Category: Music

Including Smith/Kotzen, Those Damn Crows, The Sheepdogs and five other riders on the rock’n’roll storm (LouderSound)

In which Britain’s top light entertainment couple cover a Cold War classic (LouderSound)

The one with the balls. Michael Schenker’s Last stand. And a masterclass from all five of them (LouderSound)

Gonzo glam greatness (LouderSound)

The first 20 acts have been confirmed for next year’s Maid Of Stone festival, with another 20 to follow (LouderSound)

The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises (LouderSound)

Satyricon may have recorded their 2008 album The Age Of Nero in sunny LA, but it was steeped in bleakness and doom (LouderSound)

Italian prog fusion duo Asymmetric Universe recently signed with InsideOutMusic (LouderSound)

London-based prog metallers Exist Immortal will release a new EP in 2025 (LouderSound)

Controversy, chaos and “the heavy metal horn” – the story of Judas Priest’s 1984 album Defenders Of The Faith (LouderSound)

In 2014, Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back from hiatus – and he was ready to make a “joyous racket” (LouderSound)

Anthrax and revived Pantera drummer says industry ‘fucked us so bad. you’d make more money selling lemonade.’ (LouderSound)

The chaos, confusion and righteous vision of Queens Of The Stone Age and Josh Homme (LouderSound)

In 2009, Dream Theater released Black Clouds & Silver Linings – an album the prog metal giants claimed could give Slipknot and Trivium a run for its money in heaviness (LouderSound)

Supported by Darkest Hour and Heriot, the co-headliners host a night of wall-to-wall adrenaline at Electric Brixton (LouderSound)

Katatonia frontman Jonas Renske looks back on his band’s epic journey out of the death metal underground (LouderSound)

Bowie, Blackmore, Richard Burton and Linda Blair – Glenn Hughes has crossed paths with them all (LouderSound)

Moody Blues bassist and vocalist John Lodge announces UK tour dates for April (LouderSound)

Polish prog rockers Riverside will release new live album, Live ID., in January (LouderSound)

By 1968, The Beatles were falling apart – but that didn’t stop them recording their greatest artistic statement, The White Album (LouderSound)

American guitarist knew his recordings would never appear on the record, but knows his contribution made a difference to the 1979 song (LouderSound)

Charismatic new singer, groundbreaking new sound, a rap-metal classic in the making – this is how Faith No More’s The Real Thing helped usher in the alt-rock decade (LouderSound)

West Belfast’s bi-lingual hip-hop sensations Kneecap deliver a phenomenal, rapturously-received end of tour party in north London (LouderSound)

“This is very cool. It’s such a big deal to all of us!” Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda celebrates his band’s fourth UK chart-topping album (LouderSound)

Human Impact to premiere new album Gone Dark in the UK and Europe next spring (LouderSound)

WWE wrestlers including Johnny Gargano, Tiffany Stratton and Carmelo Hayes tell us about the bands and artists that have impacted them the most (LouderSound)

She was the coolest person in the Pixies, a platinum-selling artist with The Breeders, and now, finally, she’s gone solo. Kim Deal on Steve Albini, dogs, loss, life and loving it all – even the rubbish bits (LouderSound)

Architects, Body Count and Spiritbox are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

The metalcore firebrands have offered another instantly catchy anthem and announced their next studio album (LouderSound)

Cool new prog you really should check out from The Hypothesis, Somewhere, Gerd Weyhing and more… (LouderSound)

Steve Hackett will release his latest live album, Live Magic At Trading Boundaries, in January (LouderSound)

The Ocean guitarist Robin Staps founded Pelagic Records to reissue one of his band’s albums. 15 years later, the label is home to post-metal’s best and brightest. (LouderSound)

Plus Tony Levin, Jethro Tull, BEAT, Dream Theater, Public Service Broadcasting, Rosalie Cunningham, Beardfish, Vincent Cavanagh and more… (LouderSound)

Mikael Åkerfeldt insists his band’s new concept album, featuring Jethro Tull and Europe men, is no return to their death metal past – and won’t keep prog fans away (LouderSound)

Family drama, a pair of prog legends and even the bloke who sang The Final Countdown… Swedish prog metal kings have made a concept album like no other (LouderSound)

The Gallagher Brothers have confirmed shows in Goyang and Tokyo on their Live 25 tour of the world’s great stadiums (LouderSound)

Classic Rock’s final interview with Chris Cornell: Grunge superstar, acoustic balladeer, would-be R&B lover-man, drinker (LouderSound)

The grand piano heard on the outro to Layla is being sold alongside more than 600 other lots from New York studio The Hit Factory (LouderSound)

National treasure Joan Armatrading maintains forward momentum (LouderSound)

Bryan Adams reinvents his wheels again (LouderSound)

Mutt lives! (LouderSound)

Succession meets Edgar Allan Poe on prog metal kingpins Opeth’s fascinating fourteenth album (LouderSound)

Fast-rising Australian dance quartet Confidence Man recall the evening they had world-famous rock stars drop around for a home-cooked meal, and things got “rowdy” (LouderSound)

Singer/guitarist Mille Petrozza has co-written a book about the thrash metal veterans’ first 10 years of service, expected next year (LouderSound)

Guitarist Michael Amott and drummer Daniel Erlandsson admit Arch Enemy considered packing it in after losing their longtime vocalist in 2014 (LouderSound)

New Pentangle 14 LP deluxe box set features 22 recordings previously unreleased on vinyl (LouderSound)

Overcoming technical troubles and an initially thin crowd, the three bands offer unique approaches to mind-expanding music (LouderSound)

Zavvi’s Black Friday sale is now live – and while I don’t need any more pop-culture collectables on my shelves, I’m still going all-in (LouderSound)

Listen to the title track of Kim Deal’s debut solo record (LouderSound)

Godley & Creme will release the 11-disc Parts Of The Process—The Complete Godley & Creme in February (LouderSound)

“I live in a different universe to AI,” legendary British singer/songwriter Elvis Costello maintains, advising songwriting thieves from the future to go back on their rocket ships (LouderSound)

Axl Rose and Michael Schenker, together forever via the medium of animation (LouderSound)

The Yes powerhouse bassist had a unique talent for knowing where to be among a relentless band of virtuosos (LouderSound)

As the 1980s dawned, Iron Maiden were about to record their debut album. It was the start of a journey that would launch them into the stratosphere, but there were some massive hurdles to overcome first (LouderSound)

Mike Portnoy’s DT40 audience playlist includes songs by Snarky Puppy, Queens Of The Stone Age, Frank Zappa, Jack White and many more (LouderSound)

As the 80s dawned, Simple Minds were in crisis. But, believing that life was without limits, they recorded the album New Gold Dream and the dream became reality (LouderSound)

The 2025 Coachella festival will take place in Indio, California, next April – and the headliners have been named (LouderSound)

Miley Cyrus has proved once again that she has good taste (LouderSound)

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour reflects upon the genesis of one of his band’s most iconic songs, Shine On You Crazy Diamond (LouderSound)

Fred Durst doesn’t always do press, but when he does, he pretends he’s a guy called Gary who paints teabags for a living (LouderSound)

US prog rockers Coheed And Cambria will release their latest album The Father Of Make Believe in March (LouderSound)

