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“I couldn’t believe no one had done a song about a white guy trying to be gangsta”: The story of The Offspring’s global smash Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
Inspired by a baseball-capped server at a dive-thru, the song brought the band a UK No.1 single, lifted them out of the doldrums and set them up for the next period of huge success (LouderSound)
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“I went home and I wept that night”: Actor Timothée Chalamet on filming the emotional scene where Bob Dylan visits the ailing Woody Guthrie in hospital and plays him a song
Timothée Chalamet stars in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, due for release in the new year (LouderSound)
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“To this day I don’t know how Brian Robertson got back to the hotel. He had been missing for a day”: Through thick and thin – on the road with Thin Lizzy in 1976
In 1976, Thin Lizzy were touring Jailbreak in the US and breaking big. Then disaster struck. Band manager Chris O’Donnell details the roller-coaster year in which they were cruelly robbed of their American dream (LouderSound)
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Sam Fender has officially announced his new album ‘People Watching’, due February 2025
Sam Fender has announced details of his third album ‘People Watching’. The full-length – set for release on 21st February 2025 via Polydor Records – was produced by Sam alongside bandmates Dean Thompson and Joe Atkinson over two years. Production work took place in London during 2023 with producer Markus Dravs, before moving to Los…
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The Great Escape has unveiled the final First Fifty acts for 2025, including Catty and Punchbag
The Great Escape has announced the final 26 names to complete their First Fifty acts line-up for 2025. The newly announced performers include CATTY (pictured), PUNCHBAG, Sirens Of Lesbos, Tia Gostelow, Laundromat Chicks, The Klittens, Nectar Woode, Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie and South Summit. The news coincides with the First Fifty live launch this evening across…
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Divorce’s new single ‘Antarctica’ was inspired by a break-up and a cow
Divorce have dropped their new single ‘Antarctica’. It’s the latest cut from the band’s debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’, due 7th March 2025 via Gravity/Capitol, following ‘All My Freaks’. The Nottingham four-piece – Tiger Cohen-Towell (vocals/bass), Felix Mackenzie-Barrow (vocals/guitar), Adam Peter Smith (guitar/synth) and Kasper Sandstrøm (drums) – recorded at The Calm Farm in North…
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Grandmas House have shared their visceral new single ‘Screw It Up’
Grandmas House have released their new single ‘Screw It Up’. The Bristol four-piece – previously a trio – are following up last year’s ‘Who I Am’ EP, and will host a a release party on 15th November at Bristol’s The Old England. ‘Screw It Up’ also arrives as the band complete a European tour supporting…
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Gordi has released her ‘Lunch at Dune’ EP, and shared a live video featuring SOAK
Australian singer-songwriter Gordi has shared a new EP titled ‘Lunch at Dune’, alongside a live video featuring SOAK. The EP is built around its title-track, a collaboration with Mercury Prize-nominated Northern Irish folk musician SOAK (aka Bridie Monds-Watson). To mark the release, the pair have shared a live version of the song filmed at The…
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My First Time poke fun at toxic masculinity with their new single and video, ‘Man Of Ill Repute’
My First Time have shared a new video for their single ‘Man Of Ill Repute’. Directed by Grace Pickering, the clip follows an awful, self-obsessed bloke preparing for a night out, with the song exploring themes of toxic masculinity. It’s the first of a series of tracks that see the Bristol-formed four-piece – comprising Isaac…
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Tesseract announce expanded edition of latest album War Of Being, featuring new live tracks
The reissue comes with three songs recorded during the band’s blockbuster headline set at Radar Festival in July (LouderSound)
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Bleachers have released a super cheery new festive single, ‘Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call’
Bleachers have released their new single ‘Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call’. The track arrives following their self-titled fourth studio album in March via Dirty Hit, which saw them take the cover of Dork. The band also completed their ‘From The Studio To The Stage’ world tour in October with a headline show at New York’s…
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Epica release their second song in a month, tease even more music for 2025, will sleep when they’re dead
Are Epica the busiest band in symphonic metal? It certainly seems that way… (LouderSound)
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Polly Money has announced her new EP ‘T-Shirt Nothing Else’ for March 2025
Cornish-born newcomer Polly Money has announced her new EP, ‘T-Shirt Nothing Else’, due 20th March. The news arrives alongside her new single ‘i’m not proud’, which follows on from ‘Anything (Cool Online x Ross MacDonald Remix)’, featuring The 1975’s Ross MacDonald. The new track explores themes of guilt and desire in relationships, she explains. “‘i’m…
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If anyone fancies giving us £50,000 so we can buy Prince’s beautiful bespoke guitar, we’d be most grateful. Thanks in advance, friends
A stunning guitar owned and played by Prince is among the highlights of the Marvels of Modern Music collection currently up for auction (LouderSound)
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“I’ve thought about writing a will, just to make sure my daughters don’t throw my records away.” With guest appearances from Ian Anderson and Joey Tempest, plus the return of death metal, The Last Will And Testament is Opeth’s biggest swing yet
Mikael Åkerfeldt spills the tea on Opeth’s prog metal rock opera The Last Will And Testament (LouderSound)
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Imperial Triumphant continue to confound with new single Hotel Sphinx, announce 2025 album Goldstar
Tech-metal’s masked wackadoodles have released their second single of 2024, with more delirium to follow next year (LouderSound)
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“We wanted to create something almost joyous in its disgust at the world.” Benefits share new single Relentless, featuring The Libertines’ Pete Doherty, announce new album Constant Noise, UK tour plans
Watch the video for new Benefits single Relentless, featuring Pete Doherty of The Libertines (LouderSound)
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Photographer Spotlight: Natassja Santistevan
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&Walsh crafts a playful new identity for radical ‘food as medicine’ brand
Probiotic brand Coconut Cult isn’t just trying to sell yoghurt; it’s trying to change the world. &Walsh founder Jessica Walsh explains how her design team supported that mission. Coconut Cult is a brand of fermented coconut yoghurt known for its unique taste and high probiotic content. Made from organic coconut milk, it’s free of dairy,…
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“It deals with the intense depression that I’ve dealt with most of my life”: Trivium’s Matt Heafy names the most personal song he’s ever written
In the new issue of Metal Hammer, Trivium’s leader names the song that most candidly deals with his mental health (LouderSound)
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Mark Wilkinson to appear at art and music event at Sudbury Arts Centre this Saturday
Fish and Marillion artist Mark Wilkinson will also will be previewing a very special collaboration between him and Prog at the event (LouderSound)
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DORK x LIVE AT LEEDS: IN THE CITY: Moonchild Sanelly has arrived
From making snow angels in Malda to lighting up Live At Leeds: In The City, Moonchild Sanelly is leaving her mark wherever she lands. Words: Stephen Ackroyd.Photos: Grace Pickering, ChantelleKP. FOLLOW DORK X LIVE AT LEEDS: IN THE PARK ON SPOTIFY In a snow-dusted corner of Malda, Moonchild Sanelly is sat in her PJs, contemplating…
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“Now I can look back on what was probably the most painful year of my life as a positive experience”: How the loss of a pet and a health scare brought Pure Reason Revolution back to the studio
Jon Courtney had to deal with writer’s block and line-up issues before securing Pink Floyd collaborator Guy Pratt for new album Coming Up To Consciousness (LouderSound)
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Jomo Tuun announce second album Critical Destiny Of Mankind
UK instrumental prog metal trio Jomo Tuun will release second album Critical Destiny Of Mankind in November (LouderSound)
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In a year of unexpected rock teamups, Alt Blk Era x Wheatus may be the least expected
Alt Blk Era feel like teenage dirtbags on a new version of recent single My Drummer’s Girlfriend, which now has 100% more Wheatus (LouderSound)
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Weezer have confirmed their only UK headline show for 2025
Weezer have announced their only UK headline show of 2025, set to take place at The Piece Hall in Halifax. The band will perform at the Yorkshire venue on 30th June, with support from Bad Nerves and Teen Mortgage. The show is part of the TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025 series.…
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“I don’t think there’s a way to truly be authentic in the world anymore.” From collaborating with Knocked Loose to touring with Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy is metal’s most important new star
Starting out as a YouTube sensation with a robotic persona, Poppy has broken out to become a hyperpop/metal crossover star (LouderSound)
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I’ve just subscribed to Amazon Music Unlimited for 3 months free: Here’s why you should too
I’ve taken advantage of 3 free months of Amazon Music Unlimited – here’s what you need to know if you’ve yet to take the plunge (LouderSound)
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Esme Emerson celebrate home with their upcoming EP ‘Applesauce’, and cathartic new single ‘Together’
British-Chinese sibling duo Esme Emerson are set to release a new EP. ‘Applesauce’ is due 7th March via Communion Records, with news of the four-track release arriving alongside new single ‘Together’. It follows their recent release ‘Big Leap, No Faith, Small Chancer’. “There are two apple trees in our front yard. Every summer (since we…
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Squid have announced their third album ‘Cowards’, and released a new single inspired by dystopian canibalism
Squid are set to release their third album ‘Cowards’ early next year. The full-length is coming via Warp Records on 7th February 2025, and is teased with the launch of their lead single ‘Crispy Skin’, which was inspired by a dystopian novel. Speaking about lead single ‘Crispy Skin’, vocalist Ollie Judge explains: “Crispy Skin was…
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From situationships to self-love: Prima Queen’s debut album ‘The Prize’ sees the duo transform heartache into something more
DORK MIXTAPE COVER STORY Prima Queen’s debut album is a raw, kaleidoscopic exploration of modern relationships, capturing both heartbreak and the joy of rediscovering yourself. Read our latest Dork Mixtape cover feature. Words: Stephen Ackroyd.Photos: Kiera Simpson. FOLLOW DORK MIXTAPE ON SPOTIFY On a crisp autumnal afternoon, Prima Queen are filming their next music video.…
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Over 25 venues, including London’s Wembley Stadium, seem to be teasing a Linkin Park world tour
“Counting From Zero” teases have appeared near venues in North America and Europe, with an announcement expected tomorrow (November 14) (LouderSound)
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“You felt he understood innocence but couldn’t be innocent in the world, because you can’t… that’s where we wanted to be”: The real Syd Barrett, by the people who knew him
The magic and mystery surrounding the architect of Pink Floyd endures – and a larger canvas emerges of a confident, multi-talented originator… (LouderSound)
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What Clients Want: How studios are adapting to new client demands
Image licensed via Adobe Stock The relationship between agencies and clients is evolving rapidly. We spoke to design leaders across the industry to get the full picture… and it’s not all bad news, by any means. Read on to learn more. Here at Creative Boom, we know that when you open our website, you want…
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O2’s Christmas ad by VCCP offers a solution to data poverty
The mobile phone network swaps festive schmaltz for social purpose in a practical push to address data poverty. Every year, there are a bunch of Christmas ads that highlight a brand’s work for charity and pull on your heartstrings via characters who aren’t in a position to fully enjoy the festival season. Typically, that’s because…
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Rebrand of Riot Games by Stink Studios prioritises the player experience
The new visual identity unites Riot’s diverse gaming worlds with a cohesive system prioritising player experience. Founded in 2006 and based in Los Angeles, Riot Games is a major video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organiser, best known for its battle arena game League of Legends. They recently partnered with global creative agency Stink…
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The UK is currently going nuts about Chris McCausland, the blind comedian who dances to Kiss
Watch Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell tango to Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss on Strictly Come Dancing (LouderSound)
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“Is playing a sheep-shearing shed really what I wanted out of being in a band?!” Meet the Southern River Band, the Aussie rock’n’rollers with fire in their bellies and classic rock in their veins
Already confirmed for Download 2025, the Southern River Band are about to kick off a UK tour (LouderSound)
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Jerry Garcia’s voice can now read you bedtime stories and recipes in 32 languages
AI company ElevenLabs have worked with the Jerry Garcia estate to recreate the Grateful Dead founder’s voice (LouderSound)
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“Ritchie Blackmore never missed a note, and that ain’t easy when you’re about to be beheaded”: An introduction to Terry Reid, the man who could have fronted Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple
Unfairly framed as rock’s ultimate nearly man, Terry Reid chose to take his own path, and he’s still going strong (LouderSound)
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A guide to every Sleep Token song (and the theories behind them)
We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token (LouderSound)
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“We found out last minute that it was the ‘new Foreigner’ who was gonna be playing… it sticks in my craw”: Lou Gramm slams the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for snubbing the original Foreigner members
Lou Gramm has shed some light on what went on behind the scenes as Foreigner were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (LouderSound)
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Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn are Download Festival’s 2025 headliners
Download Festival 2025 has announced its first wave of acts. The bill will be topped by Green Day, Sleep Token (pictured) and Korn – all set to headline the event for the first time – at Donington Park from 13th-15th June 2025. The line-up also includes Weezer, Sex Pistols (featuring Frank Carter), Jimmy Eat World,…
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Download festival announces more than 90 bands for 2025, including headliners Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn
Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, Spiritbox and dozens more have also been confirmed for the Donington extravaganza, taking place in June (LouderSound)
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My Chemical Romance announce stadium tour to play their classic album The Black Parade in full, with Alice Cooper, Devo, Evanescence, Pixies among special guests
Emo overlords MCR reveal plans for 2025 stadium tour, with video teaser referencing “a great Dictator” and “THE CONCRETE AGE” (LouderSound)
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My Chemical Romance have announced a North American ‘The Black Parade’ stadium tour for summer 2025
My Chemical Romance have announced a summer stadium tour. The dates are celebrating ‘The Black Parade’ – originally released in 2006 – with the band performing their seminal album in full at every show. They’ll be accompanied by a hand-picked selection of support acts, including 100gecs, Wallows, Death Cab For Cutie, Garbage and IDLES. Tickets…
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Introducing the Dork Hype List Tour 2025, starring Welly!
