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New books, a photo exhibition, new music and book tours, Melissa Auf der Maur is thriving (LouderSound)

Eihwar bring the bangers to the UK capital (LouderSound)

Love Star Wars? Looking for some tasty discounts? Then the Amazon Big Spring Sale has you covered. Games, books, collectables and more (LouderSound)

The independent trio follow up their sold-out tour with fresh music.

Conan is currently in the midst of his Wishbone World Tour, which comes to Europe this spring.

The five-piece lift a new cut from debut album ‘Forever’, due in April.

She’s checking in with a new album and some questionable backup dancer opinions.

The artist’s Service95 Book Club is to shape the opening weekend programming at Southbank Centre.

It’s about standing on the edge of a really important decision.

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Suzi Quatro feat. Alice Cooper, CJ Wildheart, Robert Jon & The Wreck and more (LouderSound)

Supported by Nails, Exodus and Carcass, the German thrash metal luminaries reach a new level of pageantry (LouderSound)

Lauren Hart looks like a perfect fit for the Swedish metal machines! (LouderSound)

One track from Moving Pictures and one from Vapor Trails illustrates the trio’s habit of getting too clever in the studio, then suffering for it later (LouderSound)

“It’s the only song we know how to play,” quos Alex Lifeson as Rush open this year’s Juno Awards in Canada with Finding My Way, the first song from their self-titled debut album (LouderSound)

He explains his lifelong passion for innovator’s style and attitude – while a member of Steven Wilson’s band offers another perspective of the man at work (LouderSound)

Aided by magic mushrooms and a newly built studio, Todd Rundgren sets out to chart “the chaotic musical element” in his head (LouderSound)

Quick! Somebody fetch the bug spray! (LouderSound)

Melissa Reese became the first female member of Guns N’ Roses when she joined the band a decade ago (LouderSound)

The show will take place at the home of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (LouderSound)

More light has been shed on the origins of Led Zeppelin’s most melancholy song (LouderSound)

The Dillinger Escape Plan recorded the genre-defining Calculating Infinity in 1999. Jim Fear is one such highlight. (LouderSound)

John Wetton recalled a unique proposal in Italy as he argued that the band had plenty of edgy adventures – they just didn’t get caught (LouderSound)

Starring Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, Clash Of The Titans was one of the most important tours in metal history (LouderSound)

The late keyboard genius was never interested in fame, but in promoting the belief that music is science, as he explained in a rare interview (LouderSound)

Cinderella hit big with one of the greatest weepies of the glam metal era (LouderSound)

“We soaked up all of this great music and that song has bits of all of that – that open-stringed riff that Sepultura, Machine Head and Slipknot were famous for”: How a group of Florida teenagers wrote the anthem that gave mid-2000s metal a shot in the arm (LouderSound)

Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society release video for Ozzy’s Song – their touching tribute to the late Prince of Darkness (LouderSound)

Pantera reunion drummer Charlie Benante hopes a live album will be released to document the controversial comeback (LouderSound)

Bauhaus can lay claim to being the founding fathers of goth (LouderSound)

It was only released this month, but that hasn’t stopped Amazon from slashing the price of the sprawling 5LP/Blu-ray Rush box set ahead of the band’s Fifty Something Tour (LouderSound)

In 1989, GN’R released a hit EP, supported the Stones and almost split up (LouderSound)

Goth metal, 80s pop and failed musical experiments – this is the soundtrack to Cristina Scabbia’s life (LouderSound)

Check out video footage from the first night of her North American solo tour in Atlanta.

In this archive interview, Tom Morello reveals the truth behind his bandmate’s MTV Awards stunt, riots in the street and the original rage-quit (LouderSound)

It took Queen four years to record Stone Cold Crazy – but when they finally did, they nailed it (LouderSound)

News of Friedman’s death comes just weeks after he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (LouderSound)

“We didn’t expect Ten to be a huge deal. But I guess it kinda became one” (LouderSound)

The star’s Island Records debut hints at a forthcoming new album, ‘FYI’

The single serves as the first preview of a new album expected later this year.

The EP serves as a follow-up to debut mixtape ‘Fall Back’.

It’s fair to say that Radiohead have a complicated relationship with their debut single (LouderSound)

Dimmu Borgir make a long-awaited return, Frozen Soul team up with Machine Head and a former Ghost guitarist launches his ‘cartoon metal’ band: these are Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week (LouderSound)

The Sony WH-CH720N noise-cancellers are on sale right now on Amazon – and it’s a deal that’s too good to miss (LouderSound)

The Black Crowes did a lot of growing up in the ’90s (LouderSound)

‘This Music May Contain Hope’ is RAYE at her most fearless.

This perfect package for diehard fans includes a cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops (LouderSound)

‘Dirty Habit’ was written by Bird with Reneé Rapp, Patrick Wimberly and Julio Tavarez.

Twenty-four headline dates are confirmed across November and December 2026.

Pink Floyd Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 has been restored and remastered by Steven Wilson (LouderSound)

After a chance Coachella meeting with Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats), New York duo Fcukers scrapped the overthinking and sprinted toward their debut ‘Ö’. The result is a high-octane collage of 90s house and club chaos; a record born from nightlife revival.

Great new prog from VLMV, Aisles, Lost In Kyiv, Long Distance Calling and more in all new Tracks Of The Week (LouderSound)

Brand-new purpose-built dance stage The Warehouse is also confirmed for the festival.

