in 2013 releasing both their debut single and album in 2016. The atmospheric one-minute intro ‘Awakening’, builds tension, leading into the first single released off […]

Toxicon are (in their opinion) a fairly good-looking collective of musicians, hailing from from Geelong, Melbourne and Ballarat, who go mighty well with a plate of cheese & crackers, and a cheeky glass of red. […]

Necrostalgia is a melodic death metal band from Australia formed in 2014, releasing their self-titled debut album in 2016. Terrorising audiences since their formation with unrelenting aggression, Necrostalgia has established itself as a fierce live […]

D.A.M is a Melodic Death Metal band from Brazil. They have released a new album called “Premonitions” so we talk to Guilherme & Edu from the band to find out more on the album, the […]

Amon Amarth are back with more viking metal in the form of their latest album “Jomsviking”. We talk to guitarist Johan Söderberg about the new songs and the growing popularity of Norse Mythology.   What’s […]

Hell Fire is a thrash metal/NWOBHM band from the USA formed in 2010 self released their debut album ‘Metal Masses’ in 2016. For fans of Iron Maiden, Accept, and Metallica, the NWOBHM, German-style power metal, […]

Since forming a decade ago in 2007, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have grabbed the metal world by the throat and not let go. Releasing four albums, relentlessly touring the globe, and amassing a legion of loyal followers. […]