From Linkin Park to Sleep Token, The Weeknd and Faithless, Delain vocalist Diana Leah shares the songs that changed her life (LouderSound)

In 1976, Manchester schoolboy Johnny Marr purchased a punk rock album that would change his life forever (LouderSound)

New Dolby ATMOS mix of The Lamb… overseen by Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks at Real World Studios (LouderSound)

The 2022 passing of Trevor Strnad could easily have spelled the end for The Black Dahlia Murder. Instead, they rallied to create an album worthy of his legacy (LouderSound)

Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers now get a free Audible audiobook per month – and you can currently get 3 months for free by signing up (LouderSound)

“A lot of stuff” was thrown at Atreyu when they supported Iron Maiden in 2009, including a coin which caught Marc McKnight beneath the eye and dented his skull (LouderSound)

Norwegians didn’t make things easy for themselves by forming as an octet, while one member tried to avoid their natural musical tendencies; but thanks to the European prog community they’re riding high at last (LouderSound)

Chicago indie trio announce follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed Versions of Modern Performance (LouderSound)

A five-disc The Jethro Tull Christmas Album – Fresh Snow At Christmas will be released in December (LouderSound)

The mathcore underdogs have uploaded the entirety of their new live album, Live At The Electric Ballroom, to Youtube. Watch for free here. (LouderSound)

The metalcore mavens have also announced ninth album This Consequence, due next year (LouderSound)

Keep On Rising is a three-part concept rock opera that fans of Kiss, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Meat Loaf and more will adore (LouderSound)

Having recently quit Deep Purple, the bassist was looking for a new challenge in 1973. It came in the form of The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast, featuring notable prog guest stars (LouderSound)

The self-proclaimed heroic kings and defenders of True Metal: How to buy the very best of Manowar (LouderSound)

Evil World Machine is the debut album by Crossbone Skully, formed by Alice Cooper and Hollywood Vampires guitarist Tommy Henriksen (LouderSound)

Yes guitarist Steve Howe picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance (LouderSound)

Al Green’s gospel version of Everybody Hurts is out now via Fat Possum (LouderSound)

The November Rain video arrives ahead of his weekend’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event (LouderSound)

The as-yet-untitled Fleetwood Mac film will include previously unseen footage and new interviews with the surviving band members (LouderSound)

Brighton’s greatest metal export will release a new album next year! (LouderSound)

Forget Number Of The Beast – these bands say Powerslave is Iron Maiden’s greatest achievement (LouderSound)

Poppy is taking her metalcore era to the US and Canada next year! (LouderSound)

Norwegian proggers Leprous will tour Europe, Latin America and return to North America in the first half of 2025 (LouderSound)

Opeth go Miss Marple via Edgar Allen Poe on the prog-death-jazz metal odyssey that is The Last Will And Testament (LouderSound)

“Being signed to record labels made me fall so out of love with making music that I almost stopped.” The music industry needs more artists like Du Blonde, but Du Blonde doesn’t need the music industry at all (LouderSound)

“I didn’t think I had it in me”: Steven Wilson released a surprise Christmas song in 2023 after an unlikely challenge from a friend (LouderSound)

Get a fantastic Mark Wilkinson-designed Fish t-shirt you won’t be able to buy anywhere else, along with a signed Mark Wilkinson The Art Of Fish calendar that comes with issue 155 of Prog, a bespoke front cover (LouderSound)

Lambrini Girls share the tumultuous new single Love, from their forthcoming debut album, Who Let The Dogs Out (LouderSound)

Sizeable discounts on the Monitor II A.N.C., Emberton II, Major IV & more (LouderSound)

British comedy icon Frank Skinner explains why he’d choose to send one of the UK’s biggest 21st century rock bands to Room 101 (LouderSound)

Primus have announced a open call across the universe for a “well-mannered, affable” new drummer. Here’s how to submit your application (LouderSound)

Latest album Melodies Of Atonement sees the Norwegians continuing to strip back and seek catchier elements of themselves – including taking influence from hip-hop (LouderSound)

Ohio’s instrumental post-rockers If These Trees Could Talk played their very first UK performance at this year’s Portals Festival (LouderSound)

Recording almost everything on his latest album himself and putting it out on his own label, Tuk Smith followed the adage that if you want something doing properly, do it yourself (LouderSound)

Want to beat Billy Corgan to the ownership of lyrics about Billy Corgan, and help a wildlife sanctuary in Sumatra at the same time? Of course you do (LouderSound)

London-Irish folk-punk group to tour for the first time since the death of former frontman Shane MacGowan (LouderSound)

The prog supergroup were at their creative peak when they created the 1973 epic that took the world by storm, despite the apparent hordes of critics (LouderSound)

We catch up with Mötley Crüe legend Nikki Sixx (LouderSound)

Sammy Hagar launched the Santo Spirits brand with celebrity chef Guy Fieri in 2019 – but now the pair are missing 24,240 bottles of tequila (LouderSound)

Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick are to pair up again, just like they did in 2023 (LouderSound)

You too can be as healthy as guitar whizz Yngwie Malmsteen (LouderSound)

Oasis leader Noel Gallagher might be a long-time fan of The Cure, but, not for the first time, his little brother Liam doesn’t share his opinion (LouderSound)

Black Friday is right around the corner, but there’s no need to wait until then to get a galactic-sized deal on the ever-popular Star Wars Millennium Falcon – save 28% right now (LouderSound)

Between 1983 and 2014 he released a series of records that took him beyond the confines of Jethro Tull – for a variety of reasons and with a variety of results (LouderSound)

Kim Deal on how she helped influence and inspire Olivia Rodrigo (LouderSound)

Danfest 13 takes place this weekend at The Musician Pub in Leicester (LouderSound)

Body Count only seem to improve with age courtesy of their heaviest album yet (LouderSound)

Newly-reunited nu metal giants Linkin Park are set to screen their From Zero release show in cinemas worldwide in 2025 (LouderSound)

The Who legend Pete Townshend reveals why he ditched his therapist and how he self-medicates to combat depression (LouderSound)

Metalcore heavyweights Spiritbox share details of their highly-anticipated second studio album, Tsunami Sea, and unveil the new single Perfect Soul (LouderSound)

Johnny Cash took some persuading before agreeing to Rick Rubin’s idea that he should cover a Nine Inch Nails classic (LouderSound)

Steven Wilson will release his new solo album The Overview ahead of the live dates in May and June (LouderSound)

Christie’s will be accepting bids for 90 guitars owned and played by late guitar legend Jeff Beck, plus his amps and ‘tools of the trade’ (LouderSound)

1974’s ambitious double-album took a heavy toll on the people who worked on it – then its lukewarm reception and bewildering stage show made things even more tense (LouderSound)

Amused To Death is Roger Waters’ proudest solo moment and a damning reflection on social disintegration. (LouderSound)

Including Blackberry Smoke, Orianthi, Bruce Springsteen and five other not-so-secret members of the Musical Illuminati (LouderSound)

Beatles 64 will premiere on Disney+ later this month (LouderSound)

The debut album by Crossbone Skully, led by Alice Cooper guitarist Tommy Henriksen, is out this week and it sounds BIG (LouderSound)

Live At KK’s Steel Mill was recorded in December 2022, and will be released shortly before the band embark on a tribute tour in January (LouderSound)

