Category: Music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The blues boy from Ballyshannon at his peak (LouderSound)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The sound of Rush finding their way (LouderSound)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Horrors return, shrouded in darkness (LouderSound)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mark Lanegan – 60 A Celebration tribute will be held on what would have been the singer’s 60th birthday, December 5 (LouderSound)

The rap metal outfit were slated to trek across North America and Europe from October to December (LouderSound)

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

As they build up to album number 14, revisit the boundary-busting history of Norway’s musical mavericks (LouderSound)

US prog quartet Elder will appear at Desertfest in Oslo, London and Berlin during 2025 European tour (LouderSound)

On September 25, 1993, Nirvana performed as a quartet on US TV show Saturday Night Live, playing two songs from their brand new album In Utero, with Pat Smear on second guitar (LouderSound)

Band leader Ian Jones hoped the third incarnation of his band would be the one that stuck – but it wasn’t to be (LouderSound)

Linkin Park and new singer Emily Armstrong roll out the hits and some promising new material for a delighted London crowd (LouderSound)

Jacob Holm-Lupo’s outfit Donner will release second album The Van Gennep Gap in November (LouderSound)

UK prog outfit Kite Parade will release their third album Disparity in October (LouderSound)

Mikael Åkerfeldt talks about the impact that one of the 2020s’ biggest TV shows had on Opeth’s new music (LouderSound)

Classy reissue package includes contributions from Steven Wilson and Moby, plus live show that proves they could deliver on stage too (LouderSound)

It’s a classic for a reason, after all (LouderSound)

Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his $50 million lawsuit, alleged photos of his penis, Michael Bolton’s eccentricity and Steve Perry (LouderSound)

L.A. Edwards are a family affair and successful entrepreneurs, and while music might be their first love, it won’t be their last (LouderSound)

Queens Of The Stone Age will return to the road in June 2025 (LouderSound)

Support comes from a band who haven’t played UK shows in over 40 years (LouderSound)

Released on September 21, 1999, Nine Inch Nails third studio album, The Fragile, remains a fascinating piece of outsider art (LouderSound)

How a legendary appearance at Aftershock and a fan-funded album helped Nothing More realise their potential as alt rock stars (LouderSound)

Stream Heavy Is The Crown, taken from the returning nu metal sensations’ next album From Zero, and see which cities they’ve added to their ongoing comeback tour (LouderSound)

The Green Day frontman heads Marshall’s new campaign for the wireless Monitor III A.N.C. – a pair of headphones that boast 70 hours of playtime with noise cancellation activated (LouderSound)

The British metal legends will also cap resale tickets at face value before the shows start up next spring (LouderSound)

Mary Hopkin and Violinski collaborator on becoming friends with Roy Wood, reissuing his solo albums and stepping away from the “not very nice” music industry in favour of antique dealing (LouderSound)

The Last Dinner Party take charge of Glasgow’s O2 Academy, creating magic for a legion of new fans (LouderSound)

Dark rock quintet Crippled Black Phoenix celebrate their 20th anniversary with two new albums in Novmeber (LouderSound)

Slayer’s guitarist was gutted the first time he saw Judas Priest onstage 40-plus years ago (LouderSound)

Ambient duo The Orb will release Orboretum: The Orb Collection in October (LouderSound)

In the words of modern prophet Jennifer Lopez, let’s get loud! (LouderSound)

They delivered a defining moment in progressive metal with their 2002 album, but it wasn’t easy to do it – and once they had, Steven Wilson didn’t want to do it again (LouderSound)

Tom Petty crossed and blurred boundaries, making him impossible to pin down – and these are his best albums (LouderSound)

Joanne Shaw Taylor picks her records, artists and gigs of last significance, and reveals why her nephew is practising for a Viking funeral (LouderSound)

Journey’s lively 2024 continues (LouderSound)

The Eagles’ residency at Sphere in Las Vegas takes in another 18 shows before the run finishes in January (LouderSound)

The Traffic man’s condition was discovered during a routine appointment (LouderSound)

Caleb ‘Bones’ Owens has worked with Bon Jovi and Carrie Underwood, but now he’s carving out a name for himself (LouderSound)

That escalated quickly, etc (LouderSound)

Nu-gen pioneer Poppy has shared details of her new studio album, Negative Spaces (LouderSound)

