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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Stand up and be counted” (LouderSound)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“What a tragic loss” (LouderSound)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Velvet Sundown have come clean (LouderSound)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Ozzy Osbourne x Jolie Beauty drop will land next week (LouderSound)

I decided to try out every weird experience I could possibly find at Glasto, and I’ll never look at the festival in the same way again (LouderSound)

Wolf Alice have announced that their new single ‘The Sofa’ is set for release on 11th July. Announcing the news online following their Glastonbury set over the weekend, they comment: “We can’t wait for you to hear it in full.” ‘The Sofa’ follows ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ as the latest preview of ‘The Clearing’, with the…

If you’re lucky enough to squeeze into this one, congratulations – your sweat glands may never forgive you. SON Estrella Galicia’s latest basement blowout sees London’s finest purveyors of emotional carnage, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, cram their six-piece sonic storm into the Sebright Arms – and somehow make it feel intimate, explosive, and utterly essential all at once.…

With Glastonbury Festival over for another year, we look back on our favourite weird and wonderful acts (LouderSound)

A seemingly non-existent band have more than half a million Spotify ‘listeners’, but the numbers they’re piling up are just as shallow and meaningless as the computer-generated music they spit out (LouderSound)

From genre-defining early cuts to underrated gems, these are the Black Sabbath songs you need in your life (LouderSound)

CHVRCHES have made their live return, performing for the first time since 2023 at a special event celebrating the launch of video game Death Stranding 2: On The Beach at London’s Here at Outernet. The band appeared as surprise musical guests at the event, performing ‘Death Stranding’, their contribution to the original game’s soundtrack. The…

Synth prog trio Arcadea, featuring Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, will release secind album, The Exodus Of Gravity, in August (LouderSound)

BTS are set to return with new music and a world tour in spring 2026, the group have announced during their first joint livestream since completing their military service. The seven-piece group revealed they will begin working on new material in the United States from July 2025, with plans to release their first album since…

Roger Waters concert film This Is Not A Drill – Live From Prague The Movie opens in cinemas worldwide in July. The soundtrack will be released in August (LouderSound)

The track is taken from Jinjer’s latest studio album Duél (LouderSound)

Driven by a gritty bass riff, The Stranglers’ Top 10 hit Peaches is nearly 50 years old, but it’s still a must-play by today’s version of the band (LouderSound)

F or the past ten years, Finn Wolfhard has been kept busy playing Mike Wheeler, a Dungeons & Dragons-loving nerd in Netflix’s coming-of-age sci-fi megahit Stranger Things. Leading a gang of plucky outsiders, he’s had to deal with growing up before TikTok and with a terrifying beast from an alternate dimension who wants to destroy…

Rizzle Kicks have announced a series of UK headline shows for November 2025, following their sold-out March tour and upcoming performance at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. The British duo, comprising Jordan Stephens and Harley Sulé, will perform across six cities including Bristol, Cambridge, Norwich, Birmingham, Newcastle and Liverpool. The tour announcement follows the release of their…

Listen to the post-grunge icons’ take on I Don’t Wanna Hear It by hardcore legends Minor Threat (LouderSound)

flowerovlove has shared a new single titled ‘new friends’, accompanied by a visualiser video. The track, which addresses the aftermath of being friend-zoned, follows her recent performance opening for Olivia Rodrigo at London’s Hyde Park. The 20-year-old Londoner recently completed select support dates with Halsey in the United States, where she debuted the new track…

Aitch has announced a headline show at The Warehouse Project, marking his only UK performance this year. The BRIT Award-winning rapper will return to Depot Mayfield on 29th October, performing tracks from his latest album ‘4’, which reached the Top 10 following its release. The Manchester rapper recently made a surprise appearance during Bou’s set…

BTS are set to release their first-ever live album ‘PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE’ on 18th July, alongside a digital code release ‘BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – SEOUL’. The live album captures performances from the group’s ‘PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE’ tour series, which began in October 2021 with an online…

Frost Children are teasing their third album ‘SISTER’, set for release via True Panther and Dirty Hit, with new single ‘Falling’. The sibling duo’s latest track explores emotional vulnerability, accompanied by a Lotus Blossom-directed music video. The release follows their previous single ‘CONTROL’, which arrived with visuals from Ben Turok. “‘Falling’ is the double feeling…

