Category: Music

Reneé Rapp has announced a European headline tour for 2026, including arena shows at London’s Wembley OVO Arena and Manchester’s AO Arena. The tour, which begins in March 2026, will support the former Dork cover star’s second studio album ‘BITE ME’, set for release through Polydor Records. The European leg follows a previously announced North…

This week, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away aged 71. We revisit one of the strangest stories involving the Hulkster, which included the world’s biggest metal band (LouderSound)

XTC’s third album, Drums And Wires, will be released on heavyweight vinyl and CD/Blu-ray in September (LouderSound)

Bear Park have announced details of a new covers EP titled ‘GROWL’, out via 25 Hour Convenience Store. The Newcastle indie-pop trio’s four-track collection, which arrives on 26th September, features their interpretations of songs from across punk, dance, garage rock and metal genres. The EP will see tracks released individually across three months. The first…

UNIVERSITY have released their new EP ‘Live at The Windmill’, capturing their performance at the iconic London venue. The Crewe-based four-piece, comprising Zak Bowker (vocals/guitar), Ewan Barton (bass), Joel Smith (drums) and Eddie (mascot), have recorded live versions of tracks from across their catalogue, including ‘History of Iron Maiden pt.2’ and ‘Notre Dame Made Out…

Twin Atlantic have announced two special reissues to mark significant moments in their career – a 10th anniversary edition of 2014’s ‘Great Divide’ and the first vinyl pressing of their 2009 debut album ‘Vivarium’. Both releases are set to arrive on 21st November via Red Bull Records. The 10th anniversary edition of ‘Great Divide’ will…

Martillion guitarist Steve Rothery and Tangerine Dream’s Thorsten Quaeschning will release new Bioscope album, Gentō,’ in July (LouderSound)

Blessthefall have shared new single ‘Fell So Hard, Felt So Right’, featuring Dan Marsala of Story Of The Year. The track arrives ahead of their upcoming album ‘Gallows’, set for release on 5th September via Rise Records. The new single marks the Arizona quartet’s latest offering from their first album in seven years. ‘Gallows’ will…

Lola Young has announced new single ‘d£aler’, taken from her upcoming album ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’, set for release on 19th September. The track explores themes of self-sabotage, featuring shuffling drum beats, synths, and guitars. The album, co-written and produced with Manuka and SOLOMONOPHONIC, delves into topics including self-sabotage and the use of vices as…

Meg Elsier has released ‘spittake (deluxe)’, an expanded version of her debut album via Bright Antenna Records. The collection features 17 tracks, including previously unreleased demos, live recordings, and B-sides. The deluxe edition builds on Elsier’s signature blend of shoegaze textures and grunge-influenced guitars, incorporating additional material that showcases the development process behind the original…

Caity Baser has announced her new EP ‘There, I Said It’, set for release on 22nd August via Capitol Records UK, alongside new single ‘Weight Of You (I’m Glad You Died)’. The eight-track collection marks a departure from the BRIT Award nominee’s previous releases like ‘Friendly Sex’, ‘X&Y’, and UK Top 40 single ‘Pretty Boys’,…

What happened when five serious musicians became pop stars of sorts for 11 weeks in 1980 (LouderSound)

Legends will be released in October ahead of the Legendary European tour (LouderSound)

FOLLOW UPSET ON SPOTIFY Luke Bentham is lying in the back of a sprinter van somewhere on the road to St. Louis, AC/DC’s ‘Powerage’ in his ears and a show on the horizon. “Life is good,” he grins, and for The Dirty Nil, it really is. But it wasn’t always. ‘The Lash’, the Hamilton, Ontario…

Part Hanoi Rocks, part their skanky selves, meet Ravagers, the band soundtracking the end of the world (LouderSound)

Over the course of a six-minute skit, Osbourne forgets the lyrics to Crazy Train, calls Barry Manilow “the antichrist” and unintentionally strangles a guy (LouderSound)

The Alice Cooper group’s first full studio album together since 1974’s Muscle Of Love is a convincing recreation of an old landscape (LouderSound)

41 years on, the trailer for the sequel to the original Spinal Tap movie is finally upon us (LouderSound)

Don’t get too excited (LouderSound)

“I literally thought today that Dork had been going for 100 years,” Chloe from Lime Garden announces to a packed Sebright Arms. “Like, get it girllsss! Since the 20s!” Since the first drops of Lime fell into our music cocktail, they’ve been a band brimming with brilliance. A knack for fun, passion for the party…

Confidence Man have joined forces with JADE for new single ‘gossip’, which premiered as Jack Saunders’ Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1. The collaboration between the Australian dance outfit and JADE marks a new direction for both acts, combining dance-pop elements with acid house influences. The track received its live debut during JADE’s Woodsies set…

Nova Twins are teasing their third studio album ‘Parasites & Butterflies’, set for release via Marshall Records, with latest single ‘N.O.V.A’. The new track follows previous singles ‘Monsters’, ‘Soprano’, and ‘Piranha’, with the album recorded in Vermont, USA alongside producer Rich Costey, known for his work with Foo Fighters, Muse, Deftones, and Sam Fender. Speaking…

Biffy Clyro have announced a UK and Ireland headline arena tour for January 2026 in support of their upcoming album ‘Futique’. The Scottish trio will embark on a nine-date run of shows, beginning at Belfast’s SSE Arena. Support across all dates comes from Soft Play and The Armed. Speaking about the upcoming tour, the band…

Slow Crush have shared their new single ‘Bloodmoon’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Thirst’, set for release on 29th August via Pure Noise Records. The track arrives as the band prepare to release their third full-length record, following 2018’s ‘Aurora’ and 2021’s ‘Hush’. The band explain of the new single: “In the absence of light…

Ozzy? Bruce? Het? Corey? Floor? Halford? Who is the true GOAT of heavy metal singers? (LouderSound)

Wednesday have announced their new single ‘Pick Up That Knife’, from their upcoming album ‘Bleeds’, set for release on 19th September via Dead Oceans. The new track arrives as the third preview of the record, following previous singles ‘Elderberry Wine’ and ‘Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)’. The album was recorded at Drop of Sun…

Jamie Woon has returned with two new singles, ‘Heavy Going’ and ‘A Velvet Rope’, marking his first new music since 2015’s ‘Making Time’. ‘Heavy Going’, produced by Woon alongside Grammy award-winning producer Martin Terefe, features contributions from Dan See on drums and Dave Okumu on guitar. The track was recorded in London and sees Woon…

The Prince Of Darkness, heavy metal’s original madman and the architect for an entire genre – these are some of the finest songs Ozzy lent his talents to (LouderSound)

Lzzy Hale gives us the inside story of the personal journey that resulted in Everest – only in the new issue of Metal Hammer (LouderSound)

“I loved his madness,” says Rick Wakeman as he pays an emotional tribute to his friend, the late Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne (LouderSound)

The US groove metal veterans learned about Osbourne’s death mere minutes before taking the stage in Austria on Tuesday (LouderSound)

Shura has shared a new video for ‘America’, taken from her recently released third album ‘I Got Too Sad For My Friends’, out now via Play It Again Sam. The video, shot on 35mm film in collaboration with filmmaker Charlotte Croft, presents a portrait of queer strength and vulnerability. The release arrives ahead of London’s…

PUNCHBAG have released their new single ‘I Love This!’ via Mute, following their debut EP ‘I’m Not Your Punchbag’ from May. The South London sibling duo, comprising Clara and Anders Bach, wrote the track in Berlin at 3am, with Clara’s stream-of-consciousness lyrics layered over Anders’ production. The single explores what the band describe as “the…

SPRINTS have announced two new singles, ‘Rage’ and ‘Beg’, taken from their upcoming album ‘All That Is Over’. The Dublin four-piece’s second album will arrive on 26th September via City Slang worldwide and Sub Pop in North America, following their critically acclaimed debut ‘Letter To Self’. Speaking about ‘Rage’, Karla Chubb explains: “I think in…

Oasis have released a new live version of ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, recorded during their recent homecoming shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park. The track, titled ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol (Live from Manchester, 11 July ’25)’, captures the sixth song performed during the first of five nights at the venue, where the band played to a total of…

Mustaine has songwriting credits on four of the songs on Metallica’s now-legendary demo (LouderSound)

Steve Hackett’s musical partner and producer, Roger King, announces that their next US tour will be his last (LouderSound)

Tobias Forge’s devil church returned to late-night TV in particularly thunderous form on Wednesday (LouderSound)

The Birmingham-born heavy metal icon died of undisclosed causes this week, aged 76 (LouderSound)

Noel Gallagher’s first night partying with The Black Crowes could have gone better (LouderSound)

Tony Iommi has spoken of his shock at Ozzy’s passing, and about what happened after Black Sabbath’s historic Back To The Beginning performance (LouderSound)

Former Leaves’ Eyes vocalist admits she pretended to be Maggie Reilly, with a hairbrush for a microphone (LouderSound)

Secretly the second part of previous album Vector, their 2020 release featured more collaborative writing, more influences, and revealed more details about their Cockroach King character (LouderSound)

Rejoice! The long-awaited reissue of the legendary Buckingham Nicks album is finally upon us (LouderSound)

George Kooymans was diagnosed with the degenerative muscle disease ALS in 2020 (LouderSound)

Ozzy the Bull looks on as the CBSO play a Black Sabbath classic (LouderSound)

Lexie Liu has announced her new EP ‘TEENAGE RAMBLE’, set for release on 16th October, alongside sharing new single ‘LIKE U’. The Chinese producer and pop star’s latest track, co-written and co-produced with Trinidad Cardona and LA-based producer Xander Rushie, follows previous singles ‘FFFF’ and ‘POP GIRL’. The new EP draws inspiration from Y2K dance…

Fcukers have released their new single ‘Play Me’, alongside announcing a series of headline shows across the UK and Europe. The duo, comprising Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis, have shared the track, which was co-written and produced by Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats). The release arrives with an accompanying official video directed by Wise.…

Silver Gore have shared their debut single ‘Dogs In Heaven’ via Island Records. The duo, comprising Ava Gore and Ethan P. Flynn, have crafted a track inspired by Ava’s childhood experiences watching the animated film All Dogs Go to Heaven. The release arrives alongside a video directed by Ben Cole. “I spent lots of hours…

Daniel Avery has announced his sixth studio album ‘Tremor’, set for release on 31st October via Domino Records. The record features collaborations with artists including Alison Mosshart, Walter Schreifels, bdrmm, Julie Dawson, yeule, Ellie, Art School Girlfriend, yunè pinku, and Cecile Believe. The album’s lead single ‘Rapture In Blue’, featuring Cecile Believe, showcases a slow-motion…

Divorce have shared new single ‘O Calamity’, their first new music since the release of their debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ in March. The track follows a busy period for the Nottingham quartet and former Dork cover stars, who have recently completed a sold-out UK tour including their largest headline show at London’s KOKO. The…

Coldplay dedicate their show at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville to the “gift to the world who was Ozzy Osbourne” (LouderSound)

Balancing Act have announced their debut album ‘Who’ve You Come As?’, with part one set to arrive on 3rd October. The London-via-Manchester quartet recorded the album in a friend’s studio in the French countryside, working alongside Joe Woolf. The collection was later completed in London with SFJ, who previously recorded the band’s first EP. Following…

CMAT has shared the title-track from her upcoming album ‘EURO-COUNTRY’, set for release on 29th August via AWAL Recordings. The release follows her recent Pyramid Stage performance at Glastonbury Festival, with CMAT also confirmed as one of BBC Radio 6 Music’s upcoming Artists in Residence. She’s also a cover star for the July 2025 issue…