Malay-co-produced fifth record also gets full tracklisting and UK tour dates

Two decades in, Scranton emo mainstays Tigers Jaw are still evolving. Their new album ‘Lost on You’ finds the band reckoning with time, growth and the people they’ve been along the way.

80s producer Flemming Rasmussen remembers Cliff Burton being the heavy metal titans’ unofficial musical leader (LouderSound)

Written in the wake of relocation and reflection, Courtney Barnett’s new album finds her trusting the subconscious – and a well-timed mantis.

The show will take place in July at London’s Hyde Park.

Fraser T. Smith produced and mixed the four-track BMG release.

Claryn Chong directs the bedroom-set video for the new track.

Dates include London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town and Manchester’s Albert Hall

Recorded at RAK and Unwound studios, the five-track collection is out now.

The release follows Hill’s October 2025 EP ‘Missed Again’.

Thirty years after its release, Billy Corgan looks back at the making of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (LouderSound)

Freedom is Suzi Quatro’s third album in collaboration with son LR Tuckey (LouderSound)

Their groundbreaking 1994 album has stood the test of time – but their refusal to compromise with label and management made it look as if their time was up (LouderSound)

Exit Dave, enter Sammy, and Van Halen’s first No.1 album (LouderSound)

In which Steven Wilson helps Opeth emerge from the musky cocoon of their darker 90s albums with a wider and brighter sound (LouderSound)

Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group was written in minutes – but its roots are still debated (LouderSound)

It arrives ahead of her forthcoming album ‘Superbloom’.

The anonymous collective explore themes of religion and division on their latest single

Grand Serpent Rising will come out on May 22 – listen to lead single Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel now (LouderSound)

Strip away the lights and the spectacle, and what’s left is that balance they’ve mastered: heartbreaking emotion meets ridiculous silliness.

Guitarist Richie Faulkner says the British metal veterans were in the studio for a month earlier this year (LouderSound)

From DIY punk to major label almost-stardom, from supporting Kiss and Green Day to being honoured by (and making friends with) Bruce Springsteen, Jesse Malin’s career has been a wild ride (LouderSound)

Watch the first episode of Dork’s new Before Doors sessions, filmed at Future Yard, Birkenhead while on Dork’s Round The Houses tour this March.

Waking The Fallen took metalcore to the next level – only for Avenged Sevenfold to ditch it on their next album (LouderSound)

It’s still recognisably Barnett – observational, dryly funny, emotionally candid – but presented through a process that feels newly energising.

Rich, charming and deeply comforting, it earns an immediate replay.

Recorded over five years with producer Andrew Watt between tour legs.

Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album (LouderSound)

Ranking the back catalogue of one of America’s greatest modern metal bands, from New American Gospel to Into Oblivion (LouderSound)

A lesson in exactly what Robyn can do that nobody else quite can.

A self-directed video and debut UK live dates accompany the new single.

Glasgow’s finest are more than words at Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser (LouderSound)

From carnets to bus hire and visa applications that may be declined anyway, Svalbard’s Serena Cherry sounds off on the mounting costs that are making touring unsustainable (LouderSound)

Alissa White-Gluz is working on two new albums with very different focuses (LouderSound)

The album closer is taken from debut ‘Elsewhere, Always’ on Communion.

A short film starring Brandon Flowers and David Beckham accompanies the announcement

The show marks ten years since the band last played the festival.

RAYE, Diana Ross, Holly Johnson and more are among confirmed performers.

Grassroots artists from both cities dominate the latest wave of announcements.

The track was captured during a live session at Abbey Road Studios.

‘a short history of decay’ is the Philadelphia band’s most personal and most structurally ambitious work.

They join an already announced line-up featuring Lemonsuckr, Annie-Claude Deschênes and Boutique Feelings.

SPOILER ALERT: watch a snippet of the blood-soaked battle here (LouderSound)

The Amazon Spring Sale is on right now and there are a huge range of rock and metal t-shirts discounted (LouderSound)

They put on the wildest show in town. The press loved them and hated them. And then they crashed and burned (LouderSound)

Shaking with nerves, the band’s former full-time drummer took over the main mic in Canada in March 1976 (LouderSound)

Captain Kirk and the Metal God are working on a cover of Judas Priest’s classic You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ (LouderSound)

Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach believes the rock and metal world won’t allow artificial intelligence to stifle human creativity (LouderSound)

A tale of terrifying underachievement (LouderSound)

‘HELP(2)’ corrals 23 tracks from a roster deep enough to fill three festival main stages.

‘Girlfriend’ is the kind of record that makes its eleven tracks feel like exactly the right number.

A fifteen-track spread across R&B, dancehall, Afrobeats, electro-pop and roots reggae.

Three years ago Chris Cron made a video entitled How To Sound Like The Beach Boys and uploaded it to Instagram: Now he’s in the band (LouderSound)

‘Lost On You’ sounds like a record made by people who know exactly what they do well.

Fans were left confused when this early Slipknot favourite suddenly disappeared from their debut album (LouderSound)

Never heard Ozzy and Miss Piggy’s take on Born To Be Wild? Lucky you (LouderSound)

Theresa Jarvis and co. arrive with a new clarity of purpose.

Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin is giving a wide array of hit songs an icy makeover (LouderSound)

Double album ‘POMPEII // UTILITY’ lands on 3rd April alongside extensive world tour

The Beach Boys-inspired track follows ‘My Life’.

