Articles by Michael Lueders

Distorta, a powerful heavy metal band hailing from Ballarat, Australia, are excited to announce they have signed a deal with WormholeDeath Records to release and promote their debut EP – A Devil in the Dust. […]

Prolific metalcore progressives ERRA recently announced their new album CURE, which arrives on April 5 via UNFD. Today the band has shared the visualizer for Crawl Backwards Out Of Heaven. The visualizer captors the raw, explosive, and forward-thinking intensity of […]

Experience the celestial harmonies of two iconic voices as Marko Hietala and Tarja Turunen unite in a mesmerizing duet like never before! Embark on a journey through space and time with ´Left On Mars´,  a captivating […]

Brazilian progressive power metal legends ANGRA celebrate kicking off their European »Cycles Of Pain« touring leg (all details can be found below!) by releasing a new music video for the song ‘Here In The Now.’ […]

Sweden’s Necrophobic return with their tenth full-length opus In the Twilight Grey, that not only celebrates the thirty plus anniversary of the band but the complete line-up from 2018’s “Mark Of The Necrogram” returns with […]

German stadium rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE announce their aptly titled new studio album Back With A Bang! The band’s eighth studio album, successor to the #2 charting Not The End Of The Road (2022, Official German […]

Gatecreeper’s Dark Superstition is leading a new wave of American death metal. Their sprawling third full-length, and label debut for Nuclear Blast, is more concise, melodic, and memorable than anything they’ve ever done. It’s a […]

Ancient Remains release their eagerly awaited four track EP titled ‘Burn It All’ today on Wednesday 13th March 2024. Following this release, they are set for their biggest tour yet with national and international shows lined […]

Sparky talked to symphonic metal band Ana from Melbourne about their debut EP and more.   Metal-Roos: Hi Anna,  Hope you are well. What are you currently up to? Hi guys, I’m thank you. We’re […]

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA have entered their Ritual era! The band has just dropped the video for the brand new single Ritual. It finds the band further experimenting with and pushing the boundaries of their signature sound. The song […]

American Death Metal masters, Skeletal Remains has released their fifth album called ”Fragments of the Ageless”. Abrasive and incessant is ‘Relentless Appetite’. That subtle touch of the drums after the intro is a carefully curated […]

Harbinger of Woe delivers plenty of punishment. Brennan Shackelford flails his drum kit with the pinging precision of a dungeon master. But the song isn’t inhumane. After all, someone was responsible for administering these historic […]

Southern California’s DAYSEEKER — Rory Rodriguez [vocals], Gino Sgambelluri [guitar], Ramone Valerio [bass], and Zac Mayfield [drums] — recently announced their forthcoming acoustic album Replica, which arrives digitally on April 19 and physically on June 14 […]

SLASH, the iconic, GRAMMY-winning guitarist and songwriter, has announced his highly anticipated sixth solo album titled Orgy of the Damned, will be released on May 17 via Gibson Records, in partnership with Sony Music Australia and […]

Australian instrumental post-rockers sleepmakeswaves have released another single from their forthcoming album “It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It” following the addition of two more US shows to their growing world tour dates. The band […]

Following the release of their most brutal, vicious critically acclaimed album, 2023’s Negative Energy, UK alt-metal force VEXED returns with an official video for its most poignant offering, “It’s not the end”. This title is […]

KINGS OF THRASH! Back down under due to high demand! And with some extra special embellishments. For his first time in Australia, the original MEGADETH guitarist, Chris Poland, will be joining the group to perform […]

Ohio-based powerhouse The Plot In You have released their crushingly-heavy latest banger Don’t Look Away and the accompanying official music video. Prior to today, the band released Closure, which is climbing the charts and rising into […]

Bringing the noise firmly back in 2024, Australian behemoths ALPHA WOLF sold out their Half Living Things Australian Headline Tour with special international guests, including Ohio metalcore stalwarts THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, Texan metalcore trailblazers INVENT ANIMATE […]

Jaimunji sits down with DragonForce’s Herman Li unveiled the essence of their upcoming album, “Warp Speed Warriors.” With a blend of excitement and dedication, Li discussed the band’s homage to the Zelda universe in their […]

  Norwegian black metal band Svart Lotus, deliver their second grand opus of noise and anger. From what began as a side project to 1349’s Seidemann, Som et vondt år is the evolution and important […]

After many years of silence, the legendary death metal force of NECROPHAGIA, one of the very first death metal acts, has reawakened. The band’s revamped line-up have signed to Time To Kill Records for the […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival kicks off in Australia next week with a whole horde of surprises lying in wait and KNOTFEST 2024 ticketholders are in for a treat. We’re stoked to […]

Hailing from the depths of Vilnius, Lithuania Night Slasher are the exponents of true speed metal madness. Their debut self-titled offering to the metal gods is pure unadulterated metal majesty. Night Slasher is musical devastation, […]