Category: Music

A short tribute to one of rock’s all-time great bassists, Cream legend Jack Bruce (LouderSound)

She’s only saying what we all think (LouderSound)

Over Each Other is the third Linkin Park single since the nu metal legends resumed service in September (LouderSound)

The hard rock pontiffs’ concert/comedy movie will soon be available on DVD, Blu-ray and VHS, and via Amazon and iTunes (LouderSound)

A symphonic metal band adapting a classical piece to promote the opening of a rollercoaster? Why not! (LouderSound)

Lacuna Coil might’ve started out in goth metal but three decades on its only a small part of their magnificent sonic offering (LouderSound)

Singer explains how Arjen Lucassen helped realise her long-held dream, what she’s saying with her songs, and why she chose a colour as her solo record’s title (LouderSound)

The Cheltenham weekender will also host Million Dead, Kid Kapichi, La Dispute, Bambie Thug and dozens more in July (LouderSound)

It had a cow’s arse on the cover and a features track sampling their roadie cooking bacon – but their fifth record’s wild genius paved the way to their future (LouderSound)

70 of the 100 bands that will play Germany’s two monster metal weekenders have now been named (LouderSound)

The song TYG, out October 25, will mark the prog metalcore sensations’ second collaboration with Stallion (LouderSound)

After breaking into the US top 50 with 2022’s Oh What The Future Holds, Fit For An Autopsy are still pushing boundaries of deathcore (LouderSound)

Dialling back on the aggressive approach that has helped bring Idles this far, and putting swing to the stomp, Idles’ latest album is intended to make you shake a leg rather than a fist (LouderSound)

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke is currently taking his one-man prog band concept to arenas across the Pacific Rim (LouderSound)

“Mockingbird is a tender reflection on the perpetual journey of becoming” – Rebecca Lovell (LouderSound)

The limited edition book “offers an unfiltered peek into the mind of a man whose view of the world was wryly humorous and timelessly prescient” (LouderSound)

18 months after Metallica’s M72 tour began, the band have finally announced shows down under (LouderSound)

To quote John Cena: “Are you sure about that?” (LouderSound)

Linkin Park and Korn will join a double dose of Metallica, plus more than 100 other bands, at the Columbus weekender in May (LouderSound)

25 years on from their self-titled debut, Slipknot look back at the years that helped them define 21st Century metal (LouderSound)

“They were ripping these albums apart and killing it before these other bands!” (LouderSound)

Black Friday means amazing deals on Lego sets for all ages – everything from Lego Star Wars and Marvel, to family favourites. Here’s everything you need to know (LouderSound)

Amyl And The Sniffers hit the cover of Louder, where they discuss everything from new album Cartoon Darkness, to the best rumours they’ve ever heard about themselves and how to succeed in pub rap battles (LouderSound)

Ukraine’s finest will release their next record in February (LouderSound)

Brian Eno and Dutch artist Bette A. will release What Art Does in January (LouderSound)

Hevy Devy says savvy branding on Instagram and TikTok is a bigger part of being a musician than actually making music (LouderSound)

“To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99% of ya are way off” (LouderSound)

“I’ll still be banging my head to [Lady Gaga’s] Paparazzi on my deathbed,” the Metal God declares (LouderSound)

The infectiously groovy Metallica bass player RobTrujillo was floored when he discovered Steven Wilson (LouderSound)

Babymetal will return to Europe in 2025, and they’re bringing some stellar supports with them (LouderSound)

Bassist/vocalist reflects on his band being called the next big thing – but also the most unsellable product of all time (LouderSound)

Undertakers, band managers and museum workers by day, pop-charged rockers by night, The Hot Damn! are a gang you’d want to join (LouderSound)

Almost 50 years on from their formation, NWOBHM spearheads Saxon and much-loved frontman Biff Byford are verging on national treasure status – and these are their best albums (LouderSound)

The Living Room Sessions tour will find Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger telling stories, playing Halestorm classics and deep cuts, and covering some of the songs that inspired them (LouderSound)

Some fans still cite Iron Maiden’s first two albums as their greatest. This is the best of Paul Di’Anno, the late, great man who sang on them (LouderSound)

House Of Marley reveal the Revolution turntable & speakers sound system, Zion true wireless earbuds and the Smile Jamaica mini true wireless earbuds (LouderSound)

Before you ask: no, Ed Sheeran isn’t on it (LouderSound)

Wes Orshoski, co-director of 2010’s Lemmy documentary, hopes his film about Iron Maiden’s late former singer will hit festival screens next year (LouderSound)

“When they put us in a group, I would always be like, ‘We’re not nu metal, we’re our own thing!’ Now I’m older and wiser…” (LouderSound)

Even if we didn’t know it at the time, this was a nice way to say goodbye to Paul Di’Anno (LouderSound)

Von Hertzen Brothers will release their ninth studio album In Murmuration this Friday, October 25 (LouderSound)

Kentucky hardcore punks Knocked Loose will be hitting the road across the UK and EU next Spring, with special guests Basement, Harm’s Way and Pest Control (LouderSound)

The Radiohead frontman states he has “earned the right” to work on whatever projects he wants to (LouderSound)

There’s still a healthy demand for CD players, and Black Friday is the perfect time to either buy your first one, or upgrade to a newer model. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of this year’s big sales (LouderSound)

Aussie punks Amyl & The Sniffers celebrate nudity with their NSFW video for new potty-mouthed single, Jerkin’ (LouderSound)

The first Better Lovers album is what you’d imagine, which is certainly no bad thing (LouderSound)

A big change of pace from both parties as Nightwish’s Floor Jansen will appear on a track on the new Testament album (LouderSound)

Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan updates fans on the profound damage two huge hurricanes have caused (LouderSound)

Inspired by Tolkien at an early age, the Tennessean encountered prog when a punk friend handed over his suddenly unwanted record collection (LouderSound)

There is no greater snapshot of the 1990s than the Nymphs album, but Inger Lorre and her band are remembered for all the wrong reasons (LouderSound)

Billy Idol was part of the celebration that saw Ozzy Osbourne inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at the weekend (LouderSound)

The Red Rocker also reveals he wanted to audition for Foreigner, but Mick Jones couldn’t afford it (LouderSound)

Unfinished / Between Us Two is an epic, six-minute instrumental (LouderSound)

Watch as Joan Jett morphs into a series of other women and female animals (LouderSound)

The death of former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno at 66 was confirmed yesterday (LouderSound)

The release of Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts will be celebrated with an eight-date UK tour (LouderSound)

Paul Di’Anno’s former bandmate reveals he had been speaking to the singer in recent weeks. Di’Anno’s death at the age of 66 was announced today (LouderSound)

Ex-Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno, who fronted the band from 1978-1981, has died (LouderSound)

Breakout indie game Cult of the Lamb is getting a special soundtrack makeover courtesy of some metal heavyweights (LouderSound)

Psych-punk drummer says his duo took inspiration from the krautrock pioneers’ ability to twist pop ditties into heavy drone experiments (LouderSound)

Metalcore giants Bad Omens will head down under for a run of shows next year with Poppy and House Of Protection (LouderSound)

Alex Van Halen explains why he didn’t join his former bandmates on the road for The Best Of All Worlds tour, performances which focused on Sammy Hagar’s time in Van Halen (LouderSound)