Jonas Åkerlund’s “unflinching” look at the life and career of rock icon Billy Idol is heading to streaming services (LouderSound)

“There was a lot of pain from all the death and drugs and corporate destruction” (LouderSound)

She’d had no plans for a life in music, but wound up working with some of the biggest names of the 60s folk resurgence (LouderSound)

Even though Kisser spoke with ex-drummer Iggor over the phone, an onstage reunion doesn’t seem to be on the cards (LouderSound)

They’re not quite there with Lulu, though (LouderSound)

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far (LouderSound)

Thomas Holopainen studied biology before a career in music came calling, but never forgot his passion for the subject, or his admiration for the evolutionary biologist (LouderSound)

Her first release in three years follows a lengthy recovery from injury.

An archive interview with the band whose modern take on progressive rock brought the genre out of the past and gave it a future (LouderSound)

New EP ‘This Was Once Fields’ is due via TODO Records in May.

Thirty-four first-time nominees feature across seven categories at this year’s ceremony.

Plus, Militarie Gun, 1000 Rabbits, Ain’t and Goodbye.

They also join Wunderhorse, PVRIS, Nova Twins and Kid Kapichi.

Goth’s bleak misanthropy was upcycled and infused with hippiefied glam by The Mission, who celebrate their 40th this year (LouderSound)

The story behind the biggest song of 1982 (LouderSound)

Introduction written by Joe Bonamassa (LouderSound)

A reflective new track arrives after his BRIT-nominated mixtape.

The trio’s fourth record lands alongside lead single ‘Carry On’ and arena dates.

On her third album ‘Ricochet’, Lindsey Jordan swaps teenage romance for mortality, time and the terror of loving anything too much. It’s her most expansive and emotionally ambitious record yet.

Drummer Terry Cox was part of the classic Pentangle line-up alongside Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson (LouderSound)

It follows three BRIT nominations and four MOBO nods for the South Londoner.

The Oli Bayston-produced record follows the trio’s 2024 EP ‘This Old House’, with lead single ‘Crash Landing’ streaming now.

Twenty-two arena dates are confirmed from Birmingham to Belfast in autumn.

How detox helped save Anthony Kiedis’ soul, and possibly his life (LouderSound)

This is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.

This is theatrical pop with precision and purpose.

Fourth record ‘Creature of Habit’ is out later this week.

Equine pranks, epic benders and a million-dollar tantrum: This is what it was like being the (second) longest-serving member in rock’n’roll’s greatest band (LouderSound)

Double single ‘Sail’ / ‘Find Love’ is available now alongside the announcement.

In an exclusive extract from a new book about the life of Stuart Adamson, we look at the hidden story behind The Crossing (LouderSound)

Over sixty acts have been revealed in an extensive first wave for Hamburg festival.

Jed Gordon, brother of the Australian metal band’s drummer Ben Gordon, recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was in his early 20s (LouderSound)

Oasis share first images from photographer Simon Emmett’s book documenting their 2025 tour (LouderSound)

The intimate gig celebrates 20 years since the band’s first Manchester show.

The three-day new music event is headlined by Home Counties.

Three November shows follow time in the studio working on new material.

Five of seven On The Beach dates are already sold out ahead of Brighton show.

“It became the only song that he wanted to hear for a very long stretch of time” (LouderSound)

You won’t read a better ’90s music biography than former Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur’s new memoir (LouderSound)

Eleven dates are confirmed from Exeter to London’s Electric Ballroom this October.

Debut EP ‘These Things Take Time’ arrives after sold-out Lime Garden tour dates.

Photographer Simon Emmett was granted unprecedented access across the global reunion dates.

Lynks’ upcoming Dork’s Night Out just got a serious boost, with the support act now confirmed.

Amazon’s streaming platform is home to Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Grammy Award-winning music docs, performances and dramas. Here’s how to watch Prime Video from anywhere in the world. (LouderSound)

Quireboys singer Spike is touring the UK with a bagful of stories, a pocketful of songs, and a guitar (LouderSound)

TV creative used to hire Steven Wilson to make ad music. In the late 90s they wrote a film together. They’re still waiting to make it (LouderSound)

Much-loved Brit rockers Thunder have rarely come up short in more than three decades, but now face an uncertain future. These are their best albums (LouderSound)

American quintet are more inspired by Billy Joel than Jethro Tull – except their keyboardist – practice a non-virtuoso style of prog, and limit themselves to one 19-minute song per decade (LouderSound)

The story of the song that schooled Metallica’s James Hetfield (LouderSound)

The latest leg of Bryan Adams’ Roll With The Punches tour will feature the returning Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo (LouderSound)

Davey Havok’s influential punks extend their summer in Europe (LouderSound)

“I said, You need to call them!” (LouderSound)

The singer pairs her Def Jam single with a brand new visual.

“It was a post-apocalyptic place, like the bomb had been dropped and we were living in the rubble” (LouderSound)

The five-piece lift a new single from their debut EP, due in spring.

Dominic Garcia was Deftones’ original bassist, but a misunderstanding ended his tenure long before they’d eventually blow up (LouderSound)

The dates include Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and Shaky Knees appearances.

The Soundboks Mix is the latest in the Danish brand’s ever-growing range of speakers – and this one isn’t messing around with a max volume of 121dB (LouderSound)

Punk abrasion meets warehouse euphoria on CHALK’s debut ‘Crystalpunk’ – a record rooted in place and powered by possibility.

Lead single ‘No Me Jodas’ and a trio of live dates are also confirmed.