Deftones have announced their sixth annual Dia De Los Deftones festival, set to take place at Petco Park in San Diego on 1st November. The one-day event will see the Sacramento band headline alongside a diverse lineup including Clipse, 2Hollis, Rico Nasty, Deafheaven, Régulo Caro, Ecca Vandal, Glare and University across two stages. The announcement…

SON Estrella Galicia have announced details of their expanded Soundhood Hackney 2025 event, set to take place across three iconic Hackney venues on 27th September. The festival will feature performances from Folly Group, Courting and Gurriers, alongside Spanish artists Yawners and Amor Líquido, plus Welsh act MORN. The event will span Paper Dress Vintage, Sebright…

After his turbulent exit from Black Sabbath, it turned out Ozzy’s wild story was only just beginning (LouderSound)

The Swedish giants were playing in New York as part of their Skeletour, and paid tribute to the late metal icon (LouderSound)

Ozzy fans have gathered in Birmingham across the night to pay tribute to the Prince Of Darkness, who has died aged 76 (LouderSound)

With a two-guitar line-up instead of the usual trio, Motörhead’s Orgasmatron album signalled a decibel-driven new start (LouderSound)

A guide to the recorded solo work of the late Prince Of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne (LouderSound)

2010’s Beyond The Lighted Stage was a triumph for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, who learned the secret of their fellow Canadians’ success as they shot the documentary (LouderSound)

Musicians, media organisations, politicians, sports franchises and Hollywood stars react to Ozzy Osbourne’s passing (LouderSound)

Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates pay tribute to their frontman, who has died at the age of 76 (LouderSound)

A true musical icon, Ozzy Osbourne was one of the architects of our world, the self-styled Prince Of Darkness who brought joy to millions, and inspired generations of musicians across the globe. We will never see his like again. This is his remarkable story (LouderSound)

The legendary Black Sabbath singer has passed away of undisclosed causes, his family say in a statement (LouderSound)

Ash return with first taste of forthcoming album Ad Astra (LouderSound)

Bright Eyes have shared new single ‘1st World Blues’, accompanied by a music video directed by Jared Sherbert with animations from Sparks Studios. The track marks a new sonic direction for the band, while the video, filmed in Brooklyn, NY, features appearances from professional skater Nelly Morville, The So So Glos, and producer Adam Reich,…

Folk Bitch Trio have shared new single ‘Hotel TV’, the final preview of their debut album ‘Now Would Be A Good Time’, set for release this Friday via Jagjaguwar. The Melbourne/Naarm-based trio – comprising Gracie Sinclair, Jeanie Pilkington and Heide Peverelle – have crafted a track that continues the album’s exploration of relationship endings. “‘Hotel…

Arianna Powell is the guitar hero 2025 needs (LouderSound)

Misha Mansoor’s work was the catalyst for Durand’s discovery of djent, as he moved on from the “simpler music” of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani (LouderSound)

Hallowed be thy name if you can get these 20 fiendish questions about Iron Maiden correct (LouderSound)

Multi-instrumentalist John ‘Poli’ Palmer played with Family and also worked with Pete Townshend, Peter Frampton, Kevin Ayers. Elkie Brookes and more… (LouderSound)

Forge takes issue with Kiss man Gene Simmons’ infamous “rock is dead” stance during a new interview (LouderSound)

Watch the video for Jehnny Beth’s hard-hitting new single No Good For People (LouderSound)

They may have been bitter rivals at a point, but Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn were united in their dislike of one of their peers (LouderSound)

Steeleye Span have released their first new studio album for six years and will tour the UK in November and December (LouderSound)

Grian Chatten, frontman and lead singer of Fontaines D.C., is in a good mood. Who wouldn’t be if they were in his shoes? His band have had two gold-certified records in a row, never had an album land outside the Top 10 in the charts and are staring down the barrel of a summer of…

Annie DiRusso had never played in the UK before this week. As a self-confessed Anglophile, she’s living out her teenage dream by selling out her debut London gig, before turning her eyes to Brighton’s The Great Escape, which is where we catch up with the Next Big Thing in indie-rock singer-songwriting. It’s almost a cliché…

What comes to mind when you think of folk music? Chances are you’ll be picturing, in the words of Charles Hendy of the Mary Wallopers, “Musicians going around wearing fucking tweed!” Equally, chances are relatively high that you won’t be picturing hundreds of pints of beer being flung into the air at Brixton Academy to…

Yes, Dear Reader. While the rest of the music press is busy probing into themes of emotional catharsis, artistic integrity and sonic reinvention, we’re bravely diving into the real discourse: meal deals, cursed photos, and the terrifying power of baked beans. Welcome to The Most Important Questions, where dignity takes a back seat and the only…

Isle Of Wight artist ugly ozo has announced her debut EP ‘stargirl’, set for release on 24th October via REX RECS, alongside sharing new single ‘madonna’. The project, helmed by Jessica Baker and produced by Macks Faulkron, follows the release of lead single ‘onto a winner’ earlier this summer. “‘madonna’ is written from the perspective…

The new-look Asia featuring John Payne are currently working on a new studio album and will tour the US, Japan and UK later this year (LouderSound)

Stockholm Syndrome, Fishbone’s first full-length album in more than twenty years, is available now (LouderSound)

Mahalia has announced a new EP titled ‘Luvergirl’, set for release on 15th August. The seven-track project, written across the UK, Jamaica and St Vincent, features collaborations with artists including Masicka, Tanya Stephens, Bayka, and Lila Iké. The EP was co-written with Eric IV, BenjiFlow, and Savannah Jada. The release marks a return to Mahalia’s…

She’s In Parties have announced their new EP ‘Are You Dreaming?’, set for release on 7th November via Submarine Cat Records, alongside sharing new single ‘Same Old Story’. The Essex/London quartet’s latest track, which premiered on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show, showcases a fusion of 90s grunge elements with melodic indie-pop. Lead vocalist and…

Paradise Lost singer Nick Holmes once told future indie sensations Snow Patrol, to their faces, that they’d never hit the big time (LouderSound)

Former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford gears up for shows with Vixen and at the top of a Welsh mountain (LouderSound)

A new play tells the story of Simon Parkes, the entrepreneur who turned Brixton Academy into one of the nation’s most-loved live venues (LouderSound)

A look back at the life, music and legacy of the Godfather of British blues, John Mayall (LouderSound)

With vocalist Michael McDonald on board again and a new album, the Doobie Brothers still have what it takes (LouderSound)

With the Market Square Heroes sleeve acting as a successful audition, his partnership with the neo-prog icons meant he joined them in being free to create whatever art they wanted to (LouderSound)

Slipknot’s six album box will feature 59 recordings including demos, live versions and rarities (LouderSound)

The startling career of Japanese YouTube sensation Yoyoka Sama continues (LouderSound)

Jamie xx has unveiled his new single ‘Dream Night’, released via Young. The track, which has become a staple of his live performances since its debut this summer, emerged from Jamie xx’s extensive touring schedule, including appearances at his own LIDO festival in London, Primavera’s main stage, and several secret sets at Glastonbury. “Dream Night…

Picture Parlour have shared their new single ‘Talk About It’, marking their third release since their 2024 EP ‘Face In The Picture’. The track follows previous singles ‘Cielo Drive’ and ‘Who’s There To Love Without You?’, continuing the band’s return to releasing music. The new single arrives alongside a video filmed during the band’s trip…

Liam Gallagher assures Manchester crowd that Oasis won’t be exposing any illicit affairs (LouderSound)

Yorkshire’s biggest rock band announce 12 shows at Caesars Palace (LouderSound)

Wacken Open Air returns this year with bands including Guns N’ Roses, Papa Roach, Gojira, Machine Head and more (LouderSound)

Indie rock / alt.country singer/songwriter Eli Mercer isn’t who you think he is (LouderSound)

Join the conversation – and play nice! (LouderSound)

Babymorocco has shared a new video for ‘The Boys & The Girls’, taken from the deluxe version of debut album ‘Amour: The Jean Paul Deluxe’, out now via True Panther Records. The self-directed video draws inspiration from the Garden of Eden, featuring Babymorocco in a love triangle scenario. “The Boys and The Girls’ came together…

It’s Saturday night and Antony Szmierek is in town. There’s buzz on Oxford Street predicting the scale of the night ahead, and beaming tales emerge from every person descending the hallowed steps of The 100 Club. When it comes to artists seizing their moment, Antony Szmierek stands out as a breakout name embracing celebration and…

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Die Spitz, Castle Rat, Bobbie Dazzle and five other holy divers and divas (LouderSound)

After leaving The Teardrop Explodes, he was on a mission – but on seeing him wearing nothing but a turtle shell on the cover of Fried, the world needed some convincing (LouderSound)

Pulp have released new single ‘Tina’, taken from their UK Number 1 album ‘More’, alongside an accompanying music video. The track, which has become a live favourite during their recent performances, features a new video created in collaboration with Austrian artist and graphic designer Julia Schimautz from Berlin-based DTAN Studio, with lyric animation by Gaussian…

Tropics has shared new single ‘Cherry’ ahead of his forthcoming album ‘Reality Fever’, due out on 21st July via Modern Entity. The new track, which marks the fourth release from the upcoming album, represents a shift in direction, offering an instrumental interlude that blends downtempo electronica with ambient textures and retro-futuristic synths. Chris Ward, the…

The fact that we didn’t hear Backstreet’s Back at Back To The Beginning is a crime, really (LouderSound)

We Are Scientists have announced three special UK shows this October to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘With Love & Squalor’. The New York duo will perform their 2005 breakthrough record in full, alongside other material from their catalogue, at Glasgow’s SWG3 TV Studio, Manchester’s New Century Hall and London’s Roundhouse. Longtime…

London indie punk trio cheerbleederz are set to release their new EP ‘prove me wrong’ on 5th September via Alcopop! Records, alongside sharing lead single ‘i deserved better’. The EP, which follows their 2022 debut album ‘even in jest’, was recorded with producer Rich Mandell at The Bookhouse Studio, London. The collection explores themes of…

Yungblud has added a Newcastle date to his 2026 UK arena tour. The Dork cover star will perform at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on 21st April as part of his ‘Idols UK & Ireland Tour’. The new date joins previously announced shows including London’s O2 Arena, with tickets for the Cardiff date already sold out. The…

After a decade with Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, Judas Priest welcomed Rob Halford back into the fold – and ushered in their second coming (LouderSound)

Hesitating Lights, the second album by Swedish noiseniks Floating, pairs post-punk riffs with extreme metal aggression to amazing, disorienting effect (LouderSound)

From outdoor support shows around the globe, stellar reviews and music fans spreading word of unmissable nights – tonight at The 100 Club, on night two of Dork 100, makes it clear that nobody delivers goosebumps like Divorce. The grounded lyrical punch arrives immediately when Vegas Water Taxi takes the stage. Frontman Ben strips their…

The guitarist/vocalist reveals he struggled when the nu metal-era juggernauts went their separate ways in 2006 (LouderSound)

King Ultramega are made up of members of Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax and Metal Allegiance (LouderSound)

The polar opposite to Mick Jagger’s synthesised solo clatter, Keith Richards’ Talk Is Cheap brimmed with soul (LouderSound)

The future bandleader wasn’t even a bassist when John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and co burst into his young life on the Isle of Wight (LouderSound)

Videos on the banned list include Death to Prison, Freedom to Protest and Putin Has Pissed Himself (LouderSound)

Pentagram’s debut tour of Australia and New Zealand has been put on hold in the wake of protests by campaigners (LouderSound)