Get ready for a Really Very Big 2025, Dear Reader. Dork‘s iconic Hype List Tour is back-Back-and-indeed-BACK(!!!), and it’s set to be louder and wilder than ever. Headlined by electric upstarts Welly, tickets drop at 10am on Wednesday, 13th November. Since our launch back in 2016, Dork has become the ultimate hype machine for buzzy new…
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Angel Olsen has curated compilation featuring songs from up-and-coming artists, and covers
Angel Olsen is gearing up to release ‘Cosmic Waves Volume 1’, a new compilation and covers project. Arriving through her somethingscosmic label on 6th December, the record features five original songs from up-and-coming artists on Side A, with Olsen covering each artist on Side B. The project includes contributions from Poppy Jean Crawford, Coffin Prick,…
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“I couldn’t just stay on my sofa and not tour, tempting though that obviously is.” Public Image Ltd announce 23-date This Is Not The Last Tour tour
John Lydon will be touring the UK and Ireland with PiL in 2025 (LouderSound)
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Kills Birds feel like they’re always late with their new single ‘Behind’
Los Angeles-based band Kills Birds have released their new single ‘Behind’. Out via Lucky Number Records, it arrives alongside an accompanying video directed by Brandon Sommerhalder and marks their first new material since 2021’s second album ‘Married’. Speaking about the single, the band say: “Always late, even when you’re early. Out of time but the…
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“I’m just very grateful that I’d had a bowel movement before I arrived!” Rick Wakeman on his unexpected audience with Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as a teenager, and how she trolled him in public years later
Prog rock legend Rick Wakeman reveals two entertaining conversations with English royalty (LouderSound)
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RAYE is going to headline a day of All Points East 2025
RAYE has been announced as the latest headliner for next year’s All Points East Festival. She will top the bill on Saturday 23rd August 2025 at London’s Victoria Park, joining fellow headliners Barry Can’t Swim, who performs on Friday 22nd August, and The Maccabees, who play their first show in eight years on Sunday 24th…
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“I gotta get it on pop radio!” Michael Jackson’s Beat It was “too metal” before Quincy Jones stepped in, claims guitarist
Michael Jackson metal? It almost happened, according to Thriller guitarist Steve Lukather (LouderSound)
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Maud The Moth shares video for haunting new single Siphonophores
Experimental progger Maud The Moth will release her new album The Distaff in February (LouderSound)
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“Satisfying fuzz crunches and out-there solo runs… there’s an extra layer of atmosphere and weight”: The Fierce And The Dead’s Live At Ramsgate Music Hall ’24
Psych-prog-stoners at their best on seaside rendezvous stage (LouderSound)
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“You think we’d go across the pond for one show only? No way!!” Weezer reveal European headline shows and festival appearances booked around previously-announced UK show supporting Deftones
Weezer are coming to the UK and Europe in summer 2025 (LouderSound)
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Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno’s cause of death revealed
The vocalist’s family have specified how he died last month, aged 66 (LouderSound)
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Paul Weller, Primal Scream, Kneecap and more to play Gig For Gaza charity fundraiser in London
“An opportunity to enjoy a night of powerful music, and make a tangible difference in the lives of people facing unimaginable hardship” (LouderSound)
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Gary Kemp shares video for reflective new single Put Your Head Up
Saucerful Of Secrets guitarist and singer Gary Kemp will release new album This Destination in January (LouderSound)
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John Glacier has announced her debut album ‘Like A Ribbon’ with new single ‘Found’
John Glacier has announced her debut album ‘Like A Ribbon’. The London-based rapper, poet and producer’s upcoming record features executive production from Kwes Darko, with additional contributions from Flume, Andrew Aged, Surf Gang, Eartheater, and Sampha, and is due on 14th February 2025 via Young. Following her sold-out show at London’s ICA in June and…
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Miso Extra laments a one-sided crush in her new single ‘Good Kisses’, featuring Metronomy
Miso Extra has teamed up with Metronomy for her new single ‘Good Kisses’. Produced by and featuring Joseph Mount of Metronomy, the track was recorded this summer and completed at Damon Albarn‘s Studio 13 with Riccardo Damian, known for his work with Ezra Collective, Jorja Smith and Sampha. The song explores themes of romantic insecurity,…
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“Her type of voice could work surprisingly well with our music”: Celeste (the black metal band) want to make a song with Celeste (the soul singer)
Celeste feat. Celeste? When we asked the metal band to name the soul singer’s best song, they opened the door for a team-up (LouderSound)
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Hard-Fi have released new single ‘Don’t Need You’ ahead of their EP launch
Hard-Fi have shared a new track titled ‘Don’t Need You’. Taken from their upcoming EP ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’, set for release on 15th November via Ignition Records, the new track follows their May comeback single ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’, and their recent drop ‘Always and Forever’. Hard-Fi are celebrating their return with a series…
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Bilk have dropped their new indie-pop love song ‘Summer Days’
Essex trio Bilk have shared their new single ‘Summer Days’. The track is taken from their upcoming album ‘Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’, due 24th January, and sees frontman Sol Abrahams reflecting on meeting his current partner. “‘Summer Days’ is about when I met my now girlfriend for the first time in the summer,”…
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Alien Chicks have unleashed their new single and letter of complaint, ‘Babe’
London post-punk trio Alien Chicks have shared their new single ‘Babe’. The track marks their first new material since the release of their debut EP ‘Indulging The Mobs’ last summer, and is out via Hideous Mink Records and SO Recordings. Speaking about the single, Josef explains: “‘Babe’ is a letter of complaint dictating that no…
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DITZ have shared new single and fan-favourite ‘Taxi Man’ ahead of their second album, ‘Never Exhale’
DITZ have shared their new single ‘Taxi Man’. It’s the latest cut from their upcoming second album ‘Never Exhale’, due on 24th January 2025 via Republic Of Music and Domino Publishing. Speaking about ‘Taxi Man’, vocalist C.A. Francis says, “We’ve been talking playing most of this new album live for a year now. Out of…
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“Comfortably Numb caught in a snowstorm at dusk”: Sólstafir’s Hin Helga Kvöl shifts from sonic aggression to oddly comforting
Eighth album of challenging and mesmerising atmospherics from Iceland’s gnarliest post-rock band. (LouderSound)
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The Panturas are teasing their upcoming new EP ‘Galura Tropikalia’ with a video for ‘Jimat’
The Panturas are set to release their new EP ‘Galura Tropikalia’ on 22nd November. The Sundanese, Indonesian alternative indie quartet are teasing the release with a video for new single ‘Jimat’ featuring Doel Sumbang. The band say: “Galura Tropikalia can be simply interpreted as a new wave in our musical journey. We are opening the…
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“Fans will experience something unprecedented”: Sabaton announce 2025 European tour featuring biggest-ever UK shows
The Swedish war machine will roll through Europe from November to December 2025 (LouderSound)
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Porto Rocha’s global refresh for W Hotels marks a ‘new era of luxury hospitality’
The hotel group steps into a new era with a bold, refined identity crafted by the global agency. Moving away from flashy opulence, the rebrand combines vibrant design with understated elegance, setting the stage for a fresh, immersive take on luxury hospitality. If W Hotels has appealed to your creative heart over the last decade,…
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“We always had so much more in common with bands like Yesand Genesis… we wanted to see how far we could take an idea”: What Blue Öyster Cult thought of being called prog – and what they really thought of the More Cowbell sketch
They may have been called “the thinking man’s metal band” but comparing themselves to ELP, Jethro Tull and King Crimson, they assert there was a lot more progressive thinking going on than many realised (LouderSound)
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“Lemmy was a creature of habit; he’d have a huge line of speed and then a big fry-up for breakfast”: Topper Headon’s wild tales of Johnny Thunders, Keith Moon, Keith Richards and more
Living with Lemmy, Sharing a tour bus with Bo Diddley, refusing to get out of bed for Martin Scorsese – these are the stories of Topper Headon, legendary drummer with The Clash (LouderSound)
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The albums you should definitely listen to by Europe, the second most famous group to come out of Sweden
Europe took the classic hard rock template and made it ‘continental’.Here’s the countdown of the Scandi-rockers’ best albums (LouderSound)
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“It sounds like it’s from like 1997 and 2037”: Finger Eleven have made an album that sounds like it’s from both the past and the future
Multi-platinum Canadians Finger Eleven will release their first album in a decade next year – we asked what they’ve been doing in the meantime (LouderSound)
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“I don’t think I can get away with a song that talks about cutting a guy’s balls off”: Meet Bobbie Dazzle, the catsuit-wearing, flute-playing singer reinventing glam rock for a modern-day audience
Bobbie Dazzle is the West Midlands singer bringing back the upbeat music, fun and fashion of the 70s (LouderSound)
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“I’ve changed it all around. I now meet each fan privately, instead of all in a room together”: Cherie Currie on meet & greets, fan camaraderie, and the global cabal behind a worldwide takeover
Former Runaway Cherie Currie plans to play “the songs I know people love” on what will likely be her final UK tour (LouderSound)
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Relax everyone, we can officially confirm that The Bronx are still the best punk rock band in the world
A piss-up in a brewery with The Bronx? This was never going to be anything but A Lovely Time (LouderSound)
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“We’ve had comments like ‘Darling’ and ‘Can I carry your handbag?’ and I think it just has to stop”: The strange story of David Bowie’s first TV appearance
When David Bowie first appeared on TV it was not as a musician but as president of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men (LouderSound)
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“Once Gared passed it became something that we had to do for him, in his honour.” How the spirit and soul of late Planes Mistaken For Stars frontman Gared O’Donnell shines on in his band’s new record, Do You Still Love Me?
Planes Mistaken For Stars vocalist/guitarist Gared O’Donnell died on November 25, 2021, from esophageal cancer. His bandmates were determined that they would honour his memory by completing the album they had started together (LouderSound)
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“Even on our bad day we’ll still wipe the floor with majority of bands out there.” Liam Gallagher promises that Oasis will be returning with all guns blazing in 2025
Oasis won’t be playing around on their reunion tour, Liam Gallagher insists (LouderSound)
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“Detroit reflects on the worst manifestations of male jealousy and resentment.” Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs share new single Detroit, reveal 2025 UK and Europe tour plans
Pigs x 7 are back with a thunderous new single, and tour dates for spring 2025 (LouderSound)
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“Here we go again!” The Who’s Roger Daltrey announces Alive And Kicking…And Having Fun solo tour, featuring nightly audience Q&A sessions
The Who’s legendary frontman promises Who hits, rarities, solo classics, Q&A sessions and stories on 2025 tour dates (LouderSound)
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From Jamie XX to Creepy Nuts: Hong Kong festival Clockenflap’s must-see acts for 2024
The UK is pretty bleak this time of year, isn’t it? Dark days, cold nights – worst of all, festival season is over. Luckily, Hong Kong’s Clockenflap Festival has you covered. The average temperature is 28C, it’s got more huge headliners than you can shake a stick at, and did we mention it’s in Hong…
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Lambrini Girls are the special guests on tonight’s edition of Down With Boring
Down With Boring is back for its latest episode tonight (11th November) with a line-up hot enough to keep the heating off until December at least. Lambrini Girls are our special guests, as they get ready to drop their much anticipated debut album ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’. A record that puts the world to…
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Outbreak Fest will host dual London and Manchester events for 2025
Outbreak Fest have announced expansion plans for 2025. The hardcore and punk festival will begin with a one-day event in London on 13th June, followed by a two-day event at their usual home of Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester on 14th and 15th June. Each city will feature different line-ups, with the event having previously…
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WestSide Cowboy have signed to Nice Swan Records for their loved-up debut single, ‘Ive never met anyone i thought i could really love (until i met you)’
Manchester outfit WestSide Cowboy have dropped their debut single. The band, who started as casual jam sessions in drummer Paddy Murphy‘s bedroom, have Lewis Whiting of (recent Dork cover stars, and Mercury Prize winners) English Teacher on production duties for their first release, ‘Ive never met anyone i thought i could really love (until i…
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Olivia Rodrigo to play huge London show, headlining BST Hyde Park, with The Last Dinner Party, Girl In Red and more
Olivia Rodrigo extends Guts world tour into summer 2025, with her biggest-ever UK show (LouderSound)
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Lip Filler are back with their new tongue-in-cheek pop song, ‘Tricky’
South London band Lip Filler have shared a new single titled ‘Tricky’. The track was produced by St Francis Hotel, known for work with Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka, and marks their first release single EP ‘witchescrew’. Its accompanying music video was filmed at London’s Electric Ballroom during the band’s recent support slot with Master…
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Robbie Williams is doing a huge ‘Robbie Williams Live 2025’ summer tour
Robbie Williams has announced a 2025 tour spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe. The tour, titled ‘Robbie Williams Live 2025’, will begin at Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on 31st May, before visiting London, Manchester and Bath. The tour will then continue across Europe, with performances scheduled in Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Sweden.…
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Olivia Rodrigo has announced her biggest UK show yet at BST Hyde Park
Olivia Rodrigo will headline BST Hyde Park 2025, appearing at the London event on 27th June. The three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter will perform on the Great Oak Stage, with former Dork cover stars The Last Dinner Party and girl in red joining her on the supporting bill. Less than four years since her debut single…
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The Agenda Setter: More more more: Pop’s new maximalists don’t need your permission, but they’ll take your Grammys
WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK Three artists, twenty Grammy nominations, and zero fucks given. Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli xcx’s nomination domination prove pop is done playing it safe. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY When Chappell Roan emerged as Lady Liberty at the Governor’s Ball, engulfed in a cloud of theatrical…
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The Track Forecast: Chappell Roan is yeehaw-ing her way into country music’s heart (whether it likes it or not)
Music meteorology: predicting the next wave of megahits and earworms with the tracks they’re teasing and releasing now. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY ‘The Giver’ isn’t just another pop star trying on cowboy boots for size – it’s a rhinestone-studded revolution in action. Words: Dan Harrison. Back in 2011, a 13-year-old Chappell Roan was posting…
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Get Out: Live At Leeds: In The City 2024: The takeover starts here
Leave the house? Seems quite likely with all of this going on. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY GIG OF THE WEEK Live At Leeds: In The City Remember when finding new music meant actually leaving your house? Wild times. Well, dust off your walking shoes and grab your most comfortable gig-watching stance – Live At…
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The Big Ones: The future of British pop are ready to FLO
The big releases you need to hear from the week ahead. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY As they prepare to drop their debut album ‘Access All Areas’, Britain’s most exciting girl group are ready to show why they’re so much more than your typical viral sensation. Words: Dan Harrison. It’s 2021, and somewhere in the…
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Echolyn announce Kickstarter campaign for two new albums
US prog rockers Echolyn will release Time Silent Radio vii and Time Silent Radio II to pledgers in December and on general sale in March (LouderSound)
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Artist Spotlight: Liang Wang
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“This will be the best damn tour of 2025.” Papa Roach announce huge US tour with Rise Against and Underoath
This month’s Metal Hammer cover stars Papa Roach will mark 25 years of Infest next year by teaming up with Rise Against and Underoath for a trek across the States (LouderSound)
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“It’s not the high operatic singing thing!” Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton announces new solo album
Michael Wilton will release his very first solo album Whip Vol. 1 in December (LouderSound)
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Sendelica to headline Welsh prog/psych show in London in April
Sendelica, The CSides Project and Z Machine will play a Sunday afternoon show at London’s Camden Club on April 13 (LouderSound)
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Cursive – Devourer
Label: Run For CoverReleased: 13th September 2024 While Cursive’s output has been uniformly high for close to three decades, they’re certainly experiencing something of a creative renaissance since 2018’s ‘Vitriola’. ‘Devourer’ continues the trend, mixing their high-concept ideas with their trademark abrasive indie-rock. This time, apocalyptic visions are mixed with ruminations on the making of and…
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Bad Moves – Wearing Out the Refrain
Label: Don Giovanni RecordsReleased: 13th September 2024 There are uncomfortable truths littered throughout Bad Moves’ latest rallying call, but you’ll have to be paying real attention to feel the full force of the DC indie heroes’ ire. You see, Bad Moves may play politically and socially aware indie punk, but they’re also not ones for beating…
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State Champs – State Champs
Label: Pure Noise RecordsReleased: 8th November 2024 Deciding to self-title your fifth album often signals a definitive statement, a declaration of identity and reinvention. But with ‘State Champs’, the band falls short of delivering anything groundbreaking. No doubt, State Champs are world beaters when it comes to crafting big pop choruses with layered guitars and snappy…
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Two Shell – Two Shell
Label: YoungReleased: 25th October 2024 The feeling of listening to the debut album by mysterious and ever so slightly bonkers British electronic duo Two Shell is like consuming one of those multipacks of fun size chocolate bars. It tastes amazing, you recognise all the flavours, you wish you had more but you’re a bit confused why…
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“I’m talking about people doing some despicable stuff…I’m also talking about my first ex-wife.” Nile leader Karl Sanders on the fun of the 80s, being a black belt badass and how to stay authentic while writing death metal about ancient Egypt
Nile are one of death metal’s most reliably consistent bands. We caught up with mainman Karl Sanders for some lessons on life, death and more (LouderSound)
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mxmtoon – liminal space
Label: AWALReleased: 1st November 2024 mxmtoon’s ‘liminal space’ finds Maia artist grappling with the complexities of early adulthood, delivering a collection of songs that are both introspective and emotionally weighty. Gone are the ukulele-driven bedroom pop tunes of her earlier work, replaced by a more expansive sound that incorporates elements of country and indie-rock. The album’s…
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Our Girl – The Good Kind
Label: Bella UnionReleased: 8th November 2024 Our Girl’s ‘The Good Kind’ is a follow-up album to a record that feels like it arrived in a different world. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though. The Brighton trio’s six-year hiatus since their pre-The-Happening 2018 debut has yielded a record that’s as comforting as it is introspective. From…
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High Parasite are fronted by Aaron from My Dying Bride, produced by Greg from Paradise Lost and led by a fella called Tombs. You already know they’re your new favourite goth metal band
With some true underground metal royalty in their ranks and a tour with Cradle Of Filth under their belts, High Parasite are the goth metal fix you’ve been looking for (LouderSound)
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“We have a special treat for you tonight.” Watch Linkin Park debut brand new song Casualty and play a deep cut for the very first time with Helmet’s Page Hamilton on guitar at Texas show
Linkin Park mixed up their setlist a little ahead of new album From Zero dropping this week (LouderSound)
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No genre, no problem: Cursive’s decades-long musical defiance
For nearly 30 years, Tim Kasher and co. have challenged genre conventions, keeping Cursive‘s sound fiercely unpredictable. Words: Rob Mair. A dog bar – a functioning pub with a space for hyperactive pups to run around – is probably one of the more unusual spots for an interview. But then we’re at the Fest in…
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Pentagram unveils a unified global identity for the Guggenheim
The work by Pentagram partner Harry Pearce aims to bring together four iconic locations with a fresh look that establishes Guggenheim as a leading global cultural brand. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, a beacon of modern and contemporary art since 1937, has launched a cohesive visual identity crafted by Pentagram partner Harry Pearce. The new…
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Design studios reveal what’s got them energised and excited about 2025
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Down in the dumps? Cheer yourself up by looking at all the cool things coming our way in the year to come. Feeling uninspired? Take heart! The design industry is charging forward into 2025 with excitement and a renewed sense of purpose. So why not join them in their enthusiasm…
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Inside Outline: the South Carolina studio bringing brands’ inner truth to life
Buru, photography courtesy of Buru Co-founder and creative director Ky Allport discusses the art of finding your discovery muscle, bringing the inside out, and making a commitment to authenticity. In a sun-drenched studio in Charleston, South Carolina, something remarkable is happening. Founded in 2017, Outline has quietly become one of the most intriguing brand studios…
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“An obvious smash in hindsight, given its chart-friendly tale of a gardener who refuses to grow up because he’d rather push his lawnmower around”: Genesis’ 10 best songs with Peter Gabriel
The band’s first phase features a charming, very English sense of melancholy and melodrama – matched with wilful prog complexity (LouderSound)
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“There are tantalising glimpses of genius but it’s only the presence of one classic track that raises Easter above average”: Patti Smith’s commercial breakthrough is a flawed artistic statement
Containing her biggest hit and her most controversial song, the Patti Smith Group’s third album Easter is a fascinating whole (LouderSound)
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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including The Sheepdogs, Ricky Warwick, The Band Feel and five other members of the new rock power generation (LouderSound)
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“It’s the most people I’ve ever been ignored by when I’m playing”: Eagles guitarist Vince Gill on performing at Sphere in Las Vegas
Sphere in Las Vegas may have revolutionised live entertainment, but it turns out the audience is staring at the ceiling (LouderSound)
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Saturday Night Live ran a hair metal sketch this weekend and it was exactly as bad as that sounds
Meet Snake Skin, your new least favourite fictional 80s band (LouderSound)
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“An emotional blast carefully packed into tight, angular arrangements”: The Super Deluxe Edition of Talking Heads’ 77 is focused, unsettling and damn near indispensable
Art rock icons’ explosive “tightly wound” punk-era debut, now with juicy extras (LouderSound)