TOMORROW X TOGETHER have confirmed more details for their fourth studio album ‘The Star Chapter: TOGETHER’, set for release on 21st July. The eight-track record concludes the group’s ‘The Star Chapter’ series, featuring lead single ‘Beautiful Strangers’ alongside tracks ‘Upside Down Kiss’, ‘Ghost Girl’, ‘Sunday Driver’, ‘Dance With You’, ‘Take My Half’, ‘Bird of Night’,…

The Beatles have been gone for more than half a century, but their shadow still looms large over rock music and rock musicians – and these are their best albums (LouderSound)

Van der Graaf Generator frontman Peter Hammill will play shows in Edinburgh, Manchester and London (LouderSound)

Tobias Forge, aka Papa V Perpetua, talks dark matters and working towards a “newer, better, bigger” Ghost (LouderSound)

A nearly forgotten 1974 afternoon show, with an audience of 100 and a short-lived Mothers line-up, rises from the avant-prog titan’s basement (LouderSound)

The official programme Back To The Beginning is a unique collaboration between Black Sabbath, the Big Issue, and Metal Hammer and Classic Rock (LouderSound)

Saxon aim to be back on the road in late August (LouderSound)

When the Police and King Crimson men got together, the result was two well-received albums and a stack of forgotten material – finally released – that they can’t believe wasn’t used in the 80s (LouderSound)

Meet The Velvet Sundown, the world’s new favourite AI-generated rock stars (LouderSound)

Olivia Rodrigo thrills on the opening night of London’s BST Hyde Park festival (LouderSound)

“I think we did Mr Flint proud” (LouderSound)

From who’s playing to how to stream it, we answer all your questions about this summer’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza (LouderSound)

Limp Bizkit’s run of North American shows supporting Metallica wrapped up last week (LouderSound)

From punk, metal and hardcore bands bringing the heavy to surprise sets and emotional tributes, Glasto 2025 had it all (LouderSound)

Dublin’s Sprints bring new songs – and Kate Nash – to Glastonbury’s Woodsies Stage (LouderSound)

Featuring the Rolling Stones, His Lordship, Ashley McBryde and five other good old-fashioned lover boys and girls (LouderSound)

The seminal drummer says he doesn’t “give an ‘F’” as he records his first solo efforts in 10 years (LouderSound)

The Pete and Carl Show returns to Worthy Farm (LouderSound)

When you’re one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, headlining major festivals across the globe with a catalogue of anthems that fans have cherished since their release, a boiling summer day in Hyde Park proves the perfect setting to celebrate. When it comes to defining an era, Olivia Rodrigo has become that voice.…

Turnstile have announced a UK and European headline tour for late 2025, following their recent performances at Outbreak Fest and Glastonbury Festival. The band, who released their latest album ‘Never Enough’ earlier this month, will embark on the extensive run of dates with support from The Garden and High Vis. The tour includes shows at…

Hardcore’s good time boys will trek across Europe in October and November (LouderSound)

The nu metal-era stars put up a graphic at their London concert on Sunday, potentially hinting towards something happening on July 10 (LouderSound)

Lewis Capaldi has announced a new UK and Ireland arena tour, set to take place this September. The Scottish singer-songwriter will perform across multiple cities following his recent return to live performance at Glastonbury. During his set on the Pyramid Stage, Capaldi performed a selection of hits including ‘Before You Go’, ‘Grace’, ‘Hold Me While…

It starts, as bratty things often do, with a challenge. As Charli xcx appears centre stage, lit like a warehouse rave, she doesn’t greet the Glastonbury crowd with a warm hello or a gentle build. She launches directly into the Shygirl remix of ‘365’, a track already breathless in its original form, now refitted as…

Haim’s secret slot on the Park Stage is hardly clandestine. By the time the trio appear, the surroundings look like a living duvet of bucket hats and biodegradable glitter: word has spread, and Worthy Farm’s amateur sleuths have staked out every blade of grass. When Danielle, Este and Alana stride on, the surge of recognition…

By this point, calling Wolf Alice the most consistently brilliant band of their generation feels a bit like calling the sky blue or the Glastonbury toilets harrowing – a statement of such crushing obviousness it barely merits repeating. Still, there’s something about watching them return to this festival now, on the cusp of their fourth…