It’s 28 degrees, it’s a Friday night, and somebody is crowdsurfing to the support act – welcome to Welly and Sports Team at the 100 Club. No strangers to chaos, Welly burst onto the stage with all the pent-up energy of a well-directed bullet. You’ve got ‘Big in the Suburbs’, you’ve got ‘Shopping’, and you’ve…

Night one at The 100 Club is a big opener to live up to. As five consecutive nights of Dork 100 (That’s us! – Ed) kick into gear, the tone is set by bands whose faces first graced our pages back in issue one. While many of their contemporaries have stumbled, tonight is a celebration…

Bassist, vocalist, songwriter and proud Brummie on tempering his solo plans because the band came first, why a memoir wasn’t on his list, and knowing very well that a light year is a measure of distance (LouderSound)

Chilean groove metallers Mawiza explore their indigenous Mapuche Nation culture on colossal debut Ül (LouderSound)

Mad Cool 2025 is all about the legends. It’s easy to see why Muse were top of the list of names to replace Kings Of Leon after they cancelled their headline appearance at the Spanish festival due to injury. Kicking off with new single ‘Unravelling’, the band giddily slink between ruthless guitar riffs and loved-up…

The former Soundgarden man joins a lengthy list of ex-members who’ve drummed for the grunge titans… and now no longer drum for the grunge titans. (LouderSound)

Unruly brass musicians, unrecordable horns, a runaway film crew and the surprise appearance of female fans… Andrew Latimer recalls the profile-boosting 1975 concert and morale-securing 2018 return (LouderSound)

Blaze wiped out Tomorrowland stage just days before gates opened – but Metallica stepped in save the event (LouderSound)

Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong did not have an easy start to life as the band’s new vocalist (LouderSound)

UK prog rockers Solstice will release a live film and album, Clann Live: The Colchester Gathering, in August (LouderSound)

Gavin Rossdale proves a bit of earnestness and a whole lot of heart can make all the difference on Bush’s I Beat Loneliness (LouderSound)

From Gorillaz to Africa Express to ambient experimentalism and punk-meets-Afrobeat supergroups, the Blur singer has done it all. (LouderSound)

Leigh-Anne has returned with new single ‘Been A Minute’, released via Virgin Music Group. The track, produced by Elijah “GYW Eli” Ross and Lasse Qvist, samples Masters at Work’s classic ‘Work’. The accompanying music video, directed by Femi Lade, portrays a carnival atmosphere featuring choreography and a narrative twist involving a mysterious figure in red.…

BODEGA have released a new EP under the alter-ego name NODEGA. The eight-track release, titled ‘Rot In Helvetica’, arrives via Chrysalis Records, accompanied by a video for the track ‘Quantify’. The EP sees the NYC quintet exploring a blend of old school hardcore, thrash, skate punk, and melodic indie-rock, with lyrics addressing themes from streaming…

Master Peace has unveiled the video for new single ‘Harley’, produced by Dan Carey (Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C., Kae Tempest). The track will be released via Speedy Wunderground as part of their Speedy Single Series, available as a limited edition double A-side 7″ single paired with upcoming single ‘Shake Me Down’ on 7th August. ‘Harley’…

The Aces have released new single ‘Twin Flame’, alongside announcing details of their upcoming world tour in support of new album ‘Gold Star Baby’. The track, which opens as a subtle ballad before evolving into a disco-influenced groove, represents a significant part of the band’s heritage. “‘Twin Flame’ is about that tortuous in-between of not…

Djo has released a cover of Haim’s ‘Gasoline’ as part of Triple J’s ‘Like A Version’ series. The musical project of Joe Keery has had a busy 2025, following the release of his album ‘The Crux’. His touring schedule continues with support slots for Gracie Abrams before a hometown return to Chicago for Lollapalooza. His…

Black Honey are teasing their fourth studio album ‘Soak’, set for release on 15th August, with new single ‘Shallow’. The Brighton band’s latest track tackles themes of social discourse and performative behaviour. “‘Shallow’ is about the brain rot, being a hypocrite and still participating in a social discourse despite feeling shy and uncomfortable,” explains frontwoman…

PRESIDENT have announced their debut EP ‘King Of Terrors‘, set for release on 26th September, alongside sharing new single ‘RAGE’. The EP’s title draws from Biblical references, with its six tracks exploring themes of darkness, religion and death. Their latest single ‘RAGE’ takes inspiration from Dylan Thomas’ poem ‘Do not go gentle into that good…

Nine Inch Nails, Amon Amarth and In This Moment are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

“One element of the political policing intimidation attempt is over”, Kneecap say in social media post (LouderSound)

Four covers, one jam‑packed mag – Dork’s new issue is here, and it’s bursting at the seams. Our latest edition is available to order right now, fronted by a quartet of genre‑spanning stars. First up: boundary‑dodging trailblazer Yungblud, kicking off his boldest era yet. Joining him is cult hero Alex G, still delightfully off‑kilter ten albums in; Australian…

Usually we have a grand intro here to explain why a certain gig matters. But tonight? It’s Bastille playing their first show in over 18 months at The 100 Club to celebrate Dork 100. No other words needed for what stands as one of the biggest shows your neighbourhood pop magazine has put on –…

Introducing Die Spitz, your new favourite band (LouderSound)

Slaughter To Prevail prove they can stand toe-to-toe with breakout stars Lorna Shore, Bring Me The Horizon and Whitechapel with new album Grizzly (LouderSound)

Late-night TV will be Satanized on Wednesday, July 23 (LouderSound)

“We woke up with a call from our manager who said there’s some s**t going on.” Lars Ulrich (LouderSound)

Wild-eyed riffs, insane left-turns and lyrics blurring the surreal and poignant: Daron Malakian is at his best on the new Scars On Broadway album (LouderSound)

YUNGBLUD has released a live version of Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’, recorded during Black Sabbath’s farewell concert at Villa Park. The track, titled ‘Changes – (Live from Villa Park) Back to the Beginning’, features collaborations with Nuno Bettencourt, ii, Frank Bello, and Adam Wakeman. The performance was captured at the ‘Back to the Beginning’ event on…

The Last Dinner’s Party follow-up to Prelude To Ecstasy will arrive in October (LouderSound)

Ozzy Osbourne’s blockbuster farewell will be turned into a concert film and hit theatre screens in 2026 (LouderSound)

Bleach Lab’s new EP, ‘Close To The Flame’, arrives with the sting of something newly unearthed. Not a pivot, exactly, but a shedding: of softness, of second-guessing, of anything that might blur the edges. It’s their first self-produced release, the first with new guitarist Louis Takooree, and the first to feel this fully claimed. Across…

The footage coincides with the new issue of Classic Rock, which includes an in-depth interview with John Fogerty (LouderSound)

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY Pop can be a wild ride – exhilarating highs, fantastical dreams, stress, turmoil, and a bit of heartache and pain. Mae Muller has experienced all of that since she first signed her major label deal as a 19-year-old with all the hopes and dreams of someone doing their dream job properly…

The UK rocker stole the show with his take on Sabbath’s 1972 track at Back To The Beginning, and the performance can now be relived again and again (LouderSound)

Reneé Rapp has dropped her new single ‘Why Is She Still Here?’, taken from her upcoming second studio album ‘Bite Me’, due 1st August. The track arrives alongside a visualiser featuring Rapp performing the song live on stage under a spotlight. The release follows the recent announcement of her North American headline tour, which will…

Robbie Williams has released new single ‘Spies’, alongside announcing the full tracklisting for his upcoming album ‘BRITPOP’. The track was written by Williams alongside collaborators Karl Brazil and Owen Parker. It marks the second single to be shared from ‘BRITPOP’, following previously released track ‘Rocket’. “I set out to create the album that I wanted…

Waterparks have shared their new single ‘Red Guitar’, marking their first release since signing with BMG. The Houston trio, comprising Awsten Knight (vocals, guitar), Otto Wood (drums) and Geoff Wigington (guitar), are set to perform on the main stage at Reading & Leeds this August. The release follows their 2023 album ‘Intellectual Property’, which reached…

Alessi Rose has released new single ‘Everything Anything’, the third track to be taken from her upcoming Polydor Records EP ‘Voyeur’. The London-based artist’s new track, co-written with producer Couros, follows her debut performance at this year’s Glastonbury. The song details the real-life story of a former partner moving onto her street. “‘Everything Anything’ pokes…

The anonymous one-man project will give their inaugural address with King Of Terrors in September (LouderSound)

MCBAISE has released a new single, ‘Cold Cuts’, featuring Muthi, via Dirty Melody Records. The track marks the third single from MCBAISE’s forthcoming album, which will arrive later this year, and follows MCBAISE’s previous single ‘Alice’. The new track arrives alongside a self-directed music video, marking MCBAISE’s first visual release since 2021’s ‘Water Slide’. “Cold…

Also in this issue: Brian Wilson, Electric Light Orchestra, Halestorm, Bush, Rick Derringer, The Black Keys, Volbeat, Steve Harley, Joe Bonamassa & Joanne Shaw Taylor, Orianthi, Wytch Hazel and more (LouderSound)

UK grunge lifers delve into mental health matters for album number 10 (LouderSound)

Jethro Tull and Atomic Rooster endured a difficult return from the breakup with Andy Partridge, but it led to a happy reunion with drummer Terry Chambers (LouderSound)

The Fleetwood Mac legends are suddenly completing each other’s sentences (LouderSound)

Gentle Giant frontman Derek Shulman recalls the fraught 1972 meeting that ended with Ozzy Osbourne throwing a bottle at management (LouderSound)

The Last Dinner Party are set to release their second album ‘From The Pyre’ on 17th October via Island Records. The London five-piece have also shared new single ‘This Is The Killer Speaking’. The follow-up to their Number 1 debut album ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’ was recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Markus Dravs, known for his…

Blood Orange has announced ‘Essex Honey’, his first new album in six years, set for release on 29th August via RCA Records. The project, written, produced, and recorded by Dev Hynes, explores themes of grief and growing up in Essex, featuring an extensive list of collaborators including Lorde, Caroline Polachek, Daniel Caesar, Mustafa, and Turnstile’s…

Yungblud has released a trailer for his new documentary film, ‘YUNGBLUD. ARE YOU READY, BOY?’, set for worldwide theatrical release this August. The feature-length documentary, directed by Paul Dugdale, will screen in 30 countries, including 150 UK and 500 US cinemas. Dugdale, a three-time Grammy Award-nominated, Emmy and BAFTA-winning filmmaker, is known for his work…

DORK MIXTAPE COVER STORY FOLLOW DORK MIXTAPE ON SPOTIFY Panic Shack’s debut album opens with a sound clip recorded in the beer garden at an Amyl & the Sniffers gig. Glasses clink, and chatter rises before the buzzing anticipation gives way to the drum beat of the raucous ‘Girl Band Starter Pack.’ “We get loose,…

Nine Inch Nails share first taste of their 24-track soundtrack to Tron: Ares (LouderSound)

From scrappy debut Identity Crisis to refined latest album Horizons/East, we rank the back-catalogue of one of the most underrated bands on the planet right now (LouderSound)

The spacesuit is now stowed away as Lonely Robot embark on a completely different kind of musical voyage with 2020’s fourth album Feelins Are Good (LouderSound)

Sleep Token seemed to be too weird for mainstream success – then The Summoning turned them into overnight sensations (LouderSound)

This year’s 2000Trees line-up boasted an embarrassment of riches: here are the bands who impacted hardest (LouderSound)

Sydney Minsky Sargeant has shared new single ‘Long Roads’, the second track to be taken from debut solo album ‘Lunga’, set for release on 12th September. The Working Men’s Club member has been expanding his musical horizons, with ‘Lunga’ marking his first release under his own name. The album comprises 12 tracks written over several…