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“A tidy primer for the uninitiated”: Mountain’s 1995 collection Over The Top captures the band at their most creative
US blues-rock heavyweights’ best-of, reissued (LouderSound)
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“One of the great man’s most powerful creations”: The expanded version of Peter Hammill’s Incoherence offers a unique glimpse into the febrile mind of a restless genius
An ambitious peak from a prog maverick revisited (LouderSound)
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Stevie Nicks has released a Christmas single with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s brother
Listen to Stevie Nicks’ and Jason Kelce’s gentle cover of Ron Sexsmith’s Maybe This Christmas (LouderSound)
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“We sabotaged it all to a degree. We wouldn’t play a proper set, we’d do a wall of sound”: The story of Love And Rockets, the former Bauhaus members who helped sell goth to America
Love And Rockets emerged from the ashes of Bauhaus – but unlike their old band, they hit big in the States (LouderSound)
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Dave Bainbridge details new solo album On The Edge (Of What Could Be)
Dave Bainbridge will release his fifth solo album, On The Edge (Of What Could Be) (LouderSound)
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“It reinforced believing in something even if you don’t have any cause to”: Gavin Rossdale looks back on the moment Bush blew up big
The grunge-rockers’ multi-million selling debut turned 30 this month and the singer says success was a long time coming (LouderSound)
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“You know the way drummers get, they get a bit weird when they start singing”: watch a drunk U2 completely rinse Phil Collins at an awards ceremony
The Genesis frontman was tasked with presenting to an inebriated Bono & co. in 1992 and they were in a cheeky mood (LouderSound)
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“I was very successful working in the mortuary, and then I was living in a closet. It was worth it, suffering for my art”: The dark and twisted history of Korn, the band who invented nu metal
In 2016, all five members of Korn looked back on the ups, downs and madness of their rollercoaster career (LouderSound)
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“If you’re going to stay friends, you have to say something if someone’s out of line. We’ve kept egos in check all the way because of that.” How Rush’s Clockwork Angels became the prog icons’ perfect swansong
In 2012, Rush released their nineteenth and final studio album Clockwork Angels – and last words don’t come any better (LouderSound)
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“I wanted to give it everything – to be self-indulgent or whatever”: Breaking the rules of single lengths, using an air conditioner as a musical instrument, confounding guest musician Steve Howe… these are Queen’s proggiest moments
Their music ranged from all out hard rock to big pop hits (and occasionally funk). But here’s undeniable proof they could prog out with the best of them as well (LouderSound)
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Jerry Cantrell says some bands earn just “1000th of a cent” each time their song is streamed
Commenting on streaming revenues, Alice In Chains mainman says “It’s a bad business model” (LouderSound)
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Alien Ant Farm kick CKY off co-headlining tour as Dryden Mitchell claims he was punched in the face by Chad I Ginsburg
CKY frontman accused of punching Alien Ant Farm singer –resulting in swift removal from UK and Ireland tour (LouderSound)
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“I’d indulge in all-night orgies of sex, violence, fighting, drinking and driving. Sometimes I even bit people on the street”: The chaotic story of Love/Hate, the greatest Sunset Strip band nobody cared about
Love/Hate blazed out of late 80s LA with killer debut Blackout In The Red Room – only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (LouderSound)
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“I wanted to be in a band that would appeal to younger musicians like Pink Floyd or the Ramones did to me. That’s the pinnacle of our success”: How Soundgarden returned from the wilderness with King Animal
Soundgarden’s 2012 comeback album King Animal was their first in 16 years –and it found the grunge pioneers finally comfortable with their legacy (LouderSound)
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“I had a meltdown. Cocaine psychosis took over – it’s a form of paranoid schizophrenia”: How Deep Purple split from Ritchie Blackmore and made a funky masterpiece in Come Taste The Band
Ritchie Blackmore was out, US hotshot Tommy Bolin was in and Deep Purple’s Mk IV line-up were about to make the most under-rated album of their career (LouderSound)
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“He was called ‘the Wickedest Man In The World’ by the press – how can you fail to be fascinated by such a character?”: The twisted life and decadent times of Aleister Crowley, metal’s favourite occultist
How Aleister Crowley, aka The Great Beast, influenced generations of metal bands (LouderSound)
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O.R.k. share video for acronymically titled new single PUTFP
O.R.k. will tour the UK in May, supported by UK proggers The Paradox Twin on all dates (LouderSound)
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Threshold, Elegy, Kyros and more announced for ProgPower Europe 2025
Next year’s ProgPower Festival sees the event celebrate its 25th anniversary in the Netherlands from October 3-5 (LouderSound)
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“Ozzy says, ‘I’ve never thrown a TV out the window.’ So I rip one out of the wall and launch it out of the window”: Zakk Wylde’s crazy tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose, Eddie Van Halen and more
Trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy, teaching Mark Wahlberg how to rock and almost joining Guns N’ Roses –Black Label Society guitar berserker Zakk Wylde has done all of it and more (LouderSound)
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Watch footage from David Bowie’s last ever live performance
The rock’n’roll icon drew a line under his live career with a charity gig performance in New York in 2006 (LouderSound)
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“Am I Evil? was me trying to beat Black Sabbath’s Symptom Of The Universe. I was determined to come up with something heavier”: The story of Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations, the cult album that invented Metallica
Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations should have turned them into NWOBHM-era superstars, but instead it inspired Lars Ulrich to start his own band (LouderSound)
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“I remember knowing deeply it was a very special song”: Stone Temple Pilots’ Dean DeLeo on the making of their classic hit Interstate Love Song
Written in a parking lot, titled on a tour bus, Scott Weiland & co.’s biggest hit truly was one for the road (LouderSound)
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“She’s a furious texter. It’s a text storm!”: Billy Corgan on where his love-hate relationship with Courtney Love is currently at
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman also looked back to working with the Hole singer on some of her band’s biggest hits (LouderSound)
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“A sonic maelstrom of whooshes, burbles and monumental, monochord riffing”: Hawkwind’s DoReMi FasOl LaTiDo, now more earthshattering than ever before
Hawkwind’s space rock classic remixed and expanded, leaves no star unturned (LouderSound)
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“A melodious blanket that is both comforting and all-encompassing”: The Pineapple Thief up the melancholy quotient on Last To Run
British prog rockers The Pineapple Thief still going strong on new EP Last To Run (LouderSound)
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2025 Grammy nominations revealed: Metallica, Judas Priest, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, Gojira, Pearl Jam and St. Vincent amongst metal and rock names nominated
Thrash legends, metalcore heavyweights and rising hardcore ragers are included in next year’s Grammy nominations! (LouderSound)
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Aziya has released her new friends and family-packed mixtape ‘BAMBI’
Aziya has unveiled her new mixtape ‘BAMBI’, accompanied by a video for its title-track. The 10-track project features six full-length songs and four interludes – ‘love you, bye’, ‘lose my light’, ‘bambi summit’ and ‘santi said’, with the latter featuring Santigold, who has mentored Aziya throughout the project. “BAMBI is a mixtape I made in…
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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
Malevolence, Korpiklaani and Burning Witches are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)
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The Velveteers have unveiled their new single ‘Suck The Cherry’, from debut album ‘A Million Knives’
The Velveteers have released their new single ‘Suck The Cherry’. The Colorado-based trio’s new album ‘A Million Knives’, produced by Dan Auerbach, will arrive on 14th February 2025 via Easy Eye Sound. The thirteen-track collection follows their 2021 debut ‘Nightmare Daydream’ and was written after a period of extensive touring. “I wrote ‘Suck The Cherry’…
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Confidence Man, Shy Girl and more will support Barry Can’t Swim at All Points East 2025
All Points East have confirmed the support acts for Barry Can’t Swim‘s headline day. The Scottish DJ and producer will perform at London’s Victoria Park on 22nd August 2025, joining previously announced headliners The Maccabees who will play their first show in eight years on 24th August 2025. The lineup includes special guests Confidence Man,…
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“This is like WWE.” What happened when Papa Roach met Justin Timberlake – and got some sage advice from Korn bassist Fieldy
When nu metal survivors Papa Roach exploded in popularity through Last Resort, they found themselves rubbing shoulders with music A-listers (LouderSound)
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“Splendor” by Photographer Courtney Allen
A new photobook deciphering the ambivalences of the American landscape and notions of the sublime by Brooklyn-based photographer Courtney Allen. Allen’s work tends to focus on our relationship with the natural world and our “hopeful expectations meeting the reality of our contributions.” Released by Los Angeles-based publisher Deadbeat Club, the project marks Allen’s first monograph…
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Great prog you must hear from Nine Stones Close, Tiberius, Krokofant and more in Prog’s Tracks Of The Week!
Cool new proggy sounds to enjoy from Could Seed, Danafae, Lawrence English and more… (LouderSound)
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Brian May opens up about Queen’s doubts on having Freddie Mercury as their frontman in their early days: “He did a lot of running around the place and screaming his head off. So we thought, ‘Is this going work?’”
Queen guitarist Brian May reveals how the band used to find working with Freddie Mercury “a little unnerving” (LouderSound)
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Elbow share video for brand new single, the motorik-driven Adriana Again
Manchester pop proggers Elbow will release a brand new EP in the coming months (LouderSound)
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“Oh my god, there was so much talk: ‘I bet there’s a real rivalry going on!’” How Within Temptation and Tarja Turunen formed the ultimate symphonic metal tag team for blockbuster single Paradise (What About Us?)
Two symphonic metal icons united for this powerhouse 2013 single. Sharon and Tarja tell us how it all came together (LouderSound)
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piri & tommy have unveiled their new EP ‘about dancing’
piri & tommy have shared their brand new EP, ‘about dancing’. The follow-up to their ‘froge.mp3’ mixtape, the release features six tracks, including previously released singles ‘99%’ and ‘dog’. “about dancing is a little collection of our best work to date,” the duo explain. “as we listen to and make more and more music, the…
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw have released their debut EP ‘Eazy Peazy’, and a live session video from The George Tavern
London-based six-piece Man/Woman/Chainsaw have released their debut EP ‘Eazy Peazy’. To coincide with the release, the band have shared a live session recorded at The George Tavern, directed by Ella Margolin, along with a visualiser for ‘Sports Day’. The EP was recorded with Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox at Echo Zoo studio in Eastbourne. Speaking about…
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Rizzle Kicks have announced their first album in over a decade, ‘Competition Is For Losers’
Rizzle Kicks have announced their new album, ‘Competition Is For Losers’. Set for release on 14th February via BMG, alongside the announcement the duo have shared new single and video ‘New Sport’, which follows on from ‘Javelin’ and ‘Gumdrops’. The video for ‘New Sport’, directed by Earthboi, draws inspiration from Andy Warhol and Basquiat. “Rizzle…
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Griff has shared new single ‘Last Night’s Mascara’ ahead of her UK headline tour
Griff has shared her new single ‘Last Night’s Mascara’. The track arrives following her opening slots for Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter on their respective US tours, and ahead of her own headline tour, which kicks off today in Glasgow. The release also follows her recent cover of ‘Pure Imagination’ from Willy Wonka & the…
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Bat for Lashes has put together a collaborative EP with harpist Lara Somogyi, ‘The Dream of Delphi (Harp Visions)’
Bat For Lashes is set to release a collaborative EP with harpist Lara Somogyi. The release features reimagined versions of tracks from her recent album ‘The Dream Of Delphi’, with ‘The Dream Of Delphi (Harp Visions)’ set to arrive on 6th December via Mercury KX. The collaboration came about after Natasha Khan saw Somogyi perform…
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Charlie Puth has released a festive new song, ‘December 25th’
Charlie Puth has returned with new holiday song, ‘December 25th’. He’s also confirmed he’s working on his fourth studio album, the follow-up to his 2022 full-length ‘CHARLIE’, which featured singles ‘Light Switch’ and ‘Left and Right’ with Jung Kook of BTS. “I wrote and recorded December 25 completely on a whim a few weeks ago…
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Night Of The Living Dork in photos: Lynks, Big Wett and Lucy Deakin are at their spooky best at Colours, Hoxton
Dork’s Night Out crept out of the shadows once again, haunting Halloween with a spooktacular twist on our annual bash. The long-awaited return of ‘Night of the Living Dork’ at Colours Hoxton came just in time to rattle our autumn calendar and bring a little undead charm to the season. Sometimes, the best parties are…
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Unique Steven Wilson video props are up for sale!
Props from videos for Steven Wilson’s Routine and Beautiful Scarecrow have been put up for sale (LouderSound)
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“Linkin Park have crafted a genuinely great album worthy of their canon.” From Zero is a resounding success that fans of every era of Linkin Park will find something to enjoy in
Linkin Park’s new album nods to every era of the band’s career so far while still sounding fresh, new and like the band have something to say (LouderSound)
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Bradley Simpson isn’t panicking anymore
From Top 10 hits to an intimate solo debut: Bradley Simpson steps out of his comfort zone to navigate fame, fear, and ‘The Panic Years’. Read the latest cover feature for our New Music Friday edit, PLAY. Words: Abigail Firth. FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY Ten years in the game is a long time for any…
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4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear this month
From The Gloom In The Corner’s cinematic metalcore to Sgáile’s mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024 (LouderSound)
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“They stopped making a furious racket a long time ago, but they’ve never sounded as elegant or assured as they do here”: Klone’s The Unseen
Continuing the melodic explorations they began in 2019, French prog metallers’ 10th full-length album is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of work (LouderSound)
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“I had a wake-up moment with Jon Anderson – ’It can be this great, so why am I in a band with people who just wait for the pay cheque?” Roine Stolt slashed the average age of The Flower Kings before making Waiting For Miracles
Tired of people who “put a lid on the joy” of music, a line-up change presented a fresh front with younger energy on their 2019 double album (LouderSound)
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At war with their producer. At war with their label. At war with each other: The chaotic making of Van Halen’s 1984 – only in the new issue of Classic Rock
Also in this issue: Alex Van Halen, the Rolling Stones, Opetrh, George Murray, Queen, Vion Hdertzen Brothers, Meat Loaf, Joan Armatrading, Michael Monroe, Rosalie Cunningham, The Sheepdogs, Koyo, The Darkness, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Starbenders and more (LouderSound)
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“This is song packed with pure naughtiness and fun”: Witness Brian May as you’ve never seen him before in the video for Talia Dean’s You Made Your Bed
Childhood teddy bear? Check. Space-themed bedding? Check. Red special guitar? Of course check (LouderSound)
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“An irresistible combination of Aerosmith swagger and finely honed pop sensibilities”: Ratt’s best album Out Of The Cellar revived – just don’t call it hair metal
The ultimate Ratt’N’Roll album returns (LouderSound)
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“A scope and ambition that still dazzles over 50 years on”: Aphrodite’s Child are ambitious and utterly bonkers on the genre-shredding 666 The Apocalypse Of John
A multi-format re-release of Aphrodite’s Child’s progressive rock masterpiece (LouderSound)
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“The highlights are undermined by quite a lot of dross”: Primal Scream are sporadically groovy yet ultimately frustrating on Come Ahead
The Primal Scream team fail to get their rocks off with this underwhelming comeback (LouderSound)
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“A combination of earnestness and cheeky humour that is infectious and joyous”: Massive Wagons conjure up more magic on Earth To Grace
Lancashire rockers Massive Wagons still going strong on album seven (LouderSound)
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“This is a teaching album”: Why I ❤️ Led Zeppelin IV, by Heart’s Ann Wilson
Heart’s singer Ann Wilson remembers learning along with Led Zeppelin (LouderSound)
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Jorja Smith has shared new tracks ‘Loving You’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Go’, and announced a 2025 UK tour
Jorja Smith has announced a new double A-side release. ‘Loving You’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Go’ – which she worked on with Maverick Sabre – follow on from her second album ‘Falling or Flying’, and arrive alongside details of a UK and Ireland tour for 2025, which includes multiple nights at London’s Eventim Apollo. The…
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“I’ve got my new band together now. I’ve got the Yes that I wanted”: After half a century of Yes music, Jon Anderson talks about everything, from football to fairies
Fronting Yes he was one of the architects of prog rock, and now he fronts his own band. But that’s only part of his wondrous story (LouderSound)
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BTS’ V has announced a ‘White Christmas’ holiday duet with Bing Crosby
BTS member V is set to release a new holiday duet with Bing Crosby, titled ‘White Christmas (with V of BTS)’. The collaboration comes 47 years after Crosby’s last cross-generational duet with David Bowie in 1977. The release arrives through a partnership between the Bing Crosby Estate, Primary Wave Music, and Geffen Records. “I’m so…
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Rose Gray has shared her new single ‘Wet & Wild’, about a crazy night in New York
Rose Gray has shared new single ‘Wet & Wild’. It’s the latest track to be taken from her upcoming debut album ‘Louder, Please’. Set for release via Play It Again Sam on 17th January, the record follows on from the Walthamstow-based artist’s ‘Dancing Drinking Talking’ mixtape and EPs ‘Higher Than The Sun’ and ‘Synchronicity’. Speaking…
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Louis Dunford’s debut album ‘Be Lucky’ is set for Valentine’s Day
Louis Dunford has announced details of his debut album ‘Be Lucky’, set to arrive on 14th February via RCA Records. The North London songwriter’s first full-length release is due on 14th February, and features his latest single ‘Billy Flynn of Bethnal Green’, inspired by a friend of his father – a former East End boxer…
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Stop the presses! Maynard James Keenan has named his favourite tool
A burning question, finally answered (LouderSound)
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Celeste has returned with her new single ‘This Is Who I Am’ for Sky’s new series The Day of the Jackal
Celeste has returned with new single ‘This Is Who I Am’ via Polydor Records. The track, produced by BEACH NOISE, features as the opening theme for Sky’s new series The Day of the Jackal, a television adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s novel, starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch. “This song has existed for a long time,…
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Leo Bhanji has shared single ‘Book 1’ from his upcoming new EP
Leo Bhanji has shared new single ‘Book 1’. It’s from his upcoming EP titled ‘Shell’, the London-based singer, songwriter and producer first new music in three years following his previous project ‘No Guard’. The six-track project is due on 29th November via Dirty Hit, and includes songs such as ’27’, ‘Hazel & Deadnettle’, ‘Dance W…
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Pet Shop Boys have released a double A-side single featuring ‘New London Boy’ and a cover of Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’
Pet Shop Boys have announced a new double A-side single. ‘New London Boy’ and a cover of Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’ is available in two digital bundles, and forthcoming CD singles releasing on 15th November. The songs are thematically linked, with ‘New London Boy’ chronicling Neil Tennant‘s move to London in 1972, when David…
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“The fastest album they’d made, chock full of hard-headed riffs and squealing solos”: Every song on Judas Priest’s Painkiller ranked from worst to best
As The Metal Gods gear up to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary, we revisit and re-order every track on their evolutionary opus (LouderSound)
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Say Now make some impulsive decisions with their new single ‘Makeup Sex’
Say Now have shared their new single ‘Makeup Sex’, produced by Billen Ted (RAYE) and Maestro (Rihanna, Tyla). The release follows the group winning GLAMOUR’s Women of the Year ‘Rising Star’ award, and sees the trio – Amelia Onuorah, Maddie Haynes and Ysabelle Angeli – exploring themes of toxic relationships and impulsive decisions. “We wrote…
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Everyone Says Hi have booked some Independent Venue Week shows
Everyone Says Hi have confirmed a few new shows. The band are set to embark on a series of live dates to coincide with their upcoming self-titled debut album, set for release on 31st January 2025 via Chrysalis Records. The band, fronted by ex-Kaiser Chiefs’ songwriter and drummer Nick Hodgson, will perform two headline shows…
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Barry Can’t Swim is going to headline All Points East 2025
Barry Can’t Swim has been confirmed as a headliner for All Points East 2025. The DJ and producer, also known as Joshua Mainnie, has not long released his debut album ‘When Will We Land?’ and will take the top slot on Friday 22nd August at Victoria Park, London. “Been dying to share this one.. Next…
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“Massive. Exploring. Space travel.” After ELP’s Tarkus inspired the purchase of a Hammond organ, Elephant9 have defined and refined their experimental sound with help from across the Norwegian music scene
Latest album Mythical River has artistic tributaries including John Paul Jones, Motorpsycho, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Dungen, Red Kite – and also coffee (LouderSound)
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Free vinyl! Victrola wants to give you an album worth $35 on the house when you buy a new turntable
Choose from thousands of albums from artists including Green Day, Van Halen, Kiss, Paramore, Pixies, Blink-182 and more when you buy a new Victrola turntable (LouderSound)
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“We were on a wave that hadn’t been ridden before.” Papa Roach recreate the Last Resort video on Metal Hammer’s new cover as they get ready to celebrate 25 years of Infest
Next year, Papa Roach will celebrate 25 years of their classic breakthrough album Infest. To celebrate, they’re on the front cover of Metal Hammer! (LouderSound)
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Airbag announced as third headline act for next year’s Winter’s End Festival
80s prog legends Haze and Lesois also announced for Winter’s End Festival which takes place from April 24-27. (LouderSound)
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“They just tour like there’s no tomorrow and they put on a wicked live show!” Mimi Barks names five young metal bands everyone needs to know
The doom trap pioneer and her backing musicians champion their favourite new bands, from Tailgunner to House Of Protection (LouderSound)
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“If myself and Dave Mustaine could have co-existed, Megadeth would have been a very different band.” Kerry King on riffs, venomous housepets and which bands he’d join given the chance
Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he’d love to tour with (LouderSound)
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“We thought ‘the Gothenburg sound’ was an insult. Everything we set out to do was new and original.” We asked Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne to name the greatest Gothenburg metal album. This is what he said.