Watch Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne launch the Ozzy-designed Ban Trophy Hunting t-shirt (LouderSound)

Think waiting 53 years for a new MC5 album is a chore? They’re merely the latest in a long line of slow-working, deadline-averse dawdlers (LouderSound)

In early 2001 the Eagles were about to start work on their comeback album, Long Road Out Of Eden – so we tracked them down (LouderSound)

How one disastrous show in a cemetery made Evan Dando realise it was time to kick his drug habit (LouderSound)

From The Hu and Within Temptation to Carrie Underwood and Pharrell, Papa Roach are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable (LouderSound)

In 2006, Lacuna Coil covered Depeche Mode and become household names, to the point that even Dave Gahan was a fan (LouderSound)

In 2016, Black Sabbath’s The End tour reached Australia – and after a tumultuous career, the were finally ready to take their final bow (LouderSound)

Bowie’s jazz experiment was released ten years ago this month. Here, his collaborators remember how it came together (LouderSound)

Any chance of Johnny Rotten fronting the Sex Pistols again seems slim as bandmate Steve Jones says 2008 tour was “too much” (LouderSound)

Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson’s absence is linked to his mental health, says singer Mike Shinoda (LouderSound)

Ghost’s third album Meliora found them going darker and poppier than ever before – and the result pointed towards what was to follow (LouderSound)

King Crimson and ELP producer and lyricist Pete Sinfield sadly died on Thursday, aged 80 (LouderSound)

Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave (LouderSound)

By 1970, Jim Morrison was in an alcoholic spiral and facing jail time – but The Doors still managed to make one of their greatest albums in Morrison Hotel (LouderSound)

Forget Nirvana’s Nevermind – it was Jane’s Addiction’s game-changing second album Ritual De Lo Habitual that ushered in the alternative rock decade (LouderSound)

It’s 30 years since McCartney, Starr and George Harrison entered the studio together again to record The Beatles’ reunion hit (LouderSound)

Robert Smith & co. took on the very chirpy and unCure-like Hello Goodbye for a Paul McCartney tribute album (LouderSound)

Gem-studded yet often overlooked album from ex-Beatle George Harrison, now with added extras (LouderSound)

Machine Head, Poppy and Lord Of The Lost are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

Jack White announces lengthy world tour schedule, kicking off in Hong Kong next month (LouderSound)

Celebrating their seminal classics and modern material alike, Sepultura bow out in impeccable form at London’s Hammersmith Apollo (LouderSound)

Chris Goss will bring cult heroes Masters of Reality back to the UK in April (LouderSound)

The new Metal Hammer Papa Roach bundle comes with its own exclusive t-shirt design and a mag packed with nu metal brilliance (LouderSound)

Beth Jeans Houghton aka Du Blonde serves up one of 2024’s most deliciously defiant albums with the brilliant Sniff More Gritty (LouderSound)

Fantastic new prog to enjoy from Crisálida, Kill The Drama Queen, Myriad’s Veil and more.. (LouderSound)

Moody Blues bassist and vocalist John Lodge will release new extended EP Love Conquers All in February (LouderSound)

The Californian dynamos played their masterpiece in full on a North American tour last year (LouderSound)

Back Street Crawler singer Terry Slesser sang on Pyromania and auditioned for both AC/DC and Iron Maiden. Now he’s finally made a solo album (LouderSound)

The Bergen black/death metal weekender will return from July 30 to August 2 (LouderSound)

UK prog pop trio Exploring Birdsong will begin work on their debut full-length album soon (LouderSound)

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has given his theme song an overhaul, with the help of some thrash metal royalty (LouderSound)

These Scars Won’t Define Us will appear on the groove metal gods’ next album, out next year (LouderSound)

Produced by Andrew Watt (Ozzy Osbourne, The Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam), Never Too Late arrives in advance of next month’s Disney+ documentary, co-directed by David Furnish, Elton John’s husband (LouderSound)

Guitar maestro professes his love for Ian Anderson’s genius, along with early Yes, ELP and King Crimson (LouderSound)

Teaming up with Bring Me The Horizon’s Jordan Fish, Poppy has crafted an anthem-stacked, arena-ready metal record (LouderSound)

The Florida extravaganza takes place at the Daytona International Speedway from May 15 to 18 (LouderSound)

“I was in a weird place. I contributed creatively, but I didn’t.” (LouderSound)

The Majority Oakington sits second in our list of best CD players – and Amazon have slashed the price ahead of Cyber Weekend (LouderSound)

Midsummer Prog Festival will now take place in Maastricht on May 23 and 24 (LouderSound)

Prog legends Atomic Rooster are currently working on their first new studio album since 1983 (LouderSound)

Former Porcupine Tree and current O.R.k. member on seeing Daevid Allen live, falling under Tim Smith’s spell, messing about with plastic cameras and, well, Lonnie Donegan (LouderSound)

Queens Of The Stone Age, Spiritbox, AFI, Architects, Grandson, Jean Dawson, Jpegmafia and Pvris will support the nu metal superstars (LouderSound)

Czechia’s coolest rock and metal festival has just unveiled its first lineup announcement for 2025 (LouderSound)

The John Hackett Band, John Mitchell and Hoopy Frood all appear at First Night Of The Progs at Reading’s The Butler this Saturday (LouderSound)

There’s “determined”, then there’s whatever the hell “climbing off of a surgery table to prove someone wrong” is (LouderSound)

With their new album just hours away, Linkin Park have released another taste of what’s to come (LouderSound)

Nu metal giants Linkin Park return after tragedy rebooted and reborn (LouderSound)

Rush icon planned to buy 12 instruments for his own enjoyment – but when his collection reached 250 he decided to justify the expense by writing a 600-page book (of which 408 were published) (LouderSound)

The second volume of US bluesman Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s Dirt On My Diamonds series is out now (LouderSound)

Inspired by a baseball-capped server at a dive-thru, the song brought the band a UK No.1 single, lifted them out of the doldrums and set them up for the next period of huge success (LouderSound)

Timothée Chalamet stars in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, due for release in the new year (LouderSound)

In 1976, Thin Lizzy were touring Jailbreak in the US and breaking big. Then disaster struck. Band manager Chris O’Donnell details the roller-coaster year in which they were cruelly robbed of their American dream (LouderSound)

The reissue comes with three songs recorded during the band’s blockbuster headline set at Radar Festival in July (LouderSound)

Are Epica the busiest band in symphonic metal? It certainly seems that way… (LouderSound)

A stunning guitar owned and played by Prince is among the highlights of the Marvels of Modern Music collection currently up for auction (LouderSound)

Mikael Åkerfeldt spills the tea on Opeth’s prog metal rock opera The Last Will And Testament (LouderSound)

Tech-metal’s masked wackadoodles have released their second single of 2024, with more delirium to follow next year (LouderSound)

Watch the video for new Benefits single Relentless, featuring Pete Doherty of The Libertines (LouderSound)

In the new issue of Metal Hammer, Trivium’s leader names the song that most candidly deals with his mental health (LouderSound)

Fish and Marillion artist Mark Wilkinson will also will be previewing a very special collaboration between him and Prog at the event (LouderSound)

Jon Courtney had to deal with writer’s block and line-up issues before securing Pink Floyd collaborator Guy Pratt for new album Coming Up To Consciousness (LouderSound)