Norwegian prog rockers Seven Impale will release new album Summit, their first for seven years, in May (LouderSound)

Kimi, frontwoman of Japanese power metallers Bridear, makes us a mixtape composed of songs that have shaped her life (LouderSound)

Industrial nu metal meets dub-step on this heavy AF new single by Hi I’m Ghost (Jonathan Davis’ son, Nathan) (LouderSound)

Black Friday will be with us next month – and if previous years are anything to go by, there will be brilliant bargains on CD box sets and more – here’s everything you need to know (LouderSound)

Slipknot’s chaotic, infamous headline show at London’s Astoria on December 13 1999 cemented their status as metal’s next superstars (LouderSound)

Emo kings My Chemical Romance performed their iconic Black Parade album in full for the first time since 2007 at this weekend’s When We Were Young festival (LouderSound)

The Electric Light Orchestra are about to switch themselves off (LouderSound)

Nu metal legends Limp Bizkit are returning to the UK next year! (LouderSound)

Determination to pay tribute to his influences prove he’s a risk-taker with a thirst for growth – which is very prog (LouderSound)

Most sequels suck – but Rob Zombie’s 2010 album Hellbilly Deluxe 2 put modern metal’s favourite boogie-man back on top (LouderSound)

Rush’s 2007 album Snakes & Arrows found the prog icons back from their late 90s hiatus with a vengeance (LouderSound)

At her debut solo concert, shredder extraordinaire Sophie Lloyd largely eschews the hard rock covers that made her famous (LouderSound)

Nu gen trailblazer and Metal Hammer cover star Poppy is a huge fan of Kittie – and here’s why (LouderSound)

The first six albums from Norwegian prog rockers White Willow’s back catalogue are being reissued (LouderSound)

Tribulation guitarist Jonathan Hultén will release his new album, Eyes Of The Living Night, in January (LouderSound)

By 1995, death metal was in terminal decline – but Sweden’s At The Gates made a record that changed everything (LouderSound)

The people wanted Kids Part 2 but the US duo offered up a mind-bending, no-hits trip instead (LouderSound)

The Endtroducing… creator helped to usher in a new sound in the mid-90s, but he’s not exactly happy about it (LouderSound)

Boozing with Arnie, jamming with Iggy, ignoring Aerosmith’s phone calls – Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has done it all and more (LouderSound)

The Mercury Prize-winning singer cut her teeth in local venues and says they are crucial to artists breaking through (LouderSound)

The death of Nymphs singer Inger Lorre has been confirmed by her record label (LouderSound)

Jack Bruce, John Paul Jones and his ex-bandmate – these are former Van Halen man Michael Anthony’s biggest musical influences (LouderSound)

David Gilmour’s first studio album in nine years, Luck And Strange, went straight into the UK charts at No. 1 (LouderSound)

Standalone single Villain Arc suggests a heavy new direction for Bury Tomorrow – but are they really going deathcore? (LouderSound)

Arch Enemy, Slaughter To Prevail and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

Great new prog you must hear from Days Between Stations, Tomo Katsadura, Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon and more (LouderSound)

Bloodywood’s rager of a new single is a love letter to the “vibrant chaos” of the band’s hometown of New Delhi (LouderSound)

There are only 200 available, so get yours now! (LouderSound)

There are only 200 worldwide, so get yours while you can! (LouderSound)

We’re celebrating 40 years of Powerslave – get your limited edition bundle while you can (LouderSound)

The Prince Of Darkness, Foreigner and Peter Frampton are among this year’s Rock Hall inductees – here’s how you can can watch the ceremony live (LouderSound)

There are only 200 available, so get yours now! (LouderSound)

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

The Aussie duo have crafted a career-best album and one of 2024’s essential dance releases (LouderSound)

One of metal’s biggest bands are celebrating a huge milestone in the most Avenged way possible (LouderSound)

New producer helps Finnish dark proggers explore their more accessible side on ninth album (LouderSound)

Plus Tony Banks, John Lees Barclay James Harvest, Opeth, Phil Manzanera, Frost*, Von Hertzen Brothers, Stuckfish, Haze and more (LouderSound)

Keyboard and guitar solos are back in abundance as Jem Godfrey and his ‘classic’ line-up mixes the best atrributes of their previous four albums into something quite marvellous (LouderSound)

The Hall Of Fame is having another interesting year (LouderSound)

A guitarist who helped define the sound of a genre, both pre- and post- Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore has a formidable back catalogue of classics (LouderSound)

With guests including Axl and Slash, for his new album maverick guitarist Michael Schenker went back to the songs he recorded first with UFO (LouderSound)

A remastered Tom Petty classic, with previously unreleased and extra tracks (LouderSound)

Eavesdropping the blues as two greats join forces for 1983 TV special (LouderSound)

Undervalued pioneers The Yardbirds rock the corporation on 90-track collection (LouderSound)

Ukulele blues from Fleetwood Mac founder and Hawaiin YouTube sensation (LouderSound)

Alice In Chains mainman Jerry Cantrell keeps it dark on solo album number four (LouderSound)

The tenth album from Swedish metal standard bearers Grand Magus minessome legendary themes (LouderSound)

The MC5’s final album Heavy Lifting is a vibrant joint epitaph (LouderSound)

Cult prog rockers The Greatest Show On Earth were one of the first band’s signed to the legendary Harvest label (LouderSound)

Riding high after 2002’s Komalies, Lacuna Coil established themselves as breakout stars – with a little help from Ozzfest, Middle Eastern melodies and a movie about werewolves and vampires (LouderSound)

The track, featuring rare melodic vocals from Alissa White-Gluz, is a snapshot of upcoming album Blood Dynasty (LouderSound)

Henge will release new album Journey to Voltus B in January and announce tour dates for 2025 (LouderSound)

Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions is conflicted on how to approach a second Brütal Legend title, given how the original controversially mixed genres (LouderSound)

The project, named after The Who’s 1970 classic The Seeker, features music from Pete Townshend and classical composer Rachel Fuller (LouderSound)

Stewart Copeland brings his Have I Said Too Much? – The Police, Hollywood, and other Adventures back to the UK in September and October next year (LouderSound)

The former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist was shot while walking his dog early Tuesday morning (LouderSound)

The pop icon recorded the album in 1995, but it is yet to be released into the wild (LouderSound)

The track is from an expanded reissue of the industrial pop-rockers’ latest album Rat Wars, released today (LouderSound)

To celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s solo induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, we asked some of metal’s biggest stars for the ultimate Ozzy playlist (LouderSound)

Revisit some sparkling gems from Pink Floyd and beyond, as chosen by members of Marillion, Roxy Music, Asia, Solstice, TesseracT, Haken and more (LouderSound)

It turns out Queen’s Brian May is a big fan of the Queen-influenced The Last Dinner Party (LouderSound)

Can’s classic releases sound only like themselves, yet the band’s influence lives on. These are their best albums (LouderSound)

Mr. Big guitarist and solo artist Paul Gilbert picks his records, artists and of lasting significance (LouderSound)

Featuring Gillan, Thin Lizzy, Suzi Quatro, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Meat Loaf, 10cc, The Who, Max Webster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Queen and more (LouderSound)

“Ronnie started to do art to feed his family” – Bill Wyman (LouderSound)