Master Peace has released new single ‘Harley’, produced by Dan Carey (Wet Leg, Fontaines D.C.). The track arrives via Speedy Wunderground as part of their Speedy Single Series, and will be available as a limited edition double A-side 7″ single with upcoming track ‘Shake Me Down’ on 7th August. The release follows Master Peace’s recent…

Springsteen’s recently-completed world tour is officially the most successful of his storied career (LouderSound)

David Byrne has unveiled new single ‘She Explains Things to Me’, the latest track from his upcoming album ‘Who Is the Sky?’. The single explores themes central to the new record, drawing partial inspiration from Rebecca Solnit‘s book ‘Men Explain Things to Me’. Through an internal monologue, Byrne examines the dismissal of women’s perspectives by…

Bastille spent a hot minute playing delightfully grubby little venues up and down the country before surprise global megahit ‘Pompeii’ swiftly put an end to that. Over the next couple of years, the crowds got bigger as the band took their debut album ‘Bad Blood’ around the world. “We were all clinging onto the rocket…

Twenty One Pilots are set to release their new album ‘Breach’ on 12th September via Fueled By Ramen. The band have unveiled the full 13-track listing for the record, which includes recent single ‘The Contract’. The release comes as their 2015 album ‘Blurryface’ has re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at Number 64 following a limited…

Deaf Havana are teasing their seventh album ‘We’re Never Getting Out’, set for release on 3rd October via So Recordings, with new single ‘Car Crash’. The album, recorded at Otterhead Studios in Rugby during November 2024, features twelve tracks and was created in collaboration with producer George Glew, known for his work with Keir, Hanniou…

FKA twigs has shared new single ‘Perfectly’, accompanied by a Jordan Hemingway-directed music video. The track, released via Young, follows the completion of their tour supporting third studio album ‘EUSEXUA’. The video celebrates the community built around the album and its themes of physicality, vulnerability, and freedom. The single was previously performed live during the…

HotWax have released their new single ‘Tell Me Everything’s Alright’, accompanied by a video filmed in Brighton. The track, which has already become a live favourite during their recent festival appearances, was premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC 6Music. It follows the March release of their debut album ‘Hot Shock’ via Marathon Artists. The album…

Deep Purple’s Child In Time has a long and complicated history – and now a whole new audience are hearing it for the first time (LouderSound)

He didn’t write many songs and he admitted the way he played on stage was detrimental to his performance. But the violinist and vocalist was the link between the band’s music and their success (LouderSound)

The Steve Miller Band’s summer tour was scheduled to kick off next month (LouderSound)

Perry Farrell is suing his former bandmates for assault, battery, infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract (LouderSound)

Up All Night is the third release from The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, the band’s first album in over half a century (LouderSound)

“It is time for defendant to face the consequences of his actions” (LouderSound)

The Amy Berg-directed It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley hits theatres next month (LouderSound)

Robert Plant and Saving Grace’s version of Low’s Everybody’s Song is out now – US tour also confirmed (LouderSound)

After inserting Metallica’s Master Of Puppets into season four, Stranger Things has used another hard rock classic to soundtrack the announcement of season five (LouderSound)

From Slipknot and Through The Eyes Of The Dead to AFI and Tracy Chapman, these records made Bury Tomorrow vocalist Dani Winter-Bates who he is (LouderSound)

Gatlin has announced her debut album ‘The Eldest Daughter’, set for release on 3rd October via Dualtone Records, alongside new single ‘Jesus Christ & Country Clubs’. The Florida-born artist’s latest track emerged from a conversation with collaborator Liza Owen. “I am so lucky to get to write often with one of my closest friends, Liza…

Self-proclaimed “music experts” say that the Rollin’, My Way and Break Stuff rapper has a more attractive voice than Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan (LouderSound)

AlterBridge’s eighth studio album was recorded round at Wolfgang Van Halen’s place (LouderSound)

Their first with Jon Davison, and their last with Chris Squire, the 2014 album saw them continuing to release new music after many of their peers had stopped – but didn’t meet the standards expected of it (LouderSound)

King Princess has shared new single ‘Cry Cry Cry’, taken from her upcoming album ‘Girl Violence’. The track sees Brooklyn-based artist Mikaela Straus delivering a guitar-driven piece focusing on a failed friendship. “‘Cry Cry Cry’ is about a friendship with a lady that did not work out,” Straus explains. “Sometimes two divas create an explosion.”…

Georgia has returned with new single ‘Wanna Play’, marking her first release in nearly two years. The track, written and produced by Georgia alongside long-time collaborator Mark Ralph (Years & Years, Daniel Avery, Hot Chip), follows her Mercury Prize-shortlisted album ‘Seeking Thrills’. “I wrote this song at a complete crossroads in my life, which is…

The Birmingham heavy metal legends played the French festival on June 21 as part of their ongoing Shield Of Pain tour (LouderSound)

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer on the making of Aerosmith’s Music From Another Dimension! (LouderSound)

The Let’s Do It Again! tour follows the Never Say Never tour, the Never EVER Say Never tour and the Positively Thankful tour (LouderSound)

The accidental archivist revels in found sounds, movie soundtracks, spoken-word performances – and after dealing with his tensions of the 80s, explains why his brother isn’t talking to him (LouderSound)

Judas Priest’s Metal God becomes the latest musician to be immortalised in six-inch plastic (LouderSound)

In a landscape where silence is often equated with compliance, 2000trees have come out swinging. Backing Kneecap to headline, long before the infamous Irish trio take the stage on Thursday night, the tone is set.  Irish firebrand Meryl Streek, agit-punk duo The Meffs and genre-bending Hyphen all make space for protest and power. Early-bird headliners Hot…

Billie Eilish’s third album came without warning. No singles, barely a teaser, something to be experienced as a whole. It’s easy to see why, for ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’’s cover, Billie was submerged in a pool for several hours. Immersive and all-encompassing, the record’s current tour evokes the same feeling. It’s the second of…

As their back catalogue reissues campaign reaches the halfway point, White Willow mainman Jacob Holm-Lupo explains the evolution of the Norwegian proggers (LouderSound)

Former Project man releases his sixth studio album under his name alone (LouderSound)

Gadhouse update their Brad Retro turntable, upping the performance while retaining its classic, fun design (LouderSound)

KNEECAP have announced a run of UK headline shows set to take place this November. The Belfast trio’s new dates follow their recent performances at Glastonbury, Wide Awake and 2000trees festivals, alongside the release of their collaboration with Mozey, ‘The Recap’. The November shows will take place following their previously announced date at London’s Wembley…

aespa have teamed up with KRAFTON’s PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS to release new single ‘Dark Arts’ via SM Entertainment / Virgin Records. The track features guitar riffs and rhythmic elements designed to reflect the game’s combat atmosphere, with the group’s harmonising vocals throughout. The collaboration brings together elements from both the group and the gaming franchise. The…

Hotel Lux have announced their second album ‘The Bitter Cup’, set for release on 31st October, alongside sharing new single ‘Costermonger’ and details of an extensive UK tour. The band have taken on production duties themselves for their sophomore record, which follows their 2023 debut ‘Hands Across The Creek’. “Something that felt completely natural, but…

The Sophs have shared their new single ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’, accompanied by a music video. The release follows their signing to Rough Trade Records in May, when they unveiled their debut track ‘SWEAT’. The Los Angeles six-piece outfit caught the attention of Rough Trade label heads Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee through their initial…

Genesis’s 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will now be released on September 28 (LouderSound)

Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there (LouderSound)

Extended, remastered edition of 2003 release will appeal to fans of the Genesis co-founder’s playing and early solo songcraft (LouderSound)

Big Big Train will preview new material from the upcoming studio album at a Cruise To The Edge 2026 warm-up show at Southampton’s The 1865 in March (LouderSound)

A Perfect Circle guitarist recalls deciding to become a musician during 1988 concert, and hails Gilmour’s substance-over-quality approach (LouderSound)

Ella Eyre is teasing her second studio album ‘everything, in time’, set for release on 21st November via Play It Again Sam, with new single ‘space’. The new track showcases Eyre’s soul and R&B influences, marking a shift in direction for the London-born artist. “‘Space’ is about reaching your limits and drawing a line with…

Inhaler have announced four additional UK headline shows for October, expanding their Open Wide World Tour. The Irish quartet will play two nights at Belfast’s Ulster Hall, alongside new dates at Edinburgh Corn Exchange and Portsmouth Guildhall. These shows join their previously announced performances at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena and a sold-out date at London’s…

“The meat is so sweaty” (LouderSound)

The American learned a lifetime of lessons when he had dinner with the British prog pioneer, after Owner Of A Lonely Heart had led him to Asia and Trevor Horn (LouderSound)

The Catacombs tour follows the release of the Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs film and live album (LouderSound)

Ginger Wildheart has multiple strings to his bow: brilliantly memorable hard rock with The Wildhearts, bleeding-heart confessionals under his own name, and plenty in between (LouderSound)

The gospel according to Chris Goss (LouderSound)

“Expect community. Expect feeling. Expect resistance.” (LouderSound)

Sombr has announced a headline tour of the UK and Europe for 2026. The New York-born artist will begin the run at Stockholm’s Annexet on 10th February, with the tour including stops at London’s O2 Academy Brixton and concluding at Dublin’s 3Arena on 16th March. The announcement follows the success of sombr’s single ‘back to…

Magdalena Bay have announced a new run of UK, Ireland and European tour dates for February 2026, including their biggest UK show to date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. The alt-pop duo will begin the UK leg of their Imaginal Mystery Tour in Birmingham, before visiting Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, and Manchester. Following their London show,…

Joy Crookes has released a new video for her latest single ‘Perfect Crime’, filmed in Bangladesh. The visual accompaniment features Crookes riding atop a moving train against a backdrop of city and rural landscapes, incorporating cultural elements that reflect her heritage. The single arrives ahead of Crookes’ second album ‘Juniper’, which she co-produced alongside Harvey…

Au/Ra has released a new single, ‘CRACK!’, marking the start of a new creative era for the alt-pop artist. The track, written in Los Angeles alongside K.Flay and producer Halo, explores themes of social media addiction and digital disconnection in modern life. “I wrote CRACK! when I was in a dark place,” Au/Ra explains. “The…

Remember that time a metal legend was almost decapitated on British TV? (LouderSound)

Greta Isaac has shared new single ‘Movie Star’, taken from her upcoming EP ‘Dolly Zoom’. The Welsh-born, London-based artist’s latest track explores themes of attention-seeking and self-sabotage through a blend of dance-pop. The release comes ahead of her new EP, set to arrive on 8th August via Kartel Music Group. “Here we really hear Dolly’s…

Blue Slate have shared their new single ‘Melody in Melancholy’, released via Blowtorch Records. The Kildare quartet’s latest track follows their debut EP ‘This Is How I Sleep At Night’, released earlier this year. The new single showcases the band’s blend of post-punk, alternative-rock and shoegaze. “Melody in Melancholy was the first song we went…

NCT DREAM have released their fifth full-length album ‘Go Back To The Future’ via SM Entertainment and Virgin Music, featuring double title tracks ‘BTTF’ and ‘CHILLER’. The nine-track collection follows the K-pop group as they explore their journey through time, reflecting on their nine years together. The narrative sees the seven-piece embarking on a time-travelling…

Label:Released: 8th July 2025 Cosmorat aren’t here to play nice. Across the six tracks of gloriously unhinged alt-pop on their ‘POOSHKA’ EP, they’ve created something that is both wildly experimental and infectiously fun. The title-track opens with tribal rhythms and stripped-back arrangements that build into a bold statement of intent that immediately sets ‘POOSHKA’ apart from…