Chilli Jesson’s project touring behind self-titled Fiction Records debut this May

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Muse, Crown Lands, the Black Keys and more (LouderSound)

Ash Magick’s nefariously old school approach has made them one of Turkey’s most promising young extreme metal bands (LouderSound)

Three new tracks were recorded with Seth Manchester at Machines With Magnets.

They may have existed on the periphery of the prog world, but their influence is a fascinating example of cultural cross-fertilisation (LouderSound)

Broadside, Tonight Alive, Motion City Soundtrack and more will all play smaller venues.

In this Moment have been on the metal scene for two decades, but it took years for frontwoman Maria Brink to truly get her message heard (LouderSound)

He’d left Yes to join Robert Fripp in the hope of growing and learning. He didn’t expect it to happen the way it did (LouderSound)

The story of the Hu’s unlikely ascent to heavy metal household name (LouderSound)

The Irish four-piece will record one last album before calling it a day.

The rising artists will support Prima Queen at London’s 100 Club on 15th April.

Ana Popovic is about to bring her fiery, guitar-laced blues to London (LouderSound)

A story of Hawaiian volcanoes and Mick Jagger’s bloody finger (LouderSound)

Heart Like A Wheel was a key step in Ronstadt’s mid-70s rise, thanks to an astute choice of songs, smart production and *that* voice (LouderSound)

Moby describes Lola’s lyrics as “gross and transphobic” and “unevolved” (LouderSound)

Tina Fey hosted the premiere, with Wolf Alice and Kasabian to follow in the next two weeks.

Metallica’s Some Kind Of Monster remains the benchmark for heavy metal documentaries (LouderSound)

A fateful Jaco Pastorius show, a run-in with LA cops, rebuilding a Genesis song… Please Don’t Touch! aimed to tackle the unanswerable question, ‘What is prog?’ (LouderSound)

The story behind Iron Maiden’s classic second album, Killers (LouderSound)

Meg Remy’s theremin-laced waltz co-written with Raconteurs’ Jack Lawrence is her first venture into composing for film.

The story of the Cult’s classic Electric album (LouderSound)

The entirely analogue single arrives ahead of her forthcoming album ‘The Afterparty’

Billy Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk told fans he was the subject of the song, This Is How It Goes (LouderSound)

Eagles were trying to record Hotel California –but Sabbath were in the next studio (LouderSound)

How At The Gates wrote melodeath landmark Blinded By Fear (LouderSound)

A candid interview with Phil Collins from 2016 (LouderSound)

Caught In The Echo is the third track to be released from upcoming 12th Foo Fighters album Your Favorite Toy (LouderSound)

US man pleads guilty to defrauding musicians and music streaming platforms (LouderSound)

An undersold concert by the German icons in 1975 led a young duo to adopt electronic instruments. Their first song launched a clutch of cutting-edge genres (LouderSound)

When they made Yngwie J Malmsteen, they broke the mold (LouderSound)

Janis Joplin’s I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama would be the last album she released during her lifetime (LouderSound)

Facing the harsh reality of their first two albums being commercial flops, Supertramp were staring into the abyss when they came to make third album, Crime Of The Century… (LouderSound)

The albums that shaped the Korn guitarist’s life (LouderSound)

It packs a heavy, guitar-driven arrangement that departed significantly from the original.

The Glasgow bass-and-drums duo have a packed live schedule ahead.

The new single is taken from their upcoming fourteenth album ‘Peaches!’, out in May.

Their debut vinyl pressing pairs with their first EP as a double A-side.

The debut record features collaborations with Niall Horan and arrives in June.

“I was feeling a bit despondent because Free had broken up. I met a lady who was Brazilian and she said: ‘Come down and stay with me’”: How a supergroup formed from the ashes of one of the UK’s greatest bands wrote one of rock’s ultimate outlaw anthems (LouderSound)

The collaboration dethrones Harry Styles after his one-week stay at the top.

Dork cover star James Blake has achieved a career-best chart placing, while Tate McCrae has surged back up.

“This was now or never” (LouderSound)

After 2002’s Comalies, Lacuna Coil had officially put Italian metal on the map (LouderSound)

“I knew how to fail, but I didn’t know how to win” (LouderSound)

The death metal vocalist makes a fresh start and teases that the heavy new song is also one of the “lightest” things her new band have been working on (LouderSound)

Alissa White-Gluz shares her new band, Neurosis make a shock comeback and Ice Nine Kills turn into Steel Panther: these are Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week (LouderSound)

A planned reunion tour was scrapped after the singer walked away due to health concerns, though the band are now coming back with Sebastian Bach on vocals (LouderSound)

Greg Dulli’s men in black are back (LouderSound)

When three acquaintances decided to make a joke song about a bizarre topic just for the hell of it, they can’t have foreseen what’d happen next (LouderSound)

It’s a final glimpse at his mixtape ahead of its late March arrival.

Bosnian composer and accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic will perform around the historic venue on each night of the week-long run.

The collaboration features on her upcoming second album ‘This Music May Contain Hope’

“Some reports said that it was a great record, but we should consider changing our name” (LouderSound)

Guitarist Daniel Kessler delivers rare vocal moment during live debut of new track

The four-piece will head out on an April headline tour, with Bristol and London sold out.

The song is lifted from the band’s forthcoming EP ‘Spring Forward’, which arrives on 27th March.

The Glaswegian expats share new single ‘Fluoxetine’ from the nine-track record.

Deluxe edition adds unreleased favourites and a Katie Henderson club remix

The band have also recently contributed to the Peaky Blinders film soundtrack.

An accompanying video directed by Olivia De Camps is out now via Island Records.