Get your bids in NOW for a chance to own ultra-rare collector’s items from Iron Maiden, AC/DC, The Cure, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and more – and help support four amazing charities – in the Heavy Metal Truants’ Monster Rock Auction, closing tonight, October 16 (LouderSound)

Joy Division opened up for Buzzcocks in Glasgow in October 1979. Jim Reid from The Jesus And Mary Chain was there, and the gig changed his life (LouderSound)

A short story about David Bowie, Glen Matlock, Iggy Pop and a Pablo Picasso painting (LouderSound)

UK prog rockers Also Eden are currently had at work on a new studio album with a view to a 2025 release (LouderSound)

More Questions Than Answers has come eight years after their previous studio album, but bandleader Gary Chandler knows why it might just be their best-ever release (LouderSound)

The Cure’s Robert Smith picks a 13-track playlist to get fans in the mood for his band’s new album, Songs of a Lost World (LouderSound)

Fish played with Stephen Harrison and Aric Improta, formerly of Fever 333, in London for just their second show ever (LouderSound)

US Chinese prog quartet OU are under Grammy consideration for their single 蘇醒 Frailty and album OU II 蘇醒 Frailty (LouderSound)

“I think about it constantly – that movie is my ‘Roman Empire’” (LouderSound)

Hash pipes, bust-ups and a death metal landmark – how Carcass made 1993’s classic Heartwork album (LouderSound)

The folkloric up-and-comers will headline their biggest-ever UK shows in London and Manchester next year (LouderSound)

Brighton punk duo Lambrini Girls drop the new track Big D*** Energy, share details of their debut album Who Let The Dogs Out (LouderSound)

Both tracks will appear on the Metal Hammer cover star’s new album Negative Spaces next month (LouderSound)

From metal legends to rising stars, Aftershock was stacked with amazing moments (LouderSound)

“It’s been 37 years since I’ve seen Jake E. Lee, but that still doesn’t take away from the shock of hearing what happened to him today” (LouderSound)

Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd were the guitarist’s early purchases – making more sense of his presence in Saucerful Of Secrets than it may have seemed (LouderSound)

Livewire, turbo-harmonised, disco-rocking Swedes Royal Republic are getting ready for upgraded UK and Europe dates (LouderSound)

‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke: “Once we’d cracked the formula of how to work together on Overkill, that’s when we really started to take off” (LouderSound)

The rare Jimi Hendrix tape, recorded in 1968, is expected to fetch up to £200,000 next month (LouderSound)

Orianthi wielded her axe on the runway as I Love Rock N’ Roll and Are You Gonna Go My Way soundtracked the strutting supermodels (LouderSound)

Alex Van Halen has approached the makers of ChatGPT to explore the possibility of creating new guitar solos (LouderSound)

With UK and US dates sold out across the board, Oasis are busy padding their wallets further down under (LouderSound)

With I Want Blood, his new solo album, set for release later this week, Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell reveals his early 2025 tour plans (LouderSound)

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley is angry that his former mentor and manager Greig Nori is calling him a liar over allegations made in Whibley’s memoir Walking Disaster. Watch his emotional video (LouderSound)

The line-up for Sick New World 2025 has been revealed, and it’s ridiculously great, tbh (LouderSound)

The shooting took place as Jake E. Lee was out walking his dog (LouderSound)

Alex Van Halen reveals that Ozzy Osbourne was in the frame to front a new look Van Halen at the start of the millennium, and Ozzy says that he was up for it (LouderSound)

In 2014, metal star, movie director and bona fide horror hound Rob Zombie tore into the worst horror movie in history (LouderSound)

Co-vocalist Joel Hokka reveals the band whose success made Blind Channel realise they can step away from the spotlight (LouderSound)

Chelsea Wolfe announces her final offering from She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, and shares a music video for Place In The Sun (Unbound) (LouderSound)

The Aussie metalcore stars will be supported by Thy Art Is Murder and The Amity Affliction when they demolish arenas next year (LouderSound)

The French duo’s seventh album, Les Chants De L’Aurore, arrived after a period of writer’s block. It’s still blackgaze, but it’s surprisingly uplifting – and there’s a reason for that (LouderSound)

The werewolf-obsessed keyboardist of Powerwolf also has secret ambitions to be a truck driver (LouderSound)

August’s Bloodstock line-up just got even bigger with the likes of Ministry, Nailbomb and Fear Factory joining the bill (LouderSound)

From Aces High to Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, we’ve arranged everything on Iron Maiden’s 1984 classic in reverse-order of magnificence (LouderSound)

Roger Taylor reveals Queen’s potential plans on releasing new music (LouderSound)

Manchester pop proggers Elbow releaed their latest album Audio Vertigo last year (LouderSound)

Operating on the cusp of the genre, they’ve provided plenty of evidence over the years that their roots lay in prog (LouderSound)

The Jesus Lizard are back with a bang, referencing their past, building on it and retaining their sense of humour (LouderSound)

Deep Purple’s albums ranked, from patchy Purple to purple patches, from iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed “cattle grazing” to the one with the new chap (LouderSound)

With their label ready to drop them after a so-so first album, Aerosmith clung on, dreamed on, and recorded a second that gave them lift-off: Get Your Wings (LouderSound)

Judge orders Martin Shkreli to testify as to how many copies of one-off Wu Tang Clan album he purchased in 2015 might now be in circulation (LouderSound)

Includes the fastest version of The Kinks’ You Really Got Me you’re ever likely to witness (LouderSound)

Jury in Santa Cruz, California finds Theo Lengyel guilty of murdering his girlfriend Alice ‘Alyx’ Herrmann in December 2023 (LouderSound)

Sir Elton John opens up in forthcoming intimate documentary Elton John: Never Too Late (LouderSound)

Produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi, Beatles ’64 explores the band’s American debut – and will include never-before-seen footage (LouderSound)

German prog metallers The Ocean will perform the whole of Holecene and the best of Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic on European dates (LouderSound)

Devin Townsend will release his latest album PowerNerd, the first of a new trilogy of releases, in October (LouderSound)

We celebrate one of Iron Maiden’s most iconic albums in the new issue (LouderSound)

The Center For A Humane Economy organisation has honoured Geezer Butler for his commitment to animal welfare (LouderSound)

Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Rós surprise released their experimental album Átta last year (LouderSound)

Blending metal, hardcore, drum ‘n’ bass and hip hop, House Of Protection are a breath of fresh air for heavy music (LouderSound)

Skunk Anansie share details of their 2025 UK headline tour (LouderSound)

Swallow The Sun’s ninth studio album is a subtle wade into lighter waters (LouderSound)

When asked who could play Kerry King in a movie, Kerry King picks out a couple of action movie legends (LouderSound)

The Within Temptation frontwoman and former Nightwish singer would eventually team up for a blockbuster single (LouderSound)

Their seventh studio album was the result of a failed attempt to make a movie – but the band leader believes many more significant things happened in the world of music that year (LouderSound)

Pop punk legends The Offspring will hit the UK next year! (LouderSound)

Saturday Night Live has been running for 50 years. This weekend’s Oasis sketch might be the least funny three and a half minutes in its entire history (LouderSound)

This is becoming a habit (LouderSound)

Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks performed two songs on Saturday Night Live this weekend, including recent single The Lighthouse (LouderSound)