UK instrumental prog metal trio Jomo Tuun will release second album Critical Destiny Of Mankind in November (LouderSound)

Alt Blk Era feel like teenage dirtbags on a new version of recent single My Drummer’s Girlfriend, which now has 100% more Wheatus (LouderSound)

Starting out as a YouTube sensation with a robotic persona, Poppy has broken out to become a hyperpop/metal crossover star (LouderSound)

I’ve taken advantage of 3 free months of Amazon Music Unlimited – here’s what you need to know if you’ve yet to take the plunge (LouderSound)

“Counting From Zero” teases have appeared near venues in North America and Europe, with an announcement expected tomorrow (November 14) (LouderSound)

The magic and mystery surrounding the architect of Pink Floyd endures – and a larger canvas emerges of a confident, multi-talented originator… (LouderSound)

Watch Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell tango to Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss on Strictly Come Dancing (LouderSound)

Already confirmed for Download 2025, the Southern River Band are about to kick off a UK tour (LouderSound)

AI company ElevenLabs have worked with the Jerry Garcia estate to recreate the Grateful Dead founder’s voice (LouderSound)

Unfairly framed as rock’s ultimate nearly man, Terry Reid chose to take his own path, and he’s still going strong (LouderSound)

We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token (LouderSound)

Lou Gramm has shed some light on what went on behind the scenes as Foreigner were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (LouderSound)

Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, Spiritbox and dozens more have also been confirmed for the Donington extravaganza, taking place in June (LouderSound)

Emo overlords MCR reveal plans for 2025 stadium tour, with video teaser referencing “a great Dictator” and “THE CONCRETE AGE” (LouderSound)

John Lydon will be touring the UK and Ireland with PiL in 2025 (LouderSound)

Prog rock legend Rick Wakeman reveals two entertaining conversations with English royalty (LouderSound)

Michael Jackson metal? It almost happened, according to Thriller guitarist Steve Lukather (LouderSound)

Experimental progger Maud The Moth will release her new album The Distaff in February (LouderSound)

Psych-prog-stoners at their best on seaside rendezvous stage (LouderSound)

Weezer are coming to the UK and Europe in summer 2025 (LouderSound)

The vocalist’s family have specified how he died last month, aged 66 (LouderSound)

“An opportunity to enjoy a night of powerful music, and make a tangible difference in the lives of people facing unimaginable hardship” (LouderSound)

Saucerful Of Secrets guitarist and singer Gary Kemp will release new album This Destination in January (LouderSound)

Celeste feat. Celeste? When we asked the metal band to name the soul singer’s best song, they opened the door for a team-up (LouderSound)

Eighth album of challenging and mesmerising atmospherics from Iceland’s gnarliest post-rock band. (LouderSound)

The Swedish war machine will roll through Europe from November to December 2025 (LouderSound)

They may have been called “the thinking man’s metal band” but comparing themselves to ELP, Jethro Tull and King Crimson, they assert there was a lot more progressive thinking going on than many realised (LouderSound)

Living with Lemmy, Sharing a tour bus with Bo Diddley, refusing to get out of bed for Martin Scorsese – these are the stories of Topper Headon, legendary drummer with The Clash (LouderSound)

Europe took the classic hard rock template and made it ‘continental’.Here’s the countdown of the Scandi-rockers’ best albums (LouderSound)

Multi-platinum Canadians Finger Eleven will release their first album in a decade next year – we asked what they’ve been doing in the meantime (LouderSound)

Bobbie Dazzle is the West Midlands singer bringing back the upbeat music, fun and fashion of the 70s (LouderSound)

Former Runaway Cherie Currie plans to play “the songs I know people love” on what will likely be her final UK tour (LouderSound)

A piss-up in a brewery with The Bronx? This was never going to be anything but A Lovely Time (LouderSound)

When David Bowie first appeared on TV it was not as a musician but as president of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men (LouderSound)

Planes Mistaken For Stars vocalist/guitarist Gared O’Donnell died on November 25, 2021, from esophageal cancer. His bandmates were determined that they would honour his memory by completing the album they had started together (LouderSound)

Oasis won’t be playing around on their reunion tour, Liam Gallagher insists (LouderSound)

Pigs x 7 are back with a thunderous new single, and tour dates for spring 2025 (LouderSound)

The Who’s legendary frontman promises Who hits, rarities, solo classics, Q&A sessions and stories on 2025 tour dates (LouderSound)

Olivia Rodrigo extends Guts world tour into summer 2025, with her biggest-ever UK show (LouderSound)

US prog rockers Echolyn will release Time Silent Radio vii and Time Silent Radio II to pledgers in December and on general sale in March (LouderSound)

This month’s Metal Hammer cover stars Papa Roach will mark 25 years of Infest next year by teaming up with Rise Against and Underoath for a trek across the States (LouderSound)

Michael Wilton will release his very first solo album Whip Vol. 1 in December (LouderSound)

Sendelica, The CSides Project and Z Machine will play a Sunday afternoon show at London’s Camden Club on April 13 (LouderSound)

Nile are one of death metal’s most reliably consistent bands. We caught up with mainman Karl Sanders for some lessons on life, death and more (LouderSound)

With some true underground metal royalty in their ranks and a tour with Cradle Of Filth under their belts, High Parasite are the goth metal fix you’ve been looking for (LouderSound)

Linkin Park mixed up their setlist a little ahead of new album From Zero dropping this week (LouderSound)

The band’s first phase features a charming, very English sense of melancholy and melodrama – matched with wilful prog complexity (LouderSound)

Containing her biggest hit and her most controversial song, the Patti Smith Group’s third album Easter is a fascinating whole (LouderSound)

Including The Sheepdogs, Ricky Warwick, The Band Feel and five other members of the new rock power generation (LouderSound)

Sphere in Las Vegas may have revolutionised live entertainment, but it turns out the audience is staring at the ceiling (LouderSound)

Meet Snake Skin, your new least favourite fictional 80s band (LouderSound)

Art rock icons’ explosive “tightly wound” punk-era debut, now with juicy extras (LouderSound)

US blues-rock heavyweights’ best-of, reissued (LouderSound)

An ambitious peak from a prog maverick revisited (LouderSound)

Listen to Stevie Nicks’ and Jason Kelce’s gentle cover of Ron Sexsmith’s Maybe This Christmas (LouderSound)

Love And Rockets emerged from the ashes of Bauhaus – but unlike their old band, they hit big in the States (LouderSound)

Dave Bainbridge will release his fifth solo album, On The Edge (Of What Could Be) (LouderSound)

The grunge-rockers’ multi-million selling debut turned 30 this month and the singer says success was a long time coming (LouderSound)

The Genesis frontman was tasked with presenting to an inebriated Bono & co. in 1992 and they were in a cheeky mood (LouderSound)

In 2016, all five members of Korn looked back on the ups, downs and madness of their rollercoaster career (LouderSound)

In 2012, Rush released their nineteenth and final studio album Clockwork Angels – and last words don’t come any better (LouderSound)

Their music ranged from all out hard rock to big pop hits (and occasionally funk). But here’s undeniable proof they could prog out with the best of them as well (LouderSound)

Commenting on streaming revenues, Alice In Chains mainman says “It’s a bad business model” (LouderSound)

CKY frontman accused of punching Alien Ant Farm singer –resulting in swift removal from UK and Ireland tour (LouderSound)