Get access to the entire galaxy of Star Wars content, all things Marvel, music documentaries, family favourites and more for a new low price… but be quick (LouderSound)

The Bloodmagic frontman and Stranger Things actor on why Slipknot’s first album remains unlike any other in metal (LouderSound)

At a crammed O2 Empire Shepherds Bush, Zeal & Ardor shed their ‘black metal meets spirituals’ tag with a set of new, experimental anthems (LouderSound)

Despite an unbelievable amount of personal setbacks, Nightwish rallied to make one of 2024’s best metal albums. Here’s how (LouderSound)

Dutch pomp-proggers’ work with storied studio team brings them close to symphonic metal at times, with each song brought to a powerful finish (LouderSound)

Whether upgrading your new turntable or repairing your vintage-shop find, these are the steps to take to safely install a new turntable cartridge (LouderSound)

Linkin Park unveiled the second single from their forthcoming reunion album From Zero at their show at Barclays Arena in Hamburg this weekend, and it’s set to be used as the League Of Legends World Championship anthem (LouderSound)

Perpetual Motion Machines (Music For A Film) will be Days Between Stations first new album for four years (LouderSound)

Howard joined his old bandmates for the performance of three songs on Saturday night (LouderSound)

Opeth will tour Europe and the UK in February and March 2025 (LouderSound)

Poison were a cheap date, but by the end of the night you knew you’d had a lot of fun (LouderSound)

After connecting with fellow public schoolboys, he went on to admire Pink Floyd’s intellectualism, appreciate Curved Air’s sexiness, and get lost in Jean-Luc Ponty while on acid (LouderSound)

Including The Darkness, Larkin Poe, Devin Townsend and five other upstanding members of the rock’n’roll royal family (LouderSound)

Thrash titans Slayer have just returned to the stage after a 1759 day hiatus (LouderSound)

The guest list is pretty impressive (LouderSound)

Liam Gallagher performed Oasis hits at heavyweight title fight in London – and some observers were unimpressed (LouderSound)

Bloom, the seventh album from Grammy Award-winning Roots Rockers Larkin Poe, will be released in the new year (LouderSound)

Fellow musicians rally to support Journey frontman Arnel Pineda after apparent vocal wobble at Rock In Rio (LouderSound)

Slipknot forced to play earlier than planned and were onstage for under an hour as weather turned ugly (LouderSound)

Forty years after the release of Born In The U.S.A., we look at the making of the record that elevated Bruce Springsteen from star to global superstar (LouderSound)

The Cadillac Three’s Fall 2024 was scheduled to start last week (LouderSound)

They’d reasserted themselves after a line-up change and enjoyed the results – but the surprisingly polarised response to their sixth album led them to start second-guessing their own work. (LouderSound)

Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey on how the Britpop scamps made their riotous debut single (LouderSound)

Bowie needed someone to be his first lieutenant in the 90s, and his ex-Tin Machine bandmate was the person he turned to (LouderSound)

Ever wondered what the band is all about? Here are several ways of approaching the question, suggested by the man who’s done the most thinking about it (LouderSound)

Side long epics, mad concepts and unlikely hit singles – how Canadian visionaries Rush laid down the blueprint for prog metal (LouderSound)

Loosely based on Judas Priest, Rock Star saw Hollywood trying to make a metal movie – but does it deserve the hate it gets? (LouderSound)

Sophia John reflects on the rabid gigs Slipknot played as they made themselves known in the mid-to-late 90s (LouderSound)

Jon Anderson says he’s found the Yes he “always wanted” on his new solo album (LouderSound)

In 2011, Opeth released Heritage – and cut the the last cord with their death metal past (LouderSound)

Dutch prog quintet Lesoir have just released their latest album Push Back The Horizon (LouderSound)

Thom Yorke & co. played the MTV Beach House in 1993, and the singer wasn’t shy in showing his displeasure about it (LouderSound)

The former Cocteau Twin has written a memoir looking back on his life and career (LouderSound)

On the 25th anniversary of their mega-selling second record Human Clay, the Creed guitarist looks back on its success (LouderSound)

In 1981, a young Iron Maiden made their first trip to the USA. And the USA didn’t know what hit it (LouderSound)

Balaam And The Angel’s Forces Of Evil EP celebrates the 40th anniversary of their first release World Of Light (LouderSound)