It may not entirely surprise you to learn that The Cure’s first album in 16 years is not an upbeat party record (LouderSound)

Soft Machine, Caravan, Gong, Hatfield And The North – how a small town in England changed progressive music forever (LouderSound)

Alice Cooper was the original shock rocker who paved the way for Kiss, Slipknot and every parent-baiting rock and metal act that followed (LouderSound)

Known as “ABBA from Hell,” the German synth-poppers’ 1985 debut had links to Yes, Mike Oldfield and Die Krupps (LouderSound)

Iron Maiden’s current world tour touches down in Aftershock for an incredible Saturday night headline set (LouderSound)

Judas Priest remind Sacramento why they are and always will be Metal Gods (LouderSound)

In 1978, The Grateful Dead and their entourage landed in Egypt for three gigs at the Pyramids of Giza. This is what happened (LouderSound)

New music is a vital part of the package that thrash metal icons Metallica want to keep giving their fans (LouderSound)

Evanescence roll out the hits and some modern anthems in a emotionally resonant set at Aftershock (LouderSound)

UK metal national treasures Architects bring the bangers to Aftershock (LouderSound)

Improbably Poppy is a twisted Sesame Street with creepy vibes, dark humour & threats of violence. It’s brilliantly bonkers (LouderSound)

Poppy brings her unique, genre-hopping sounds to the Aftershock party (LouderSound)

In 2011, Metal Hammer boarded Ed Force One to join Iron Maiden in South America for scenes of madness, mayhem and pisco sour (LouderSound)

Joe Cocker was the unlikely Sheffield superstar loved by The Beatles – but drink, drugs and debauchery almost sent him over the edge (LouderSound)

With 2014’s fourth album Walking On A Flashlight Beam Lunatic Soul found themselves travelling down a far deeper and darker path (LouderSound)

How Opeth seized the prog metal throne with 2001’s genre-defining Blackwater Park album (LouderSound)

Iggy, Joe Cocker, Jerry Garcia, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Meat Loaf crossed paths with them all (LouderSound)

Slipknot’s anniversary tour touches down in Aftershock for a savage, unforgettable headline set (LouderSound)

Stubbornly starting out with rock operas in the grunge era, he’s managed to secure guest spots from James LaBrie, Fish, Mikael Akerfeldt and others – but he still regrets the ones who got away (LouderSound)

2013 was a banner year for Metallica – a brand new record label, their first gigs in China and the ambitious but divisive 3D movie Through The Never (LouderSound)

In 1973, Rick Wakeman released The Six Wives of Henry VIII as his second studio album. Now, 51 years on, he’s revealed which wife is his favourite (LouderSound)

Watch the video for Next Big Thing, the latest single from Du Blonde’s forthcoming Sniff More Gritty album (LouderSound)

Alt pop-star Halsey drops I Never Loved You, the latest track to arrive from her upcoming new album The Great Impersonator (LouderSound)

From such stars as Dream Theater and Myles Kennedy to an array of up-and-coming talent, hear the best new music of the week – and vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

It’s been a long road, but RØRY is finally reaping the rewards of her hard work (LouderSound)

Ice Nine Kills share the gruesome new video for A Work Of Art, lifted from the Terrifier 3 soundtrack, featuring gnarly murders, a bloody mosh pit and a Art the Clown bass solo (LouderSound)

On October 11 1994, five misfits from Bakersfield, California would release an album that would change metal forever (LouderSound)

Great new prog you have to hear from Ross Valory, We Are Bodies, Yenisei, The Progressive Souls Collective and more (LouderSound)

Pritam Adhikary of the Indian metal band Aarlon features on a Bhangra vocal playthrough of Tyranny (LouderSound)

Imminence dazzle a packed-out Ballroom with their bewitching orchestral metal (LouderSound)

Halestorm confirm their status as one of modern rock’s most reliably enjoyable live bands (LouderSound)

His colourful life and remarkable times feature Sir Richard Attenborough, The Nolan Sisters, Ruud Gullit, Michael Jackson (and Morris Minor And The Majors’ Stutter Rap) (LouderSound)

Ayreon will perform five shows in Tilburg in the Netherlands in September (LouderSound)

Still got it? Slayer never lost it. What a show! (LouderSound)

Marking the Canadian trio’s R40 Tour, Prog asked 40 people including Steven Wilson, Arjen Lucassen, Steve Rothery and more famous fans to pick their top tracks – with some surprising results (LouderSound)

Hayley Williams shares message boosting supportive mental wellness organisations on World Mental Health Day (LouderSound)

With friends (and bandmates) reunited for Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary, it’ll be a special night for fans at Wembley Arena later this month (LouderSound)

Almost 40 years after the band called it a day, Viva Lone Justice is just around the corner (LouderSound)

Also in this issue: Jack Russell, Nikki Sixx, The Offspring, Myles Kennedy, Bill Wyman, Tuk Smith, Howlin’ Wolf, MC5, The Damned, Steve Howe and more (LouderSound)

Def Leppard’s spectacular homecoming show, now available on CD and DVD (LouderSound)

Southern-fried blues by way of Manchester, in need of more stardust (LouderSound)

The blues boy from Ballyshannon at his peak (LouderSound)

Earthy roots are revisited for Swedish collective Goat’s surprise-laden sixth album (LouderSound)

The Offspring hit a late-career peak with fired-up 11th album Supercharged (LouderSound)

Good vibes galore on the 11th album from tireless Californian pop-punk lifers The Offspring (LouderSound)

Doctor Bryan Keith ‘Dexter’ Holland, Ph.D., gets very excited talking about viruses, and his passion is kinda contagious (LouderSound)

English indie-rockers The Libertines were always surrounded by drama, but when supermodel Kate Moss entered their lives, things got even wilder, sometimes dangerously so (LouderSound)

Three Days Grace, Daughtry, Sevendust and Nothing More will join the arena-metal giants as they play across North America next year (LouderSound)

Ice-Ts metal band Body Count will release their new album Merciless in November (LouderSound)

Parasomnia, Dream Theater’s first new album with Mike Portnoy for 16 years, will be released in February (LouderSound)

How have Scorpions, Trouble and an obscure power metal band shaped one of melodeath’s biggest names? Michael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson explain. (LouderSound)

Nixon, known for their Metallica, Rolling Stones & Grateful Dead timepieces and merch, release an eye-catching range of Nirvana watches (LouderSound)

Starting as an art-rock project in the vein of 10cc or Queen, work with producer Mutt Lange and the 1978 single 5.7.0.5. let to dispute, distraction and eventual destruction after several promising proggy albums (LouderSound)

Alex Van Halen makes a beautiful tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen in his new audiobook, Brothers, which is also set to feature a previously unreleased song composed by the pair (LouderSound)

“New evidence has emerged within the last few weeks,” says D.A. George Gascón (LouderSound)

Genre-splicing star Poppy appears on Metal Hammer’s cover for the first time ahead of new album Negative Spaces (LouderSound)

Liam Gallagher says him and his brother won’t be engaging with the media as a pair due to worries that journalists might try to spark conflict between them, but also because they “can’t be arsed” (LouderSound)

After their first show in five years, System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian admits Scars On Broadway already have their third album ready and waiting (LouderSound)

In 2012 Rush’s drummer Neil Peart told us about modern alchemy, thinking big, how Nirvana influenced Rush, and why he’d never watch Beyond The Lighted Stage (LouderSound)

