AZREAL are a Groove Infused Metal band that formed in late 2007 on the Gold Coast, Australia. The original line-up consisted of Luke Hosking - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar, Scott Campbell - Bass Guitar, Mick Creighton - Lead Guitar and Robbie Crosson – Drums. The group of like minded people began jamming together and got some songs written and thus became the forming of AZREAL.

In August 2008 AZREAL started playing various different shows throughout the Gold Coast and Brisbane area, In 2009 AZREAL entered Queensland's biggest band competition known as "Loud '09" which pitted together 200 other bands in an epic battle. AZREAL finished rather successful making it the Major Semi Final; it was at this competition when the band first met Andrew 'Jimmy' Glinster whom was the Loud '09 Co-Promoter and also a Promoter of the live music scene on the Gold Coast.

Jimmy Glinster was very impressed with AZREAL's fresh sound and direction and began to book AZREAL a regular slot at the (then) premier alternative music venue "Club Viper". Their fame and respect from fans of heavy music demanded more shows and soon they were enlisted on Queensland's metal touring circuit "Inferno". In September 2009 AZREAL recorded their first self titled ep containing 5 tracks. The metal machine of AZREAL continued to build momentum until...

In late September 2009 Lead Guitarist Mick Creighton parted ways from the band to begin travelling throughout South America. AZREAL then went on hiatus while they began the search for a replacement Lead Guitarist. In a meeting with Gold Coast Promoter Jimmy Glinster they informed him of Mick's departure to which he offered to fill in on Lead Guitar as Jimmy himself was a master on the Axe. Jimmy Glinster has previously been in a band called The Fith Syndrome and Jimmy had spent time in America learning skills from other Guitar legends such as Dino Cazarez (Fear Factory) and Logan Mader (Machine Head).

After a short time of rehearsing together Jimmy Glinster and AZREAL all agreed that Jimmy's position on Lead Guitar was permanent. Luke Hosking decided to focus just on Vocals and discontinued his extra role as Rhythm Guitarist. Thus cementing the line-up and giving AZREAL new focus and a driving passion. During 2011 AZREAL released "Servants Of Decay" single and video, To which they received great response and continued to build their underground cult following and it also earned them many head-lining slots on their 2011 gig schedule.

On the 13th July 2012, AZREAL launched their first full album titled "Better Dead" at their home town metal venue Miami Shark Bar, The album was recorded at Love St Studios by Barry Martin and Scott French and mastered by Rick O'Neil, It was on this album that AZREAL made very clear what motivates their music and their anti religious views, AZREAL had this to say about the album "Heavy music and Groove infused with a relentless distaste for organised religion".

At the launch show of "Better Dead" AZREAL had their live performance filmed for their 2nd music video "Believe" and there is plans to release the song "Better Dead" as a single and music video also, At the time that this was written AZREAL are currently unsigned to a record label, but continue fuelled by their love of heavy music - with or without a record label behind them...