When we asked the singer of Dark Tranquillity and The Halo Effect to name the Gothenburg sound’s greatest achievement, he challenged the idea of ‘the Gothenburg sound’ itself (LouderSound)
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The time My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way hit out at nu metal: “It set us back to the stone age…it’s like a bunch of neanderthals had a microphone for 8 years and everybody had to deal with it”
In a newly-resurfaced 2007 interview, the My Chemical Romance frontman aired his ill-feelings towards nu metal, and said that he thought certain bands within the genre encouraged sexism, homophobia and “other forms of ignorance” (LouderSound)
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Watch Sleep Token perform live without their bassist and guitarist this week
Bassist III and guitarist IV were disposed by illness, but Sleep Token performed in Zurich on Monday anyway (LouderSound)
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DORK x LIVE AT LEEDS: IN THE CITY: Somebody’s Child turn isolation into inspiration with new album ‘When Youth Fades Away’
After smashing through milestone after milestone with their self-titled debut, Somebody’s Child retreated to create something more considered. As they prepare to unleash new material at Live At Leeds: In The City, Cian Godfrey talks artistic evolution, creative boundaries, and making peace with time’s endless march. Words: Stephen Ackroyd.Photos: Jim Fuller. FOLLOW DORK X LIVE…
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“More in common with the original Hawkwind Zoo than the current incarnation”: Hawklords’ Relativity casts them as worriers on the edge of time
Jerry Richards’ band delivers grooves, hooks and vitality on 11th album, amid a concept story of AI and machines (LouderSound)
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New book celebrates the lost pioneers of British graphic design
Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980 sheds light on the post-war designers who shaped the nation’s visual identity while battling austerity and social upheaval. Like every profession, designers need to know their own history. And here’s a useful, not to mention fascinating, new book that can help you with that. Modernist Graphic Design in Britain…
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Near 2,143 McDonald’s: An unfiltered global tour through Google Street View
Artist and photographer Yasmin Masri brings a fresh perspective to a ubiquitous icon with her new book, Near 2,143 McDonald’s. Documenting over 2,000 McDonald’s locations through Google Street View, she unveils a quietly intriguing world of empty parking lots, ambiguous landscapes, and urban oddities, challenging our perceptions of the golden arches and the spaces they…
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Vanderbrand: The Toronto studio crafting identities rooted in place and purpose
The Canadian agency is all about smart, strategic branding that breathes life into real estate, cultural, and hospitality spaces. With a collaborative vibe and a knack for timeless design, its team creates brands that don’t just look great—they feel like they truly belong. Since its inception, Toronto’s Vanderbrand has carved a niche for itself through…
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“I said, ‘What do you mean, evacuate now? I just ordered my hors d’oeuvres!’” The twists of fate pushing Jon Anderson to finish his next projects – even if they take 30 years
The sequel to Olias Of Sunhillow, a reunion with Roine Stolt, a musical featuring Kelsey Grammer… the Yes veteran says a lot is happening soon, although he’s less sure about 1000 Hands Part 2 and his memoir (LouderSound)
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“The looseness that the Faces were known for just became too loose. It was such an unprofessional band”: How Rod Stewart corralled chaos to make his solo classic Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod Stewart’s Every Picture Tells A Story arrived by accident, was rescued by some last-minute songs, a fat slice of luck and a dozen hard-drinking hombres – and helped launch Rod Stewart’s solo career (LouderSound)
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“I was being a very bad boy. It was not a good time”: Bob Welch was the man who kept Fleetwood Man going, but a decade later he was smoking crack with Guns N’ Roses
In this exclusive extract from his new Fleetwood Mac book, Mark Blake tells the tale of Bob Welch, the man Mick Fleetwood credits as having played a crucial role in keeping the Mac together (LouderSound)
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“I don’t only shoot famous people, but it’s fun working with cranky old rock stars”: Photographer Scarlet Page on her portraits of Lemmy, David Bowie, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell and more
Scarlet Page has shot portraits of some of our greatest rock stars, and she’s got stories about all of them (LouderSound)
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“I’m still not sure that I can tell you exactly what happened, and I was there”: Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler and more tell the epic story of Guns N’ Roses’ Use Your Illusion
Use Your Illusion: Drugs, rifts, hirings, firings, and the sound of a band falling apart (LouderSound)
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In late 1967 Pink Floyd stayed at Alice Cooper’s house before appearing on American Bandstand: on both occasions, Syd Barrett completely baffled his hosts
While in California to promote their Apples And Oranges single, Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett began to show signs of the behaviour that would lead to his departure from the band (LouderSound)
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“Possibly the most aggressive, ignorant and direct song we have ever written.” Get your head caved in by nasty new Malevolence single Trenches
Hot off tours with Trivium, Lamb Of God, Mastodon and more, rising metalcore champions Malevolence have returned with a crushing new tune (LouderSound)
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Michael Kiwanuka will headline Cross The Tracks 2025
Mercury Prize-winner Michael Kiwanuka has been announced as the headliner for Cross The Tracks. The festival, which celebrates jazz, funk and soul music, will return to London’s Brockwell Park on 25th May 2025. The line-up also features Jordan Rakei, Cymande, Sinéad Harnett, and Bashy. Cross The Tracks maintains a 50/50 gender split across its line-up,…
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Peggy Gou, Jungle and Folamour are among the first names for Field Day 2025
Field Day is set to move to Brockwell Park for next year, with Peggy Gou announced as headliner. The London event, which celebrates its 15th anniversary, will take place on 24th May 2025 at its new South London location. Peggy Gou tops the first wave of artists, along with Jungle, Folamour, Bubble Love, Fatima Yamaha…
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The Role of Music in Creating Immersive Online Slot Games
In the world of digital entertainment, slots have been conquering top positions in online gaming. It’s likely the simplicity and graphic appeal of slots that attract people from all over the world, but one important ingredient that is often overlooked is the music. The musical score in an online slot game shouldn’t just be a…
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Honesty have released propulsive new single ‘Tormentor’ ahead of their debut album
Leeds-based collective Honesty have released their new single ‘TORMENTOR’. It’s the latest track to be shared from their upcoming debut album, ‘U R HERE’, due 7th February via Partisan Records, and arrives ahead of their set at Mutations Festival later this week. Speaking about the new track, vocalist Imi Marston explains: “Tormentor was one of…
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The Amazons have announced their new album ’21st Century Fiction’
The Amazons have announced their fourth album ’21st Century Fiction’. Set for release on 9th May 2025, the record follows their 2022 album ‘How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?’ and arrives alongside new single ‘Pitch Black’. The Reading band recorded the album across multiple locations, including Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in…
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Girls Aloud are releasing a Sarah Harding tribute version of ‘I’ll Stand By You’ for Children in Need
Girls Aloud are set to release a new version of ‘I’ll Stand By You’ featuring the late Sarah Harding on lead vocals to support BBC Children In Need. The vocals were discovered in the Girls Aloud vault while the band were pulling together archive material for The Girls Aloud Show arena tour earlier this year,…
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Gia Ford has shared new single ‘Earth Return’ ahead of her November headline tour
Gia Ford has shared her new single ‘Earth Return’ via Chrysalis Records. The track marks her first new music since the release of her debut album ‘Transparent Things’ earlier this year, and was recorded during those same sessions. “‘Earth Return’ was born out of the desire to be in your most loved place when you…
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D&AD recognises influencers and creators in new awards category for 2025
The iconic awards organisation just announced three new awards categories for next year’s competition. Known throughout the industry, D&AD (short for Design and Art Direction) has been promoting and supporting excellence in design and advertising since 1962. It’s most famous for its annual awards, which recognise outstanding work in various creative disciplines in the form…
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“One last time let’s sing together!” Pop punk heavyweights Sum 41 bid London a fond farewell with an electric show at Wembley Arena
Sum 41’s farewell tour touches down for their biggest UK show ever (LouderSound)
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Judas Priest to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary on 2025 European tour
The Metal Gods will play across the continent on their Shield Of Pain run from June to July (LouderSound)
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“Journey of the Birds” by Artist Mustaali Raj
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The world’s smartest guitar amp just got 27% cheaper thanks to Positive Grid’s huge early-Black Friday sale
Positive Grid launch their Black November sale – and along with price reductions on their groundbreaking Spark Amp, there’s up to 50% off products across the board (LouderSound)
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“Shamans retreat, sometimes very long, to be reunited with their power.” Heilung to go on hiatus
The ‘Amplified History’ collective will take a break for an undisclosed period of time after their summer 2025 tour (LouderSound)
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Midsummer Prog Festival under threat after venue hit with noise restrictions
Next year’s Midsummer Prog Festival was due to feature Riverside, The Flower Kings and more (LouderSound)
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“The first thing on my mind is, am I gonna get through this and be alive? And the last thing on my mind was would I ever sing again?” Bruce Dickinson would have helped Iron Maiden replace him if cancer stopped him from singing
Dickinson reflects on his 2015 cancer battle and reveals he would have helped Iron Maiden replace him had his voice been affected (LouderSound)
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Solstice announced as extra night headliners as Summer’s End celebrates three full-day 20th anniversary
The 20th anniversary of Summer’s End Festival takes place at the Chepstow Drill Hall from October 2 – 5 (LouderSound)
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“Let’s jam, let’s have a good time for the fans, for us, for ourselves”: Andreas Kisser invites Max and Iggor Cavalera to play final Sepultura show
Kisser has invited all former Sepultura members to play at the band’s final show, including the foundational Cavalera brothers (LouderSound)
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Is AI really coming for your illustration career? An industry expert weighs in
Illustration by Inma Hortas As an illustration agent at Folio Art, James Hughes offers insights into the future of illustration amidst the rise of AI. With many artists concerned about AI taking over creative jobs, he explains why human creativity still has a unique place—and how illustrators can thrive in an evolving industry. One of…
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Expressive Type Today: How typography captivates in a world of visual overload
In an era when attention spans are dwindling and visual overload has become the norm, Counter-Print’s new book celebrates the transformative power of expressive typography. We spoke to co-founder Jon Dowling to find out more. Released this week, Expressive Type Today by Counter-Print explores the world of evocative type design and its ability to command…
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The biggest challenges for studios in 2025, and how leaders plan to tackle them
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Things are changing fast right now, and design studios face a pivotal year ahead. Here’s how industry leaders are preparing to meet 2025’s challenges head-on. Where did that year go? 2025 is fast approaching, and it’s no exaggeration to say that this could be a crunch year for many in…
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“The band played the Reichstag in Berlin to a crowd of 250,000. He went home and told everyone… They were more excited that somebody had won a tenner at the bingo!” The grounding experiences of Barclay James Harvest
Unrelentingly Northern in attitude, both parts the slow-burning band that split in two seemed happy with their lot – but is their story one of unfulfilled achievements? (LouderSound)
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Studio Kiln looks beyond the horizon to craft an evocative identity for Mayda
Creative studio Mayda has unveiled a dynamic brand identity, drawing inspiration from its namesake – a mysterious island that appeared and disappeared from historical maps. When is an island, not an island? Mayda was shown as a crescent-shaped isle on several published maps between the 14th and 16th centuries. Early maps positioned it west of…
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“I can’t see us knocking Taylor Swift off the top of the charts”: Balaam And The Angel are back but they’re still not quite sure where they fit in
Former too-rock-for-goth family affair Balaam And The Angel are about to kick off an eight-date UK tour (LouderSound)
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Judas Priest’s historic three-guitarist, two-drummer performance at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is now online
It’s only taken the Hall Of Fame two years to upload the official footage (LouderSound)
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Watch Stevie Nicks perform dramatic protest anthem The Lighthouse on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Stevie Nicks says The Lighthouse is the most important thing she’ll ever do (LouderSound)
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“I am very much alive and kicking, although angry as a MF!” Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee takes to social media to refute reports of his death
Facebook continues to be a source of unreliable information (LouderSound)
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“I propose that businessmen should wear clown suits between the hours of nine and five”: What happened when Jello Biafra ran for Mayor of San Francisco
Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra’s vision for San Francisco was both a great prank and barbed social commentary (LouderSound)
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Oasis announce five huge stadium shows in South America
The Gallagher Brothers have now confirmed 38 stadium shows for 2025 (LouderSound)
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Kneecap to headline Wide Awake festival 2025, with English Teacher, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Sprints, CMAT among first wave of bands confirmed
London’s best independent music festival confirms 2025 headliner and stellar supporting cast (LouderSound)
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“A very expressive song with a serious subject”: Watch the music video for brand-new Delain single The Reaping, ahead of this Friday’s Dance With The Devil EP
Delain continue building up to their new EP, which contains new music, live recordings and updated versions of classic tracks (LouderSound)
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“Once you hit that first note and get into the groove, and you hear the roar from the crowd, any feelings of tiredness or whatever, I don’t really get”: Jerry Cantrell names the riff that “defines” Alice In Chains
A Metal Hammer reader asked Alice In Chain’s guitarist/vocalist which riff defines the band. This is what he said. (LouderSound)
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“The bondage video was overwhelming. You’re tied up, you can’t free yourself.” Oceans Of Slumber singer Cammie Beverly on horror movies, her ‘Roman Empire’ and THAT music video
We sit down with the Oceans Of Slumber frontwoman for a quick but entertaining catch-up (LouderSound)
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What’s in the box? No pain, just an awesome Lego Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter kit with 40% off ahead of Black Friday
With 1369 pieces and eight minifigures included, this winged wonder from the Dune movie is a sci-fi fan’s dream – and it’s on sale at Very right now (LouderSound)
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Wide Awake has signed up Kneecap, CMAT, English Teacher and more for 2025
Kneecap are set to headline Wide Awake Festival 2025. The one-day London event will also host sets from former Dork cover stars CMAT (pictured) and English Teacher, as well as Daniel Avery, SPRINTS, Mannequin Pussy, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and loads more. The festival, organised by Bad Vibrations, LNZRT and the teams behind MOTH Club and…
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FEET have shared new track ‘Number One’ as they kick off their UK tour dates
FEET have announced a new single ‘Number One’. It’s from the sessions for their recently released album ‘Make It Up’, and coincides with their biggest UK headline tour to date, continuing throughout November. “Before the second step of any landing there is always the first,” says George Haverson of the new track. “We present this…
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Hex Girlfriend ruminate on hypocrisy with their new single ‘Drugs, Oil & Guns’
Hex Girlfriend have released their new single ‘Drugs, Oil & Guns’ via sly-tone records. The track follows their recent single ‘Graveyard on a Beach’, which was the first to be taken from the duo’s upcoming EP ‘No Golf Cart Parking’, set for release on 22nd November. “‘Drugs, Oil and Guns’ is very directly about the…
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“People would vomit when they saw it”: Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan on the worst injury he ever sustained with Slipknot
Percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan reveals how he lost 25 percent of his arm and opens up about that mysterious Slipknot album from 2008 that’s still yet to be released (LouderSound)
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Lakwena designs striking poster for the 59th Montreux Jazz Festival
The London artist follows in the footsteps of Warhol, Bowie, Malika Favre, Tomi Ungerer, JR, and Rylsee. And her vibrant design is the first-ever typographic poster in the event’s history. The Montreux Jazz Festival has today unveiled its official poster for the 59th edition, created by London-based artist Lakwena. Known for her bold use of…
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Celeste is going to release a new single for Sky Original series The Day of the Jackal
Celeste is set to release her new single ‘This Is Who I Am’ on 6th November via Polydor Records. It’s a contribution to upcoming Sky and Peacock Original series The Day of the Jackal. Based on Frederick Forsyth‘s novel, the show follows an elite assassin (Eddie Redmayne) attempting an impossible hit, while being pursued by…
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“Two decades after shedding their punk and black metal shackles, Sólstafir still have new ideas to explore.” Iceland’s coolest metal band explore their own legacy on eighth album Hin Helga Kvöl
Every shade of Sólstafir gets a look in on album number eight (LouderSound)
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Tim Bowness announces replacement drummer for Prog The Forest charity event
Tim Bowness’s Butterfly Mind will feature former No-Man drummer Andrew Brooker at December gig (LouderSound)
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Why being kind to fellow creatives can make you happier (and how to do it)
Image licensed via Adobe Stock The creative industry is a friendly and helpful place, and committing acts of kindness can raise your own mood, too. To celebrate World Kindness Day, we explain how to make kindness to your fellow creatives a habit. World Kindness Day, celebrated on 13 November, is a lovely thing. It’s a…
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How&How reinvents Chester Zoo as a ‘force for nature’ with radical rebrand
As part of a two-year collaboration with How&How, the conservation charity reinvents itself with a new logo, custom typeface and migration-inspired patterns. When you think of zoos, you probably think of somewhere to take the kids when they’re off school. But behind the scenes, there’s a lot more going on. Zoos increasingly see themselves as…
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Family’s homemade stop-motion Christmas film gets global streaming release
Steal The Naughty List is the four-year labour of love of an engineering dad and homeschooled teens from Mississippi. Could this be the unexpected hit of the holiday season? We’re big fans of stop-motion at Creative Boom; it’s the perfect antidote to the sameyness of CG animation and perfect for Christmas time. And so when…
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“An impressive overview of his restless curiosity and hunger”: Bill Bruford’s Winterfold & Summerfold Years 3-disc box set
Jazz, fusion, and a dash of muzak from the drummer’s electronic and acoustic experiments from 1977 to 2007 (LouderSound)