Almost 20 years since his last ful-length album, Shavo Odadjian is roaring back with his heaviest band to date (LouderSound)

Tales of the first true progressive rock album, from two of the men who made it (LouderSound)

The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham (LouderSound)

Riffs and sky-high choruses galore on Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy’s third solo record, The Art Of Letting Go (LouderSound)

Songs Of A Lost World will be the first album from The Cure since 2008’s 4:13 Dream (LouderSound)

“It finds complexity in simplicity, and power in loss“: James Dean Bradfield on Dirt (LouderSound)

Piece By Piece is “a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams”, apparently (LouderSound)

Want to own a single track from Green Day’s Dookie on a toothbrush, mini disc, wax cylinder, teddy bear or Fisher Price record? Of course you do, but you have to earn it (LouderSound)

Simmons has been criticised for offering shallow critiques and making “weird and gross comments” (LouderSound)

Get your neck broken by Neckbreakker when they release their first album on December 6 (LouderSound)

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls being nine years old and getting to watch the band that were “loudest and coolest thing” he’d ever seen (LouderSound)

Neal Morse & The Resonance will release new album No Hill For A Climber in November (LouderSound)

Stephen Shult, 58, died after sustaining injuries at Riot Fest on September 22. His friends and the festival have offered disputing accounts of what happened. (LouderSound)

Motley Crue make a not-so-grand entrance for the first of their Hollywood Takeover shows as they roll out of the back of a trash-filled garbage truck (LouderSound)

This year’s Aftershock is stacked with massive names, but there are some outstanding young bands on the bill that deserve your attention (LouderSound)

Avery auditioned to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica, but the role ultimately went to Robert Trujillo (LouderSound)

Inspired by a new synth, the Yes veteran has created something of a taster showreel in his latest outing with son Dylan (LouderSound)

Build a slice of movie magic for less with these Hollywood-inspired Lego Icons kits. Save money ahead of the Christmas rush (LouderSound)

It’s the last day of Amazon’s Big Deal Days, but there’s still time to get your hands on discounted rock and metal t-shirts – up to 30% off (LouderSound)

Amplifier celebrate the 20th anniversary of self-titled debut album with a live stream in November (LouderSound)

19 years after first singing about banana terracotta pie on Vicinity Of Obscenity, System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian has tried one (LouderSound)

The track is taken from the melodeath stars’ impending album Blood Dynasty (LouderSound)

Not content with mastering melodeath Mikael Stanne is leading a goth pop revolution with Cemetery Skyline’s debut, Nordic Gothic (LouderSound)

Rick Wakeman, Roger Waters and Robert Fripp were among those listening when the BBC played the record in full in 1967 – and weren’t the only ones who experienced artistic epiphanies that night (LouderSound)

Foreigner blended hard rock and atmospheric ballads to the tune of more than 80 million sales – and now they’re on their way to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (LouderSound)

Delivering a deafening but dextrous bass-in-your-face assault, John Entwistle was a key part of The Who’s sound – and also their chemistry. This is his story (LouderSound)

Twenty-five years ago the Human Clay album put Creed on top of the world, but it was the calm before the storm (LouderSound)

1965 marks the 60th anniversary of Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison’s first encounter at Venice Beach (LouderSound)

Anyone at the show not bitten by a bat does not need to seek medical attention (LouderSound)

The Limp Bizkit frontman filed the suit at federal court in Los Angeles (LouderSound)

The Struts frontman Luke Spiller hasn’t given up on his dream of writing a James Bond film theme, even if he lost out to Billie Eilish last time (LouderSound)

The success of Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral album made Trent Reznor lose his mind. But as a new millennium dawned, he found a way out of the abyss (LouderSound)

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is now in full swing – here are my favourite CD and vinyl bargains you can grab on both sides of the Atlantic (LouderSound)

Mikael Stanne picks the ten death metal albums that put him on the path to making melodeath history (LouderSound)

All proceeds will go to US charity Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (LouderSound)

The Keenans’ Queen B Vinyl cafe will host such artists as Thou, Galactic Empire and more from October 23 (LouderSound)

After spending endless nights on the road – complete with Stacia Blake colouring their shows – the band proved what a musical powerhouse they’d become with their second record in 1971 (LouderSound)

The Los Angeles band’s mix of angst and anthems prove to be as effective – and emotionally resonant – as ever (LouderSound)

Across five blistering songs, Reading bruisers Sylosis summarise everything that makes them one of Britain’s best metal bands (LouderSound)

Rubin, who co-produced every System Of A Down album from 1998 to 2005, explains why the band split his sides for an entire set (LouderSound)

Deryck Whibley alleges he was groomed and sexually abused by Sum 41’s first manager, Greig Nori, while he was a teenager (LouderSound)

Tears For Fears will release Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) and live album Songs For A Nervous Planet in October (LouderSound)

Jean-Michel Jarre will release ‘phygital’ live album Versailles 400 on vinyl and CD with exclusive digital content (LouderSound)

Reactivated nu metal sensations Linkin Park played Heavy Is The Crown live the day it came out last month. Watch the performance in glorious HD now. (LouderSound)

UK prog quartet Frost* will release double concept album Life In The Wires in October (LouderSound)

Keyboardist’s solo albums may not have reached the heady heights of his bandmates’ output – but he’s had a great time making “more progressive” music with artists of his own choosing, including Fish, Toyah and Nik Kershaw (LouderSound)

Soundgarden were still waiting for their big break when they released Jesus Christ Pose (LouderSound)

The release of the Fire And Steel video comes ahead of Saxon’s upcoming tour of mainland Europe (LouderSound)

From surf guitars to psychedelia, peace to paranoia, the 60s sound of Los Angeles and San Francisco was bright and multicoloured (LouderSound)

Phil Mogg reveals why Moggs Motel doesn’t have an apostrophe (LouderSound)

Inspired by a “goddess in a delicatessen”, the Pink Floyd ham slicer includes 100 copies of Animals (LouderSound)

James Blunt: military veteran, successful musician, excellent storyteller, top dad (LouderSound)

The 10th anniversary of the final Allman Brothers Band performance is to be celebrated with the release of a live album (LouderSound)

With UK and US dates sold out across the board, Oasis will be looking to fill their coffers again in the Southern Hemisphere (LouderSound)

Kelly Jones’ indie-rock crew are going big next summer, with massive shows in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the north of Ireland (LouderSound)

The Finnish blackened psychonauts dive to new depths of sonic depravity on album six (LouderSound)

New prog supergroup O.R.k will release a new studio album in 2025 (LouderSound)

Coachella might now be American social media influencers’ festival of choice, but it owes a massive debt of gratitude to Rage Against The Machine, Tool and more for its existence (LouderSound)

From Finnish supergroup Crown Shift to crossover brutes Drain, doomgazers Iress and nu metal revivalists Profiler, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2024 (LouderSound)

Watch Powerwolf burn keyboardist Falk Maria Schlegel at the stake in Hamburg (LouderSound)

New five-part documentary series Blind Channel: After Dark Side charts the Finnish band’s trials and travails over the past three years (LouderSound)

Korn brought out Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee to guest on Freak On A Leash during their 30th anniversary show at Los Angeles’ BMO stadium this weekend (LouderSound)