Love/Hate blazed out of late 80s LA with killer debut Blackout In The Red Room – only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (LouderSound)

Soundgarden’s 2012 comeback album King Animal was their first in 16 years –and it found the grunge pioneers finally comfortable with their legacy (LouderSound)

Ritchie Blackmore was out, US hotshot Tommy Bolin was in and Deep Purple’s Mk IV line-up were about to make the most under-rated album of their career (LouderSound)

How Aleister Crowley, aka The Great Beast, influenced generations of metal bands (LouderSound)

O.R.k. will tour the UK in May, supported by UK proggers The Paradox Twin on all dates (LouderSound)

Next year’s ProgPower Festival sees the event celebrate its 25th anniversary in the Netherlands from October 3-5 (LouderSound)

Trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy, teaching Mark Wahlberg how to rock and almost joining Guns N’ Roses –Black Label Society guitar berserker Zakk Wylde has done all of it and more (LouderSound)

The rock’n’roll icon drew a line under his live career with a charity gig performance in New York in 2006 (LouderSound)

Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations should have turned them into NWOBHM-era superstars, but instead it inspired Lars Ulrich to start his own band (LouderSound)

Written in a parking lot, titled on a tour bus, Scott Weiland & co.’s biggest hit truly was one for the road (LouderSound)

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman also looked back to working with the Hole singer on some of her band’s biggest hits (LouderSound)

Hawkwind’s space rock classic remixed and expanded, leaves no star unturned (LouderSound)

British prog rockers The Pineapple Thief still going strong on new EP Last To Run (LouderSound)

Thrash legends, metalcore heavyweights and rising hardcore ragers are included in next year’s Grammy nominations! (LouderSound)

Malevolence, Korpiklaani and Burning Witches are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

When nu metal survivors Papa Roach exploded in popularity through Last Resort, they found themselves rubbing shoulders with music A-listers (LouderSound)

Cool new proggy sounds to enjoy from Could Seed, Danafae, Lawrence English and more… (LouderSound)

Queen guitarist Brian May reveals how the band used to find working with Freddie Mercury “a little unnerving” (LouderSound)

Manchester pop proggers Elbow will release a brand new EP in the coming months (LouderSound)

Two symphonic metal icons united for this powerhouse 2013 single. Sharon and Tarja tell us how it all came together (LouderSound)

Props from videos for Steven Wilson’s Routine and Beautiful Scarecrow have been put up for sale (LouderSound)

Linkin Park’s new album nods to every era of the band’s career so far while still sounding fresh, new and like the band have something to say (LouderSound)

From The Gloom In The Corner’s cinematic metalcore to Sgáile’s mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024 (LouderSound)

Continuing the melodic explorations they began in 2019, French prog metallers’ 10th full-length album is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of work (LouderSound)

Tired of people who “put a lid on the joy” of music, a line-up change presented a fresh front with younger energy on their 2019 double album (LouderSound)

Also in this issue: Alex Van Halen, the Rolling Stones, Opetrh, George Murray, Queen, Vion Hdertzen Brothers, Meat Loaf, Joan Armatrading, Michael Monroe, Rosalie Cunningham, The Sheepdogs, Koyo, The Darkness, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Starbenders and more (LouderSound)

Childhood teddy bear? Check. Space-themed bedding? Check. Red special guitar? Of course check (LouderSound)

The ultimate Ratt’N’Roll album returns (LouderSound)

A multi-format re-release of Aphrodite’s Child’s progressive rock masterpiece (LouderSound)

The Primal Scream team fail to get their rocks off with this underwhelming comeback (LouderSound)

Lancashire rockers Massive Wagons still going strong on album seven (LouderSound)

Heart’s singer Ann Wilson remembers learning along with Led Zeppelin (LouderSound)

Fronting Yes he was one of the architects of prog rock, and now he fronts his own band. But that’s only part of his wondrous story (LouderSound)

A burning question, finally answered (LouderSound)

As The Metal Gods gear up to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary, we revisit and re-order every track on their evolutionary opus (LouderSound)

Latest album Mythical River has artistic tributaries including John Paul Jones, Motorpsycho, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Dungen, Red Kite – and also coffee (LouderSound)

Choose from thousands of albums from artists including Green Day, Van Halen, Kiss, Paramore, Pixies, Blink-182 and more when you buy a new Victrola turntable (LouderSound)

Next year, Papa Roach will celebrate 25 years of their classic breakthrough album Infest. To celebrate, they’re on the front cover of Metal Hammer! (LouderSound)

80s prog legends Haze and Lesois also announced for Winter’s End Festival which takes place from April 24-27. (LouderSound)

The doom trap pioneer and her backing musicians champion their favourite new bands, from Tailgunner to House Of Protection (LouderSound)

Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he’d love to tour with (LouderSound)

When we asked the singer of Dark Tranquillity and The Halo Effect to name the Gothenburg sound’s greatest achievement, he challenged the idea of ‘the Gothenburg sound’ itself (LouderSound)

In a newly-resurfaced 2007 interview, the My Chemical Romance frontman aired his ill-feelings towards nu metal, and said that he thought certain bands within the genre encouraged sexism, homophobia and “other forms of ignorance” (LouderSound)

Bassist III and guitarist IV were disposed by illness, but Sleep Token performed in Zurich on Monday anyway (LouderSound)

Jerry Richards’ band delivers grooves, hooks and vitality on 11th album, amid a concept story of AI and machines (LouderSound)

The sequel to Olias Of Sunhillow, a reunion with Roine Stolt, a musical featuring Kelsey Grammer… the Yes veteran says a lot is happening soon, although he’s less sure about 1000 Hands Part 2 and his memoir (LouderSound)

Rod Stewart’s Every Picture Tells A Story arrived by accident, was rescued by some last-minute songs, a fat slice of luck and a dozen hard-drinking hombres – and helped launch Rod Stewart’s solo career (LouderSound)

In this exclusive extract from his new Fleetwood Mac book, Mark Blake tells the tale of Bob Welch, the man Mick Fleetwood credits as having played a crucial role in keeping the Mac together (LouderSound)

Scarlet Page has shot portraits of some of our greatest rock stars, and she’s got stories about all of them (LouderSound)

Use Your Illusion: Drugs, rifts, hirings, firings, and the sound of a band falling apart (LouderSound)

While in California to promote their Apples And Oranges single, Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett began to show signs of the behaviour that would lead to his departure from the band (LouderSound)

Hot off tours with Trivium, Lamb Of God, Mastodon and more, rising metalcore champions Malevolence have returned with a crushing new tune (LouderSound)

Sum 41’s farewell tour touches down for their biggest UK show ever (LouderSound)

The Metal Gods will play across the continent on their Shield Of Pain run from June to July (LouderSound)

Positive Grid launch their Black November sale – and along with price reductions on their groundbreaking Spark Amp, there’s up to 50% off products across the board (LouderSound)

The ‘Amplified History’ collective will take a break for an undisclosed period of time after their summer 2025 tour (LouderSound)

Next year’s Midsummer Prog Festival was due to feature Riverside, The Flower Kings and more (LouderSound)

Dickinson reflects on his 2015 cancer battle and reveals he would have helped Iron Maiden replace him had his voice been affected (LouderSound)