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BAGGI develops campaign in aid of food security
Make your Mark includes an animated smiling logo, playful fonts, bright colours, and bold graphics that reflect the vibrant nature of the food and drinks industry. In recent years, food security has risen to the top of the agenda because, without question, every person deserves to have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable,…
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“It is the biggest piece of garbage that ever happened to mankind”: What happened when Celtic Frost embraced glam and destroyed their own career
Celtic Frost: From brutality and ethereal beauty to ham-fisted, party-glam travesties (LouderSound)
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“Playing for fifteen people can be amazing experience if you make the night of ten of those people”: Sepultura are coming to the end of the road and they’re getting the crowd involved
Retiring Brazillian metallers Sepultura are about to bring the hammer down on the anvil for the last time (LouderSound)
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From grunge whipping boy to one of rock’n’roll’s most charismatic if troubled stars: The Scott Weiland albums you should definitely listen to
With Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland fronted some of the best hard rock albums of the early 21st century (LouderSound)
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“We almost went to prison in Eastern Europe because of Lemmy”: In the 90s Terrorvision were high flyers, but the fall hit them hard. Now they’re back
We Are Not Robots is Terrorvision’s first new album in more than a decade, and it’s full of top tunes (LouderSound)
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Robert Plant is the star of a new promotional film extolling the virtues of luxury high-speed Italian train travel
See Robert Plant as you’ve never seen him before, travelling through Italy aboard a luxury Frecciarossa 1000 train (LouderSound)
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Matt Maltese has been revealed as the composer for Royal Shakespeare Company’s upcoming Twelfth Night production
Matt Maltese is gearing up to make his stage composition debut for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He’s written original music – including an exclusive Christmas song – for their upcoming production of Twelfth Night at Stratford-upon-Avon. The music will be performed live each night by members of the acting company during the show’s run from…
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Ava Max has released her festive new single ‘1 Wish’
Ava Max has shared a new holiday single titled ‘1 Wish’. The track follows her recent collaboration with David Guetta and Alphaville on ‘Forever Young’, which Max debuted live in Ibiza last week. It adds to her string of 2024 releases including ‘Spot A Fake’, ‘My Oh My’, and her collaboration with Kygo, ‘Whatever’. The…
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Bill Nelson announces previously unreleased guitar instrumental album Studio Cadet
Bill Nelson digs out 2015’s “gleaming guitar melodic soundscape” album Studio Cadet from the archive for December release (LouderSound)
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“It goes as silly, as heavy, as deep as we’ve ever done”: Soft Play’s Laurie Vincent on how the duo formerly known as Slaves were determined to do things their way second time round
The punk pair wrapped up a hugely successful 2024 with a riotous Halloween show in London last week (LouderSound)
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CHINCHILLA has released a Simlish version of ‘Caps Lock’ for The Sims 4
CHINCHILLA has shared a Simlish version of ‘CAPS LOCK’. The new iteration of the track, which originally appeared on CHINCHILLA’s EP ‘Flytrap’ earlier this year, has been re-recorded in the fictional language used in The Sims video game series, for The Sims 4: Life & Death Expansion Pack 17, which is available now. The game’s…
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The line-up for Dork’s stage at Year’s End Festival is here
Write this one on your festival schedule, the line-up for Dork‘s stage at Year’s End Festival is here. The one-day event, presented by Manchester record label and promoters Scruff of the Neck, will feature over 75 artists performing across multiple venues including Gorilla, Deaf Institute (that’s us), Fac251, Mother Mary’s, Thirsty Scholar, Retro and Brickhouse…
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86TVs have shared a deluxe edition of their self-titled debut album
86TVs have released a Deluxe Edition of their self-titled debut album. The band – formed by (no longer former!) The Maccabees members Hugo and Felix White alongside their brother Will and drummer Jamie Morrison – are making available new material that was initially released as a bonus 7″ with the album’s limited edition vinyl format.…
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Alice Costelloe has released new EP ‘When It’s The Time’, plus a video for ‘I Never Dance’
Alice Costelloe has released her new EP ‘When It’s The Time’ via Moshi Moshi Records. Created in collaboration with producer Mike Lindsay, known for his work with Laura Marling and Anna B Savage, the five-track EP explores themes of mortality, desire, and the fleeting nature of life. “In a way, it’s about endings, moving on…
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Lauren Spencer Smith has returned with her powerful new single ‘small’
Lauren Spencer Smith has shared a new single called ‘small’ via Island/Republic Records. The track marks her first release since her 2023 debut album ‘Mirror’, and sees her addressing themes of body image and self-acceptance. “‘small’ is definitely one of the most personal songs I’ve ever written,” she explains. “It’s about anyone who’s felt the…
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Noah Kahan and Gracie Abrams are playing a show for BST Hyde Park 2025
Noah Kahan is set to headline BST Hyde Park in London next summer, marking his biggest UK show to date. The Vermont singer-songwriter will top the bill on 4th July 2025, with support from Gracie Abrams. Additional acts are set to be announced in the coming weeks. Earlier this year, Kahan achieved both the UK…
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Wunderhorse have extended their 2025 tour dates
Wunderhorse have announced a series of headline shows for May 2025. The dates lead up to their previously-confirmed show – and their biggest headline performance to date – at London’s Alexandra Palace, in support of latest album ‘Midas’. “When we first went into the studio to make this record, the only thing we were sure…
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The Libertines have booked a huge London show with Supergrass for summer 2025
The Libertines are set to perform at London’s Gunnersbury Park next summer. The band will play a major outdoor show on 9th August 2025, joined by special guests Supergrass, alongside Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer for the event. The Libertines comment: “The old white mansion in Gunnersbury Park is in one…
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Deftones have confirmed a Crystal Palace Park headline show with Weezer for summer 2025
Deftones have announced a headline show at London’s Crystal Palace Park for 29th June 2025, with special guests Weezer and High Vis. The Sacramento band, formed in 1988, consists of Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter, and Abe Cunningham. They have released nine studio albums throughout their career, with their most recent being ‘Ohms’. The…
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“I was trying to make the music I wanted to be making, I remember wanting everything to be faster”: Eddie Vedder on Spin The Black Circle, the song that reinvented Pearl Jam
The lead single from Vitalogy turns 30 this week and now appears to be a line in the sand for the Seattle giants (LouderSound)
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Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with director Andrea Arnold for their new ‘Bug’ video
Fontaines D.C. have shared a new music video for their track ‘Bug’. The clip was directed by Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold, featuring footage from his upcoming film Bird, which will be released in UK and US cinemas on 8th November via MUBI. The film stars Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, and Nykiya Adams, with Fontaines D.C.’s…
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O.R.k. announce UK live dates for May 2025
Prog supergroup O.R.k. will be supported by UK proggers The Paradix Twin on all dates (LouderSound)
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“We knew not everybody would like The Astonishing – we’re not blind and we’re not stupid – but we did it anyway. After a long career we reserve the right to do that”: Jordan Rudess’ life and times with Dream Theater
He started out in a college so strict that he couldn’t understand prog when he first heard it. But the composer, educator and tech fan, has made the most of opportunities that came his way (LouderSound)
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“Donde Florecen Estas Flores” by Photographer Ana Margarita Flores
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Watch Zakk Wylde bring some metal to the US national anthem ahead of last night’s NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and LA Rams
Living guitar god Zakk Wylde hammers out The Star-Spangled Banner (LouderSound)
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“Bono said, ‘Everyone is blowing smoke up our arse, will you come watch a few shows and help us make it better?’”: Gavin Friday on how he became U2’s Creative Director
The former Virgin Prune and solo artist has been U2’s official Tell It Like It Is Correspondent since the mid-80s (LouderSound)
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“A hideous mistake”: the 1993 song that Radiohead have tried to scrub from their history
If you thought they didn’t like Creep, wait til you hear what Thom Yorke & co. make of Pop Is Dead (LouderSound)
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The Agenda Setter: Dork Readers’ Poll 2024
WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK It’s the second most important vote you could possibly make this week. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY This year hit different – serving more plot twists than Taylor Swift has ‘Reputation’ era jumpsuits. English Teacher snatched the Mercury Prize with ‘This Could Be Texas’, a record that…
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Get Out: Amyl & The Sniffers hit the UK like a tornado in a charity shop
Leave the house? Seems quite likely with all of this going on. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY GIG OF THE WEEK Amyl & The Sniffers If punk rock was a person, it’d be the kind that throws a brick through your window with a love note attached. Enter Amyl & The Sniffers, currently preparing to…
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The Track Forecast: Inhaler are ‘Open Wide’ to new ideas with new single ‘Your House’
Music meteorology: predicting the next wave of megahits and earworms with the tracks they’re teasing and releasing now. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY The first taster of Inhaler’s upcoming third album, ‘Open Wide’ (due 7th February 2025), suggests a band less interested in following paths than forging their own. Words: Dan Harrison. Sometimes evolution happens…
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Iggy Pop announces huge London show for summer 2025
The punk trailblazer will be heading to Alexandra Palace next May (LouderSound)
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“There’s a lot of swearing in Hindi, which won’t run well with our parents.” Indian nu metallers Bloodywood talk their “surprising” new album, THAT Monkey Man scene and why they’re not expecting a call from Linkin Park any time soon
We catch up with New Delhi’s finest Bloodywood in the studio (LouderSound)
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Incubus will perform Morning View in full at 2025 headline London show
Incubus are set to play their iconic 2001 album Morning View in full next year at one very special show at London’s 02 (LouderSound)
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“Defences are still a work in progress, but Shadowlight is a must-listen for metalcore fans.” Rising Herts crew Defences are evolving in all the right ways on album number three
Defences haven’t quite perfected their formula yet, but if you love yourself a good slice of modern metalcore, you’re gonna wanna hear this (LouderSound)
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Watch Bruce Springsteen open his Halloween show in Montreal with a fun cover of Ghostbusters
The Boss celebrated Halloween in Montreal with a performance of Ray Parker Jr.’s spooky chart-topper Ghostbusters alongside his full band (LouderSound)
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“I don’t know who caught me but thank you so much”: Watch Coldplay’s Chris Martin fall through a stage trapdoor in Melbourne
The Coldplay frontman was thankful that an alert crew member broke his fall (LouderSound)
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Deftones announce biggest ever UK show with Weezer and High Vis
Next summer is looking increasingly lively (LouderSound)
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Studio Mast: A legacy of simplicity and storytelling in design
From transforming Boulder’s beloved Pizzeria Alberico to partnering with global brands like Stripe, Mast balances simplicity, collaboration, and storytelling in its approach. Inspired by design legends and modern art, this small but dynamic team brings a timeless quality to every project. Based in Denver, Colorado, Studio Mast is a small but mighty outfit that finds…
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Design trends for 2025: creative leaders share their vision for the future
Image licensed via Adobe Stock We speak to the great and the good to get the temperature of the industry as we head into the halfway point of the 2020s. As we approach 2025, the creative industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. The rapid evolution of AI is reshaping how we think about design. To…
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The best new typefaces for November from leading foundries and designers
Rockfall by SilverStag These fresh releases from independent foundries bring warmth and character to the season. As autumn deepens and the design world turns towards year-end projects, November’s typography releases offer a rich harvest of versatile new fonts. From vintage-inspired display faces to a web font with an innovative licensing model, this month’s selection of…
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“An absolute delight… the radio sessions and live sets are completely priceless”: Kevin Ayers’ All This Crazy Gift Of Time box set
Lavish 10-disc package celebrates the Canterbury legend, with hard work done to deliver contemporary commentary and revitalize his 1970 Hyde Park show (LouderSound)
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New identity for cashmere brand Gobi is deeply rooted in Mongolian culture
Gobi is well-known in its native Morocco but needed an extra push to expand its global presence. Creative director Rob Duncan explains how a new visual identity crafted by Mucho has helped that effort. Gobi is the largest cashmere garment manufacturer in Mongolia. What makes it special is that every garment is sustainably produced in…
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“While its accessibility is probably overrated, American Beauty is a great album of dusty melodies laced with earthy poeticism”: The Grateful Dead accidentally invent the alt.country movement on American Beauty
Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album (LouderSound)
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“I get chills thinking of it. It was like a kid seeing Santa Claus”: What happened when Prince played Purple Rain for the first time
Prince’s Purple Rain was the epic ballad that reclaimed rock for black musicians, enjoying airplay everywhere from country to rock radio (LouderSound)
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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including Black Stone Cherry, CJ Wildheart, Night Flight Orchestra and five other rock-it scientists (LouderSound)
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Court rules that Ed Sheeran did not steal song idea from Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On
Ed Sheeran was accused of infringing copyright of Marvin Gaye’s massive hit on his own song Thinking Out Loud (LouderSound)
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Best punk band of all time according to The Offspring? Creedence Clearwater Revival…
The Offspring’s Dexter Holland picks his G.O.A.T punk band – and it’s not the answer anyone expected (LouderSound)
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Music Venue Trust warns of “complete collapse of live music” in the UK as government cuts business rate tax relief
Over 350 grassroots music venues, 75,000 events and more than 12,000 jobs are at risk, say the Music Venue Trust (LouderSound)
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“A collection that’s nice to have rather than essential”: T.Rex’s back catalogue mined again on Bolan Boogie – The Best Of T.Rex
Is there room for another small piece of Marc Bolan? (LouderSound)
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“A demonstration of Manzanera’s unending quest to make music without borders”: Phil Manzanera’s collegiate spirit evident on the sprawling box set 50 Years Of Music
11-CD collection of Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera’s solo work (LouderSound)
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The first new Thin Lizzy album in 40 years is on the way – and it’s unplugged
Acoustic Sessions reimagines highlights from Thin Lizzy’s first three albums, with new contributions from guitarist Eric Bell (LouderSound)
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Effigies of Noel and Liam Gallagher burnt at the stake as fallout from Oasis ticket sale takes a fiery turn
The Gallagher Brothers’ effigies were burned at the annual bonfire night celebrations in Edenbridge, England (LouderSound)
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“I don’t think we knew what the hell was going on. We were just happy that we were still around after 2112”: The history of Rush’s live albums, by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
From All The World’s A Stage to Rush In Rio, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back over Rush’s journey as a live band (LouderSound)
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“I never wanted to be in a band, I just liked playing music. I was never a showman. If I didn’t have my mask on I wouldn’t be at the front of the stage”: An interview with Mick Thomson, Slipknot’s reluctant guitar hero
The pressures of fame, blond mullets, ignoring phone calls from rock stars – up close and personal with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson (LouderSound)
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“Slash came up to me and said, ‘Man, I got laid to your records so much.’ I said, ‘Dude, didn’t we go to high school together?’”: How Lenny Kravitz’s Let Love Rule and Mama Said turned him into a superstar
Bowie and Petty loved him, Jagger danced onstage with him, Slash jammed with him – this how Lenny Kravitz’s retro mix of rock, soul and funk made him a crossover star (LouderSound)
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Nightwish manager Ewo Pohjola charged in Finland with assaulting two women
Nightwish say they won’t comment until assault case against manager Ewo Pohjola is fully resolved (LouderSound)
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Tim ‘Herb’ Alexander opens up on his decision to quit Primus
Former Primus drummer Tim Alexander explains he has been in a “dark place” recently and desperately needed change (LouderSound)
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“People gravitate towards success. They say, ‘I want to play with Dio.’ I’ve always been able to surround myself with the top guys”: How Ronnie James Dio escaped Black Sabbath and launched one of metal‘s greatest solo careers
Singer, band leader, icon – this is the story of Ronnie James Dio’s epic solo career (LouderSound)
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“People used to say to me, ‘Oh, you’re better than Eric Clapton.’ I didn’t know where to put myself”: The triumph and tragedy of Peter Green, the man who founded Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green was one of the greatest guitarists of the late 60s British blues boom – but he never truly conquered his demons (LouderSound)
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“I have left every single band I am in!” Andy Edwards steps back from Rain, Butterfly Mind and more…
British drummer Andy Edwards announces he’s quitting (almost) all the bands he’s in via lengthy YouTube statement (LouderSound)
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“There was a very real chance that James wouldn’t be coming back. And all that time we spent waiting was horrible”: The tumultuous inside story of Metallica’s St Anger album
In 2003, Metal Hammer flew to New York to interview Metallica ahead of St Anger. We found a band who were bruised, battered but defiant (LouderSound)
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“We’d do these crazy shows with 16-inch glitter boots tacked to the piano and Neil screaming into the mic. It was like pre-punk. Audiences hated it”: Nils Lofgren’s wild stories of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards and more
From The Boss to Chuck Berry, Nils Lofgren has played with them all and lived to tell the tale (LouderSound)
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“No stone goes unturned”: The Cure celebrate their new album, a goth classic and everything else that makes them great at spotless London show
At the intimate Troxy venue, The Cure celebrate the newly released Songs Of A Lost World and so much more, offering three hours of surprises, singalongs and pure emotion (LouderSound)
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Watch trailer for Mars Volta documentary exploring intense friendship between band’s two stars
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird takes deep dive into the friendship Mars Volta and At The Drive-In duo (LouderSound)
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Within Temptation’s Sharon Den Adel on sharing her political views in the band’s songs: “What kind of world do we want to live in?”