A generational bill brings equal parts nostalgia and cutting edge excellence to London (LouderSound)

Motley Crue share the new song Cancelled, about managing to avoid getting hit by cancel culture, as featured on their new EP of the same name (LouderSound)

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry gives us the lowdown on every song from his first album with the band, Infinity (LouderSound)

Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the reactivated band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour (LouderSound)

The sound of Rush finding their way (LouderSound)

While My Guitar Gently Weeps comes from the seventh volume of Williams’ Lu’s Jukebox albums (LouderSound)

Including Quireboys, Joane Shaw Taylor, Marjana Semkina and five other bohemian rhapsodists (LouderSound)

The unlikely partnership hooked up onstage in Santa Monica in 1976, just five days after the death of Paul Kossoff (LouderSound)

While My Guitar Gently Weeps comes from the seventh volume of Williams’ Lu’s Jukebox albums (LouderSound)

The Future Past tour will wind its inexorable path through the US and Canada over the next six weeks (LouderSound)

Slash, Billy Gibbons and members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Doors – they’re all fans of Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes (LouderSound)

Bands shun upcoming Shell Shock II festival as man who shot 3 people during Wisconsin unrest confirmed as guest (LouderSound)

Hauntings, heart attacks, exorcisms and lawsuits – King Diamond looks back on 40 years as Satan’s Little Helper (LouderSound)

Canadian post-rock collective Godspeeed You! Black Emperor express solidarity with the Palestinian people on album eight (LouderSound)

The 80s titans have been treated to renditions of their tracks by Lorde, Gary Jules, Foals, Kanye, Drake and more (LouderSound)

It’s been more than a decade since Karnivool released an album – this is the how they became the prog metal fan’s favourite cult prog metal band (LouderSound)

The godfather of gloom told the This Is The Day singer he was annoyed with being called things like the godfather of gloom (LouderSound)

In today’s most heartwarming story, Marta and Frankie from School of Rock have got engaged in real life (LouderSound)

Some pop stars have a knack for nailing classic rock covers – as this version of Heart’s Barracuda by Chappell Roan proves (LouderSound)

Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer (LouderSound)

The story of Corrosion Of Conformity’s Metallica-approved 1994 album Deliverance (LouderSound)

From the NWOBHM to the world – how Def Leppard became one of the biggest British rock bands of all time (LouderSound)

In 2005, Nickelback were already one of the biggest rock bands in the world – and All The Right Reasons was about to make them even bigger (LouderSound)

Shed Seven’s Rick Witter on how their anthemic hit Going For Gold came together (LouderSound)

Zakk Wylde was one of rock’s great wildmen – until he was told to kick the booze or die (LouderSound)

The fourth single from Definitely Maybe came out 30 years ago this weekend and it marked the moment that Gallagher realised stardom was here to stay (LouderSound)

As his band reached its 50th anniversary, the Canterbury veteran still worried if going solo with From The Half House was the right thing to do (LouderSound)

Ozzy, Robert Planet, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Ginger Baker – late, great guitarist Gary Moore crossed paths with them all (LouderSound)

Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters has written some memorable lyrics in his time. His former bandmate David Gilmour reveals which are his personal favourites (LouderSound)

Aurora’s What Happened To The Earth? Part 1 show at the Royal Albert Show is a stunning, flawless triumph (LouderSound)

She went missing in 1937 during an attempt to fly round the world – now J Willgoose, Esq has used the material she left behind to bring her story back to life (LouderSound)

Iamthemorning will perform a full band headline show at St Matthias Church in Stoke Newington on November 1 (LouderSound)

The Anchoress covers Joy Division, Blur and more on new vinyl covers EP out today (LouderSound)

Melodic death metal icons Arch Enemy will unleash their twelfth studio album next year (LouderSound)

Horrific details of the death of Alice ‘Alyx’ Herrmann have emerged after the discovery of a recording on her phone (LouderSound)

The ultimate guide to thrash metal titans Slayer – as told through their greatest songs (LouderSound)

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

Lacuna Coil, Coheed And Cambria and Soilwork are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes announce hiatus, but their upcoming UK and European tour dates are unaffected (LouderSound)

Fancy spending the night inside the railway station photographed for the cover of Oasis’ first UK number one single? Because you can, if that’s your dream (LouderSound)

Jason Aalon Butler reignites the sparks of inspiration with an all-new lineup for Fever 333 (LouderSound)

Guitarist names his favourite track by the American prog metal titans, and some of the bands he discovered through them (LouderSound)

J Willgoose, Esq and co apply their trademark take to the story of her 1937 disappearance in the Central Pacific (LouderSound)

Power-pop bristling with poignancy and pathos, Love Junk is packed full of enduring, impassioned classics (LouderSound)

The Hu’s North American tour with Iron Maiden kicks off today and finishes in November (LouderSound)

The solo adventures of Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, revisited (LouderSound)

This Rick Wakeman medley reworks and reimagines some of his greatest moments (LouderSound)

Who needs to play in a giant globe anyway (LouderSound)

Bruce Springsteen has endorsed the Kamala Harris/Tim Waltz ticket ahead of this year’s US presidential election (LouderSound)

In winter 1974, photographer Jill Furmanovsky spent six weeks on the road with Pink Floyd, documenting shows on the Dark Side Of The Moon tour. Most of the photos she took have never been seen (LouderSound)

David Gilmour wants to see Kate Bush back onstage, won’t be sharing a stage with former bandmate Roger Waters again, ever (LouderSound)

Tim Commerford has thoughts, and he’s not afraid to share them as he gears up for a return to Europe with new band 7D7D (LouderSound)

The Prince Of Darkness will join the annals of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on October 19 (LouderSound)

Green Day will celebrate the history of rock music at the AMA with their single Dilemma on this Sunday’s two-hour show (LouderSound)

“Any kind of technical playing was mocked and frowned upon” (LouderSound)

Australian prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris will tour Europe and the UK in October (LouderSound)

Bristol-based psychfolk trio Hands Of The Heron will release their third studio album Quiet Light in November (LouderSound)

Atmospheric French proggers will release their tenth full-length album, The Unseen in November (LouderSound)

A few simple steps is all that separates you from getting your turntable up to speed for optimal performance (LouderSound)

Brat-style billboards featuring Durst’s name, plus Chappell Roan and The 1975’s, are igniting internet speculation, though some believe the reported sightings to be fake (LouderSound)

Mastodon were already an underground sludge metal sensation in the early 2000s, but Leviathan turned them into a breakout success (LouderSound)

Touché Amoré unravel the anxieties of modern life on their most dynamic album to date (LouderSound)

Sid Smith, Jo Kendall and Mike Barnes host A King Crimson Listening party in London this October (LouderSound)

After postponing a tour in August due to a medical scare, Coal Chamber have also cancelled their next festival appearance (LouderSound)

The Royal Mail is issuing 12 special stamps in honour of The Who’s formation in 1964 (LouderSound)

Sylosis and Heriot have tag-teamed for a new song on a surprise EP, ahead of the pair touring Europe together in November and December (LouderSound)

That time the future Led Zeppelin man ran into trouble with the law (LouderSound)

He recalls breaking out of the Netherlands, his relationship with former guitarist Jan Akkerman, and the one album he’d like to remake (LouderSound)