The 20th anniversary of Summer’s End Festival takes place at the Chepstow Drill Hall from October 2 – 5 (LouderSound)

Kisser has invited all former Sepultura members to play at the band’s final show, including the foundational Cavalera brothers (LouderSound)

Unrelentingly Northern in attitude, both parts the slow-burning band that split in two seemed happy with their lot – but is their story one of unfulfilled achievements? (LouderSound)

Former too-rock-for-goth family affair Balaam And The Angel are about to kick off an eight-date UK tour (LouderSound)

It’s only taken the Hall Of Fame two years to upload the official footage (LouderSound)

Stevie Nicks says The Lighthouse is the most important thing she’ll ever do (LouderSound)

Facebook continues to be a source of unreliable information (LouderSound)

Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra’s vision for San Francisco was both a great prank and barbed social commentary (LouderSound)

The Gallagher Brothers have now confirmed 38 stadium shows for 2025 (LouderSound)

London’s best independent music festival confirms 2025 headliner and stellar supporting cast (LouderSound)

Delain continue building up to their new EP, which contains new music, live recordings and updated versions of classic tracks (LouderSound)

A Metal Hammer reader asked Alice In Chain’s guitarist/vocalist which riff defines the band. This is what he said. (LouderSound)

We sit down with the Oceans Of Slumber frontwoman for a quick but entertaining catch-up (LouderSound)

With 1369 pieces and eight minifigures included, this winged wonder from the Dune movie is a sci-fi fan’s dream – and it’s on sale at Very right now (LouderSound)

Percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan reveals how he lost 25 percent of his arm and opens up about that mysterious Slipknot album from 2008 that’s still yet to be released (LouderSound)

Every shade of Sólstafir gets a look in on album number eight (LouderSound)

Tim Bowness’s Butterfly Mind will feature former No-Man drummer Andrew Brooker at December gig (LouderSound)

Jazz, fusion, and a dash of muzak from the drummer’s electronic and acoustic experiments from 1977 to 2007 (LouderSound)

Celtic Frost: From brutality and ethereal beauty to ham-fisted, party-glam travesties (LouderSound)

Retiring Brazillian metallers Sepultura are about to bring the hammer down on the anvil for the last time (LouderSound)

With Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland fronted some of the best hard rock albums of the early 21st century (LouderSound)

We Are Not Robots is Terrorvision’s first new album in more than a decade, and it’s full of top tunes (LouderSound)

See Robert Plant as you’ve never seen him before, travelling through Italy aboard a luxury Frecciarossa 1000 train (LouderSound)

Bill Nelson digs out 2015’s “gleaming guitar melodic soundscape” album Studio Cadet from the archive for December release (LouderSound)

The punk pair wrapped up a hugely successful 2024 with a riotous Halloween show in London last week (LouderSound)

The lead single from Vitalogy turns 30 this week and now appears to be a line in the sand for the Seattle giants (LouderSound)

Prog supergroup O.R.k. will be supported by UK proggers The Paradix Twin on all dates (LouderSound)

He started out in a college so strict that he couldn’t understand prog when he first heard it. But the composer, educator and tech fan, has made the most of opportunities that came his way (LouderSound)

Living guitar god Zakk Wylde hammers out The Star-Spangled Banner (LouderSound)

The former Virgin Prune and solo artist has been U2’s official Tell It Like It Is Correspondent since the mid-80s (LouderSound)

If you thought they didn’t like Creep, wait til you hear what Thom Yorke & co. make of Pop Is Dead (LouderSound)

The punk trailblazer will be heading to Alexandra Palace next May (LouderSound)

We catch up with New Delhi’s finest Bloodywood in the studio (LouderSound)

Incubus are set to play their iconic 2001 album Morning View in full next year at one very special show at London’s 02 (LouderSound)

Defences haven’t quite perfected their formula yet, but if you love yourself a good slice of modern metalcore, you’re gonna wanna hear this (LouderSound)

The Boss celebrated Halloween in Montreal with a performance of Ray Parker Jr.’s spooky chart-topper Ghostbusters alongside his full band (LouderSound)

The Coldplay frontman was thankful that an alert crew member broke his fall (LouderSound)

Next summer is looking increasingly lively (LouderSound)

Lavish 10-disc package celebrates the Canterbury legend, with hard work done to deliver contemporary commentary and revitalize his 1970 Hyde Park show (LouderSound)

Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album (LouderSound)

Prince’s Purple Rain was the epic ballad that reclaimed rock for black musicians, enjoying airplay everywhere from country to rock radio (LouderSound)

Including Black Stone Cherry, CJ Wildheart, Night Flight Orchestra and five other rock-it scientists (LouderSound)

Ed Sheeran was accused of infringing copyright of Marvin Gaye’s massive hit on his own song Thinking Out Loud (LouderSound)

The Offspring’s Dexter Holland picks his G.O.A.T punk band – and it’s not the answer anyone expected (LouderSound)

Over 350 grassroots music venues, 75,000 events and more than 12,000 jobs are at risk, say the Music Venue Trust (LouderSound)

Is there room for another small piece of Marc Bolan? (LouderSound)

11-CD collection of Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera’s solo work (LouderSound)

Acoustic Sessions reimagines highlights from Thin Lizzy’s first three albums, with new contributions from guitarist Eric Bell (LouderSound)

The Gallagher Brothers’ effigies were burned at the annual bonfire night celebrations in Edenbridge, England (LouderSound)

From All The World’s A Stage to Rush In Rio, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back over Rush’s journey as a live band (LouderSound)

The pressures of fame, blond mullets, ignoring phone calls from rock stars – up close and personal with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson (LouderSound)

Bowie and Petty loved him, Jagger danced onstage with him, Slash jammed with him – this how Lenny Kravitz’s retro mix of rock, soul and funk made him a crossover star (LouderSound)

Nightwish say they won’t comment until assault case against manager Ewo Pohjola is fully resolved (LouderSound)

Former Primus drummer Tim Alexander explains he has been in a “dark place” recently and desperately needed change (LouderSound)

Singer, band leader, icon – this is the story of Ronnie James Dio’s epic solo career (LouderSound)

Peter Green was one of the greatest guitarists of the late 60s British blues boom – but he never truly conquered his demons (LouderSound)

British drummer Andy Edwards announces he’s quitting (almost) all the bands he’s in via lengthy YouTube statement (LouderSound)

In 2003, Metal Hammer flew to New York to interview Metallica ahead of St Anger. We found a band who were bruised, battered but defiant (LouderSound)

From The Boss to Chuck Berry, Nils Lofgren has played with them all and lived to tell the tale (LouderSound)

At the intimate Troxy venue, The Cure celebrate the newly released Songs Of A Lost World and so much more, offering three hours of surprises, singalongs and pure emotion (LouderSound)

Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird takes deep dive into the friendship Mars Volta and At The Drive-In duo (LouderSound)

Symphonic metal outfit Within Temptation feel the time is right to speak up on the important things (LouderSound)

Wembley might have had pyro and dancers, but a roaring crowd in Manchester proves Creeper don’t need big production to put on a massive show (LouderSound)

Becoming the bassist for heavy metal’s godfather should have been a no-brainer – but The Prince Of Darkness didn’t have the best reputation after his Black Sabbath firing (LouderSound)

Powerflo, The Halo Effect and Raging Speedhorn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