Symphonic metal outfit Within Temptation feel the time is right to speak up on the important things (LouderSound)
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“It’s always Halloween around here.” Forget Wembley; a sold out Halloween show in Manchester proves Creeper are still Britain’s best cult band
Wembley might have had pyro and dancers, but a roaring crowd in Manchester proves Creeper don’t need big production to put on a massive show (LouderSound)
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FLO have booked a 2025 UK and European tour, their biggest to date
FLO are set to embark on their ‘Access All Areas’ UK and European tour in 2025. The BRITs Rising Star award winners, who recently supported Kehlani on their Crash World Tour across North American arenas, will begin the run of shows in Copenhagen on 2nd March. The tour, which marks their biggest to date, includes…
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“He’d been getting out of it, being drunk, unprofessional, unreliable, and all the rest of it. But I had a feeling of: ‘I’ve got to do this.’” Original Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley was “warned” against joining The Prince Of Darkness’ band
Becoming the bassist for heavy metal’s godfather should have been a no-brainer – but The Prince Of Darkness didn’t have the best reputation after his Black Sabbath firing (LouderSound)
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Shawn Mendes has shared new single ‘Heart of Gold’ ahead of his self-titled album
Shawn Mendes has released his latest song ‘Heart of Gold’, taken from his upcoming self-titled album due on 15th November. The track, written and produced by Mendes alongside Scott Harris, Mike Sabath and Eddie Benjamin, is accompanied by an official music video directed by Connor Brashier with creative direction from Anthony Wilson. “Grief is a…
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renforshort has unveiled her new single ‘on my way!’ ahead of her upcoming UK shows
renforshort has released a new single titled ‘on my way!’. The Canadian alt-pop artist’s latest track arrives following her EP ‘clean hands dirty water’, released earlier this year. ‘on my way!’ showcases her signature blend of pop and alternative elements, featuring introspective lyrics and vocals. Following her ‘For The Thrill Of It’ tour across the…
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Alessi Rose has confirmed new dates after selling out her UK and European tour in 10 minutes
Alessi Rose has extended her upcoming headline tour. She sold out her For Your Validation headline tour of the UK and Europe in just 10 minutes. In response to the high demand for pre-sale tickets, several venues have been upgraded and new dates added to the run, including a sold-out London show at KOKO. The…
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The 1975’s George Daniel has released a new solo track, ‘Chlorine’
George Daniel has released new track ‘Chlorine’ via dh2. The latest solo drop through the electronic label he co-founded under Dirty Hit, the release follows the label’s first signing Kelly Lee Owens, who recently released her debut album on the imprint, ‘Dreamstate’. A new dh2 takeover of Brixton’s Phonox is set for 5th December, featuring…
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Laufey has released a ‘Santa Baby’ cover, with a video starring Bill Murray and ballet star Isabella Boylston
Laufey has shared a new take on the classic ‘Santa Baby’. The release is accompanied by a music video featuring Bill Murray as narrator and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Isabella Boylston. It marks the latest addition to Laufey’s holiday collection, ‘A Very Laufey Holiday’. “I’m so excited to continue adding to A Very Laufey…
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LCD Soundsystem have released their new single ‘x-ray eyes’, and announced fifth album plans…
LCD Soundsystem have returned with their new single ‘x-ray eyes’. The track marks their first new music since 2022. Written by James Murphy, Al Doyle and Nancy Whang, and produced by Murphy for DFA Productions, the release comes as the band confirm work has begun on their fifth album – their follow-up to 2017’s Grammy-winning…
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Hugh Jackman is headlining a show for BST Hyde Park 2025
Hugh Jackman has been announced as a headliner for BST Hyde Park 2025, set to perform on 6th July. The Tony Award winner and Oscar-nominated actor will return to the UK stage for the first time in five years with a new live show featuring musical theatre classics accompanied by a live orchestra. The performance…
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Dork is back at Live at Leeds: In The City this month with two stages at the iconic Brudenell Social Club
Live at Leeds: In The City has been Dork’s spiritual home for new music discovery since way back when, and this year, we’re back at our favourite haunt – taking over both rooms at the iconic Brudenell Social Club for the kind of line-up that’s twice as nice. Heading up our main room stage on…
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The 12 best new metal songs this week
Powerflo, The Halo Effect and Raging Speedhorn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)
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Crowdfunding started for Trivium drummer Alex Bent’s baby daughter, now hospitalised for 70 days
The drummer’s baby girl was born weeks prematurely in August, with donations going towards medical fees and other expenses (LouderSound)
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It’s Prog’s new Tracks Of The Week! Cool new proggy sounds from Crippled Black Phoenix, Oddleaf, Outrun The Sunlight and more…
Great new prog to enjoy from Keys, Mission Jupiter, Empire Springs, Tim Morse and more… (LouderSound)
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Alien Weaponry documentary Kua Tupu Te Ara to get theatrical release in 2025
The film, about the rise of New Zealand’s Māori metal sensations, will start rolling into cinemas in February (LouderSound)
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“They turn on the switch marked ‘metal’ and summon the essence of Satan’s own belch… a new career high”: Vola mix additional textures into Friend Of A Phantom
Scandinavians expand their horizons yet again, but remain in sight of their ethereal, stargazing base (LouderSound)
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“We’ve never made a song as close to our core”: Deftones- and Alcest-approved synth-punks Kælan Mikla release new single Stjörnuljós
The Icelandic trio, who’ve toured with Deftones and Him’s Ville Valo, have shared their first original music since 2021 (LouderSound)
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“Our decision-making process has completely failed.” The Battle Of Los Angeles at 25: how Rage Against The Machine just about kept it together to create one final masterpiece before imploding
The wheels were already beginning to come off Rage Against The Machine by 1998. Luckily, they managed to get into the studio together and prove they had one last statement to give the world (LouderSound)
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“Take me to the river” by Photographer Kseniya Apresian
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VOLA celebrate release of new album Friend Of A Phantom with two new videos
VOLA kick off their European tour in support of fourth album Friend Of A Phantom today (LouderSound)
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A new study claims to show who are the most intelligent heavy metal bands
According to science, metal is apparently the most “intelligent” genre of music you can listen to (LouderSound)
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Jean-Michel Jarre to release newly remastered 40th-anniversary version of Zoolook
Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1984 album Zoolook to be reissued on vinyl with bonus track in January (LouderSound)
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Kaiser Chiefs have confirmed extensive UK shows to mark 20 years of ‘Employment’
Kaiser Chiefs are set to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Employment’ with a series of UK outdoor shows in 2025. The band have announced several dates across the summer, in addition to their homecoming performance at Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park with Razorlight, The Cribs and more. Kaiser Chiefs comment: “20 years ago,…
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Every Testament album ranked from worst to best
Rearranging Testament’s back catalogue into order of greatness (LouderSound)
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Emma Bunton has joined ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ live at Wembley
Danny Elfman and Emma Bunton are set to perform ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ live in concert at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on 12th December 2024. The unique live-to-film concert event will feature Elfman performing his original role as Jack Skellington alongside Bunton, who joins as Sally. The BBC Concert Orchestra will accompany the performers as…
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Inhaler have announced their new album ‘Open Wide’ and a world tour
Inhaler are set to release their new album ‘Open Wide’ via Polydor Records on 7th February 2025. The news arrives alongside details of their biggest-ever UK tour and a string of international dates. The band’s third album, produced by Kid Harpoon, features 13 songs – including recent single ‘Your House’ – and was recorded in…
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The Prodigy, Courteeners and Fatboy Slim are heading up Kendal Calling’s 20th birthday celebrations
Kendal Calling have announced the headline acts for their 20th anniversary festival. The Prodigy, Courteeners, Fatboy Slim and Kaiser Chiefs are set to top the bill at Lowther Deer Park from 31st July – 3rd August 2025. The festival has also confirmed over 80 additional acts, including The Last Dinner Party, Travis, The Wombats, Sophie…
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Circa Waves pursue success with their new single ‘American Dream’, from upcoming album ‘Death & Love Pt.1’
Circa Waves have released their latest single ‘American Dream’. The track follows previous single ‘We Made It’ and arrives ahead of the band’s upcoming album ‘Death & Love Pt. 1’, due 31st January, which was largely inspired by frontman Kieran Shudall‘s near-death experience in early 2023. Following a diagnosis of a severely blocked main artery,…
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“She’s made the jump from bizarre YouTube content creator to one of the brightest stars in metal.” A guide to every Poppy album
We dissect the fascinating career of genre-hopping alternative artist Moriah Rose Pereira – known to millions as Poppy (LouderSound)
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Lykke Li has unveiled her reverse-engineered album ‘ƎYƎYƎ’, and 40-minute film ‘ƎYƎYƎ ODYSSƎY’
Lykke Li has shared a reverse-engineered version of her 2022 album ‘EYEYE’, titled ‘ƎYƎYƎ’. It arrives alongside a re-release of her 40-minute audio-visual journey ‘ƎYƎYƎ ODYSSƎY’. The new version, released via Play It Again Sam / Crush Music, follows the release of lead single ‘TЯAƎH ЯUOY OT YAWHӘIH’. “We wanted to capture the beauty and…
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Ethel Cain has dropped her much-teased 6-minute-long new single ‘Punish’
Ethel Cain has returned with new track ‘Punish’. The track arrives alongside an accompanying video co-directed with Silken Weinberg, and marks her first official output since her 2022 debut album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’. The new track is taken from her forthcoming project ‘Perverts’, set for release on 8th January 2025. Written, produced, and mixed by Cain…
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Matilda Mann has confirmed new headline shows for April
Matilda Mann has announced two headline shows for April next year. The London-born singer-songwriter will perform across the UK in April. The shows follow Mann’s recent announcement of her debut album ‘Roxwell’, set to arrive on 28th February. The record sees Mann collaborating with Jonah Summerfield, while ‘Meet Cute’ features co-writing from Oscar Scheller. “This…
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CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry has announced a new UK tour
Lauren Mayberry has announced a UK headline tour for March 2025. The dates are in support of her debut solo album, ‘Vicious Creature’. Set for release via EMI Records on 6th December, the record sees her collaborating with producers Greg Kurstin, Matthew Korma, Tobias Jesso Jr., Ethan Gruska and Dan McDougall. The album features previously…
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Finn Keane might not be taking it easy, but he’s sure having fun
As yet another artist is forced to change their name due to the big orange airplane company and their army of lawyers, Finn Keane emerges from PC Music’s neon playground with a collection to celebrate the last decade, and a desire to trade synthesised sugar for guitar-driven legacy. Read the latest cover feature for our…
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Every The Offspring album ranked from worst to best
From their self-titled debut album to to most recent offering Supercharged, this is every Offspring LP in reverse order of greatness (LouderSound)
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“Lovely, ambitious stuff… the sound of a band completely rejuvenated”: Beardfish stage a surprise return with Songs For Beating Hearts, giving the impression they’d never been away
First new music in almost nine years picks up where the acclaimed +4626-Comfortzone left off in 2015 (LouderSound)
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The Christmas ads of 2024: A huge sprinkling of magic, escapism and heart-tugging adventure
2024’s advertisements are serving up a hearty dose of escapism and wonder. Here’s our annual roundup of the season’s most captivating commercials, updated as new campaigns launch. Christmas is a heightened and intense time for the ad industry. For one, they need to work hard to drive people to spend the lion’s share of their…
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“I’ve seen Ozzy’s arse more times than I’ve seen my own”: That time Ozzy mooned the audience because he didn’t think they were rocking hard enough
How Bill Ward’s final performance with Black Sabbath was overshadowed by Ozzy Osbourne’s buttocks (LouderSound)
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“Irresistibly seductive”: Warren Haynes craft some songs of deep-pile quality on Million Voices Whisper
Allmans/Gov’t Mule man Warren Haynes goes it alone again (LouderSound)
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“He sings like a man possessed, his expression undiminished by the ravages of time”: Peter Perrett returns with what might just be his best-ever album
Only Ones singer Peter Perrett follows 2017’s I Wanna Go With Dignity with an album of helpless romance and everyday reality (LouderSound)
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“A giant glitter-puff of pure magic”: Rosalie Cunningham’s innate theatricality and clever songwriting shine on To Shoot Another Day
Glittering prog-psych indulgence for all (LouderSound)
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“Imagine a seamless combination of the Sex Pistols and Queen”: Question Everything might not be great lost Boys Wonder album, but it’s as close as we’re ever going to get
The greatest band you never heard. Again (LouderSound)
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Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher says bands are still trying to recover from “irreparable damage” to touring business
Mastodon man gives brutally honest insight into why touring is so much harder now and why merch got so expensive (LouderSound)
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Who’s gonna tell him? Busker drums Red Hot Chili Peppers song without realising drummer Chad Smith was watching
Watch busker play Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Otherside to an audience of one – the man who plays on the record (LouderSound)
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“Like being at a party where you’ll probably die and get thrown into a dumpster at 3am, but you won’t care”: The Quireboys nail it again on Wardour Street
Breaking news: The Quireboys finally got off the barstool long enough to make a new album (LouderSound)
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Delights have shared frustrated new single ‘What’s On Your Mind’ ahead of their Blossoms support slot
Manchester’s Delights have shared new single ‘What’s On Your Mind’. The track is taken from the band’s debut album ‘If Heaven Looks A Little Like This’, set for release on 17th January 2025 via Modern Sky, and arrives ahead of their November date with Blossoms. Speaking about the track, lyricist and lead vocalist Adam Maxwell…
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The Weeknd has unveiled his surreal ‘São Paulo’ video with Anitta for Halloween
The Weeknd has shared new single ‘São Paulo’ alongside a surreal visual featuring Brazilian artist Anitta. The video, directed by FREEKA, follows a dark narrative centred around a pregnant Anitta, whose belly reveals an emerging face throughout the clip. The release follows The Weeknd’s recent drops including ‘Timeless’, a collaboration with Playboi Carti produced by…
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Nice Swan Records have launched a new electronic imprint with Public House’s debut single ‘London City’
Nice Swan Records are kickstarting a new electronic imprint, Nice Swan Electronic. They’ve launched the project with ‘London City’, the debut track from Public House; a trio consisting of established Manchester-based DJ/producers Cleric, Arkane, and Habgud. “Following the recent success of our techno/punk trio, Chalk, in 2024, we felt it was the perfect moment to…
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The Horrors are celebrating Halloween with a new single about curses, ‘Trial By Fire’
The Horrors are marking Halloween with their new track ‘Trial By Fire’. It’s the second single from their upcoming sixth album ‘Night Life’, due 21st March, which features their new lineup of vocalist Faris Badwan and bassist Rhys Webb, joined by Amelia Kidd on keys and Telegram’s Jordan Cook on drums. “‘Trial By Fire’ is…
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Live Nation have announced their latest Ones to Watch showcase at the George Tavern, London
Live Nation’s Ones To Watch UK series is set to return to The George Tavern. The event will take place in London on 20th November, featuring a lineup of emerging artists: Internet Café, Becky and The Birds, and Imogen and The Knife (pictured). Originally established in the US in 2014, Live Nation’s Ones To Watch…
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Bartees Strange visits a haunted house for his new ‘Too Much’ video
Bartees Strange has shared his new single ‘Too Much’. It’s taken from his upcoming album ‘Horror’, set for release on 14th February 2025, and arrives alongside a music video filmed in a haunted house in Baltimore. “This is the sonic thesis of the album. I feel like if you like this you’ll love everything else,”…
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Everything You Need To Know About Every Hell’s debut EP, ‘Vertebrate’
Want to know more about the band’s acerbic new EP? Well, here you go. Brighton-based four-piece Every Hell – who feature ex-members of Black Peaks, Broker and Memory Of Elephants, no less – have just dropped their highly-anticipated debut EP, ‘Vertebrate’. Arriving on the spookiest of days (31st October, date fans), it’s a no-edits, straight-to-tape…
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The 10 best punk albums of the last decade
Never mind the bollocks – here’s the greatest punk albums that have raged against austerity, Trump and so much more (LouderSound)
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“I had this moment of realising that evil does exist – but that I was terrified to admit it. You can hear me coming to that realisation”: Jo Beth Young hopes her new album will change your life as much as it changed hers
Broken Spells, her first release under her own name, is the result of a complete change of worldview, a spiritual awakening and a determination to deliver the mesmerising work despite heartbreaking hurdles (LouderSound)
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Envy Of None return with new track No Dead Yet, in time for Halloween
Alt.prog quartet Envy Of None will release their second album in Spring 2025 (LouderSound)
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“They didn’t understand how important image was – they started the thing about us being academic geeks. It really hurt us”: The Zombies on living large, inheriting the Beatles’ studio and staff, and being prisoners in a concert hall
Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent look back on finding fame in their teens and experiencing the highs and lows of the music industry over six decades (LouderSound)
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Carpenter Brut, Zeal & Ardor, Normandie,Intervals, GHØSTKID and more confirmed for Radar 2025
Manchester’s premier progressively-minded rock and metal festival has unveiled its first announcement for 2025 (LouderSound)
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These ARE the droids you’re looking for: Save big on Lego Star Wars sets featuring C-3PO and R2-D2
Black Friday is approaching faster than the Millennium Falcon doing the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs – but you can save a pile of Imperial Credits on these two Star Wars Lego favourites right now (LouderSound)
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“If I’d been a solo artist, I think I’d have laid on the floor and cried”: In 1973, faced with bad reviews of their debut album, Queen turned to bad reviews of Led Zeppelin for comfort
Brian May and Roger Taylor go behind the scenes of the making of their debut album (LouderSound)
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Luvcat: So the story goes…
With multiple origin stories and a flair for the theatrical, Britain’s most intriguing new artist discusses circus tales, Morticia Addams and her Halloween single ‘Dinner @ Brasserie Zedel’. Check out our latest Hype digital cover feature. Words: Stephen Ackroyd. FOLLOW HYPE ON SPOTIFY On a sultry evening in Paris’s Pigalle district, a riverboat drifts along…
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Congress Uncovered: The Kama Sutra parody designed to make sex a turn-off