Ron Dante produced Barry Mannilow’s first nine albums before turning to rock. What could possibly go right? (LouderSound)

The victim, who is suffering from cancer, went to school with the former Deep Purple guitarist (LouderSound)

37 songs. Another 14 during the soundcheck. And he’s 82 years old (LouderSound)

Stevie Ray Baughan hot-wired the 80s blues revival and launched a new generation of players (LouderSound)

Your chances of seeing Oasis in an American stadium next year just increased (LouderSound)

Sabaton’s massive metal concert movie The Tour To End All Tours is a must see when it hits cinemas in October (LouderSound)

Lacuna Coil will unleash their tenth studio album next year (LouderSound)

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour concert film will premiere on Netflix in late October (LouderSound)

After years of discussions, Pink Floyd have finally sold the rights to their recorded music (LouderSound)

The sibling twosome will release new album Rave Immortal on January 24 (LouderSound)

Find out how to get tickets to see The Cure live at special Radio 2 In Concert show (LouderSound)

When it comes to comparing digital bits and vinyl grooves there’s more to consider than initially meets the ear (LouderSound)

The Horrors return, shrouded in darkness (LouderSound)

Blind Side Sonny is the first taste of the band’s follow-up to Vaxis Act II: A Window Of The Waking Mind (LouderSound)

A brand new Devin Townsend book, Overexposed + underdeveloped:, will be published in October (LouderSound)

There’s never a dull moment when Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes is around (LouderSound)

Slayer’s guitarist will bring his solo band across the US and Canada in the New Year (LouderSound)

New Cardiacs biogtraphy, A Big Book and a Band and Whole World Window, will be published in January (LouderSound)

Swedish prog quartet Beardfsh will release their brand new album Songs For Beating Hearts in November (LouderSound)

We tried to interview Zeal & Ardor mastermind Manuel Gagneux about gatekeeping. We ended up discussing Mayhem, Björk, Anthony Fantano and Mike Patton instead. (LouderSound)

Taylor looks back on one of his most famous beefs during an appearance on viral Youtube show Hot Ones (LouderSound)

Max Cavalera entered a six-month depression after quitting Sepultura in 1996, and he credits his wife and The Prince Of Darkness with lifting him back up (LouderSound)

Joan Armatrading’s twenty-first studio album How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean will arrive later this year (LouderSound)

Previously voted Prog’s best unsigned band, they spent two years perfecting their concept’s sounds and story – with every atonal note and slash from a set of keys entirely deliberate (LouderSound)

23 Gigs. 50,000 Miles. Five Continents. 46 Days. One unique concert movie. And six interviews (LouderSound)

One of rock’s great frontmen, Sammy Hagar is a master of good-time rock’n’roll, in big-name bands and also as a solo artist (LouderSound)

Eight albums in shape-shifting rock’n’roll brothers Redd Kross are gearing up to take the next step up the ladder (LouderSound)

Loverboy have rerecorded their classic Working For The Weekend, while the video finds the band members replaced by syrup caddies (LouderSound)

The track is the lead single of The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated, which reimagines the classic Refused album with covers by Idles, Brutus, Gel, Ho99o9 and more (LouderSound)

Jerry Cantrell reflects on the birth of the Seattle Sound (LouderSound)

The Last Dinner Party speak out after security staff at The Engine Shed in Lincoln quiz men on their knowledge of the band (LouderSound)

Gary Marx was a founding member of the Sisters of Mercy and ‘goth supergroup’ Ghost Dance. As he releases a tribute to glam, he looks back over the songs that have defined his career (LouderSound)

The Melvins, Rolo Tomassi, Kylesa, Dvne and more will also play the Bristol festival from August 13 to 16 (LouderSound)

Poppy, Tatiana Shmayluk and Sam Carter joined Spiritbox onstage in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday (LouderSound)

Bruce Springsteen adds arena and stadium dates in England, France, Germany and Spain (LouderSound)

The singer also says System Of A Down have some unreleased “amazing gems” in their vault (LouderSound)

Seven Hours After Violet might have brought Shavo Odadjian back to metal after 20 years, but he’s never stopped writing for System Of A Down (LouderSound)

Sleep Token’s singer gave Metal Hammer his first and last interview in 2017. When he did, he named the 90s alt-rock record that moves him most. (LouderSound)

Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, John Wetton and guests struggled to deliver the 1974 album that, for many years, remained severely underrated (LouderSound)

The Banishing is the triumphant result of Gong and Utopia Strong member’s mental battle, loss of his family, support from his friends and a “heroic dose of magic mushrooms” (LouderSound)

Diagnosed with leukaemia nearly three decades ago, The Alarm’s Mike Peters is now hopeful of “a way to be cured once and for all” (LouderSound)

Released in 1965, Live At The Regal is the blues equivalent of The Who’s Live At Leeds – an exhilarating, honest account of an artist at the top of their game (LouderSound)

Meat Loaf’s pre-game performance at the AFL Grand Final went down in history for all the wrong reasons (LouderSound)

Elton John’s Never Too Late will stream later this year after a limited theatrical run (LouderSound)

Joe Bomamassa’s one-off tribute to Rory Gallagher will take place in Gallagher’s hometown of Cork next summer (LouderSound)

I Think I Got It Wrong Again comes from The Quireboys’ upcoming studio album Wardour Street (LouderSound)

Ex-Porno For Pyros bassist Martyn LeNoble pulls no punches when sharing his thoughts on his former bandleader Perry Farrell (LouderSound)

I’m Not Okay is a pilot exhibition exploring “the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo” (LouderSound)

Earlier this year Eddie Vedder attended his first Taylor Swift concert. Now Pearl Jam have covered one of her songs (LouderSound)

After the nine year wait for Luck and Strange, David Gilmour’s sixth solo album might not be too far away: (LouderSound)

Eddie Vedder’s surprise cameo with Roger Waters at the 12-12-12 concert brought Madison Square Garden to its feet (LouderSound)

Dave Grohl has made headlines for fathering a baby outside of marriage, and Corey Taylor has some thoughts on the whole thing (LouderSound)

Following on from Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Nightmarchers, Sultans and more, punk rock lifer John Reis introduces London to his latest killer rock’n’ roll crew (LouderSound)

Our pick of top-quality earplugs for working musicians from Loop, Earos, Alpine and more (LouderSound)

Blood Incantation confirm themselves as one of the most innovative and interesting bands in modern death metal (LouderSound)

The biggest reunion on Planet Earth continues as Oasis confirm they will roll into North America next year (LouderSound)

Unique noise/post-rock maverick Julie Christmas makes us a playlist and tells us the stories behind her picks (LouderSound)

Green Day’s Punk Bunny Coffee brand join forces with Grind for relaunch of their popular Iced Matcha Latte and special-edition coffee tin in the UK (LouderSound)

Graphic Nature’s blend of propulsive nu metal, metallic hardcore and electronic flourishes has marked them out as ones to watch in the UK scene (LouderSound)

An interview with the late Kris Kristofferson: singer, songwriter, actor and legend (LouderSound)

Supported by Schizophrenia, Immolation and Municipal Waste, Cannibal Corpse bring one of the most stacked extreme metal bills of 2024 to the UK’s capital (LouderSound)

Bryan Adams’ So Happy It Hurts tour hits mainland Europe this week, but the Canadian’s next UK dates are already on the schedule (LouderSound)