The drummer’s baby girl was born weeks prematurely in August, with donations going towards medical fees and other expenses (LouderSound)

Great new prog to enjoy from Keys, Mission Jupiter, Empire Springs, Tim Morse and more… (LouderSound)

The film, about the rise of New Zealand’s Māori metal sensations, will start rolling into cinemas in February (LouderSound)

Scandinavians expand their horizons yet again, but remain in sight of their ethereal, stargazing base (LouderSound)

The Icelandic trio, who’ve toured with Deftones and Him’s Ville Valo, have shared their first original music since 2021 (LouderSound)

The wheels were already beginning to come off Rage Against The Machine by 1998. Luckily, they managed to get into the studio together and prove they had one last statement to give the world (LouderSound)

VOLA kick off their European tour in support of fourth album Friend Of A Phantom today (LouderSound)

According to science, metal is apparently the most “intelligent” genre of music you can listen to (LouderSound)

Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1984 album Zoolook to be reissued on vinyl with bonus track in January (LouderSound)

Rearranging Testament’s back catalogue into order of greatness (LouderSound)

We dissect the fascinating career of genre-hopping alternative artist Moriah Rose Pereira – known to millions as Poppy (LouderSound)

From their self-titled debut album to to most recent offering Supercharged, this is every Offspring LP in reverse order of greatness (LouderSound)

First new music in almost nine years picks up where the acclaimed +4626-Comfortzone left off in 2015 (LouderSound)

How Bill Ward’s final performance with Black Sabbath was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne’s buttocks (LouderSound)

Allmans/Gov’t Mule man Warren Haynes goes it alone again (LouderSound)

Only Ones singer Peter Perrett follows 2017’s I Wanna Go With Dignity with an album of helpless romance and everyday reality (LouderSound)

Glittering prog-psych indulgence for all (LouderSound)

The greatest band you never heard. Again (LouderSound)

Mastodon man gives brutally honest insight into why touring is so much harder now and why merch got so expensive (LouderSound)

Watch busker play Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Otherside to an audience of one – the man who plays on the record (LouderSound)

Breaking news: The Quireboys finally got off the barstool long enough to make a new album (LouderSound)

Never mind the bollocks – here’s the greatest punk albums that have raged against austerity, Trump and so much more (LouderSound)

Broken Spells, her first release under her own name, is the result of a complete change of worldview, a spiritual awakening and a determination to deliver the mesmerising work despite heartbreaking hurdles (LouderSound)

Alt.prog quartet Envy Of None will release their second album in Spring 2025 (LouderSound)

Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent look back on finding fame in their teens and experiencing the highs and lows of the music industry over six decades (LouderSound)

Manchester’s premier progressively-minded rock and metal festival has unveiled its first announcement for 2025 (LouderSound)

Black Friday is approaching faster than the Millennium Falcon doing the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs – but you can save a pile of Imperial Credits on these two Star Wars Lego favourites right now (LouderSound)

Brian May and Roger Taylor go behind the scenes of the making of their debut album (LouderSound)

Fresh from Ice Nine Kills’ collaboration with Terrifier, Spencer Charnas names the horror movie GOAT – and gives an update on The Silver Scream 3 (LouderSound)

Two-stepping in God’s house? It happened, thanks to Oregon’s most exciting metalcore export. (LouderSound)

Amon Amarth x Z2 comic The Great Heathen Army is now available (LouderSound)

The guitar Iommi played on the first “four or five” Black Sabbath albums is still in the restaurant franchise’s possession (LouderSound)

1976 was a pivotal year for Thin Lizzy. Guitarist Scott Gorham, one half of the band’sclassic twin-guitar sound, takes a trip down memory lane (LouderSound)

The incident happened as Thom Yorke approached the end of his Everything tour set in Melbourne, Australia (LouderSound)

Celebrating the finest in American trash and kitsch culture, The Cramps played rock’n’roll at its delinquent, b-movie best (LouderSound)

Guns N’ Roses have been talking about a new album for some time – and now Duff tells fans to stay tuned (LouderSound)

The new six-disc set includes Rush’s Presto, Roll The Bones, Counterparts and Test For Echo albums (LouderSound)

After getting their set cancelled by adverse weather at last month’s Louder Than Life, thrash icons Slayer will be back for the 2025 bill (LouderSound)

From the sadistic brutality of Art The Clown in Terrifier 3 to the stomach-turning dysmorphia of The Substance, 2024 has been a great year for all things horror (LouderSound)

Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda recorded heartfelt collaboration The Old Peace to honour a young fan, Alec Wildey, who sadly died from cancer (LouderSound)

The Body Count leader and Law & Order: SVU star sounds off on Trump, Harris, partisan politics, local government and weed (LouderSound)

Your favourite face-painted, synthpop-loving metal duo will play across the UK next year (LouderSound)

Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. share details of their 2025 run across the US (LouderSound)

In his new memoire, Brothers, Alex Van Halen says that David Lee Roth was “convinced he was going to be a movie star” so didn’t want the spotlight to shine too long on anyone else (LouderSound)

Portals celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2025 at London’s EartH in Hackney on May 24 and 25 (LouderSound)

The shirts will soon be available to buy in very limited quantities (LouderSound)

Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward unveils his latest original poem, It’s Near, in time for Halloween (LouderSound)

The London hardcore beloveds will host their own Cremation Party at O2 Academy Islington in February (LouderSound)

“We have an orchestra now haha” (LouderSound)

Kiss’ Paul Stanley says that the band had a very “wholesome” relationship with their many groupies (LouderSound)

“Unless you’re Glassjaw, Converge, Refused or further than that, heavy is fucking lame” (LouderSound)

Their 1971 album marked the move from experimental live band to studio-based architects, paving the way for a decade of dominance (LouderSound)

Australian trio’s second album The Law Of Augmenting Returns lays out their case for a rethink… they only wish Jaco Pastorius was alive to hear it (LouderSound)

“Backcombed head and sloped shoulders above the dreck of indie/goth rock revivalists”: Robert Smith charts his own grief and anxiety on The Cure’s sombre Songs Of A Lost World (LouderSound)

Jerry Cantrell’s new solo album I Want Blood features members of Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Faith No More (LouderSound)

Two years on from their less than amicable split, The Wildhearts are back, re-energised, with a reconfigured line-up and live shows on the way (LouderSound)

US prog metallers Primus’s live date in the Dominican Republic will go ahead with Tool’s Danny Carey filling in on drums (LouderSound)

Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey are currently on the road playing the music of 80s-era King Crimson (LouderSound)

The Electric Orchestra have scheduled two more UK shows in addition to their final Hyde Park blow-out (LouderSound)

When We Were Young festival 2025 is packing another monstrous lineup of pop punk, emo and alt rock superstars (LouderSound)

In 1999 Metal Hammer flew out to Memphis to meet Slipknot for the first time. A near-miss with SWAT teams, legions of fans and an insane show later, we knew they’d change the world (LouderSound)

Vola continue to move their sound forward on album number four (LouderSound)

The kings of metalcore will hit the road next Spring! (LouderSound)

Graham Gouldman will perform songs he’s written for 10cc and other artists, acoustically, throughout the UK in March (LouderSound)

You can’t get this bundle anywhere else! (LouderSound)