The Cure frontman has praised Rodrigo’s music and hinted at more upcoming collaborations.

The Belfast trio tackle the controversy in a new Big Issue interview.

The Sunderland native is confirmed for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend hometown performance.

The Matias Tellez-produced single arrives ahead of Norwegian festival headline slots this summer.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor reacts to Hill’s deadpan ode to allen keys and instruction manuals in a new preview clip from The Harry Hill Show.

The single is the title track from his fourth album, arriving in June

A spontaneous studio session with Finn Marlow and Jamie Rendle sparked the new track.

Over 50 new names added as the Budapest festival builds its bill.

Their first Brixton appearance since a two-night residency in 2001.

Great new prog you must hear from Ebony Buckle, Grice, Amulets and more in all new Tracks Of The Week (LouderSound)

On ‘Good Intentions’, Ego Ella May loosens her grip on perfection and lets the music breathe. Recorded with community spirit and guided by intuition, it’s a confident step forward built on freedom over fear.

The Airdrie singer-songwriter taught himself guitar during lockdown.

The singer/multi-instrumentalist says he’s had 430 therapy sessions in the past 70 weeks and suggests that fathering a child with a woman outside of his marriage in 2024 is part of the reason why (LouderSound)

The self-produced single arrives ahead of a sold-out anniversary show in Sydney.

Former Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and John Wesley will release a new version of Porcupine Tree’s The Notsalgia Factory in April (LouderSound)

As the duo return with their new EP ‘Butterfly’, Alaska Reid takes us inside every track from folk-horror imagery and county-fair nostalgia to anxious inner voices and bruised devotion.

Their new full-length ‘Your Favorite Toy’ features new drummer Ilan Rubin on his first LP for the band.

The album accompanies a 20-date tour.

No phones or cameras are permitted at the secret 18+ gathering.

An album also titled ‘Love in Real Life’ was previously announced, though no release date has been confirmed.

The septet return with their fifth studio album after military service.

The track has now spent 18 consecutive weeks atop the ARIA chart.

The record arrives with extensive European tour dates.

Gale Claydon met Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott when she was 18 years old and spent the next five years with him, through thick and thin (LouderSound)

The Stooges’ Search And Destroy began with James Williamson “goofing around making machine-gun sounds” but countless others adopted its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar (LouderSound)

Kraftwerk’s fifth studio album, Radio-Activity, will be released on Blu-ray, vinyl and digitally with a new Dolby Atmos mix (LouderSound)

Singer/guitarist/actor/Time Lord Peter Capaldi picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance (LouderSound)

The news comes ahead of three scheduled shows at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires (LouderSound)

As Ten Years After release an expanded version of their Ssssh album, founding bassist Leo Lyons recalls a live packed with rock’n’roll flashpoints (LouderSound)

The EP ‘Lucky Life’ arrives in April via Sad Club Records

The Dingle gig featured ‘A320’ live for the first time in 25 years.

Muse share video for new single Be With You and will release The Wow! Signal in June (LouderSound)

Sad love songs, London as muse, and a deliberate step back from the pop machine. Here’s what Olivia Rodrigo told British Vogue.

New single ‘Be With You’ premiered via a launch into space.

The story behind the Britpop era’s most one-sided ‘battle’ (LouderSound)

The book will detail the thrash singer/guitarist’s life after being diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue in 2019 (LouderSound)

The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less (LouderSound)

The strongest case in years that Gorillaz can still make records that matter as records.

Witch Post treat ordinary scenes like fragile little artefacts, turning them over to see what’s hidden beneath.

‘Play me’ doesn’t try to comfort. It tries to provoke, energise and outlast the scroll.

“This song is a love letter to anyone in the midst of struggle.”

“There’s always a dispute about this” (LouderSound)

We caught up with the progressive metal mastermind and made him begrudgingly talk about his band’s magnum opus (LouderSound)

‘GOLDSTAR’ thrives on that tension between sincerity and showmanship.

The influence of chaotic, high-energy pop sits right at the centre of their DNA.

These songs come from months of demo-hoarding and forensic listening, the band archiving every practice-room spark before lovingly picking through the results.

The Ben Feldman-directed documentary on the band and late guitarist Hillel Slovak will hit Netflix this week. Here’s everything you need to know (LouderSound)

It’s a sparse, personal cut from the band’s One Little Independent Records debut.

The festival is scheduled to run from 1st to 6th June across Shoreditch.

The 1971 masterpiece is hailed by Jordan Rudess, Troy Donockley, Derek Shulman, Arthur Brown, Roine Stolt, Sonja Kristina and more (LouderSound)

Ten new tracks featuring Kenny Beats, M-Phazes and more arrive in June.

What seemed like a throwaway lyric tacked onto a catchy Bizkit banger actually had some profound meaning for Fred Durst (LouderSound)

The band’s debut EP collects all six previous singles.

‘Price Of It All’ arrives from the upcoming Prime Video comedy series.

The 3800-capacity Kensington venue confirms its opening run of live dates.

“Losing Taylor was never meant to be” (LouderSound)

The Pennsylvania hard rockers also survived a producer stepping down and their A&R guy being fired by their label (LouderSound)

The band’s signature track was the source of great disagreement as their massive 1979 concept album came together. Its absence could have robbed them of one of their greatest onstage moments (LouderSound)

When Danny Francis died in 2025, he left behind a lifetime of memories with Paul McCartney, Bad Company, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Cher and more (LouderSound)

The original Queen of Noise has fallen foul of the authorities (LouderSound)

With the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and solo, Steve Winwood has shown himself to be a truly singular talent. These are his best albums (LouderSound)

A six-disc, 57-track edition of the legendary 1975 collaboration, featuring live recordings and outtakes (LouderSound)

American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly (LouderSound)

The best album yet from peak Derek and ‘punk’ Susan (LouderSound)

Heart-shaped locks, shifting colours, and the word ‘April’ fuel the speculation.