Can we agree that politicians sometimes do absurd things? A group of creatives thinks so, and they’re taking aim at America’s latest anti-abortion stances with Congress Sutra, a satirical book that turns anti-abortion politicians into the ultimate turn-offs. In a Halloween release that’s as darkly comedic as it is pointed, a team of anonymous advertising…
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“I saw it at the movies when I was 11 and it blew my mind.” Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas names the greatest horror movie of all time
Fresh from Ice Nine Kills’ collaboration with Terrifier, Spencer Charnas names the horror movie GOAT – and gives an update on The Silver Scream 3 (LouderSound)
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“Let’s have some ****ing fun!” Watch rising metalcore stars Dying Wish bring riffs and circle pits to a church
Two-stepping in God’s house? It happened, thanks to Oregon’s most exciting metalcore export. (LouderSound)
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“Strong, defiant, teeth-rattling, testosterone-levels-shooting-to-Valhalla metal.” Wrestling star Adam ‘Edge’ Copeland pays tribute to Viking metallers Amon Amarth in band’s new comic book
Amon Amarth x Z2 comic The Great Heathen Army is now available (LouderSound)
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The Royston Club are the first headliners for Sound City 2025
The Royston Club are set to headline Sound City 2025. They’re the first act announced for the festival’s return next spring, with the event taking place across Liverpool City Centre from 3rd-4th May 2025, preceded by the Sound City+ Conference on 2nd May. The event marks The Royston Club’s largest headline show to date. They…
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“They knew nothing about the deal”: Hard Rock Cafe wouldn’t give Tony Iommi’s guitar back – because the employee who bought it died
The guitar Iommi played on the first “four or five” Black Sabbath albums is still in the restaurant franchise’s possession (LouderSound)
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“We’d get to America, and bang! Something happens. Got to get back on the plane and go home”: Scott Gorham on Thin Lizzy’s breakthrough, Phil Lynott, and why they always screwed up their US tours
1976 was a pivotal year for Thin Lizzy. Guitarist Scott Gorham, one half of the band’sclassic twin-guitar sound, takes a trip down memory lane (LouderSound)
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Ta-dah! Scissor Sisters are back from their indefinite hiatus: “20 years feels like a good excuse”
DORK MIXTAPE COVER STORY As their self-titled album marks its 20th anniversary, Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis are back! Back!! Back!!! Read our latest Dork Mixtape cover feature. Words: Jack Press. FOLLOW DORK MIXTAPE ON SPOTIFY Ta-dah! They’re back! The trio of Jake Shears, Babydaddy, and Del Marquis – aka Scissor Sisters – are…
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Stocksy’s Aaron Bergunder on how creatives are ditching polished perfection
Artist-owned cooperative Stocksy has spotted a shift towards analogue tools and authenticity among creatives and is responding accordingly. Should we all follow suit? Since creative professionals started moving from analogue tools to digital ones in the 1980s and 1990s, our tools have become increasingly sophisticated. This has been, on the whole, pretty great, saving us…
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What is art? What makes it good? And other things Signal festival makes you think about
Eternal Recurence by Filip Hodas. Photography by Tomáš Slavík This year’s edition of Prague-based digital arts festival Signal uncovered some big ideas – not least, that a public artwork’s success comes down to one of its most fundamental elements – its relationship to place. The woman on stage is talking about space simulations, as in,…
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Jiří Příhoda: Crafting spaces that defy expectations and invite wonder
Renowned for his immersive installations and playful manipulation of space, the Czech artist reimagines the possibilities of architecture, light, and perspective. From illegal forest sculptures in his youth to recent explorations in AI, we popped along to Prague’s Signal festival to meet him and discover more. Jiří Příhoda is one of the most renowned contemporary…
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Woolmark campaign unearths horrors of fast fashion
We’ve all been haunted by some of our past outfit choices, but Woolmark’s latest campaign by 20(SOMETHING), Park Village, and Studio Birthplace exposes the scary reality of fast fashion. For the past few weeks, people across the world have been thinking about which spooky character they’ll be dressing up as for Halloween. But what if…
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“Don’t stand there like a coward, come here and say it!”: Video shows Thom Yorke challenging pro-Palestine heckler before walking offstage
The incident happened as Thom Yorke approached the end of his Everything tour set in Melbourne, Australia (LouderSound)
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“Number one in a field of one”: Every album by The Cramps ranked, from worst to best
Celebrating the finest in American trash and kitsch culture, The Cramps played rock’n’roll at its delinquent, b-movie best (LouderSound)
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Plan is in place for new Guns N’ Roses music, says Duff McKagan
Guns N’ Roses have been talking about a new album for some time – and now Duff tells fans to stay tuned (LouderSound)
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Rush announce The Albums: 1989-1996 vinyl box set
The new six-disc set includes Rush’s Presto, Roll The Bones, Counterparts and Test For Echo albums (LouderSound)
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Louder Than Life festival announces Slayer will return in 2025
After getting their set cancelled by adverse weather at last month’s Louder Than Life, thrash icons Slayer will be back for the 2025 bill (LouderSound)
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Shady Baby has shared a reflective new single, ‘Held In’
Brighton indie-rock project Shady Baby is back with a new single, ‘Held In’. The track, recorded with Dan Crook (Nadine Shah, Nuha Ruby Ra) and mixed by Theo Verney (English Teacher, Lime Garden, Egyptian Blue), draws from U.S 90s alt-rock influences. Songwriter Sam Leaver says: “‘Held In’ reflects on those lingering dreams that feel real…
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Rum Jungle have announced their debut album ‘Recency Bias’
Rum Jungle are set to release their debut album ‘Recency Bias’ on 21st February 2025. The Australian four-piece, who have recently completed a packed UK/EU tour including a sold-out show at London’s Village Underground, have already shared two tracks from the album – ‘Weather’s Better’ and ‘Chauffeur’ – and now they’ve dropped ‘Don’t Be A…
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Alex Chinneck’s twisted trail of street furniture light up a new corner of Bristol
Photography by Charles Emerson He’s turned a parked car upside down, unzipped a giant building, and now he’s tied a traditional British phone box into a knot. Alex Chinneck is back, transforming the streets of Bristol with new surreal sculptures that light up the night sky. The British sculptor, renowned for his gravity-defying works and…
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Lady Gaga has shared a new video for ‘Disease’, and a live performance of ‘Die With A Smile’
Lady Gaga has released two new music videos. The first is for her new single ‘Disease’, released earlier this month, and the second a live performance of ‘Die With A Smile’ filmed in Las Vegas. ‘Disease’ was filmed with director Tanu Muino and marks Gaga’s first release from her upcoming album, set to arrive next…
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Pet Shop Boys are going to release their own limited edition fine bone china tea set
Pet Shop Boys have announced a special tea set, the first release in their new Pet Shop Boys since 1984 range commemorating 40 years since their debut single ‘West End Girls’. The fine bone china collection has been designed by long-term collaborators Farrow alongside Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, manufactured by Duchess China in Stoke-on-Trent.…
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Denzel Curry has announced an album version of his ‘King of the Mischievous South’ project
Denzel Curry has announced details of the album version of ‘King Of The Mischievous South’. The news arrives alongside a new single ‘STILL IN THE PAINT’ featuring Bktherula and Lazer Dim 700; the final version of the project features a reconfigured tracklist and five new songs and is due on 15th November. The full-length features…
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Do Nothing have arranged an intimate Independent Venue Week tour for January
Do Nothing have announced a headline tour in January as part of Independent Venue Week 2025. The Nottingham quartet, who recently released their new track ‘Summer of Hate’, have confirmed five dates as part of the annual celebration of independent music venues. Vocalist Chris Bailey says, “We’re super excited to be playing some lovely little…
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10 movies that prove 2024 has been a brilliant year for horror
From the sadistic brutality of Art The Clown in Terrifier 3 to the stomach-turning dysmorphia of The Substance, 2024 has been a great year for all things horror (LouderSound)
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Daft Punk have announced global cinema screenings of Interstella 5555, and a special ‘Discovery’ reissue
Daft Punk are set to screen their anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem in cinemas globally for one night only. The event will take place on 12th December 2024, with the 4K remastered version of the 2003 film shown in over 800 cinemas across 40+ countries in partnership with Trafalgar…
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One True Pairing has confirmed a 2025 UK tour in support of ‘Endless Rain’
One True Pairing is set to embark on a UK tour in March 2025 in support of new album ‘Endless Rain’. The project, led by former Wild Beasts songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tom Fleming, marks his second solo record following a 2019 self-titled debut. Before the tour, Fleming will perform at London’s Southbank Centre’s Purcell…
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Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda share new remixed and remastered version of The Old Peace
Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda recorded heartfelt collaboration The Old Peace to honour a young fan, Alec Wildey, who sadly died from cancer (LouderSound)
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“Trump’s got more felonies than all my criminal friends put together.” We asked Ice-T about the US election and he gave us one of the more thoughtful takes we’ve seen so far
The Body Count leader and Law & Order: SVU star sounds off on Trump, Harris, partisan politics, local government and weed (LouderSound)
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Synthy rocky metal wackadoodles Zetra announce first-ever headline tour
Your favourite face-painted, synthpop-loving metal duo will play across the UK next year (LouderSound)
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Artist Spotlight: Damien Cifelli
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Fontaines D.C. announce headline US tour for 2025
Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. share details of their 2025 run across the US (LouderSound)
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Alex Van Halen reveals that David Lee Roth asked Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos: “He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was”
In his new memoire, Brothers, Alex Van Halen says that David Lee Roth was “convinced he was going to be a movie star” so didn’t want the spotlight to shine too long on anyone else (LouderSound)
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Portals Festival announces more bands including Poly-Math, Spurv and Teiger and more…
Portals celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2025 at London’s EartH in Hackney on May 24 and 25 (LouderSound)
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“My absolute favourite colours in the world have always been purple and black”: Adidas reveals Black Sabbath x Aston Villa shirts and shoes
The shirts will soon be available to buy in very limited quantities (LouderSound)
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“Happy Halloween for all who believe, and much love to all who don’t”: Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward shares the eerie new poem, It’s Near
Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward unveils his latest original poem, It’s Near, in time for Halloween (LouderSound)
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“We’re no longer able to balance our life responsibilities with giving you the standard of art that you deserve”: Metallic hardcore firebrands Ithaca announce break-up, final headline show
The London hardcore beloveds will host their own Cremation Party at O2 Academy Islington in February (LouderSound)
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard drop new track Phantom Island and announce that they’ll be heading out on tour with an orchestra
“We have an orchestra now haha” (LouderSound)
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Paul Stanley defends Kiss’ “wholesome” history of groupies: “Nobody got hurt. Nobody ever walked away feeling disrespected or diminished”
Kiss’ Paul Stanley says that the band had a very “wholesome” relationship with their many groupies (LouderSound)
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The 1975 say they could be a “heavy” band – but they’re not because it “wasn’t new”
“Unless you’re Glassjaw, Converge, Refused or further than that, heavy is fucking lame” (LouderSound)
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“The kids who bought it didn’t ask, ‘Where’s Syd?’ They increasingly asked, ‘Who’s Syd?’” Meddle marked the point where Pink Floyd as we know them really began
Their 1971 album marked the move from experimental live band to studio-based architects, paving the way for a decade of dominance (LouderSound)
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The Maccabees have confirmed some of their support acts for All Points East, including Bombay Bicycle Club
The Maccabees are going to play their first show in eight years next summer, and they’ve unveiled some of the supports. Headlining All Points East on 24th August 2025, the performance at London’s Victoria Park will mark a decade since the release of their final album ‘Marks To Prove It’, which hit Number 1 in…
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“People say, ‘I never would have expected that to work.’ But we’re not just a gimmick – we want to create something new”: The Omnific’s two-bass line-up is a serious bid to redefine what the instrument can do
Australian trio’s second album The Law Of Augmenting Returns lays out their case for a rethink… they only wish Jaco Pastorius was alive to hear it (LouderSound)
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Among Equals designs broken but hopeful new identity for WRAP
How can branding help to communicate urgency and the dire state of the planet while still inspiring hope and optimism? Among Equals’ Nick May explains how to strike the balance. Global environmental action NGO WRAP has a new informative yet striking identity, designed by the London-based studio Among Equals. The goal of the rebrand was…
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Proving B2B Can Be Beautiful: Base Design’s new identity for the SCDH
© SCDH – Photography: Ramon Lehmann The global studio’s rebrand for the Swiss Center for Design and Health brings the centre’s pioneering healthcare to life with striking visuals and a clear, accessible identity. We discover more. It’s often assumed that B2B branding projects are, on the whole, not quite as interesting as their consumer-facing counterparts.…
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JDO serves up deliciously disturbing ice cream concept for Halloween
The Alchemist is ice cream done differently, from the packaging to the flavour itself. We learn more about this spooky treat just in time for All Hallows’ Day. Independent creative agency JDO has unveiled their latest Halloween concept, The Alchemist: a twisted take on ice cream that deliberately defies conventional flavour combinations to create an…
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“Backcombed head and sloped shoulders above the dreck of indie/goth rock revivalists”: Robert Smith charts his own grief and anxiety on The Cure’s sombre Songs Of A Lost World
“Backcombed head and sloped shoulders above the dreck of indie/goth rock revivalists”: Robert Smith charts his own grief and anxiety on The Cure’s sombre Songs Of A Lost World (LouderSound)
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“There are always fears and doubts lurking, because you’re opening yourself up in a completely raw way”: Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell on his new album and its guests, songwriting, AI, algorithm bots and AIC’s legacy
Jerry Cantrell’s new solo album I Want Blood features members of Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Faith No More (LouderSound)
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“The album is very rejoicing, it’s forward-thinking, it’s very positive and celebratory”: Ginger Wildheart on friendship, fans and the return of The Wildhearts
Two years on from their less than amicable split, The Wildhearts are back, re-energised, with a reconfigured line-up and live shows on the way (LouderSound)
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Tim “Herb” Alexander abruptly quits Primus after he “lost his passion for playing”
US prog metallers Primus’s live date in the Dominican Republic will go ahead with Tool’s Danny Carey filling in on drums (LouderSound)
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Wallows at Alexandra Palace, London confirms they are – and always were – destined for arenas
‘Model’ was built with big rooms in mind. Words: Abigail Firth.Photos: @/cloudyytots. Anthems are Wallows’ lifeblood, and for their debut headlining slot at London’s Alexandra Palace, they make sure you know it. First taking to the Great Hall stage in 2019 as the opening act for heroes Vampire Weekend, it was always certain they’d headline…
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“We worked out a way for the whole world to tune in”: King Crimson-affiliated act Beat announce global livestream of upcoming Los Angeles show
Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai and Danny Carey are currently on the road playing the music of 80s-era King Crimson (LouderSound)
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vegas water taxi have shared their new single ‘Birkenstocks’
vegas water taxi have shared their new single ‘birkenstocks’. The track was recorded by Folly Group’s Louis Milburn and features pedal steel from Melin Melyn’s Rhodri Brooks. It marks their first new music since last year’s debut album ‘things are gonna be alright’, and also the first release to feature the band’s new member Molly…
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Flying Lotus has surprise-released a new EP, ‘Spirit Box’
Flying Lotus has released a surprise new EP titled ‘Spirit Box’ via Warp Records. The eight-track EP features collaborations with Dawn Richard on ‘Let Me Cook’ and Sid Sriram on ‘The Lost Girls’, alongside three original tracks ‘Ajhussi’, ‘Garmonbozia’, and ‘Ingo Swann’. “It is happening again,” Flying Lotus says of his latest creative endeavours. His…
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TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe has signed to Sub Pop and shared his solo debut, new single ‘Magnetic’
TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe has signed to Sub Pop Records. Sharing new song ‘Magnetic’ alongside the announcement, the track marks his solo debut, and will appear on his forthcoming first solo album, set for release in 2025. Sub Pop Records co-founder Jonathan Poneman says of the signing, “We heartily welcome Tunde Adebimpe to…
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Grimes has remixed Magdalena Bay’s ‘Image’
Magdalena Bay have unveiled ‘Image (Grimes Special)’. The reworked track arrives ahead of the band’s television debut performance of the original version – from their second album ‘Imaginal Disk’ – on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. “While recently under house arrest for illegally creating a super species of extremely large naked guinea pigs, Grimes is tentatively returning…
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Alessi Rose has booked a UK and European headline tour for spring 2025
Alessi Rose has announced a headline tour of the UK and Europe. The run will take place in April 2025, with the London-based, Derby-born musician playing 11 headline shows in support of her second EP ‘For Your Validation’, including her first European dates. The tour announcement follows the release of her new single ‘imsochillandcool’, the…
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CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry has announced her debut solo album, ‘Vicious Creature’
Lauren Mayberry has announced her debut solo album ‘Vicious Creature’ alongside the release of a new track, ‘Crocodile Tears’. The Dork cover star has teamed up with producers Greg Kurstin, Matthew Korma, Tobias Jesso Jr., Ethan Gruska and Dan McDougall for the record, which explores themes of sexuality and empowerment. “So much of this process…
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The Dare has confirmed new UK and European headline shows for spring 2025
The Dare has announced a new set of UK and European tour dates. The shows will take place in March 2025, following his upcoming sold-out November run in celebration of his debut album ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’. The solo project of vocalist, songwriter and producer Harrison Patrick Smith has confirmed headline shows across Bristol,…
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“Normalizations” by Artist Andrew James McKay
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO announce more final ever dates
The Electric Orchestra have scheduled two more UK shows in addition to their final Hyde Park blow-out (LouderSound)
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INHALER are back with their new single ‘Your House’, with album number three on the way
