Articles by Michael Lueders

The new song/video, “Sun Eater” is the first to release via their new label Greyscale Records, and it’s a pretty mega introduction! The band bend the boundaries of their genre, melding elements of nü-metal, mathcore, […]

BLACK OAK COUNTY releases their brand new hard-rocking single and official video, “Save Your Breath”! Don’t hold your breath just yet, because you’ll be singing along in seconds. Following the band’s latest releases “Back For […]

Infected Rain has named “Time” their sixth studio album and the Moldavians are ready to make history after their self-claimed most successful era which was 2022 to 2023. ’Because I Let You’ is a showcase […]

Wednesday 13 Performing Murderdolls enticed the crowd out on Wednesday 7th of February in Perth, The Rosemount Hotel packed from the barrier at the front of the stage to the merch desk at the back […]

Hitten are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2011 releasing their debut E.P. ‘Shake The World’ in 2012. And to date, the band have released five full-length albums – ‘First Strike With The […]

Destructor is a thrash metal band from the USA formed in 1984 releasing their debut album ‘Maximum Destruction’ in 1985, disbanding in 1988 after the death of their bass player Dave “Holocaust” Iannicca. Reforming a […]

Join us for an exclusive interview with Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian as we delve into their highly anticipated Australian tour, the release of their latest album “The God Machine,” and more. Learn about the […]

This week Dave chats to Kristian of The Cruel Intentions about leaving Norway for Australian summer and playing glamfest as well as touring with a Gibson les Paul. What amps he likes and the cruel […]

Formed in January 2023 in Melbourne, Australia, Ana is the collective of a group of impressively talented musicians that have already created a debut EP, The Art of Letting Go which is a journey of […]

The personal struggle of Sweden’s Dödsrit continues with their hymns of devotion and suffering on their third release Nocturnal Will and album that personifies their existence and visceral energy. From the opening salvo of ‘’ […]

An EP that consists of two new tracks and two old tracks (Being the New Flesh Nectar demo). Blood Exaltation the Polish triumvirate debut that is Throat could be considered one of the more harrowing […]

Unaussprechlichen Kulten represents extremity in every way, their name representing the book of arcane literature in the Cthulhu Mythos and Lovecraftian mythology. Their sonic torture dating back to 2001 has only heralded six full-length releases […]

Artillery has kindly shared with the Thrash Metal maniacs the album “Raw live (at Copenhell)”. What a way to start a concert. ’Devil’s Symphony’ is a perfect warm-up for both the fans and the band. […]

Blind Guardian return to Australian shores for the first time in nine years, and they bring with them new music from their long-awaited latest album, The God Machine! Not only that, but the world’s foremost […]

It’s a Sunday night and The Baso Canberra is rocking already. A good-sized crowd is here just as I get there as the doors open. The temperature is sizzling 34 degrees Celsius outside and is […]

Dogma are an internationally based metal and rock band, releasing their self titled debut album in 2023. Featuring a highly religious visual theme – nuns to be precise – are Dogma a band? A cult? […]

Its been several years since I’ve had cause to go to the Metro on George St (which is a shame because it’s a great venue), but it seems that there’s been a positive change in […]

Last night the up and coming promotion team ‘Realm of Thorns’ put on their first instalment of the Blood Sacrifice festival at the Lion Arts Factory in Adelaide. Featuring fifteen local and interstate bands coming […]

Acrolysis is a heavy metal band from Australia formed in 2017, releasing their debut E.P. ‘Black Dog’s Serenade’ in 2019, and full length debut album ‘Revolution‘ in 2023. Hailing from Sydney (New South Wales), the […]

Wayside: Melbourne’s Wayside were a great way to start the night of at the Enmore. With their brand of catchy melodic alternative rock. Wayside sounded great, mixing elements of Birds of Tokyo, Silverchair and the […]

Active since 1991, Funeral Winds has released their eighth album called “333”, which refers to the Dweller in the Abyss, the Demon of Dispersion, also known as Choronzon. Before anyone can guess what strange noise […]

Join Jaimunji from Metal Roos in this interview with Brandon Saller of Atreyu as they delve into the band’s brand new album, ‘The Beautiful Dark of Life’, and their upcoming Australian tour dates. Brandon opens […]

After 10 years on the rock scene, JUNKYARD DRIVE is ready with their new single release, “Tearaway”. The Danish hard rock band explores the rebellious side of the rock genre, where noise and raw energy […]

As we get closer to the release of VANIR’s new opus, the Danes release today a new lyric video and digital single to tease the album. And once again they dive deep into Scandinavian history, in […]