Label: DominoReleased: 11th July 2025 How do you follow a debut that won Grammys and gave indie-rock a viral anthem? By getting even bolder, weirder, and even more fun. Isle of Wight duo-slash-band-slash-duo Wet Leg haven’t lost their mischievous streak one bit. If anything, after a few years on the road, they’ve evolved into a feral,…

Label: Lucky NumberReleased: 11th July 2025 Jessica Winter’s debut full-length doesn’t tiptoe onto the stage; it kicks the doors down in sequins and boots. ‘My First Album’ is as playful as it is poignant, a gloriously chaotic collision of pop maximalism and theatrical flair that feels like a culmination of everything Winter’s been teasing in her…

“Thank you for a lifetime of beauty, horror, love, power, happiness, melancholy.” Soundgarden salute the “majestic brilliance” of Black Sabbath, and say they were “super bummed” at not being able to play the band’s Back To The Beginning show (LouderSound)

Four years since the arrival of vocalist Jean Pageau and three years after Delusion Rain, Canadian proggers Mystery return with their most accomplished album yet. (LouderSound)

Steven Wilson’s fourth solo album, 2015’s Hand. Cannot. Erase. will be reissued with new audio that has been remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios. (LouderSound)

Prime Day might be over for another year, but I’ve found 22 of my favourite deals that are still live – but you’ll have to be quick to get them (LouderSound)

Eight new songs you need to hear right now from Jack Black, Halestorm, 38 Special and more (LouderSound)

Now, we’ve been saying how scorching our Dork 100 shows are but we’ll be honest – we didn’t think it would mean this. As the sun bakes London, the Sebright Arms is a melting pot primed for the sort of pop nonsense we’ve loved since Day 1. Sweaty nights in famous basements where your next…

Saga frontman Michael Sadler clarifies that “The surgery I underwent successfully removed the cancer, and as no further treatment or cure is available in my case, my focus is on staying healthy.” (LouderSound)

After two failed solo albums, in the period between 1971 and 1974, David Bowie worked on nine of rock’s greatest albums. WTF? (LouderSound)

Everyone seems to love that title track. The rest? Your mileage may vary (LouderSound)

Despite his best intentions, their 2023 album proved to be their last – and even though it involved a series of personal and business struggles, the release found the late bandleader in good humour and ready to fight another day (LouderSound)

The stolen guitar had been played by Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton (LouderSound)

Aerosmith abandoned their farewell tour in 2023. Now guitarist Joe Perry says they’re talking about bowing out in style (LouderSound)

Rage Against The Machine guitarist sings praises of Irish rappers Kneecap –and Disturbed’s David Draiman is unimpressed (LouderSound)

Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (Live At Lockin’) features Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Chris Robinson, Warren Haynes and more (LouderSound)

Dave Cousins, who founded folk prog band Strawbs as The Strawberry Hill Boys in 1964, has died (LouderSound)

From Deftones and Halestorm to Babymetal and Slaughter To Prevail, these are the essential metal albums coming out this year (LouderSound)

Saga and ProgJect singer Michael Sadler reveals his cancer is “incurable and untreatable.” (LouderSound)

Sound N’ Fury, due to be published in July, has been pushed back. But it might be the best book about Guns N’ Roses ever written. (LouderSound)

A fine revamp of one of his key post-Cream milestones, including two excellent TV concerts (LouderSound)

For your consideration: a list of B-sides and outtakes that deserved a slot in the spotlight (LouderSound)

Might of US military is no match for Metallica’s lawyers as they demand removal of track from social media drone video (LouderSound)

The iconic British rock band have cancelled their swansong show in London‘s Hyde Park after doctors advise Jeff Lynne not to play (LouderSound)

No one expected Queen to return in 2011 –not least Queen themselves (LouderSound)

Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan (LouderSound)

Is Glenn Hughes about to release his final solo record? (LouderSound)

The late singer-songwriter found fans in every genre she stepped into. For those who knew her, her joyful personality and optimism in the face of adversity was even more admirable, says Sid Smith (LouderSound)

It’s 30 years since the Sheffield indie-rockers were riding high in the charts with their anthemic hit. Here’s the story of how it came together. (LouderSound)

Shall we get started then? Here at Dork, we’ve reached the grand number of 100 issues – so it’s only right we throw the biggest party in pop nonsense possible. Enter: Dork 100. A month-long celebration gathering friends of the magazine, some of the biggest bands on the planet and more for a run of…

FLO have teamed up with Kaytranada to release new single ‘The Mood’ via Island Records. The track sees the British R&B trio deliver a sultry summer offering, with their vocals paired with Kaytranada’s production. “The Mood is a fun and fresh take on sex. Sometimes you’re not in the mood! We made this song two…

Mahalia has shared new single ‘Instructions’, alongside an accompanying music video. The track follows recent release ‘Different Type Of Love’ featuring Masicka, and sees the artist exploring themes of romance and nightlife. “I’ve been dancing a lot recently – just honestly enjoying the romance of a really GREAT night out. Instructions is everything I feel…

Wet Leg have released their second album ‘moisturizer’, alongside announcing additional UK outstore performances ahead of a London pop-up event. The Isle of Wight band’s new record features twelve tracks, including recent singles ‘davina mccall’, ‘CPR’, and ‘catch these fists’. The five-piece, comprising Rhian Teasdale, Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, and Joshua Mobaraki, have…

Deftones have announced their tenth studio album ‘private music’, set for release on 22nd August via Reprise/Warner Records. The Sacramento band have shared new single ‘my mind is a mountain’ alongside the announcement, which premiered on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music Radio show. The album sees them reunite with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who previously worked with…

Yungblud has announced a new documentary film, ‘YUNGBLUD. ARE YOU READY, BOY?’, set for worldwide theatrical release on 20th and 24th August. The feature-length documentary, directed by Paul Dugdale, was filmed at Berlin’s historic Hansa Studios, known for hosting the recording of albums including David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ and U2’s ‘Achtung Baby!’. The film captures Yungblud…

Big Fear have released their debut EP ‘Career Day’, produced by Charlie Andrew (alt-J, Wolf Alice, David Gilmour). The five-track collection showcases the rising trio’s blend of alt-pop and indie rock, featuring industrial synths and live instrumentation. The EP includes tracks ‘Culture Cannibal’, ‘Beautiful Hands’, ‘Money’, and ‘Mildew’. “This EP is really a series of…

Jens Lekman has announced his new album ‘Songs For Other People’s Weddings’, set for release on 12th September via Secretly Canadian. The Swedish artist’s latest full-length arrives as a companion piece to a book of the same name, co-written with author David Levithan. The project draws inspiration from Lekman’s experiences as a wedding singer, a…

Ezra Furman has announced a UK and European tour scheduled for early 2026, following her recent appearance on Later with Jools Holland. The tour comprises fourteen dates across Europe and the UK, beginning in Vienna on 19th January. The run includes four UK shows, concluding at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on 4th February. Furman’s…

Los Angeles quartet Rocket have announced their debut album ‘R Is For Rocket’, set for release on 3rd October via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band have launched the announcement with new single ‘Wide Awake’, ahead of supporting The Smashing Pumpkins on their UK tour next month. The track showcases their jagged, fuzzed-out sound, balanced…

Soothe your post-Back To The Beginning blues with new tracks from Babymetal, Deftones, Halestorm and more, and vote for your favourite (LouderSound)

Ozzy gave Motley Crue a leg-up in their early days – but they weren’t at the Back To The Beginning show (LouderSound)

Cool new prog you must hear from Amorphis, Raphael-Weinroth-Browne, Dave Pen and more in Prog’s Tracks Of The Week (LouderSound)

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY A key winds up the mechanical doll, setting her spinning with all the elegance and grace of a virtuoso ballerina. Porcelain skin and pinned-up hair, she’s perfection embodied. Suddenly, a spring comes loose, the music jolts and skips, and she’s sent spiralling into a world of debaucherous nights and blurred-out mornings.…

Comments from Jakko Jaksyk that suggested a new King Crimson studio album should be handled with caution, says band’s manager (LouderSound)

Robbie Williams has released new single ‘Desire’, featuring Laura Pausini, which becomes the first official FIFA anthem. The track, co-written by Williams alongside Karl Brazil, Owen Parker and Erik Jan Grob, will be played before every FIFA tournament match globally as players line up before kick-off. The release marks Williams’ first engagement in his new…

Conan Gray has announced new single ‘Vodka Cranberry’, the second track to be taken from his forthcoming album ‘Wishbone’. The track, produced by Dan Nigro, arrives alongside a music video directed by Danica Kleinknecht and co-starring Corey Fogelmanis. Shot on Kodak 35mm 500t in Texas, it continues the narrative established in the video for previous…

SG Lewis has shared new single ‘Sugar’, featuring Shygirl, ahead of his third studio album ‘Anemoia’, set for release on 5th September via Forever Days/Positiva. The London-born, LA-based producer’s latest track sees him reunite with Shygirl following their 2024 collaboration ‘mr useless’. The new single combines Lewis’s production with Shygirl’s vocals in a summer-focused dance…

Olivia Dean has released ‘Lady Lady’, the second single from her upcoming album ‘The Art of Loving’, set for release on 26th September via Island Records. The track arrives alongside a music video featuring principal dancer Francesca Hayward performing with Dean and a group of dancers, directed by Jake Erland and his creative team –…

Sigrid has released new single ‘Jellyfish’, marking a fresh chapter for the Norwegian pop artist. The track, released via Island/EMI, sees Sigrid exploring a more carefree direction, drawing inspiration from early 2000s indie sounds and the music she grew up with. Co-written and co-produced with longtime collaborator Askjell Solstrand, who previously worked on her breakthrough…

Wolf Alice are teasing their fourth studio album ‘The Clearing’, set for release on 22nd August, with new single ‘The Sofa’. The track, which follows previous single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’, explores themes of acceptance and letting go of unrealised dreams. The band have already performed the song live during their recent headline sets at Primavera…

It could be the Swedish hard rock collaboration to end them all (LouderSound)

Amazon Prime Day is in its final stretch, but you can still save a bundle on the 20th anniversary edition of The Darkness’ much-loved debut album (LouderSound)

Rudimental have teamed up with Jess Glynne for their new single ‘Back To Me’, taken from their forthcoming fifth album ‘RUDIM3NTAL’. The collaboration marks the third time the drum’n’bass group have worked with Glynne, following their number one single ‘These Days’ in 2018 and ‘Dark Clouds’ from their third album ‘Toast To Our Differences’. The…

The Favors, comprising FINNEAS and Ashe, have shared their new single ‘The Hudson’, alongside announcing their debut album ‘The Dream’. The accompanying music video, directed by Alex Lockett, features the duo by the river in both black-and-white and colour scenes. “Part of the band identity involves these characters who are singing about an experience to…

Joey Valence & Brae have announced their new album ‘HYPERYOUTH’, set for release on 15th August, alongside two new singles ‘HYPERYOUTH’ and ‘LIVE RIGHT’. The announcement follows their recent collaboration ‘WASSUP’ with JPEGMAFIA. The alt/hip-hop duo’s upcoming album follows their 2023 debut ‘PUNK TACTICS’, which saw its title track achieve RIAA Gold certification, and their…

Amazon Prime Day is into its final hours, but there’s still time to pick up this Stones singles 1966-1971 box set for half-price in the US (LouderSound)

Black Sabbath may be over, but are Ozzy and co actually hanging up their boots? (LouderSound)

It’s the 4th and final day of this year’s Prime Day, but if you’re quick you can save big on the excellent Sony PS-LX310BT turntable in the US & UK (LouderSound)

Steve Hackett has just released The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall double live album (LouderSound)

The Lo-files project contains 23 lo-fi reinterpretations of the UK metal band’s biggest songs (LouderSound)