In these difficult times, it could be a masochistic experience for some – but it’s thoughtful, sensitive and worth it (LouderSound)

75,000 fans attended Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives show at the London Stadium (LouderSound)

Joined by Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, Motörhead’s Another Perfect Day has increased in stature over the years – just don’t mention the shorts (LouderSound)

From fruitful fusion forays to gentle world acoustica, the revered guitarist has covered a lot of ground since joining Return To Forever at the age of 20 (LouderSound)

The frolicsome pair’s cover of I Wanna Be Sedated is exactly as lively as you’d expect (LouderSound)

No offence Jarvis, but THIS is hardcore (LouderSound)

“A fantastic celebration of a legendary artist” (LouderSound)

Zach Bryan at Hyde Park: 20-somethings sing along with his songs about death, trauma and loss, like they are party anthems (LouderSound)

The band that helped create thrash pretty much killed it (LouderSound)

Two Classic Rock writers go toe-to-toe over the Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath guitar legends (LouderSound)

Jesus, grunge and near death experiences – the story of cult Texan rockers King’s x has it all (LouderSound)

Local MP and pressure groups force the cancellation of Marilyn Manson’s show in Brighton, England in October (LouderSound)

Since reuniting in 2022, every Glasto secret set has been greeted with hushed whispers and fervent hopes that Jarvis and co would finally be making their return to the farm. 2022 – no Pulp, 2023 – no Pulp, 2024? Nope, still not there. As you may have guessed from this preamble (and the giant PULP…

Kneecap have had a bumpy ride of late, with the rap group’s vocal support for Palestine resulting in member Mo Chara being charged with terrorism offences and becoming the latest punching bag of far-right grifters who have nothing better to do. Oh, and Keir Starmer said it was “inappropriate” that they were playing, because he’s…

With just days to go until new album ‘Moisturiser’ is released, it still feels like Wet Leg are incapable of putting a foot wrong. A flawless debut album and a run of pre-release singles for the follow-up which are just as good, they stride out to a well-deserved mob of fans. Singer Rhian Teasdale has…

What were you doing when you were 21? Whatever it was, we don’t think it’ll top Alessi Rose, who was selling out an entire UK and European tour in mere minutes. Yes, she’s a pop megastar in the making, and it feels like everyone at the Other Stage got the memo. 11:30am on Saturday can…

Drummer Away recalls the Canadian outfit’s rapid transition from thrash over the course of their first four albums (LouderSound)

Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going… (LouderSound)

Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown (LouderSound)

Mammoth name is a tribute to Wolfgang’s late father Eddie Van Halen (LouderSound)

See photo of Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne at Black Sabbath mural in Birmingham (LouderSound)

Common People? No, national treasures (LouderSound)

“The crowd in front of the Other Stage is a bubbling sea of pits, dancing, headbanging and fist-pumping” (LouderSound)

You’ll find few hotter acts in the edm scene right now than Fcukers (LouderSound)

“An illness in the band is going to prevent us from playing Glastonbury tonight” (LouderSound)

This one-off union of two British rock superstars actually happened (LouderSound)

Kreator’s second album, Pleasure To Kill, proved that America didn’t have the monopoly on thrash (LouderSound)

Read Louder’s eyewitness account of what went down at the most controversial festival performance of the decade, Kneecap at Glasto (LouderSound)

Wolf Alice will perform on Glastonbury’s Other Stage on Sunday evening – here’s how you can catch their set live no matter where you are (LouderSound)

Friendship or rivalry? A little bit of both (LouderSound)

We’ve got Ozzy to thank for Robert Trujillo’s signature onstage move (LouderSound)

Every dog has its day, and that day was June 27 for Fat Dog (LouderSound)

This is how you headline the Pyramid Stage (LouderSound)

Yes drummer Alan White’s lone solo album, 1976’s Ramshackled, will be reissued in September (LouderSound)

We’ve got Ozzy to thank for Robert Trujillo’s signature onstage move (LouderSound)

John Lee’s Barclay James Harvest will release new studio album, Relativity, in October (LouderSound)

The Prodigy will headline The Other Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday night – here’s how you can watch their set no matter where you are (LouderSound)