The New Zealand singer is now fully independent after her childhood contract ends.

Longtime collaborators Julian Bunetta and John Ryan executive-produced the record, which is due to drop this June.

Blake sounds energised by the room he has carved out for himself.

The free-to-air audio streaming platform has been replaced with a poor imitation for international audiences. Here’s how to listen to BBC Sounds from anywhere. (LouderSound)

Across ‘Crystalpunk’, CHALK wire punk confrontation into the physical rush of rave culture.

This isn’t an album built like a straight line from hook to hook. It moves in waves, often favouring texture and atmosphere over immediate release.

The Leeds five-piece’s debut record ‘Pain Travels’ arrives via Big Scary Monsters this spring.

Despite countless setback and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain’s shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums (LouderSound)

The ten-track record features Sampha, Kamasi Washington and Kim Gordon.

“It’s a visceral exploration of clarity and renewal” (LouderSound)

We’ve finally got a proper glimpse of the biggest heavy metal documentary coming in 2026! (LouderSound)

She’s spent years looking through late dad Eric Woolfson’s archive, so Joel McIver’s book is full of never-previously-seen material (LouderSound)

The Dirty Hit signing steps out from her work with The 1975.

Kim Gordon – Sonic Youth co-founder, visual artist and lifelong disruptor – is back with her third solo album ‘Play Me’. It’s a fierce, funny record that dares AI (and everyone else) to keep up.

Inspired by Slipknot, Paleface Swiss have rapidly evolved into one of extreme metal’s most boundary pushing bands (LouderSound)

Twenty-one signed silk screen prints from iconic live music moments go on sale today.

Placebo Re:created is described by the band as a “director’s cut” of their groundbreaking debut album (LouderSound)

Canadian math rock duo Angine de Pointrine’s UK May live dates have completely sold out (LouderSound)

A sold-out headline tour and summer festival run lie ahead for the quartet.

The six-track record arrives in April alongside extensive world tour dates.

This third and final single precedes the ‘Might Smash A Window’ EP.

The single was produced by Ezra Skys, who has previously worked with Central Cee and Odeal.

Over 10,000 tickets have been snapped up six months before the tour begins.

After fleeing war and needing a hit to keep their career going, Jinjer struck gold with a simple live video that set the internet alight (LouderSound)

It’s a first glimpse at a larger body of work from the trio, ‘FYI’.

Latest single ‘STAMPEDE’ was filmed on his first return to Ghana.

Maybe Not Tonight’ is due to arrive this April via So Young Records.

The melodic death metal innovators have also explained how they were able to record their new album following Lindberg’s cancer diagnosis (LouderSound)

The reimagined take on Placebo’s 1996 debut arrives alongside a 36-date UK and European arena run.

It’s inspired by Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki and his vocal opposition to AI-generated art.

Bill Ryder-Jones produces the Birmingham band’s fifth studio album ‘Hum’

“They did everything they could to destroy us. That’s why we’re like this secret, cult band.” (LouderSound)

The full electronic stage programming and daily schedule are also confirmed for the Basque festival.

Despite falling record sales and changes in the musical landscape, Tyketto stayed true to their style. Now, with a new album on the way, they’re finding a new audience (LouderSound)

The ex-Genesis singer wanted them to be his backing band exclusively, leaving them to choose between his ambitions or their own (LouderSound)

Forty-Five Hundred Times was the song that threw a spanner in the songwriting partnership of Status Quo’s Parfitt and Rossi, but it took on a life of its own, and they even extended it for royalty (LouderSound)

The Nottingham siblings gear up for ‘Our World’ EP and UK headline dates.

Bootleg Social transforms into a sweat-soaked, shout-along celebration.

In My Voice traces Ann Wilson’s journey from childhood to stardom with Heart, drawing from her personal archive of home movies, photographs and journals (LouderSound)

The four-track solo project arrives via Dog Show Records and Atlantic.

Cardinals’ debut album ‘Masquerade’ is cohesive, confrontational and fully formed – a statement of intent from a band already looking beyond genre.

New music is apparently in the works, and further touring remains a possibility.

Two Punks And A Baby: A Hollywood Tale (LouderSound)

Spiritbox were already on the way to becoming modern metal stars, but their brilliant Holy Roller video sealed the deal (LouderSound)

Gary Holt jokes that his lyrics on Exodus’ 1983 demo Die By His Hand should entitle him to a cut of those sweet Metallica royalties (LouderSound)

The personal new record arrives in April with signed editions available to pre-order now.

The track lays the groundwork for a forthcoming fourth solo album, ‘FYI’.

If you only know Jessie Buckley for her Best Actress triumph at the Academy Awards, just wait until you hear her sing (LouderSound)

Pond are confirmed as support, with festival appearances also scheduled across Europe.

Organisers call it the biggest rap-focused day in the Lisbon edition’s history

Grant Park festival returns with Smashing Pumpkins, Jennie, John Summit, and Tate McRae also topping the bill.

Factory Floor, Rostam, Ratboys and more join the festival’s 20th anniversary edition.

