Articles by Michael Lueders

Avskräde is a Swedish band that spawned in 2021. They are supposed to be a Black Metal duo, as the promotional photos suggest, but in concert, four musicians are performing on stage. They recently added […]

PsychoWard’s newest album is nothing short of impressive! As a huge fan of John Ward’s music, I was incredibly excited to hear this. This album is a throw-back to the nasty and aggressive traditional heavy […]

Cirith Ungol is a heavy metal band from the USA formed in the seventies, prolific during the eighties, disbanding in the nineties, resurfacing twenty-five years later, performing at the 2016 Frost And Fire II festival […]

Theocracy is a power metal band from the USA formed in 2002, releasing five albums to date – ‘Theocracy’ (2003), ‘Mirror Of Souls’ (2008), ‘As The World Bleeds’ (2011), ‘Ghost Ship’ (2016), and ‘Mosaic’, emerging […]

After playing their first ever Australian shows in 2019, Metal Church is back to introduce new Singer Marc Lopes to an appreciative Australian audience. … And just like those 2019 shows, it’s Temtris who roll […]

Live from Good Things Festival, our very own Jaimanji got to chat with Japanese metal sensations Hanabie. They chat about their favourite games, the energy of Aussie crowds, and an essential visit for everyone coming […]

Persecutor are a thrash metal band from Denmark, releasing their debut album ‘Rebirth’ in 2019, and sophomore album ‘Vendetta’ in 2023. Formed by guitarist Benjamin Stage, the band was completed by drummer Christopher Hejgaard, guitarist […]

LA-founded hard-rock hellraisers, L7 perform their landmark album ‘Bricks are Heavy’ in Full (Pretend We’re Dead, Sh*tlist, Wargasm, Everglade, Slide among others)! L7 debut album came through Epitaph, run by Bad Religion’s Brett Gurewitz. Their […]

Game Over is a thrash metal band from Italy formed in 2008, releasing five albums to date – ‘For Humanity’ (2012), ‘Burst Into The Quiet’ (2014), ‘Crimes Against Reality’ (2016), ‘Claiming Supremacy’ (2017), and ‘Hellframes’ […]

After the historical swirl of the first single “Twisting The Knife”, VANIR now releases a new advanced song from their upcoming new studio album, both as digital single and as a lyric video. ““One Man Army” is […]

To celebrate ARTILLERY’s upcoming live album “Raw Live (At Copenhell)”, the band releases, in digital single and lyric video formats, the track “The Challenge”, from the record. “The Challenge” is one of the oldest tracks […]

Besomora is an Australian Melodic Death Metal that has unleashed its first EP “Delusional Monster”. You would not believe this EP is from a band that started only three years ago, and they have three […]

Reuniting 9 years ago after a 13-year hiatus, L7 hit Australia once again performing their full album, Bricks Are Heavy for the first time. Sold out shows across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney prove the love […]

WarWolf is a heavy metal band from Germany, releasing two albums to date – ‘Necropolis’ (2022), and ‘The Apocalyptic Waltz’ (2023). Now we’ve had the ‘Toxic Waltz’, (a song by thrashers Exodus from the band […]

Sinnery are a thrash metal band from Israel formed in 2012, releasing two albums – ‘A Feast Of Fools’ (2016) and ‘Black Bile’ (2022), and one E.P. – ‘Below The Summit’ (2023), in a career […]

A Chilean band called Nimrod which has been around since 1985 has released their 4th album named “Legacy of Death”. As you press play to “Mortality of the Seas”, you will notice the mix of […]

Imperium is a thrash metal band from the UK formed in 2015, releasing their third E.P. ‘When Kings Meet’ in 2023. The five-piece outfit from London – consisting of Ben Porter (vocals), Rapha Comes (bass), […]

High Spirit’s newest release ‘Safe on the Other Side’ features ten spectacular tracks – each pulsating with energy and dynamism. Be it the anthemic ‘One Day Closer’ or the more epic ‘(There Will Be) Magic […]

Get ready for a metal onslaught as Drew sits down with Tino from Of Mice & Men to delve into the chaos and intensity of their upcoming Australian tour in February 2024! After six long […]

Photo credit Jay Collier Dan talked to Dan McDougall from Australian metallers Frankenbok about 25 years of the band and more…   Metal-Roos: Dan is awesome to have you here for a chat with Metal-Roos. Wow, […]

𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. Get ready to unleash the fury as the iconic punk rock pioneers, Black Flag, are set to storm Australia for their first tour […]

In early December Plini released the ‘Mirage’ EP. A five-song serving of their signature europhic sounds. Making it their biggest release of new music since they dropped the Impulse Voices album back in 2020. ‘Mirage’ […]

The first thing that is striking about this album is the artwork. A boab tree grows inside a human style head, while the volcanic scene below spews fire and ash. The next surprise for me […]

Only a few bands get to celebrate their 5 decades of legacy and Blue Öyster Cult decided to record a concert releasing the album “50th Anniversary Live – First Night”. “Here they come, the amazing Blue Öyster Cult”, is the proper intro […]