The Boss owned the 1980s thanks to landmark albums The River, Nebraska and Born In The USA (LouderSound)

Linkin Park are among the most successful and influential bands the entire nu metal movement ever produced (LouderSound)

Long overshadowed by illustrious predecessor Tubular Bells, his 1974 hymn to the British landscape has never sounded so brooding or beautiful (LouderSound)

It’s 30 years since Dave Grohl kicked off a game-changing second act, and this was the record that started it all. (LouderSound)

Biffy Clyro kickstart the weekend on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage blending the anthemic with the angular, the emotional and the straight-up eccentric (LouderSound)

“What this moment is making me realise is that I probably am the best. I’m probably the best songwriter of my generation. A poet, that’s what I am. Generational wordsmith. I just wanted to remind you. The next couple of minutes. These lyrics, this poetry. I bleed for you.” The sun is slipping behind Worthy Farm,…

Chino Moreno and co will play the Other Stage this year, their first Glasto performance since 1998 – here’s how you can watch their set no matter where you are (LouderSound)

Would it surprise you to learn that we thought CMAT’s set was really, really (really) good? We hope not, seeing as she’s one of our Dork 100 cover stars and also the best pop star around. The world has finally caught up with our love for Dunboyne’s greatest cultural export, with a whopping great Pyramid…

Lorna Shore, Papa Roach and Witch Club Satan are among the best new metal songs this week, plus new cuts from Sinsaenum, Halestorm, Scene Queen and more. (LouderSound)

English Teacher have been announced as the second headliner for Rockaway Beach 2026, joining the indoor festival at Butlin’s Bognor Regis from 2nd-4th January. The current Mercury Prize winners are set to perform alongside previously announced acts including Public Image Ltd, Dry Cleaning, and Idlewild at the three-day event. Low Harness, Whitelands, and Mandrake Handshake…

BETWEEN FRIENDS have shared new single ‘XD’, the latest preview of their upcoming album ‘WOW!’. The Los Angeles alt-pop duo’s new track arrives alongside a music video, released via 10K Projects. The song follows previous singles ‘American Bitch’, ‘DJ’, and ‘1234567’ from their sophomore album, which is set for release on 1st August. ‘WOW!’ features…

Reading trio doops have dropped their new single ‘everything’s fine’, out via Hot Earth Records. The track marks the first release on the newly established imprint (HER001), and was recorded with engineer Shuta Shinoda at Farm Road Studios. The single was mixed and mastered by the band themselves. “This one came out of frustration,” explains…

Dove Cameron has returned with new single ‘Romeo’, accompanied by a music video directed by Curry Sicong Tian. The track marks Cameron’s third single following ‘Too Much’ and ‘French Girls’, continuing the direction established on her EP ‘Alchemical: Volume 1’. “‘Romeo’ is about a love that feels mythic – a love that feels fated, all…

KATSEYE have released their new EP ‘BEAUTIFUL CHAOS’ via HYBE x Geffen Records, accompanied by a video for their latest single ‘Gameboy’. The five-track EP explores themes of identity in the digital age, following their debut EP ‘SIS (Soft Is Strong)’. The release features collaborations with Justin Tranter, Andrew Watt, John Ryan, and Kristin Carpenter.…

d4vd and Stray Kids’ Hyunjin have released their collaborative single ‘Always Love’. The track combines d4vd’s signature sound with Hyunjin’s vocals, exploring themes of desire and acceptance through alternating verses. “This was a true full circle moment,” d4vd explains. “Hyunjin mentioned me in an interview last year then I mentioned him on the radio when…

Kim Petras has released new single ‘Polo’, marking the start of her next musical chapter. The track, co-produced by Petras alongside Margo XS and Nightfeelings with additional production from atlgrandma, features distorted synths and club-influenced beats. “Polo was the first song that kinda reset all of the music I was working on. It makes me…

Olivia Rodrigo has brought her GUTS World Tour Bus experience to London ahead of her headline performance at American Express presents BST Hyde Park on 27th June. The bus installation, which features replicas of Rodrigo’s tour outfits and a vanity station, was open to the public at Bishops Square, Spitalfields Market yesterday (26th June), before…