The nu-metal-but-not-really superstars will play the UK and mainland Europe from January to February (LouderSound)

The Rival Sons frontman announces acting role ahead of Weapons Of Beauty solo shows (LouderSound)

Now that Back To The Beginning is in the rear-view mirror, heavy metal’s foundational guitarist is returning to work on his first solo album in 20 years (LouderSound)

An abandoned school, a studio that’s about to close, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre… she specialises in finding the magic in a space and channelling it into her music (LouderSound)

Classic Rock presents the third in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury (LouderSound)

Pieces co-painted by The Prince Of Darkness and his primate pals are now up for auction (LouderSound)

Daze of future past (LouderSound)

The Electric Light Orchestra’s 55-year career is scheduled to come to a halt this weekend in London (LouderSound)

Pretend to Remember Me arrives a week after Rage Against The Machine man Morello directed Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning celebration (LouderSound)

Beatles legend Paul McCartney will play 19 shows across the US and Canada later this year (LouderSound)

New Deftones album private music finds the band working with an old friend once again (LouderSound)

You can help crush the rebellion with one swift stroke this Prime Day, because Amazon have cut the cost of the Lego Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer in the US & UK (LouderSound)

Armored Saint vocalist John Bush says it wasn’t his “destiny” to front the biggest metal band of all time (LouderSound)

Amazon have brought the prices down on a wide range of band t-shirts this Prime Day on both sides of the Atlantic. Don’t miss out! (LouderSound)

Three albums in and Jim Morrison was heading down a dark path (LouderSound)

The Prince Of Darkness’ second and final memoir will come out in October (LouderSound)

Symphonic metal band Plague Of Angels became the first metal band to play the 800-year old York Minster (LouderSound)

How Ian Anderson ended up playing flute on Canadian 80s synth band Men Without Hats 1987 album Pop Goes The World (LouderSound)

Amazon have dozens of albums on sale for Prime Day from artists including AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Gojira, Van Halen and more – here’s my pick of the bunch (LouderSound)

It’s one of the most famous guitars in music – and its picture is in more than 30 million homes (LouderSound)

Faroese art rocker Eivør will tour throughout Europe in Autumn 2025 and will release a new album in 2026 (LouderSound)

The Metal God reveals that a technicality in his contract led to him stepping away from Judas Priest for 11 years (LouderSound)

Nieve Ella has shared new single ‘Good Grace’, marking her first release following her EP ‘Watch It Ache and Bleed’. The track, co-produced by Jamie Rendle and Hugo M. Hardy, sees the West Midlands artist embrace gritty guitars alongside her signature songwriting style. “‘Good Grace’ is a release of all the anger I’ve felt from…

A line from Nine Inch Nail’s 2005 album With Teeth inspired Manuel Gagneux to give up the 9-to-5 for good (LouderSound)

Arthur Hill has shared new single ‘Man In The Middle’ ahead of his sold-out UK headline tour. The London-based singer-songwriter’s latest track follows his earlier 2025 single ‘Appetite’, and builds upon his debut EP ‘In The Middle Of Somewhere’, which featured tracks ‘Too Much Ain’t Enough’, ‘Late For The Reservation’, and ‘Hey Arthur’. Hill has…

Tom Vek is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of debut album ‘We Have Sound’ with a new remix collection featuring reworkings from Glass Animals, alt-J, Everything Everything and more. The multi-instrumentalist has announced ‘We Have Sound Remixed’, a 10-track album featuring contributions from a range of artists due 2nd October. The first track to…

Good Neighbours have announced their debut album ‘Blue Sky Mentality’, set for release on 26th September via Capitol/Polydor Records. The British duo have also shared their latest single ‘Suburbs’. Speaking about the new track, Good Neighbours say: “suburbs is a message back to our younger selves. Coming from small towns outside of London, it was…

As Ward issues a heartfelt thank you to his bandmates and fans, Sabbath’s guitarist admits he likened the drummer’s appearance when topless to an emaciated hobbit (LouderSound)

Five decades of rockin’: a handy guide to the best albums in the world of the legendary Uriah Heep (LouderSound)

Premiata Forneria Marconi, aka PFM, remain one of the great trailblazers of European prog rock (LouderSound)

The band lasted only seven months, and felt like a bad movie for some of those involved – but the musical experiment inspired Fripp to reform King Crimson for their 80s brilliance (LouderSound)

King Crimson singer and guitarist Jakko Jakszyk confirms that the band are in the studio (LouderSound)

Tony Iommi has reflected on Black Sabbath’s performance at Villa Park (LouderSound)

Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it” (LouderSound)

One does not simply walk into Mordor – it’s far, far easier to just sit at home and build Sauron’s dark tower in Lego form this Prime Day – especially with 15% off (LouderSound)

From Linkin Park, Deftones and Ghost, to Def Leppard, Biffy Clyro and Queen – here’s a selection of great vinyl you can buy for less than $20 this Prime Day (LouderSound)

Luvcat has announced her debut album ‘Vicious Delicious’, set for release on 31st October via AWAL. The UK artist has also shared the title track alongside a new music video which she co-directed. Written between Paris and various studio sessions, ‘Vicious Delicious’ combines elements of jazz, punk, and gothic influences. “Making this album happened accidentally.…

Jay Som has announced her first new album in six years, ‘Belong’, set for release on 10th October via Lucky Number. The project of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Melina Duterte marks a departure from previous releases, featuring collaborations with guest vocalists including Hayley Williams of Paramore and Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World.…

Lana Del Rey, born and raised in New York on a diet of old Hollywood glamour, has long felt like the defining American songwriter of the modern era. At some point in her 15-year career, her sound drifted down the East coast and made its way to the Southern Bible Belt, culminating in a promised…

From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade (LouderSound)

My vinyl collection is soon to be a skip-free zone… (LouderSound)

This is what a pop show is meant to be. Before Sabrina Carpenter even sets foot on stage at Hyde Park, the sheer ambition of her extended ‘Short n Sweet’ tour hits you in the face. A giant “SC” in lights, multiple platforms and balconies, a white arch covering the lot. “Breaking news” flashes up…

There are certain shows that define an entire summer. You can look to talked-about reunions all you like, but if there’s a band capturing a moment while opening the door to possibilities ahead, nobody comes close to Fontaines D.C.. From scatty pub corners to here, with each step, they’ve evolved. Now, with ‘Romance’, they’ve laid…

Danny L Harle and PinkPantheress have collaborated on new single ‘Starlight’, released via XL Recordings. The track marks Harle’s first release since his 2021 album ‘Harlecore’ and his debut offering for XL Recordings. The GRAMMY-nominated producer and composer has recently worked with Caroline Polachek, Charli xcx, Dua Lipa, oklou and Shygirl in various production, writing…

Circa Waves have announced their new album ‘Death & Love Pt.2’, set for release on 24th October via Lower Third/[PIAS]. The Liverpool band’s latest offering completes the two-part album series, with both sections combining to form an 18-track collection available on CD and double gatefold vinyl. The announcement arrives alongside new single ‘Cherry Bomb’. The…

NCT DREAM have unveiled the music video for their new single ‘BTTF’, taken from their forthcoming fifth studio album ‘Go Back To The Future’. The track’s title, an abbreviation of ‘Back To The Future’, is one of two lead singles from the K-pop group’s new record, which explores themes of time travel across nine tracks.…

Sugababes have released their new single ‘Shook’, the latest track from their current era of new music. The track, produced by Jon Shave (Charli xcx), features the group’s signature harmonies alongside a bassline and synths. It marks their third collaboration with Shave and Anya Jones. “We’re so excited to share ‘Shook’! Our third single with…

Save yourself some serious Galleons with £100 off the sprawling 6,020-piece Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle with one of the best Amazon Prime Day Lego deals we’ve seen so far (LouderSound)

Here’s a chance to build your Lego Star Wars collection by adding two iconic starships to your fleet at a discount this Prime Day (LouderSound)

Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen talks us through his journey to metal stardom (LouderSound)

Live Aid was 50 years ago this month –but not everyone was down with some of the bands (LouderSound)

NODEGA have announced their debut album ‘Rot In Helvetica’, set for release on 18th July via Chrysalis. The mysterious New York City thrash-punk quintet have also shared their first single ‘Quantify’. The album combines elements of old school hardcore, thrash, skate-punk and melodic indie-rock, with lyrics exploring themes from streaming service mind control to self-critiqued…

They might have taken their final bow, but the Black Sabbath legacy lives on – and you can show your love of the band by grabbing merch for less right now (LouderSound)

Coach Party have unveiled their new single ‘Do Yourself A Favour’, alongside a video filmed at their recent sold-out show at London’s 100 Club. The track arrives ahead of their upcoming album ‘Caramel’, set for release on 26th September. The new single follows their previous drop ‘Girls!’. Drummer Guy Page says, “‘Do Yourself A Favour’…

NewDad have announced their second album ‘Altar’, set for release on 19th September 2025, alongside new single ‘Roobosh’. The Irish rock band’s latest track arrives with a one-shot video directed by Peter Eason Daniels and Rory Mullen, who are also the creative team behind the upcoming album. Speaking about the new single, vocalist Julie Dawson…

Home Counties have announced their second album ‘Humdrum’, set for release on 24th October via Submarine Cat Records. The London six-piece have also shared the album’s title-track. The new record, produced by Al Doyle of Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem, follows their 2024 debut album ‘Exactly As It Seems’. The title track explores themes of…

Hot Chip have announced their first Best Of album ‘Joy In Repetition’, set for release on 5th September. The collection spans the band’s eight studio albums and features a new track titled ‘Devotion’. The compilation maps Hot Chip’s evolution across more than two decades, during which they’ve achieved six Top 20 albums and a Mercury…

Papa V Perpetua sang Ozzy solo classic Bark At The Moon – but it could have been very different. (LouderSound)

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Frank Bello will do meet-and-greets and sign autographs in Birmingham on July 12 and 13 (LouderSound)

How Keith Richards influenced several generations of rock’n’rollers – for better or worse (LouderSound)

20 years of audiences with his royal highness, the Prince of Darkness (LouderSound)

The Marillion man was so moved by the experience of hearing Yes for the first time that he wrote a song about it (LouderSound)

“It is an incomprehensible void that he is leaving in our lives” (LouderSound)

Tom Morello confirms charity expectations as more than five million fans access pay-per-view livestream (LouderSound)

Galway trio NewDad will release their second album Altar on September 19 (LouderSound)

Canadian prog duo Crown Lands release two new instrumental albums for new label InsideOut Music (LouderSound)

Cheap Trick will play support at four of the new shows (LouderSound)

“Stand up and be counted” (LouderSound)

The Isle of Wight’s finest stay refreshingly weird on second album moisturizer (LouderSound)

Turn up the rock and turn down the price with Marshall’s big summer sale on beach-blasting portable speakers, noise cancelling headphones, and the coolest earbuds we’ve ever tested (LouderSound)

The story behind one of Pink Floyd’s most iconic songs (LouderSound)

Heads it‘s King Charles, tails it’s Eddie (LouderSound)

Upgrade your band t-shirts collection for less with up to 70% off in the big Hot Topic metal merch sale (LouderSound)

Paramount Plus is home to music docs, live sets, classic movies, TV favourites and more – and you can get two months of Paramount Plus for 99 cents per month in the US, or choose half-price UK plans (LouderSound)

After enjoying a resurgence of interest with its recent cinema run, you can enjoy the 2LP edition of Pink Floyd At Pompeii MCMLXXII with 15% off to mark Prime Day (LouderSound)

