Articles by Michael Lueders

Overlorde is a power metal band from the USA founded by guitarist Mark Edwards and bass player John Bunucci – the band releasing two albums to date, ‘Return Of The Snow Giant’ (2004), and ‘Awaken […]

Cassidy Paris is a rock singer from Australia who has released two E.P.’s – ‘Broken Hearted’ (2019) and ‘Flirt’ (2021) – and one full-length album – ‘New Sensation’… …released in 2023 featuring eleven hard rocking […]

Join us for an in-depth interview as Job For A Cowboy vocalist Jonny Davy sits down with Jaimunji of Metal Roos to delve into the making of their highly anticipated new album “Moon Healer”! Discover […]

This week Dave Rumblers chats to the legendary Buzz Osbourne from the Melvins and Fantomas, starting at 1983 when he was 18 till now and still touring.  What guitars he likes and uses as well […]

Wollongong five-piece Alienist bring a slight industrial touch to their metalcore sound. As if some of the output of the Port Kembla smokestacks has seeped into their sound. The Love/Hate deals with love, hate and […]

The Japanese invaded Adelaide at the Lion Arts Factory last night. Wielding electronic metalcore mixed with genre bending chaos. They were met with a solid turnout and a big warm reception. There seems to be […]

After announcing their new album “VIII”, Norwegian progsters VICINITY will now release a new digital single – the second – from the upcoming record. “Distance” is the chosen song this time and it will be […]

Mudvayne last visited Perth for Big Day Out and a sideshow in 2006 (and 2000 prior to that), but as they were on hiatus from 2010 to 2021 it is not really a surprise there […]

Somebody recently reminded me of the Chimaira album The Impossibility of Reason. French groove metallers Stone Horns have taken “Chimaira” as the title of their third studio album. It has been released as a concept […]

Cobra Spell are a hard rock band from the Netherlands formed in 2019, founded by former Crypta and Burning Witches guitarist Sonia Anubis – the band has released two E.P.’s to date, ‘Love Venom’ (2020) […]

Aggression is a thrash metal band from Canada, formed during the mid-eighties thrash metal explosion. During a four decade line-up changing and hiatus-riddled career, the band have released six studio albums – ‘The Full Treatment’ […]

Six Foot Six is a heavy metal band from Sweden formed in 2017, to date released three albums – ‘The Six Foot Six Project’ (2018), ‘End Of All’ (2020), and ‘Beggar’s Hill’ (2023). Influenced by […]

The futuristic hyperpop metal group known as Paledusk have dropped their first extended release ‘PALEHELL’ and it’s absolutely weird in the best possible way. A killer mix of confusion and chaos with a few anthems […]

On reviewing last year’s Glam Fest, I wrote “People saw some bands that they probably thought that they had no hope at all of ever seeing”. Well, the organisers certainly raised the bar this year! […]

Adelaide’s festival dedicated to old-school metal, melodic metal and rock n’ roll returns for its seventh instalment, on Saturday, February 17th 2024 at Unibar Adelaide. Join the hordes! Dust off your leather, battle jacket, and […]

Yesterday night, The Enmore Theatre was witness to one of the most brutal nights that the legendary venue has ever seen: Klash of the Titans, with both heavyweights In Flames and Kreator in a co-headlining […]

Kiss may be over, but Ace Frehley is still active as a musician and has released his 7th solo album “10,000 Volts”. ’Spaceman’ starts this record with ’10,000 Volts’. This is a perfect example of a true […]

For the first time in over a decade, Mudvayne is playing in Australia with the legendary Coal Chamber. And Metal-Roos Captured the night. Photos by Marc K/Nell Photography Mudvayne: :    

Billed as the “Klash of the Titans”, metal heavyweights Kreator and In Flames stormed upon the capital on a Thursday night. I was not sure what to expect in terms of the crowd as Canberra […]

Bloom fans have been eagerly awaiting new music for a long time now. After years of listening to bangers such as ‘Cold’ and ‘Sink Into The Soil’ on repeat the wait is finally over with […]

Scott Michaels is a musical visionary. The list of instruments The Indiana (USA) native commands at his will include Erhu Violin, Guitar Viola, Cello, Keyboard/Synthesizer, and guitar. These are all combined with a deep classical […]

Join Jaimunji from Metal Roos for a little chat with the one, the only, Ville Valo, the former frontman of HIM, as they discuss his upcoming Australian tour and debut solo album, “Neon Noir.” Ville […]

The undefinable force of nature that is Borknagar have returned with their twelfth full-length offering. The Norwegian outfit since its beginnings in 1995 has taken the boundaries of black metal and broken them with a […]

Kalki is an avatar of Vishnu. Avatara means “descent” and refers to a descent of the divine into the material realm of human existence, and it aptly describes the third release of Australian Guitar virtuoso […]