The Aces are set to release their new album ‘Gold Star Baby’ via SoundOn, alongside new single ‘You Got Me’. The disco-pop record marks the band’s fourth album, following 2023’s ‘I’ve Loved You For So Long’. The new single sees the four-piece exploring the early stages of falling in love. “This song is about that…

aespa have returned with new single ‘Dirty Work’, released via SM Entertainment / Virgin Records. The K-pop group’s latest track showcases KARINA, GISELLE, WINTER, and NINGNING exploring their lower vocal registers, while the accompanying music video was filmed at a Hyundai Steel plant. ‘Dirty Work’ comes in multiple versions, including an English language version, an…

Lydia Night has announced her debut solo album ‘Parody of Pleasure’, set for release on 8th August via Warner Records. The former frontwoman of The Regrettes has also shared her latest single ‘Gutter’, alongside its accompanying music video which she co-directed with Ramisha Sattar. Speaking about the new track, Night says: “I was listening to…

Rivers Cuomo and his geek rock cohorts will hit Glastonbury’s the Other Stage on Saturday afternoon – here’s how you can watch their set no matter where you are (LouderSound)

Reneé Rapp has released her new single ‘Mad’, taken from her upcoming second studio album ‘BITE ME’. The track arrives alongside a music video featuring Rapp and Alexandra Shipp, set in a hotel room where the narrative follows the breakdown of a relationship. The visual depicts escalating acts of defiance in response to persistent indifference.…

Lewis Capaldi has returned with his first new single in two years, ‘Survive’, released via Capitol Records. The track addresses Capaldi’s experiences following his appearance at Glastonbury 2023, where the Pyramid Stage crowd supported him through an emotional performance. The song explores themes of mental health, self-doubt and resilience. ‘Survive’ sees Capaldi collaborate with RØMANS,…

Cool new proggy sounds from Moundrag, Barrens, Hemebestormer and more in Prog’s Tracks Of The Week (LouderSound)

flowerovlove has shared her new single ‘new friends’, released ahead of her support slot with Olivia Rodrigo at London’s Hyde Park. The track, which arrives as a follow-up to Valentine’s Day release ‘I’ve seen ur ex’, explores the aftermath of a relationship breakdown. “new friends is a conversational summery pop phenomenon about the state after…

Prog has teamed up with Marillion to produce this exclusive t-shirt celebrating the 30th anniversary of Afraid Of Sunlight (LouderSound)

Lorde released her fourth album today. There was also a ‘TBA’ slot on the Glastonbury lineup today, and Lorde said in an interview that she would “see if [she could] pull some strings and get there”. To the shock of absolutely nobody that was paying attention then, Lorde took to the Woodsies stage at half eleven in…

In 1990 Faith No More teamed up with Ozzy Osbourne and James Hetfield to play War Pigs. But after the show, FNM drummer Mike Bordin recalls consoling a downcast Ozzy (LouderSound)

The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga’s band The Yagas draw on everything from Nine Inch Nails and Judas Priest to The Cure and AC/DC (LouderSound)

Three generations of punk icons share a stage at Norwegian festival for one-off collaboration (LouderSound)

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY “We just want to make music that will help people feel something,” says Hot Milk’s Hannah Mee. On their 2023 debut album ‘A Call To The Void’, that meant mining their personal experiences to create emotionally complex guitar anthems that flirted with dance, indie and pop. The follow-up, ‘Corporation P.O.P.’, is…

Before they invented heavy metal, Black Sabbath were a blue band called Earth… (LouderSound)

The Boss’s magnificent missing chapters, now finally published (LouderSound)

Boston, created by reclusive genius Tom Scholz, flew high but fell so far (LouderSound)

The guitarist/vocalist found his way back to music with help from his partner Louise Patricia Crane. Now he has several projects brewing, including Crimson-related material (LouderSound)

True life informs the versatile guitarist’s first post-Crimson solo release, with plenty to pique interest even if it veers away from traditional prog (LouderSound)

Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge was originally received with a shrug, but time has only emphasised its quiet brilliance (LouderSound)

Old songs, new clothes (LouderSound)

Members of Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, and later-generation musicians are among 30 artists who choose their favourite performances to mark a decade since the bass powerhouse’s death (LouderSound)

“Final” shows have been added to the band’s Aussie schedule (LouderSound)