Panic attacks, substance abuse, wrecked hotel rooms and backstage visits by David Bowie and Lou Reed: photographer Jonathan Ranch had a front seat to it all when he followed NIN on tour (LouderSound)

shame are teasing their album ‘Cutthroat’, set for release on 5th September via Dead Oceans, with new single ‘Quiet Life’. The track follows the album’s title track and sees the London-based band exploring rockabilly influences reminiscent of The Gun Club and The Cramps. “‘Quiet Life’ is about someone in a shitty relationship,” vocalist Charlie Steen…

Brògeal have announced their debut album ‘Tuesday Paper Club’, set for release via Play It Again Sam. The Scottish folk-punk-indie-pop five-piece have also shared the album’s title-track. The album, recorded at Black Bay Studio on the Isle of Lewis – a refurbished fish processing factory – was produced by Richie Kennedy, known for his work…

Pinkshift have shared new single ‘Vacant’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Earthkeeper’, set for release via Hopeless Records. “‘Vacant’ is cheeky, urgent, and energetic, and we wanted to reflect that visually with a lighthearted, un-serious music video,” the band explain. “Inspired by Beyonce’s ‘7/11’ video, it showcases the three of us and our two touring…

There’s no Glastonbury next year, which leaves a big ol’ hole in many of your festival calendars. Before you waste too much time researching staycations or making plans with your extended family, may we suggest Open’er instead? On the surface, Poland’s biggest music festival is very different to a weekend at Worthy Farm. Rather than…

Celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with the inaugural issue of Metal Hammer Italy – also featuring Ghost, Sleep Token, Machine Head and more (LouderSound)

Norwegian heavy proggers Green Carnation will release A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores Of Melancholia in September (LouderSound)

We’ve teamed up with cult heavy metallers Night Demon for an exclusive competition (LouderSound)

Protect your hearing for less this Prime Day with 20% off the Vibes High Fidelity earplugs – and there’s money off the Loop Experience 2 (LouderSound)

Blood Orange has announced a series of headline shows across Europe, Canada, and the US, following his support slots with Lorde and Turnstile this autumn. Dev Hynes will begin his run of dates with an appearance at Portola Music Festival, before joining Turnstile for shows in Richmond and Columbus. He will then support Lorde at…

The Canadian quartet played Soft Spine and probably rattled a few US television sets in the process (LouderSound)

15 years in, it’s obvious Babymetal were never meant to be just a flash-in-the-pan viral sensation (LouderSound)

Snag 5 LPs, art prints, 16-page booklet, plus the album that gave you Sultans Of Swing, Your Latest Trick and more (LouderSound)

It’s only been out for a month, but Amazon just dished out the first discount on Turnstile’s 4.5-star landmark album (LouderSound)

His band doesn’t have the pedigree of many of his collaborators, but a future Jethro Tull guitarist and a TV show musical director prove highly capable foils in three-disc set (LouderSound)

DORK MIXTAPE COVER STORY FOLLOW DORK MIXTAPE ON SPOTIFY Indigo De Souza is standing on the edge of oblivion. The metaphorical precipice that titles her fourth album finds her facing the future and the unknown, while the past is fully supporting her retreat back to safety.  The North Carolina native’s latest diary entry into the…

Ella Eyre has announced her second studio album ‘everything, in time’, set for release on 21st November via Play It Again Sam. The album, arriving a decade after her Top 4 debut ‘Feline’, comprises 15 tracks including recent singles ‘high on the internet’ featuring Jay Prince, ‘domino szn’, and ‘kintsugi’. The new record follows a…

Self Esteem has been announced as curator for this year’s London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, set to take place from 21st October to 2nd November. Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who performs as Self Esteem, will curate a day of exclusive events on 1st November, including the launch of her debut book ‘A Complicated Woman’.…

Iron Maiden are set to be commemorated with a new Royal Mint coin celebrating their 50th anniversary, featuring their iconic mascot Eddie in a design created by band artist Albert ‘Akirant’ Quirantes. The commemorative piece, which marks the latest addition to The Royal Mint’s Music Legends series, includes various hidden references to the band’s albums…

Simon Jeffes described his musical pursuit of the precious irrational as “imaginary folklore.” His work intrigued Brian Eno and has lasted long beyond his lifetime. But was it prog? (LouderSound)

NWOBHM pioneer Kevin Riddles was also a member of Tytan, Paul Samson’s Empire and Baphomet (LouderSound)

Tributes from Metallica, Pantera, Tool, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Anthrax, Halestorm and many more (LouderSound)

With an average age of 70 the musical experience shines through on debut album Deep Water, as Morse aims to strike a balance between arrangements, jams and lyrical themes (LouderSound)

Meet Neil Young-influenced Canadian Shuyler Jansen, who’s looking to spread his success outside Canada (LouderSound)

Never the most prolific of bands, The Who have released some of the most enduring and influential albums in rock history (LouderSound)

Metallica and Guns N’Roses threw in some curveball covers at the Back To The Beginning show (LouderSound)

The release of Idlewild’s self-titled tenth album later this year will be accompanied by a UK tour (LouderSound)

Filing down the biggest heavy metal show ever to pick out some key moments was hard – but I did it anyway (LouderSound)

“He will be deeply missed”, Pearl Jam say as drummer Matt Cameron announces his departure from the band (LouderSound)

Fontaines DC had a few famous faces among their 45,000 crowd at London’s Finsbury Park on July 5 (LouderSound)

Mallrat has shared a cover of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Radio’, alongside news of supporting MARINA on her Princess of Power Tour across North America this autumn. The new version arrives as Grace Shaw continues her world tour in support of her latest album ‘Light hit my face like a straight right’, which has seen her…

David Draiman address the reaction to his appearance at the Back To The Beginning gig (LouderSound)

King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia (LouderSound)

Rick Wakeman’s Strictly Wakeman US tourhas been postponed while he undergoes surgery to correct an unspecified but ongoing health issue (LouderSound)

Kneecap have shared a new video for their single ‘The Recap’, following their appearance at Glastonbury Festival. The Irish rap trio’s track, which was initially released via their WhatsApp group in May before hitting streaming platforms ahead of their Glastonbury set, has accumulated one million streams in its first week. The video was directed by…

Eight new songs you need to hear right now from Wytch Hazel, Steven Wilson, Robert Jon & The Wreck and more (LouderSound)

Alan Reed will join Euan Lowson’s band Machinary at this year’s Wha’s Like Us Scottish prog festival (LouderSound)

No final bow? This is the ending you didn’t see on the Back To The Beginning livestream (LouderSound)

Combining Massive Attack with Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins was always a great elevator pitch (LouderSound)

They were crossing Metallica with Yes and Rush while grunge ruled the world. But despite problems with their producer and label – and even rumors of a plot to replace James LaBrie – the prog metal pioneers survived and thrived (LouderSound)

Canadian legend Aldo Nova was about to embark on a rare run of shows (LouderSound)

Clive’s Song comes from Paul Weller’s upcoming covers album Find El Dorado (LouderSound)

Ozzy’s hilarious reaction to his daughter’s engagement could have come straight from an episode of The Osbournes (LouderSound)

Jack Black has lovingly recreated Mr. Crowley video along with special guests to mark Ozzy’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show (LouderSound)

Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out (LouderSound)

Oasis delivered a near-flawless comeback show…but where were all the vibes? (LouderSound)

Five discs of previously unreleased material from the Celtic rock pioneers (LouderSound)

Chris Martin & co. were a long way from the stadium-dwelling titans of today making their debut album, but one song changed everything (LouderSound)

Lamb Of God’s version of Children Of The Grave arrives just hours after they played at Black Sabbath’s triumphant Back To The Beginning show in Birmingham (LouderSound)

As Black Sabbath bow out, Metallica salute their immeasurable impact and influence on our world (LouderSound)

Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira amongst a cast of superstar guests as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath play live for the last time (LouderSound)

Black Sabbath’s hilarious Stonehenge gaffe happened after scene was written for Spinal Tap movie (LouderSound)

Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning mega-gig, currently taking place at Villa Park, Birmingham, has already thrown up some unforgettable performances (LouderSound)

The mid-90s was a fertile time for British indie-rock but not every band got their due… (LouderSound)

Liam and Noel Gallagher are back sharing a stage again after 16 years apart, as Oasis kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff (LouderSound)

Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, Bill and friends, including Metallica, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and more (LouderSound)

“I’ve been saving myself just for you,” Chino Moreno tells the crowd, just a day after Deftones pulled out of their Glastonbury slot due to illness. Whether that’s sincere or not, it hardly matters. By the time they hit the stage at Crystal Palace Park on Sunday night, Deftones are in peak form. This isn’t…

In the 1990s, a new subculture emerged in South Korea that saw a portion of the nation’s musicians fuse multiple genres together to create a sound so eclectic and hard to define that we just called it K-pop. Soo Man Lee, effectively South Korea’s answer to Simon Cowell, saw this and saw its potential, putting…

Excellent new proggy sounds from Da Captain Trips, Rafiq Bhatia, Edenya and more in Prog’s Tracks Of The Week (LouderSound)

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

“What a tragic loss” (LouderSound)

Still confused about the details of this weekend’s epic final Black Sabbath show? We got you (LouderSound)

Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback (LouderSound)

Slipknot aren’t playing Black Sabbath’s final show, but the metal legends have had a profound impact on Corey et al all the same (LouderSound)

Kae Tempest’s follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed The Line Is A Curve is another hard-hitting, incisive triumph (LouderSound)

Even metal icons get the pre-show jitters, as Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi reveals ahead of tomorrow’s historic final gig (LouderSound)

FOLLOW DORK X ALL POINTS EAST ON SPOTIFY Eleven years ago, Everything Everything’s Jonathan Higgs was engrossed in the depths of internet terror. Terrorist attacks, populism, and the first murmurings of alt-right musings were making their way onto internet forums and chat rooms. Out of this deluge of information, of hellish images of warzones and…

FOLLOW HYPE ON SPOTIFY BOKO YOUT’s Paul Adamah has just returned from a much-needed break, and by the sound of it, it couldn’t have come at a better time. It was a “well-needed vacation,” he explains. “Tour life is hectic.” That’s fair. The Swedish artist recently wrapped a run with Viagra Boys, his first proper…

The Maccabees have announced the full line-up for the Radio X Presents YALA! Records Stage at their All Points East headline show on 24th August. The stage will feature performances from GB, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, TBC, Warmduscher, and The Futureheads, who join the bill alongside a third wave of additional lineup acts including Hamish Hawk, Brigitte Calls…

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY BIG SPECIAL aren’t ones for waiting around. Less than a year on from the release of their debut album, ‘Postindustrial Hometown Blues’ – a furious, poetic howl from the heart of the Black Country – Joe Hicklin and Callum Moloney are already back with the follow-up. No singles. No teaser campaign.…

Robyn has announced a 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of her self-titled album, set for release via UMR/Island Records on 12th September. The special edition 2-LP release will be pressed on coke bottle-clear vinyl and features artwork from the limited edition Record Store Day release from 2005. Originally released through her own Konichiwa Records label, ‘Robyn’…

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced a series of record store performances and signings across the UK to celebrate the release of her eighth studio album ‘Perimenopop’, due 12th September. The tour includes a mixture of signing events and live performances, beginning in Manchester on 9th September, with stops in Liverpool, Southampton, Oxford, Birmingham, Coventry, Nantwich, Brighton…

Wallows have announced a surprise headline show at O2 Academy Brixton on 20th August, marking their first appearance at the iconic London venue. The performance, which will feature support from Florence Road, serves as the final headline date of their Model & More tour. The show comes ahead of the band’s return to Reading &…