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

Michelle Kerr, PR for Slipknot, Machine Head, Slayer, Megadeth and many more, died on Saturday. She leaves behind a legacy as one of the metal industry’s most beloved figureheads (LouderSound)

The collective, as heard on juggernaut TV series Vikings, will release their next album in January (LouderSound)

Slayer’s Raining Blood hot sauce contains red ghost peppers, guaranteed to give your tastebuds a good, scorchy thrashing (LouderSound)

Ulver continue to drop new songs from their upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, despite losing their long-serving keyboardist/producer last month (LouderSound)

Fever 333 have released not one, not three, but two new songs at the same time. Hear Murderer and Nosebleeds here. (LouderSound)

13 years since his last international tour, Moby is back in the UK and celebrating his landmark 1999 chart-topper Play (LouderSound)

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

UK pop prog duo The Blackheart Orchestra will release their new studio album in 2025 (LouderSound)

Von Hertzen Brothers will release their ninth studio album In Murmuration in October (LouderSound)

Megadeth’s David Ellefson was shortlisted to join Metallica in 2003 – and he found out because Dave Mustaine told him (LouderSound)

Almost 30 years since Kittie were formed, Morgan Lander and co. are still as fired up and fierce as ever (LouderSound)

As Iron Maiden promise a setlist of vintage hits and fan-favourites for their next world tour, we propose some oddball choices that need dusting off (LouderSound)

How the most creatively fertile era in the history of British Music produced the most important hard rock band of all time, Led Zeppelin (LouderSound)

New keyboardist and new label gives the British melodic proggers the perfect platform to deliver on expectations (LouderSound)

Guns N’ Roses man Axl Rose joins a stellar cast of guest musicians on Michael Schenker’s new album My Years With UFO (LouderSound)

27 live CDs, 417 unreleased tracks, not all of it good, as Bob Dylan’s archive is plundered again (LouderSound)

Nightwish’s Yesterwynde offers the kind of grandiose maximalism that puts most Hollywood blockbuster soundtracks to shame (LouderSound)

Full Circle is Sweet’s first set of original songs since 2002’s Sweetlife (LouderSound)

Michael Schenker celebrates his years with UFO with a stellar cast of guest musicians (LouderSound)

Uriah Heep founder Mick Box announces The Magician’s Farewell tour in a video shared on social media (LouderSound)

Exclusive: Clown tells Metal Hammer about the upcoming reissue of Slipknot’s debut album (LouderSound)

George Harrison’s fourth studio album has been remixed from the original tapes and will include alternative takes, acoustic tracks and more – project overseen by Olivia and Dhani Harrison (LouderSound)

The gothic metal outfit will bring new songs to life towards the end of the year (LouderSound)

“The billionaire profits while the worker bleeds, 1% of the wealth hoards from millions in need” (LouderSound)

The world’s best psych-rock bands are ready to take you on cosmic trips you’ll never forget brothers and sisters. Strap in! (LouderSound)

Tech-metal’s golden boys sound as incomprehensible as ever on their new song (LouderSound)

New nu metal band Tetrarch have released their first new nu metal song since 2021 (LouderSound)

From exclusive band designs you can’t get anywhere else to awesome memorabilia and signed rarities, we’ve got it all (LouderSound)

1982 live set, previously part-released as The Noise, finds the post-Discipline line-up repurposing prog (LouderSound)

Metallica will continue their M72 world tour as they trek across North America next year (LouderSound)

If you’re going to see David Gilmour in the hope of hearing some of Pink Floyd’s best-known songs you may be disappointed (LouderSound)

Mushroomhead laid the groundwork as metal’s ultimate masked maniacs in the mid-90s (LouderSound)

Danish/Swedish prog metallers VOLA will release their new album Friend Of A Phantom in November (LouderSound)

LA punks Fidlar grow up gracefully on fourth album Surviving The Dream (LouderSound)

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

Tech-metal masters Meshuggah played a crushing 80-minute set at Summer Breeze in August, and you can watch the whole thing online for free (LouderSound)

Not only are The Kinks credited with creating the heavy metal blueprint, they also recorded some of rock’s most enduring songs. Here are their best albums (LouderSound)

Monster Magnet’s space lord has a lot to say on rock’n’roll, the future and what it takes to become stoner rock royalty (LouderSound)

After two experimental Tales From Six Feet Under releases, Charlotte Wessels is back on familiar grounds (LouderSound)