The discovery of Mikael Åkerfeldt’s band when she was 16 led the Ukrainian artist into a big new world of prog – but she’s not sure about actually meeting him (LouderSound)

Including Starbenders, Massive Wagons, Fantastic Negrito and five other big winners at the super casino of rock (LouderSound)

Tom Hamilton’s new band Close Enemies features musicians who’ve played with Rod Stewart, Sherl Crow and more (LouderSound)

The current lineup of Ten Years After are splitting up after a decade together (LouderSound)

What do Lemmy Kilmister, Kelly Brook, the Daleks and former footballer Roy Keane have in common? Nothing. But Kit Kat put them in an ad campaign together anyway. (LouderSound)

Boz Burrell bought effortless cool to King Crimson and Bad Company and died the way he lived – on his own terms (LouderSound)

Evanescence’s self-titled third album saw the band return after a long hiatur – but Amy Lee had to work out whether she wanted to continue with the band first (LouderSound)

The US rockers were MTV catnip in the early 00s but the band weren’t always convinced about their vids until they saw the finished article (LouderSound)

Steven Wilson looks back on the making of Porcupine Tree’s breakthrough 1999 album, Stupid Dream (LouderSound)

Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon became the Chicago quartet’s biggest hit, and there’s a few people they have to thank for it (LouderSound)

By the time they’d toured their 1973 album, they’d had a sit single, proved Phil Collins could deliver lead vocals, and offered a hint at what would come after Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel left (LouderSound)

Machine Head’s Unto The Locust was the follow-up to career high-point The Blackening – but Robb Flynn wasn’t feeling the presssure (LouderSound)

The Cure’s Robert Smith looks back on the albums that turned the band into the goth icons they are today (LouderSound)

Kiss star Simmons says he’s reclaimed the word asshole – compares it to “black people taking possession of the ‘n’ word” (LouderSound)

Slayer, Anthrax and more were due to perform at day two of Louder Than Life before Hurricane Helene rolled by (LouderSound)

Jealous bands would “shit talk” Slipknot when they made their breakout appearance on the 1999 Ozzfest (LouderSound)

The story of Axis: Bold Of Love, Hendrix’s “science fiction rock’n’roll” masterpiece (LouderSound)

This Is Doom Trap represents a moment of realisation for nu gen star Mimi Barks (LouderSound)

Michael Schenker’s new album features a cover of UFO’s Too Hot To Handle – and it’s dedicated to late bandmates Pete Way and Paul Raymond (LouderSound)

The story of Venom’s Black Metal, the record that inspired everyone from Metallica to Dave Grohl (LouderSound)

The James frontman has been hanging out with the Metallica man in LA (LouderSound)

The Athens, Georgia quartet made their British bow in Camden, with Lemmy and Phil Lynott there to witness it (LouderSound)

David Gilmour unleashes Pink Floyd-heavy set to get the ball rolling on his Luck And Strange world tour at Rome’s Circo Massimo (LouderSound)

James Hetfield acknowledges that Cliff Burton’s influence on Metallica will never die (LouderSound)

Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to f’ wit, and here’s why (LouderSound)

Serj Tankian, The Black Dahlia Murder and Amaranthe are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

In 2010, Stone Sour released their third album Audio Secrecy – and finally shook off the ‘side project’ tag (LouderSound)

Dan Cleary, who teched for Jane’s Addiction for 17 years, has spoken about the onstage altercation that caused the rockers’ indefinite hiatus earlier this month (LouderSound)

Six out-of-print discs span decades, with offerings for completists alongside a particularly pleasing 1972 live performance (LouderSound)

It’s taken from the Atlanta troupe’s next album, which is due in 2025 (LouderSound)

Slipknot’s singer calls the time he flipped his lid at turntablist Sid Wilson “one of the most evil moments of my life” (LouderSound)

Stevie Nicks unveils her stunning new protest anthem The Lighthouse, inspired by the overturning of Roe v. Wade (LouderSound)

Jansen admits she was “starstruck” the first time she met the Halestorm frontwoman (LouderSound)

Even tragedy can’t stop The Black Dahlia Murder being one of extreme metal’s most reliably brilliant bands (LouderSound)

After comparisons with Leprous, because the bands share a drummer, they’re now expecting comparisons with Muse and Rammstein – but the Norwegian quintet believe they have something more cool and fun than that (LouderSound)

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were unravelling, but they pulled together, kept it together, and recorded their masterpiece album: Californication (LouderSound)

The evening featured a special guest appearance by Rory Gallagher’s longtime bassist Gerry McAvoy (LouderSound)

Phil Lytnott’s annus mirabilis celebrated with a nifty combination of Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox (LouderSound)

American guitar hero Richie Kotzen makes heroic guitar album (LouderSound)

Instrumental solo album from Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe (LouderSound)

The soundtrack to the summer: glorious Technicolor power-pop-rock from The Hot Damn! (LouderSound)

Retro-rocking duo The Courettes amp up their more romantic side to great effect (LouderSound)

Northern Irish trio Therapy’s magnum opus Troublegum returns at 30 (LouderSound)

The show would have been Foo Fighters’ first since Dave Grohl’s revelations about fathering a child born outside of his marriage (LouderSound)

Duff McKagan’s version of “Heroes” and a new song, True To The Death Rock N’ Roll Ballad, arrive ahead of the Guns N’ Roses man’s European Lighthouse tour (LouderSound)

Australian pop progger Ebony Buckle will release her second album Hearts Get Started in October (LouderSound)

Sylvan will headline next year’s Prog For Peart festival on the Saturday night (LouderSound)

Have you ever seen Chino Moreno look this happy? (LouderSound)

They say you should never meet your heroes, and after meeting Led Zeppelin’s frontman, Al Jourgensen might agree (LouderSound)

Robbie Williams is gonna rock (DJ) with heavy metal’s original guitar hero, according to the ex-Take That member’s musical director (LouderSound)

Listen to Alone, the first single from the first album by The Cure in 16 years (LouderSound)

A feud between the Osbournes and Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson came to a head during Ozzfest 2005. Trivium, who paid 30 grand to join the tour, steered clear and started supporting their heavy metal heroes (LouderSound)

The prog metal maverick will host a one-night-only symphonic performance in the Netherlands next March (LouderSound)

RPWL and Blind Ego guitarist Kalle Wallner will tour England with a crack band of UK prog musicians under the banner Wallner (LouderSound)

Making it was by no means all love, peace and understanding, but 50 years on, Abbey Road is now considered by many to be the greatest of all the The Beatles’ albums (LouderSound)

Nickelback: Live From Nashville features special guests from the worlds of rock and country & western (LouderSound)

Arnel Pineda thanks fans and slams “cowards” after receiving overwhelming support in the wake of Rio In Rio criticism (LouderSound)

Former Whitesnake, Dio and Revolution Saints guitarist Doug Aldrich will be replaced for upcoming Dead Daisies shows in Europe (LouderSound)

Heart’s Ann Wilson has updated fans after undergoing a course of chemotherapy (LouderSound)

Sólstafir will release their latest album Hin helga kvöl (The Holy Suffering) for new label Century Media in November (LouderSound)

Ozzy Osbourne doesn’t have a “favourite” Ozzy Osbourne song, but if push comes to shove this 90s ballad would be it (LouderSound)