The trio preview their forthcoming album ‘Dancing on the Wall’ with a new track.

The self-titled debut arrives on Rough Trade with strings by Kiran Leonard.

It features nineteen tracks captured with Jules Buckley’s 60-piece orchestra at the BBC Proms.

Their first new material since tenth album ‘Stung!’ arrives with a video.

Peaky Blinders creator stokes anticipation for Oasis documentary (LouderSound)

Peter Frampton’s first album of all-new rock material in 16 years stars Sheryl Crow, Bill Evans, H.E.R., Tom Morello, Graham Nash and Benmont Tench (LouderSound)

Why Tommy Shelby and Ozzy Osbourne share common ground (LouderSound)

The Radiohead guitarist has shared the title track from his Paul Epworth-produced record.

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien shares a visualiser for the title track of his new album Blue Morpho as he puts his full name to a solo album for the first time (LouderSound)

The band have six other songs in Spotify’s elite Billions Club (LouderSound)

She’s sold out two nights at London’s Kentish Town Forum.

Ginger has released a statement this morning following the sad news of his diagnosis yesterday (LouderSound)

Justin Hayward’s The Story In Your Eyes UK tour runs through 11 cities in October (LouderSound)

Clarence Clarity produces the pointed solo track from the WOOZE frontman.

The folk-pop five-piece head out on UK headline dates this spring.

From an overpacked tent debut at Download Festival to sell-out shows across the Atlantic, President are quickly becoming one of metal’s biggest new bands (LouderSound)

Over 200 acts are now confirmed across ten stages at Bánffy Castle, Transylvania.

Fifth album ‘Dear God’ arrives in June alongside a sprawling world tour.

The collaborative single serves as a final preview of debut album ‘sounds for someone’.

Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace direct the Live ’25 reunion film.

Psych-rock leaning encore track arrives amid Australian studio sessions

The band will play 20 shows per year across different continents

The story of a song that merged Mary Whitehouse’s infamous clean-up campaign with tensions caused by Ritchie Blackmore (LouderSound)

The new Sky series launches this Saturday with Tina Fey hosting the debut episode

Guitarist believes his solo debut proved Genesis had a future after Peter Gabriel’s departure – but it also led to two years of soul-searching (LouderSound)

After accidentally getting a start in the London production of Hair, Joan Armatrading made the demo that (eventually) changed her life (LouderSound)

James Bruner grew up listening to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, then dropped out of university to throw everything into his craft (LouderSound)

The best albums from Muddy Waters, the electric warrior of fine blues who mobilised the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton (LouderSound)

The Talking Heads legend brings ‘Who Is The Sky?’ tour to Henham Park.

The Nottingham trio confirm spring headline tour dates alongside four-track release.

Thirty-four-date run now includes Glasgow, London, Manchester, Paris and Berlin.

The collaborative project with conductor Robert Ames wraps up this September.

Seven albums deep, James Blake is no longer chasing chart positions or fire-emoji approval. ‘Trying Times’ finds him back in London and unafraid to confront capitalism, celebrity culture and his own ambition, delivering a record that’s both deeply personal and politically awake.

“Ginger wants everyone to know that strength and positivity will prevail, and the show will go on” (LouderSound)

In 2006, years before she became one of the biggest stars on the planet, Katy Perry found herself a gig with nu metal favourites P.O.D. (LouderSound)

This automatic record player is the gold-standard for entry level turntables, with beginner-friendly operation and hi-fi friendly fidelity (LouderSound)

Death Cab for Cutie have announced their 11th studio album, ‘I Built You A Tower’, set to be released on 5th June via ANTI- Records. This marks a return to their independent roots after two decades with Atlantic Records. The album, produced by John Congleton, was recorded in just three weeks at Animal Rites in…

Slayyyter is set to hit the road with her ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD’ tour, taking her new album ‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’ to stages across North America, South America, the UK and Europe. Following her debut at Coachella in April and a performance at The Governors Ball in June, the tour kicks off on…

Slayyyter is set to hit the road with her ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD’ tour, taking her new album ‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’ to stages across North America, South America, the UK and Europe. Following her debut at Coachella in April and a performance at The Governors Ball in June, the tour kicks off on…

The songs drift through vans, flights, festival fields and late-night reflections, giving the album a journal-like intimacy.

Shawn Crahan was just another anonymous American teenager until he found Clown (LouderSound)

Needing a follow-up to one of the biggest albums of the 2000s, Amy Lee wrote some brutally honest lyrics and a classic song to soundtrack them (LouderSound)

Amazon’s big Spring sale comes to a close just before midnight on March 16 – so there’s still a bit of time left to grab a discount on everything from smart speakers to firesticks (LouderSound)

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Lemon Twigs, Devon Townsend, All Them Witches and more (LouderSound)

His 2024 album PowerNerd was a risky, vulnerable and honest facing of his demons, which he’d been avoiding until a dam broke in his mind (LouderSound)

The clock is ticking on Amazon Spring Deal Days – but there’s just enough time to get up to 24% off Audio-Technica turntables (LouderSound)

If anyone tells you ‘Never meet your heroes’, ignore them (LouderSound)

Korn are set to make a return to the UK and Ireland with a tour in October and November 2026. This marks their first tour in the region in over ten years. Special guests Architects and Youth Code will join them. The upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates are as follows: OCTOBER26 First Direct Bank…

Korn are set to make a return to the UK and Ireland with a tour in October and November 2026. This marks their first tour in the region in over ten years. Special guests Architects and Youth Code will join them. The upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates are as follows: OCTOBER26 First Direct Bank…