An Evening With Jakko Jakszyk takes place at West Hampstead Arts Club on October 11 (LouderSound)

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett’s latest ‘themed’ tour enables him to visit “the best of both worlds” (LouderSound)

Formed in 1977, highly influential punk rock Los Angelenos X have made what they say is their final album (LouderSound)

Graham Gouldman explains why the art-rock icons believed in themselves so much, the album that best represents them, and why he’d never release new music using the band name (LouderSound)

The tour will run into 2026 and exclusively feature material from Maiden’s 1980 debut up until 1992’s Fear Of The Dark! (LouderSound)

Songwriter and actor J.D. Souther has died at the age of 78, just days before he was due to go on tour (LouderSound)

It’s business as usual, even when it isn’t (LouderSound)

Brujeria vocalist Juan Brujo (aka John Lepe) passed away on September 16, following a heart attack (LouderSound)

The Smashing Pumpkins performed their new single Sighommi on American television last night, but that wasn’t all they played (LouderSound)

Courtney Love looks back on Hole’s early days, and how her life changed after she “hooked up” with her future-husband, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain (LouderSound)

Mike Shinoda recalls how his wife blew their daughter’s mind by showing her a Linkin Park live video (LouderSound)

Finnish doomy proggers Swallow The Sun’s new album Shining will be released in October (LouderSound)

Your favourite masked nu metal band (apart from that one and the other one) have returned with a new single, backed by two of their genre’s most influential figures (LouderSound)

Prog/post-metal beloveds The Ocean will embark on one more European tour before resurfacing with different members (LouderSound)

We head to London’s Decolonise Festival – a festival organised by punks of colour for punks of colour – to check out the very best of this year’s offerings (LouderSound)

The team-up is taken from Wessels’ upcoming solo album, The Obsession (LouderSound)

Be Prog! My Friend returns after six years away with a new-look headlined by Haken and Pain Of Salvation (LouderSound)

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

Brazilian metal icon and man of a thousand projects Max Cavalera names the five songs that have shaped his career, including Sepultura, Soulfly and more (LouderSound)

Prolific American musician, composer and producer Peter Broderick teams up with A Burial At Sea’s Patrick Blaney for new single (LouderSound)

Chris Braide pays tribute to childhood music hero Marc Bolan with new album There Was A Time – The Songs of Marc Bolan (LouderSound)

Nu metal heroes Linkin Park took over Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show and performed the first single from upcoming comeback album From Zero (LouderSound)

Mixing metalcore, groove metal and hip hop, Sweden’s Thrown have become unlikely poster boys for a new subgenre (LouderSound)

Former Bring Me The Horizon man Jordan Fish produced the heavy new Poppy track, which was also co-written by ex-Fever 333/The Chariot guitarist Stephen Harrison (LouderSound)

It’s been almost a decade since the last Anthrax album, but the thrash titans have been hard at work (LouderSound)

Struggling to express conviction, the serial band member and collaborator went it alone for his most experimental album to date… although he didn’t use the pedalboard Peter Hammill lent him (LouderSound)

Having retired from live and recorded performance on 2009, Bill Bruford returns to live music with jazz band Pete Roth Trio (LouderSound)

Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan set out their vision for world domination with Vended’s self-titled debut (LouderSound)

The Darkness announce new album, release The Longest Kiss single, and announce UK tour (LouderSound)

Dream Theater keyboardist hired former Enid singer Joe Payne and a cosmetic dentist to perform material around lyrics by his daughter (LouderSound)

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott on the US tour, not selling out, guest appearances, retirement and the next album (LouderSound)

Written by co-founder Syd Barrett, See Emily Play gave the fledgling Pink Floyd their first UK Top 10 single (LouderSound)

British blueser Ellles Bailey begins a UK tour in late September (LouderSound)

Crooner Engelbert Humperdinck reveals how Jimi Hendrix became his guitarist – for one night only (LouderSound)

From stadium-filling rock to the ultimate lighter-waving ballads, AOR titans Journey and their various frontmen have done it all (LouderSound)

London post-punks Crows evoke the spirit of Joy Division, PiL and ghosts of the past on album three (LouderSound)

Talking Heads: 77 will be re-released in November featuring a new remaster of the original album, outtakes, rare cuts and more (LouderSound)