The V&A have announced new details about their David Bowie Centre, set to open at V&A East Storehouse on 13th September 2025. The centre, which will provide free access to Bowie’s 90,000-piece archive, features guest-curated displays from producer Nile Rodgers and The Last Dinner Party, alongside nine rotating exhibitions exploring different aspects of Bowie’s creative…

An impressive account of the electronic pioneers’ return to the Midlands half a century after their legendary show (LouderSound)

Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Bill Ward and Tom Morello, and why she won’t be borrowing Dave Grohl’s throne (LouderSound)

The Sisters Of Mercy’s landmark goth classic First And Last And Always, now a four-disc set on coloured vinyl (LouderSound)

Queen’s Greatest Hits is the UK’s biggest-selling album of all time, with total worldwide sales of over 25 million copies –but which song is the greatest? (LouderSound)

Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers’ drummer is back behind the kit for an album from his new Americana collective, The Speaker Wars (LouderSound)

Members of Jinjer, Blood Incantation and Rivers Of Nihil explain the current rapid evolution of a genre that broke out 40 years ago (LouderSound)

Label: AWALReleased: 19th June 2025 There’s a difference between wanting to be heard and needing to be. Keo, the London-via-everywhere quartet fronted by 21-year-old Finn Keogh, don’t ask for your attention on debut EP ‘Siren’, they command it, gently but firmly, with five tracks that shimmer with feeling and intent. From opener ‘I Lied, Amber’, it’s…

Label: Music For NationsReleased: 27th June 2025 If Hot Milk’s debut was the spark, ‘CORPORATION P.O.P.’ is the full-blown fire. Written in a whirlwind three weeks, the band’s second album is a raucous, unfiltered scream from the heart of a country in crisis, political, social and emotional. It’s chaotic, ferocious, and determinedly Northern in its spirit…

Label: IslandReleased: 20th June 2025 Whether it’s through grungy shoegaze guitar, swirling distorted vocal, or even subtly heartbreaking lyrics, Florence Road’s debut mixtape, ‘Fall Back’, portrays a band already fully in command of their talent and using it to the most devastating effect. Lily Aron’s vocal, with all its rasp and strain, feels like it’s about…

Label: Fascination Street RecordsReleased: 6th June 2025 Dog Race’s debut EP, ‘Return The Day’ arrives crackling with eerie energy and analogue menace. It’s a haunting exploration of emotional paralysis, co-dependency and the slow erosion of joy, delving deep into the psyche and offering a soundscape born from sleepless nights and intrusive thoughts. The EP opens with…

Label: Released: 11th June 2025 Amsterdam’s Pip Blom have always known how to write a proper indie banger, which makes their sharp left turn into synthpop territory on ‘Grip EP’ feel like watching your favourite pub suddenly install a light-up dancefloor. Opening track ‘Temporary Love’ sets an optimistic tone with its bubbly synths and infectious chorus.…

Label: Released: 20th June 2025 A Little Sound’s ‘A Lotta Noise’ EP lands somewhere between late-night introspection and nightclub euphoria. The rising UK dance artist has crafted five tracks that showcase both her technical prowess and emotional depth. Opening track ‘Area Code’, a collaboration with S.P.Y & CMDCTRL, sets an energetic tone with its summer-ready hooks…

Label: Island EMIReleased: 20th June 2025 On ‘hopefully !’, Loyle Carner has found more room to breathe. ‘hugo’ found him tightly wound, agitated and with ample reason to be. On his fourth album, he’s more undone. There’s a peacefulness and a keen need to be present and embrace moments of pause that feels like new ground…

Label: TransgressiveReleased: 20th June 2025 UNIVERSITY’s debut album ‘McCartney, It’ll Be OK wields both chaos and cleverness in equal measure. The Crewe outfit have crafted eight gleefully unhinged tracks that capture the unfiltered electricity of their live shows while revealing new layers with each listen. Opening with ‘Massive Twenty One Pilots Tattoo’, born from an in-house…

Label: Rough TradeReleased: 6th June 2025 Pulp have always been pop’s smartest misfits: too clever to be cool, too strange to sit still. So it figures that ‘More’, their first album in 24 years, doesn’t just return to the scene politely. It struts back in like it never left, throws its coat on the nearest chair,…

Label: AWALReleased: 6th June 2025 Finn Wolfhard has been making music in some capacity since 2017. First with his band Calpurnia until they split in 2019 and then with The Aubreys, which he formed with Calpurnia drummer Malcolm Craig. ‘Happy Birthday’ is the first time he’s made music just him, without huge input from anybody else.…

Label: ColumbiaReleased: 6th June 2025 Addison Rae’s debut project is – no shock, really – an absolute sugar rush. ‘Addison’ is slick, self-aware pop with a gloriously glossy centre; all fizzy choruses, high-drama synths, and Y2K sparkle. It’s what you get when someone raised on Britney, Tumblr gifs and reality TV turns all of that into…

Label: DominoReleased: 30th May 2025 When three distinct musical forces collide, the results can be either transcendent or messy. Daniel Avery, Ghost Culture and Working Men’s Club’s collaborative EP ‘Demise of Love’ lands somewhere in between; it’s a fascinating experiment in genre fusion that occasionally loses its footing while dancing between industrial grit and, unexpectedly, pop…

Label: PolydorReleased: 20th June 2025 Nowadays, the album rollout is as important as the album itself, and HAIM couldn’t have nailed that any more perfectly. Bringing together iconic celebrity paparazzi moments and star-studded music videos to mark the release of their now iconic singles ‘Relationships’, ‘Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out’, and ‘Down To Be Wrong’,…

Guitar hero and YouTube sensation Sophie Lloyd picks out the solos that changed her life – featuring Guns N’ Roses, Pink Floyd, Avenged Sevenfold and more (LouderSound)

Shavo Odadjian is back in the metal world after 20 years with Seven Hours After Violet – but how will he fare against reader questions? (LouderSound)

The Maccabees are set to reissue two of their most celebrated albums, 2007’s ‘Colour It In’ and 2012’s ‘Given To The Wild’, on vinyl this summer ahead of their headline appearance at All Points East. The reissues, arriving on 22nd August, will see their debut album ‘Colour It In’ pressed on two-sided zoetrope vinyl, designed…

Mabel has announced a new UK and European headline tour following the release of her latest single ‘Love Me Gentle’. The BRIT Award-winning artist is set to embark on the ‘Right On Time’ tour, marking her first headline shows since 2020. The intimate venues will showcase material from her forthcoming self-titled mixtape, which is scheduled…

Blue Bendy have announced a run of UK tour dates, including their biggest London headline show to date at Oslo in Hackney, alongside a support slot with Black Country, New Road at O2 Academy Brixton. The London-via-Scunthorpe band are returning to live performance following the release of their debut album ‘So Medieval’ last year. The…

Judge Smith’s Requiem Mass to receive its world premiere in Holborn in July (LouderSound)

BMTH and Architects approved alt metal, Nordic folk meets extreme metal, kink-inspired industrial metal and the brothers who gave up prog for nu metal: these are the metal bands you need to hear in July 2025 (LouderSound)

Although the strength of the Goo Goo Dolls’ songwriting has been frustratingly inconsistent, the band have shown moments of real class (LouderSound)

As Soundgarden broke out of the Seattle scene, Chris Cornell stood apartfrom his peers: a rock god among grunge’s iconoclasts (LouderSound)

Rudy Sarzo recalls the Prince Of Darkness being taken to hospital after biting the head off a bat onstage in 1982 (LouderSound)

Clamshell collection assembles the original Fairport Convention singer’s trio of 21st-century career-reviving albums (LouderSound)

The Dead Daisies cover the blues greats on new album Lookin’ For Trouble (LouderSound)

The Velvet Sundown have come clean (LouderSound)

“The response from the crowd was so deafening, it took your breath away” (LouderSound)

Ethel Cain has released new track ‘Fuck Me Eyes’, taken from her forthcoming second album ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’, which arrives on 8th August. The song continues to explore themes established in her previous work, as Cain creator Hayden Anhedönia explains: “Continuing in the theme of high school anxieties, ‘Fuck Me Eyes’ (on…

Lola Young has announced details of a UK headline tour in support of her forthcoming album ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’. The South London artist, who recently won the Rising Star award at the Ivor Novello Awards and received a BRIT Award nomination for Best Pop Act, will perform three UK dates this October. The tour…

Charli xcx, The 1975, Wolf Alice, Pulp, Kneecap, Wet Leg, Alessi Rose, Haim, CMAT and Lorde (phew) all had their spotlight moments at Glastonbury 2025, across stages big and small, tents packed to bursting and crowds ready to scream every word. But they weren’t the only ones leaving their mark. All across Worthy Farm, artists…

Opeth might’ve ditched the concept record idea for Ghost Reveries, but Ghost Of Perdition still tells a story (LouderSound)

Foo Fighters begin a new chapter with the release of emotive new single, Today’s Song (LouderSound)

A dive into the unparalleled British singer-songwriter’s treasure trove of overshadowed tracks (LouderSound)

Supertramp’s classic 1974 album Crime Of The Century and 1975 release Crisis? What Crisis? to be reissued on vinyl (LouderSound)

Green Day got trolled by a fan in Luxembourg: Liam Gallagher approves (LouderSound)

Get ready for the biggest metal gig of all time by ordering this Blizzard Of Ozz tee that you won’t find anywhere else (LouderSound)

London punk-grime duo Bob Vylan are the subjects of a criminal investigation following their set at Glastonbury. This is the story behind the biggest talking point of this year’s festival (LouderSound)

King Crimson-related quartet BEAT will release BEAT LIVE in September (LouderSound)

Judas Priest won’t be at Back To The Beginning this weekend, but that hasn’t stopped them from tipping their hats to heavy metal’s godfathers (LouderSound)

Marshall’s Middleton II gives has more than 30 hours of battery life and 360° True Stereophonic sound (LouderSound)

The Rage Against The Machine guitarist was petrified when he first heard Black Sabbath as a kid – now he’s the musical director for the band’s almighty finale (LouderSound)

10 brilliant metal bands that show Birmingham really is the home of metal (LouderSound)

FOLLOW HYPE ON SPOTIFY When a band opens an interview by saying they’re hungover, about to record and recovering from a birthday party, you know you’re not dealing with a slick PR machine. You’re dealing with thistle., a Northampton-born trio who sound like they live in a garage because, well, they sort of do. “I’m…

Mae Muller has announced a new EP titled ‘My Island’, set for release on 18th July. The five-track collection marks Muller’s first project since stepping away from the industry in early 2024. “Not having a label has forced me to trust myself, which is a really powerful tool,” she says. The project includes previously released…

Brighton’s Canned Pineapple have released a new video for their track ‘Ain’t It Strange?’, taken from their latest EP ‘Big Break’. The five-piece outfit, comprising Cork-born vocalist Seán Drury, guitarists Oakley Gardiner and Gabe Rice, bassist Sam Cullen, and drummer Charlie Pringle, have unveiled the visual accompaniment to their latest single ahead of their summer…

Oasis have announced details of a 30th anniversary deluxe edition of ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?‘, featuring five new unplugged versions of classic tracks. Set for release on 3rd October via Big Brother Recordings, the collection includes unplugged renditions of ‘Cast No Shadow’, ‘Morning Glory’, ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Acquiesce’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’. The new versions have been…

Soon there will be no more comebacks, no more tours,and no more ‘final’ shows: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill look back at their incredible career (LouderSound)

Six albums into her career, Ally Venable has played with some of the greats, but she hasn’t stopped lookig forward (LouderSound)

John Lees didn’t want to write or sing any more songs. But he rediscovered an enjoyable process with the 21st-century line-up of his band, ending a 14-year wait for new music in 2013 (LouderSound)