Soccer Mommy – AKA Nashville songwriter Sophie Allison – has released her masterfully emotional fourth album Evergreen. But does its vulnerability strip away its ambition? (LouderSound)

If you were hoping for a City Of Evil 20th anniversary tour to happen next year, we have some bad news… (LouderSound)

Mogwai’s The Bad Fired draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band have endured in recent years (LouderSound)

Ghost famously banned phones from their L.A. concerts last year, and it seems the practice is here to stay (LouderSound)

With an approach based on belief and cameraderie, the self-described captain of the band’s pirate ship steered them from failing pop group to hit records including Crime Of The Century and Breakfast In America (LouderSound)

Embracing their roots on record for the first time, The Cold Stares’ seventh album The Southern shares a vision of the South you won’t see from other musicians or the media (LouderSound)

Informed by childhood memories, Louise Patricia Crane’s new album is an intensely personal dark fantasia (LouderSound)

The shows will hopefully give fans another chance to behold the majesty of Elwood Francis’s 17-string bass (LouderSound)

“We’re now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes”: Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025 (LouderSound)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan group is spearheading a move to get Keith Emerson. and ELP recognised by the BBC’s annual proms programme (LouderSound)

Box set edition gives former Beatles and Pink Floyd engineer the chance to recall the crazy times and ambitious attitude that resulted in 1978’s Pyramid (LouderSound)

In spite of their particularly shouty crowd, Lankum give a dazzling performance at their biggest UK show to date (LouderSound)

Brothers Of Metal harness everything from 80s glam to gothic rock on their fun as hell third album (LouderSound)

Something wicked this way comes, as Papa Emeritus and his ghouls announce their return to the road (LouderSound)

Dorie Jackson enlists the help of Kaprekar’s Constant bandmates, including her father, David Jackson, on new solo album (LouderSound)

Swedish troupe Goat get the room moving to their unique fusion of Pagan rock, afrobeats and tantric psychedelia (LouderSound)

All Day, I Dream About Swag (LouderSound)

The alt-metal pioneers haven’t performed together since 2016 (LouderSound)

Tribulation continue to flirt with the gothic rock flourishes they’ve moved towards in recent years (LouderSound)

11 songs from the era when the charismatic Scotsman and Aylesbury’s finest prog adventurers defined a musical identity that defied dismissal (LouderSound)

Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle (LouderSound)

Including Larkin Poe, The Sheepdogs, Beth Hart (featuring Slash) and five other players, performers and portrayers, each another’s audience outside the gilded cage (LouderSound)

Watch aghast as Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp wrestle David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) into the grave (LouderSound)

Avenged Sevenfold thrill fans at sweaty throwback 25th anniversary show packed with early favourites (LouderSound)

Stay In Your Grave comes from an expanded edition of this year’s Black Keys album Ohio Players (LouderSound)

That old wax magic works for a final lineup ‘best-of’ spread over eight 45rpm discs (LouderSound)

Beth Hart delivers soul, swagger and Slash on album number eleven (LouderSound)

Six Mountain live sets – get ready to climb! (LouderSound)

John Mellencamp is one of American’s great heartland rockers – and record labels, bad press and a heart attack couldn’t stop him (LouderSound)

The electro trailblazers moved away from their poppy beginnings on their fifth record, and the singer says it set them up for everything that happened next (LouderSound)

Straight out of Maryland, Clutch have spent 30 years following their own path and no one else’s (LouderSound)

The Cape Fear star and singer was drawn to a Robert Smith classic from 1989 in the wake of her own troubles (LouderSound)

The band capped off one glorious era with a Best Of and huge arena show in 2011 but it left their singer and guitarist feeling like they’d lost their way (LouderSound)

The Allmans’ big finish, recorded live at the Beacon Theater, New York (LouderSound)

Pixies advise Oasis to avoid physical violence –and make plea to open for the Gallagher brothers in Los Angeles (LouderSound)

“Divided between acoustic and electric sets, this is a joy from start to finish”: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are still in thrall to each other on Fillmore East 1969 (LouderSound)

Tensions between bandmates, bust-ups with their producer, divorce – Deftones’ fifth album Saturday Night Wrist almost didn’t happen (LouderSound)

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and ex-Deep Purple man Glenn Hughes reunited in 2005 to make the Fused album (LouderSound)

Sex, drugs and hanging out with former members of Led Zeppelin – The Mission proved goth was anything but doom and gloom (LouderSound)

Paul Di’Anno sang on Iron Maiden’s classic debut single Running Free – speaking to Metal Hammer earlier this year, this is what he remembered about making it (LouderSound)

Phil Lynott, Lemmy, Rush, Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – former Thin Lizzy/Motörhead guitarist Brian Robertson crossed paths with them all and has the hangovers to prove it (LouderSound)

Celebrating 50 years of Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry as solo artist (LouderSound)

The Scottish trio recently celebrated their first three records with a series of special gigs in London and Glasgow (LouderSound)

Megadeth’s first two albums were thrash classics. And then they made So Far, So Good… So What! and the debauchery caught up with them (LouderSound)

The guitarist gave up a cushty job in the US Air Force to join her twin sister Kim in the band, but soon she was being packed off to rehab (LouderSound)

1999 modern prog masterpiece – their first record with Jordan Rudess – came after the dismissal of Derek Sherinian, the demise of internal “fake democracy” and fights with their label and the media (LouderSound)

An album of covers makes for underwhelming return for LA country rockers Lone Justice (LouderSound)

Phil Lesh, the bassist with The Grateful Dead, The Other Ones, The Dead and Phil Lesh And Friends has died (LouderSound)

Linkin Park, Jinjer and Cradle Of FIlth are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

“In all likelihood, this will be the final Shineback album,” reveals Simon Godfrey of impending third album (LouderSound)

Cool new new proggy sounds from Virtual Symmetry, Alex Carpani, Raven Sad and more… (LouderSound)

Tool Live In The Sand will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from March 7 – 9 2025 (LouderSound)

UK prog rockers The Pineapple Thief will release new EP The Last Run in November (LouderSound)

Stevie Nicks revisits the moment she knew she didn’t want to be in a band with Lindsey Buckingham anymore: “I dealt with Lindsey for as long as I could. You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances.” (LouderSound)

Halsey’s fifth studio album embodies the women who have been eaten up and spat out by Hollywood – and does so marvellously (LouderSound)

The Welsh rockers will release Critical Thinking, their 15th record, in January and a tour will follow in the spring (LouderSound)

The news arrives with Kate Bush’s new self-directed video, Little Shrew, released in aid of charity War Child (LouderSound)

Mastodon will subheadline Sunday at Bloodstock, playing right before Gojira (LouderSound)

The Von Hertzen Brothers are back from the brink (LouderSound)

Canadian maverick Devin Townsend releases his most straightforward album in years (LouderSound)

Hip hop heavyweight Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Spiritbox for the second time (LouderSound)

Let’s do the timewarp again (LouderSound)

Big issues are buried beneath thrilling next-gen punk on the Aussie bawlers’ third album (LouderSound)

80-year-old ex Yes singer recalls effectively passing in his wife’s arms – before a series of incidents returned him to health, creativity and a new appreciation of his past and future (LouderSound)

Regal reissue of overlooked debut album, now with previously unreleased material (LouderSound)

Influential icons Pixies’ second act refuses to die (LouderSound)

Forever big in Japan (LouderSound)