The Jesus Lizard are back, and David Yow has things on his mind (LouderSound)

Guitar virtuoso Sophie Lloyd will play her first-ever US headliner at the Whisky A Go Go in January (LouderSound)

Zeal & Ardor’s new album Greif continues Basel’s fine tradition of flashing their backsides at power and authority (LouderSound)

Former The Eden House vocalist was determined to be brutally honest about herself on Netherworld, with assistance from Jakko Jakszyk and Ian Anderson (LouderSound)

One of 2025’s most exciting tour packages is going stateside, with some stellar support acts added in (LouderSound)

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days will take place in October – and they’ve kicked off the announcement with an awesome offer on Amazon Music Unlimited (LouderSound)

Youtuber Catherine Fearns has given Lamb Of God the classical treatment, and it sounds shockingly good (LouderSound)

Prog For Peart 2025 will take place at The Northcourt music venue in Abingdon, Oxfordshire on July 18 and 19 (LouderSound)

Scottish post-rock quartet Mogwai also announce world tour for 2025 (LouderSound)

Yesterwynde is as much a chance for Floor Jansen to spread her wings as it is a showcase of Nightwish’s incredible ambition (LouderSound)

Matt Berry will release his California psychedelia-inspired new album Heard Noises in January (LouderSound)

Benefits deliver first new material since their debut album, Nails (LouderSound)

When we asked Slayer’s guitarist to name the best Ozzy Osbourne track, he picked the deepest of deep cuts (LouderSound)

Boston’s finest tease forthcoming The Night the Zombies Came album with single number four, Motoroller (LouderSound)

Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival takes place in Chepstow from April 24-27 (LouderSound)

Mere months after Judas Priest released 19th album Invincible Shield, their frontman is already looking towards a followup (LouderSound)

The band deliberately – but doubtfully – pushed boundaries with the subjects they explored on their 17th studio album (LouderSound)

Bywater Call are purveyors of good ol’-fashioned Americana and southern blues rock – from Toronto, Canada (LouderSound)

Originally formed in the early 90s, Texan alt.rock band Fastball are back with album number nine (LouderSound)

“It’s all-energy. It’s rock excitement, psychedelic glory and space-rock hooks” – Dave Wyndorf (LouderSound)

Australian keyboardist Lachy “The Hendrix of the keyboard” Doley does things we’ve never seen done before (LouderSound)

The Jailbreak video coincides with new mixes of Thin Lizzy’s 1976 albums Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox, and a Classic Rock cover story (LouderSound)

Watch Blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus attempt to sell his forthcoming memoir Fahrenheit-182 via an amusing infommercial (LouderSound)

Liam Howlett: “We never turn down the chance to play the UK” (LouderSound)

The Jane’s Addiction frontman’s statement comes after the band’s reunion tour was cancelled (LouderSound)

AOR giants REO Speedwagon, who have just finished their Summer Road Trip with Train, will stop performing at the end of the year (LouderSound)

Following onstage altercation in Boston, Jane’s Addiction are now on hiatus again (LouderSound)

The strained relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr just got a little more complicated (LouderSound)

Guitar prodigy Maya Neelakantan joined Testament onstage in Vegas last week (LouderSound)

From playing in caves and kitchens to becoming Youtube stars during the pandemic, Slift are psychedelic rock’s quirkiest success story (LouderSound)

UK prog rockers Arena celebrate their 30th anniversary with an extensive jaunt around UK and Europe (LouderSound)

After lineup changes and the deaths of Joey Jordison and Paul Gray, Clowns says Slipknot “will never be like” how it was in the early days (LouderSound)

Jane Weaver and MEMORIALS will perform a special end-of-year show at Hebden Bridge’s Trades Club in December (LouderSound)

We’re all happy that Opeth are screaming again, but Mikael Åkerfeldt isn’t happy with how happy we are (LouderSound)

In 1984 Mick Wall was surprised when he rattled off a hopeless request for a chat – and received an invitation to visit the Def Leppard fan at her home-from-home (LouderSound)

Paris celebrated its recent hosting of the Olympics by blaring death metal from a national monument, complete with fire and spotlights (LouderSound)

The I Should Coco tour will be Supergrass’s first live dates since appearing at the Taylor Hawkins tribute show (LouderSound)

Brian May voices displeasure after a fan brought the scam to his attention (LouderSound)