Articles by Michael Lueders

Alice Cooper has released his new single “Welcome To The Show” from his upcoming album “Road,” coming out August 25 on earMUSIC. “Welcome to the Show,” showcasing Alice Cooper’s signature blend of hard rock, theatrical storytelling, and haunting […]

Haunt is a heavy metal band from the USA formed in 2017, releasing an incredible nine albums… …in just six, very prolific years! The band are a metal machine – a well-oiled and well-organised machine […]

Necronomicon is a thrash metal band from Germany formed in 1984 by singer/guitarist Volker ‘Freddy’ Fredrich. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1986, with ten more studio albums following over a forty-year career […]

[Photo Credit: Íris Dögg Einarsdóttir] Just in time for the release of their highly anticipated upcoming album, Ýdalir, Viking metal icons SKÁLMÖLD unleash their infectious title track, “Ýdalir”, together with a gripping official performance video. […]

[photo by Steve Dutton] Following the release of their new album, The Unknown (released on July 14, 2023 via Napalm Records), English metal frontrunners EVILE have shared a lyric video for the heavy as hell […]

Svalbard have released the third single from their forthcoming new studio album, The Weight Of The Mask, due out on October 6th. The track titled ‘How To Swim Down‘ is Svalbard‘s most unique and moving work to-date, featuring heart-rending, ethereal violin parts […]

We interrupt your regular viewing to announce that Good Things season is upon us – and if you thought 2022 was huge, that’s not all folks! Australia’s largest and favourite travelling music festival, Good Things […]

Mezzrow is a thrash metal band from Sweden, formed in 1987 at the height of the worldwide thrash metal explosion. The band are heavily inspired by the Bay Area thrash movement, with bands such as […]

Photo Credit: Thomas Boenig Ten years on from the release of their sophomore album, The Catalyst Fire, Brisbane icons Dead Letter Circus are commemorating the powerful 2013 release with the announcement today of a special […]

Australia’s extreme metal titans Thy Art Is Murder have revealed turbulent third single “Blood Throne”, taken from the band’s forthcoming album, Godlike, out September 15 via Human Warfare. Pre-order Godlike here. “AND SO THEY ROT!!” growls a menacing CJ McMahon […]

Savage Grace is a heavy metal band from the USA forming during the eighties when heavy metal was still in its infancy. The band released two albums – ‘Master Of Disguise’ (1985) and ‘After The […]

Devin Townsend is a relentless force, fearlessly pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. A genius, an eccentric mastermind, an orchestrator, and a comedian all rolled into one. online pharmacy https://salterlewismd.com/wp-content/languages/new/cytotec.html no prescription All of the above […]

[photo: Peter Coulson] Following an ambitious multi-year tour that saw the band bring their heavy metal power to Europe, Canada and the USA, the Australian heavy metal band ELM STREET finally returns with their third […]

Severed Angel is a melodic metal band from the USA formed in 2022, releasing their self-titled debut album in 2023. Combining traditional heavy metal with elements of thrash and symphonic metal, the band storm through […]

From their debut self-titled release in 2020, the prolific, productive trio from Brisbane Idle Ruin have been malevolently creating their savagery of death/ thrash metal. Released earlier this year, their Debut Album’’ The Fell Tyrant’’ […]

Saint Deamon is a power metal band based in Sweden formed in 2006 releasing four albums to date – ‘In Shadows Lost From The Brave’ (2008), ‘Pandeamonium’ (2009), ‘Ghost’ (2019), and ‘League Of The Serpent’ […]

Century is a heavy metal band from Sweden formed in 2020 by the duo of Staffan Tengner (guitars, vocals, bass) and Leo Ekstrom (drums, guitars, bass), releasing their debut album ‘The Conquest Of Time’ in […]

Enforcer is a heavy metal band from Sweden formed in 2005 releasing six albums to date – ‘Into The Night’ (2008), ‘Diamonds’ (2010), ‘Death By Fire’ (2013), ‘From Beyond’ (2015), ‘Zenith’ (2019), and ‘Nostalgia’, released […]

Deimos’ Dawn is a thrash metal band from Germany founded in 2017 by Andy Doe (guitar), Matze Lange (bass), and Mathias Schmidt (drums) – the band completed by former Morgoth singer Marc Grewe. The band’s […]

Overkill is a thrash metal band from the USA forming in 1980 and, to date, has enjoyed an incredible forty-three-year career – releasing a phenomenal twenty studio albums! An achievement no other thrash metal band […]

From their beginnings in 2022 with the evocative ‘’ Зимним хладом’’ and ‘’ Сказки чёрных лесов’’ releases, Meschera has been sowing the seeds of devotion and hatred in reverence of mother earth and Жатва is […]

Smackbound is a metal band from Finland formed in 2015, releasing their debut album ’20/20′ in, err, ahem, 2020! Featuring ten songs across forty minutes of emotion, aggression and attitude, ’20/20′ was a glorious highlight […]

The South Sweden duo of Gina Wiklund and Ulf Blomberg represents the individual. The constant struggle against a system that crushes free thought and an alternative to the modern ‘’standard’’. Accepting the circle of life […]

Evermore is a melodic metal band from Sweden, formed by Johan Karlsson and Andreas Viklands – the band completed by singer Johan “Blizz” Haraldsson. In 2020, the band released the three-song E.P. ‘Northern Cross’. In […]