South Yorkshire singer-songwriter Sam Scherdel is set to embark on a series of live performances, including a UK tour and a showcase run at SXSW in Austin, Texas. This announcement follows the viral success of his single ‘Somewhere in the Middle’, which has featured on ITV’s Love Island and is the lead single from his…

This is gonna be huge! (LouderSound)

David Bowie transforms once again, this time into himself (LouderSound)

In 2010, Classic Rock interviewed late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell about his brilliant quarter century in one of rock’n’roll’s greatest bands (LouderSound)

The launch of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion’s new album comes just months after the former Kiss man received flak for charging $225 for his Ride The Serpent single (LouderSound)

She said yes! (LouderSound)

Glenn Danzig wrote Thirteen for Johnny Cash’s 1994 album American Recordings (LouderSound)

Reliance is definitely different from its predecessors. But Martin Lopez and Joel Ekelöf draw comparisons with Selling England By The Pound in their defence (LouderSound)

Mystifier proved that Norway didn’t have the monopoly on blasphemous black metal in the early 1990s (LouderSound)

They were touted as the new Status Quo but things never quite worked out (LouderSound)

Anvil should have been huge, but fate had other plans (LouderSound)

The Marshall Tucker Band made stone cold southern rock classic with Can’t You See (LouderSound)

Muddy Waters was 62 when he released 1977’s classic Hard Again (LouderSound)

Skid Row and new Twisted Sister singer Sebastian Bach famously derailed Christina Applegate and Brad Pitt’s union (LouderSound)

Thrash guitar hero Gary Holt on life on the road with Slayer and Exodus (LouderSound)

The story behind the weirdest track on their third album Vitalogy – and it’s not Bugs (LouderSound)

With the help of The Who and Jimi Hendrix, and a helmet he found outside his hotel room, the bandleader acquired a nickname he’s now carried for nearly 60 years (LouderSound)

Metallica got their mainstream breakthrough after breaking their ‘no videos’ rule (LouderSound)

Led by the magnetic Rory Gallagher, Taste should have been as big as Cream or Fkeetwood Mac (LouderSound)

Phil Campbell passed away away following “a complex and major operation” (LouderSound)

The Bronx kept their punk rock cred intact, while the Coq Roq commercial caught the eye of Slipknot’s legal team (LouderSound)

The albums that changed Lzzy Hale’s life (LouderSound)

The greatest song ever to feature vocals from the singer’s pet dog (LouderSound)

Good news for lovers of low end metallic grooves (LouderSound)

Baby Queen has released her latest single ‘Feel Something’ via Insanity Records. This marks the second track from the London artist’s upcoming, yet-to-be-announced second studio album, following the lead single ‘I Hope You Don’t Remember Me’. Discussing ‘Feel Something’, she says, “This song took many months to write. It details the thrill of a forbidden…

beabadoobee has returned with a new single, ‘All I Did Was Dream Of You’, featuring The Marías. The track is accompanied by a video co-directed by Jake Erland and Lithuanian director AboveGround, filmed in Vilnius, and marks bea’s first release since her third studio album, ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’, which reached Number 1 on…

Their new single is the final preview before their debut album ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’.

Toronto’s Good Kid have released their new single ‘Cicada’, marking the final preview before their debut album ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ arrives on 3rd April. The track delves into themes of self-worth and personal growth, lead vocalist Nick Frosst shares. “The feeling of not being enough is certainly something I’ve experienced. One of the…

Alexandra Căpitănescu’s Eurovision song Choke Me is facing criticism from campaigners against sexual violence (LouderSound)

Noah Kahan has released a new single titled ‘Porch Light’, which features on his forthcoming album ‘The Great Divide’. The album is set to be released on 24th April. The track was co-written with Grammy-winning producer Aaron Dessner and produced by Dessner, Kahan, and Gabe Simon. Recording took place at Long Pond Studio in Hudson,…

Holly Humberstone has released her latest single ‘Cruel World’, the title track from her upcoming second album, due 10th April. “‘Cruel World’ comes from the euphoria and pain of long-distance. Your perception of the world around you can be completely distorted without that one person in it,” Holly explains. “There’s no fun in going out…

Frater Imperator announces leave of absence in Chapter 25: The Portrait. Is this really the end? (LouderSound)

James Blake has unveiled a series of UK and European tour dates as part of his ‘Trying Times’ tour, which includes a headline performance at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in September. This announcement comes in conjunction with the release of Blake’s new album, ‘Trying Times’, through Good Boy Records, which explores themes of intimacy and…

James Blake has unveiled a series of UK and European tour dates as part of his ‘Trying Times’ tour, which includes a headline performance at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in September. This announcement comes in conjunction with the release of Blake’s new album, ‘Trying Times’, through Good Boy Records, which explores themes of intimacy and…

Sunday (1994) have unveiled a deluxe edition of their second EP, ‘Devotion’, which is available now via RCA. This expanded version includes three new tracks, and follows their recent European tour with The Last Dinner Party, where they played 17 dates across the continent. The deluxe edition introduces ‘Shame’, a new single inspired by the…

Sabaton, Devin Townsend and Corrosion Of Conformity are among the best new metal songs this week (LouderSound)

The Pretty Reckless have a busy 2026 lined up (LouderSound)

While Lacuna Coil were already on their way to being big players in the metal scene, this classic cover helped secure their status (LouderSound)

The night that fate brought two alt. rock icons together (LouderSound)