INHALER have made their return with new single ‘Your House’. The 70s rock-inspired track features backing vocals from the House Gospel Choir, and was recorded with producer Kid Harpoon. “We’re an ambitious band that wants to create anthemic music, particularly when things feel so destructive,” says frontman Elijah Hewson. “‘Your House’ is about belonging to…
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Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, Avril Lavigne, Weezer, All Time Low, The Offspring and many more announced for When We Were Young 2025
When We Were Young festival 2025 is packing another monstrous lineup of pop punk, emo and alt rock superstars (LouderSound)
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“I have to either be in this band or I have to destroy it.” A chaotic interview with Slipknot from 1999
In 1999 Metal Hammer flew out to Memphis to meet Slipknot for the first time. A near-miss with SWAT teams, legions of fans and an insane show later, we knew they’d change the world (LouderSound)
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Wearing Out the Refrain: Bad Moves provide a soundtrack for unsettling times
Bad Moves discuss the ‘existential nausea’, dark humour, and collective songcraft behind their new power-pop album, ‘Wearing Out the Refrain’. Words: Rob Mair. “It’s exhausting to live in an oppressive world, and it’s exhausting because it doesn’t stop. It fucks with your sense of time. Repetition does that too,” says Bad Moves’ David Combs, as…
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“There are definite flashes of brilliance to be found here.” Prog metallers Vola evolve in (mostly) the right ways on fourth album Friend Of A Phantom
Vola continue to move their sound forward on album number four (LouderSound)
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“We will be playing new songs.” Killswitch Engage announce 2025 North American tour with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For A King and Frozen Soul
The kings of metalcore will hit the road next Spring! (LouderSound)
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Graham Gouldman announces Heart Full Of Songs Tour for 2025
Graham Gouldman will perform songs he’s written for 10cc and other artists, acoustically, throughout the UK in March (LouderSound)
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Order this exclusive Poppy bundle featuring a limited edition t-shirt and Metal Hammer cover
You can’t get this bundle anywhere else! (LouderSound)
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Soccer Mommy’s fourth album Evergreen is raw, relatable, and real – but lacks the musical innovation it needs to make it a true classic
Soccer Mommy – AKA Nashville songwriter Sophie Allison – has released her masterfully emotional fourth album Evergreen. But does its vulnerability strip away its ambition? (LouderSound)
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“It doesn’t wanna make us get out of bed”: Avenged Sevenfold won’t tour celebrating classic albums, says M. Shadows
If you were hoping for a City Of Evil 20th anniversary tour to happen next year, we have some bad news… (LouderSound)
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Mogwai to release new studio album The Bad Fire in January
Mogwai’s The Bad Fired draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band have endured in recent years (LouderSound)
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Wishy have shared new single ‘Planet Popstar’ ahead of their upcoming UK shows
Wishy have shared a new single titled ‘Planet Popstar’, taken from the sessions for their recent debut album ‘Triple Seven’. The track arrives as the band prepare for their upcoming UK, European and US tour dates, including appearances at both London’s Windmill and Pitchfork London festival. Speaking about the new track, Wishy’s Kevin Krauter explains:…
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Home Counties have announced an Independent Venue Week tour for January 2025
Home Counties have announced they will embark on a string of shows as part of Independent Venue Week 2025. Running from 27th January to 2nd February 2025, Independent Venue Week is an annual seven-day celebration of independent music and arts venues across the UK. Speaking about their involvement, Will Harrison says: “We’re buzzing to get…
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Wallice has shared new single ‘I Want You Yesterday’ ahead of her debut album ‘The Jester’
Wallice has shared her new single ‘I Want You Yesterday’. It’s the latest track taken from her upcoming debut album ‘The Jester’, set for release via Dirty Hit on 15th November, following previous singles ‘Heaven Has To Happen’, ‘The Opener’, ‘Gut Punch Love’, and ‘Deadbeat’. “‘I Want You Yesterday’ is the first song that I…
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Jamie xx is headlining London’s new Lido Festival in Victoria Park
Jamie xx has been announced as the first headliner for the newly created LIDO Festival. The event will take place in London’s Victoria Park on 7th June 2025 with a specially curated line-up that includes ‘In Waves’ collaborators Romy, Panda Bear, and John Glacier, alongside Arca, Sampha, DJ Gigola, Shy One, Wookie, and livwutang. Taking…
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Ghost’s 2025 tour will be a “phone-free experience”
Ghost famously banned phones from their L.A. concerts last year, and it seems the practice is here to stay (LouderSound)
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“Their albums hadn’t accomplished much. I went to see them and liked them, especially the new songs… I then witnessed their break-up”: How manager Dave Margereson rebuilt Supertramp and helped them deliver a set of classic prog albums
With an approach based on belief and cameraderie, the self-described captain of the band’s pirate ship steered them from failing pop group to hit records including Crime Of The Century and Breakfast In America (LouderSound)
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Playful branding for new country club summons the spirit of Caddyshack
Crafting a visual identity for Picklewood, a first-of-its-kind pickleball club and restaurant, was a tricky proposition. Local agency People People explain how they went about it. In case you didn’t know, Pickleball is a paddle sport enjoyed by millions worldwide. A cross between tennis, badminton, and table tennis, it’s played on a badminton doubles-sized court…
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Horizon Organic’s brand refresh celebrates three decades of pioneering organic diary
The work by Elmwood New York blends its trailblazing heritage with a bold vision for the future – featuring a cohesive visual system, updated messaging, and a revitalised mascot to strengthen Horizon Organic’s leadership in the competitive organic dairy market. Today, seeing the word ‘organic’ splashed across everything from butter to tampons would be highly…
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Designing Tom Holland’s non-alcoholic beer brand
CENTER founder Alex Center explains how they designed the BERO brand to “embrace the authentic history of beer while offering a modern twist”. British actor Tom Holland’s first-ever business venture is finally out in the world: a new premium non-alcoholic beer called BERO. The mission of this brand was clear—to offer non-alcoholic beer that’s celebrated,…
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Age UK unveils bold new campaign to ‘Change How We Age’
The charity wants to challenge society’s attitudes toward ageing with a powerful message across TV, social media, and OOH, urging a national conversation on valuing older people. In a society that values old paintings and antiques more than its ageing population, Age UK is calling for change. The charity’s latest campaign, Let’s Change How We…
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“I thought Free were from Alabama, because it sounded southern to me”: The Cold Stares’ seventh album is both a love letter to Kentucky and a call for unity in volatile times
Embracing their roots on record for the first time, The Cold Stares’ seventh album The Southern shares a vision of the South you won’t see from other musicians or the media (LouderSound)
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“It was terrifying being so vulnerable, but it was all or nothing”: Louise Patricia Crane’s album features three members of King Crimson and Jethro Tulls Ian Anderson – it’s also a work of beauty and darkness
Informed by childhood memories, Louise Patricia Crane’s new album is an intensely personal dark fantasia (LouderSound)
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ZZ Top announce Elevation Tour dates for 2025
The shows will hopefully give fans another chance to behold the majesty of Elwood Francis’s 17-string bass (LouderSound)
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“We’re now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes”: Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025
“We’re now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes”: Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025 (LouderSound)
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Down With Boring #0141: Sunday (1994)
Down With Boring – Dork’s sonic sanctuary of chaos and contemplation – returns with enough musical muscle to power a small indie disco (or at least your Monday evening existential crisis). Sunday (1994) are our special guests – a band who’ve mastered the art of making any emotion sound impossibly beautiful. Their debut EP sits…
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flipturn highlight toxic positivity with their new single, ‘Juno’
flipturn have released a new single, ‘Juno’. It’s a track from the US indie-rock band’s recently-announced second album ‘Burnout Days’, set for release on 24th January via Dualtone Records, and was born during a songwriting retreat when guitarist and synth player Mitch Fountain accidentally dropped his Juno (JU-06A) synthesiser, creating a sound that would become…
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Sunday (1994) are the special guests on tonight’s edition of Down With Boring
Down With Boring – Dork’s sonic sanctuary of chaos and contemplation – returns tonight (28th October) with enough musical muscle to power a small indie disco (or at least your Monday evening existential crisis). Sunday (1994) are our special guests – a band who’ve mastered the art of making any emotion sound impossibly beautiful. Their…
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Fan group petitions BBC for a Keith Emerson Prom
Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan group is spearheading a move to get Keith Emerson. and ELP recognised by the BBC’s annual proms programme (LouderSound)
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“Originally we said, ‘Let’s make an album about witchcraft’… but I supposed pyramid power was a sort of witchcraft, so we zeroed in on that”: When The Alan Parsons Project mixed magic with madness (without visiting Egypt)
Box set edition gives former Beatles and Pink Floyd engineer the chance to recall the crazy times and ambitious attitude that resulted in 1978’s Pyramid (LouderSound)
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Lankum’s Hammersmith Apollo show is spellbinding and dread-drenched. What a shame the crowd can’t shut the hell up
In spite of their particularly shouty crowd, Lankum give a dazzling performance at their biggest UK show to date (LouderSound)
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“While the romps through Bon Jovi territory won’t be to everyone’s taste, Brothers Of Metal pull it off.” Somehow, Sweden’s most flamboyant power metallers have got even more ludicrous with Fimbulvinter
Brothers Of Metal harness everything from 80s glam to gothic rock on their fun as hell third album (LouderSound)
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Ghost announce six-month 2025 world tour with UK, Europe, US, Mexico dates
Something wicked this way comes, as Papa Emeritus and his ghouls announce their return to the road (LouderSound)
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Tyler, the Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Label: Columbia RecordsReleased: 28th October 2024 Tyler, the Creator’s career comes in two phases, with 2017’s ‘Flower Boy’ serving as the boundary between the two. Before that album, Tyler (and Odd Future, the group he first found fame with) was known for close-to-the-bone subject matter, slur-peppered lyrics, and a kind of messy genius which was, in…
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Ghost have announced their biggest ever world tour
Ghost have announced their biggest world tour to date. The run includes over 55 shows across North America, Europe, the UK, and Mexico throughout 2025, kicking off on 15th April at Manchester’s AO Arena. The global run also includes the band’s first-ever performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden on 22nd July. Tickets go on…
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“The Promised Night” by Photographer Alfonso Bricegno
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Dorie Jackson to release second solo album Stupid Says Run in January
Dorie Jackson enlists the help of Kaprekar’s Constant bandmates, including her father, David Jackson, on new solo album (LouderSound)
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TOMORROW X TOGETHER have revealed the tracklisting for ‘The Star Chapter: Sanctuary’
TOMORROW X TOGETHER have unveiled the tracklist for their forthcoming seventh mini album, ‘The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY’. The six-track collection will be headed up by the lead single ‘Over The Moon’, alongside ‘Heaven’, ‘Danger’, ‘Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)’, ‘Forty One Winks’, and ‘Higher Than Heaven’. All members of TOMORROW X TOGETHER have contributed to…
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Kid Kapichi have released their new single ‘Newsnight’, along with a load of tour dates
Kid Kapichi have released a new single ‘Newsnight’. The track is taken from the digital deluxe version of their album ‘There Goes The Neighbourhood’, out now on Spinefarm. The expanded edition features two new songs – ‘Newsnight’ and ‘The Sun Never Sets On Planet Cool’ – alongside live recordings of ‘Artillery’ and ‘New England’ featuring…
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared a new video for ‘Freedom Of The Night’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released a new video for ‘Freedom Of The Night’. The new single coincides with Sophie announcing her biggest ever UK headline tour for May and June 2025. The run of dates includes a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with tickets going on general sale from 1st November. “This year has been…
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Goat deliver a “primal, free-flow of noise” for “a night of dizzying dance-filled fun” at their sold-out Troxy show
Swedish troupe Goat get the room moving to their unique fusion of Pagan rock, afrobeats and tantric psychedelia (LouderSound)
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Ross From Friends’ side-project Bubble Love has announced a self-titled debut album
Bubble Love has announced his self-titled debut album. Set for release on 6th December 2024 via Scarlet Tiger, the project, which marks a new direction for UK electronic musician Felix Clary Weatherall, known for his work as Ross From Friends, is accompanied by two new singles, ‘Double Caper’ and ‘Hate’. The ten-track self-titled collection features…
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The Agenda Setter: Watch the indie throne – The Maccabees are back
WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK Returning to headline All Points East next summer, for The Maccabees, the best endings are just new beginnings in disguise. Words: Stephen Ackroyd. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY The thing about goodbyes is that they’re terribly unreliable narrators. Back in 2017, The Maccabees bid farewell at Alexandra…
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The Big Ones: Tyler, The Creator is turning monochrome into colour with ‘CHROMAKOPIA’
The big releases you need to hear from the week ahead. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY With their fifth studio album, ‘The Great Impersonator’, set to drop on Friday (25th October), the New Jersey-born shape-shifter is about to take us on a time-travelling odyssey that would make The Doctor’s head spin. Words: Dan Harrison. Tyler,…
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The Track Forecast: Lady Gaga knows exactly the medicine pop needs with ‘Disease’
Music meteorology: predicting the next wave of megahits and earworms with the tracks they’re teasing and releasing now. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY Gaga is back, she’s not doing jazz, and she knows exactly what pop music needs. Words: Dan Harrison. Lady Gaga has always been pop’s most committed method actor. While her contemporaries dabble…
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Get Out: Glass Animals are heading on tour and out of this world
Leave the house? Seems quite likely with all of this going on. FOLLOW THE AGENDA ON SPOTIFY GIG OF THE WEEK Glass Animals Glass Animals are about to launch their latest intergalactic spectacle, the Tour of Earth – a name that lands somewhere between cosmic irony and emotional truth-telling. Starting at Dublin’s 3Arena on 30th…
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Snow Patrol, Sting and Fatboy Slim will headline Latitude 2025
Latitude Festival has announced Snow Patrol, Fatboy Slim, and Sting as headliners for 2025. The event is set to take place at Henham Park, Suffolk, from 24th July to 27th July, with tickets going on sale from 30th October. “We are delighted to play Latitude again!” Snow Patrol comment. “We’ve had so many amazing memories…
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Third Korn x Adidas merch drop announced
All Day, I Dream About Swag (LouderSound)
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The Maccabees are back and they’re headlining All Points East
After a bit of online teasing, The Maccabees have announced their first show in eight years. Headlining All Points East on 24th August 2025, the performance at London’s Victoria Park will mark a decade since the release of their final album ‘Marks To Prove It’, which hit Number 1 in the UK. The band are…
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Faith No More are on “semi-permanent hiatus”, says keyboardist
The alt-metal pioneers haven’t performed together since 2016 (LouderSound)
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“Much of Sub Rosa In Æternum is music to imbibe bedecked in a ruff and cape…and it’s delicious.” Tribulation’s sixth album is the perfect goth rock digestif to wrap up spooky season
Tribulation continue to flirt with the gothic rock flourishes they’ve moved towards in recent years (LouderSound)
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“Unrestrained, progressively complex and compelling – there isn’t a weak album among the four”: Fish and Marillion were only together for a seven-year period, but it’s what they did with it that counts
11 songs from the era when the charismatic Scotsman and Aylesbury’s finest prog adventurers defined a musical identity that defied dismissal (LouderSound)
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Raw Materials on winning D&AD’s Design Studio of the Year by being unusual
John Roescher, Pablo Marques and Jennifer Allen of Raw Materials How do you win one of the design industry’s biggest awards within only a year of being founded? We chatted with John Roescher, Pablo Marques, and Jennifer Allen to learn the secrets of their distinctive approach. Each year, D&AD, the global association of creative advertising…
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Hotlist 2025: the 25 most popular design studios, as voted for by their peers
Photograph by DixonBaxi Looking for a little motivation today? Every creative should know about these 25 design studios and learn from their inspiring work. In a world overflowing with creativity and design innovation, there are thousands of outstanding design studios to be inspired by. Some of these make a lot of effort to publicise their…
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Hotlist 2025: the best graphic design books, as voted for by designers
Palette Perfect by Sara Caldas. Image courtesy of Counter-Print Want to know which graphic design books are most useful? We asked the creative community to vote, and here are the results. In the world of graphic design, you never stop learning and staying up-to-date with the latest trends and techniques is crucial. But it’s also…
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Rabbithole on the sensitivity challenges of branding Leeds’ big ideas festival
Leeds International Festival of Ideas covers some tricky topics, so the branding and visual assets needed to be sensitive. Rabbithole explains how it developed it. Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) is an annual event that brings together leading thinkers, innovators, and creatives to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time. Taking…
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Rabbithole on the sensitivity challenges of branding Leeds’ big ideas festival
Leeds International Festival of Ideas covers some tricky topics, so the branding and visual assets needed to be sensitive. Rabbithole explains how it developed it. Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) is an annual event that brings together leading thinkers, innovators, and creatives to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time. Taking…
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“This is a fired-up performance – a man determined to prove everyone wrong”: Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings’ classic Band On The Run
Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle (LouderSound)
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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including Larkin Poe, The Sheepdogs, Beth Hart (featuring Slash) and five other players, performers and portrayers, each another’s audience outside the gilded cage (LouderSound)
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It’s all gone spectacularly Halloween-shaped in the Fripp-Willcox household
Watch aghast as Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp wrestle David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) into the grave (LouderSound)
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Watch Avenged Sevenfold play setlist made up of tracks from Waking The Fallen and City Of Evil at special fan club show in California
Avenged Sevenfold thrill fans at sweaty throwback 25th anniversary show packed with early favourites (LouderSound)
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