The UK’s premier proprietor of grime metal makes a big impact on the Greenpeace stage (LouderSound)

Biffy Clyro will hit Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Friday night – here’s how you can watch their set no matter where you are (LouderSound)

Alanis Morissette will play on the Pyramid Stage on Friday might – here’s how you can watch the singer/songwriter’s set no matter where you are (LouderSound)

Could cult desert rock legends Kyuss rise again? Josh Homme offers fans a glimmer of hope (LouderSound)

Plan out your Glasto viewing schedule so you don’t miss a beat throughout the festival weekend (LouderSound)

RATM hit out at politicians who’ve created a climate of fear among immigrants to the US (LouderSound)

Lorde has hinted at a potential surprise performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, sharing an image of the Woodsies tent on her Instagram Stories ahead of the event. The timing appears significant, with an unannounced slot scheduled for 11:30 am on 27th June coinciding with the release of her fourth album, ‘Virgin’. Speaking to Jo…

Metal stardom has long been synonymous with drinking and excess. However, the genre’s musicians are giving up alcohol younger and younger. We investigate why. (LouderSound)

Kneecap have teased an upcoming announcement scheduled for 6pm this evening, ahead of their appearance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The Irish hip-hop trio are set to perform on the West Holts stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday 28th June at 4pm. The group shared a brief message on Instagram stating: “Important message coming. 6pm…

The 1975 have reportedly invested heavily in their upcoming Glastonbury headline performance, spending four times their performance fee on production costs. The Manchester band are set to top the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm tomorrow (27th June), marking their only live appearance of 2025. They share headline billing with Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo. The…

Prog and Metal Hammer are partnering with this year’s post-rock and prog metal two-day event Pelagic Fest (LouderSound)

Look out for cameos from Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor in one of TV’s most iconic adverts (LouderSound)

We talk to all four members of Sabbath ahead of their final show, taking place in the city where they started heavy metal (LouderSound)

Good Charlotte announce details of their follow-up to 2018’s Generation Rx (LouderSound)

The 1975 are headlining Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage on Friday night – here’s how to catch their set live from anywhere (LouderSound)

Metallica’s six-string king has his sights firmly set on the future (LouderSound)

The Beaches have shared new single ‘Touch Myself’, taken from their upcoming third studio album ‘No Hard Feelings’. The Canadian alt-rock group’s latest track explores themes of heartbreak, with the song arriving as the fourth single from their forthcoming record, due 29th August. “Touch Myself is a song about being so heartbroken you can’t even…

Ghostwoman have shared new single ‘Levon’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Welcome to the Civilized World’, set for release on 5th September via Full Time Hobby. The Belgium/Canada-based duo of Evan Uschenko and Ille van Dessel have crafted their fourth album between the two countries over a two-year period, recording between locations including a friend’s…

TOMORROW X TOGETHER have announced their fourth studio album ‘The Star Chapter: TOGETHER’, set to arrive on 21st July. The K-pop group’s new record serves as the final instalment of their ‘The Star Chapter’ series and marks their first full-length album since ‘The Name Chapter: FREEFALL’, which arrived in October 2023. The announcement was accompanied…

Blood Orange has released ‘The Field’, marking his first new song in three years. The track, written and produced by Dev Hynes, features collaborations with The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Daniel Cesar, and regular Blood Orange contributors Caroline Polacheck and Eva Tolkin. Hynes has also directed an accompanying music video for the release. The new…

The words “scheduling conflict” rear their ugly head (LouderSound)

Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance (LouderSound)

Led Zeppelin may have shunned singles, but they wrote some of rock’s most iconic songs – and here are 50 of the very best (LouderSound)

It seems that Brent Hinds’ exit from Mastodon may not have been entirely amicable (LouderSound)

Wolf Alice have announced their new single ‘The Sofa’, the second track to be taken from their upcoming album ‘The Clearing’. The track follows the release of recent single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’, with the full album set to arrive on 29th August. “After the love you showed for ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’, we’re feeling all kinds…

If you haven’t managed to secure tickets for Oasis’ sold-out Live 25 world tour, all is not yet lost (LouderSound)

‘Patchwork’ are playing Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Saturday evening, but they’re keeping their true identity a secret, and it’s driving The Internet crazy (LouderSound)

Pale Waves have announced the Still Smitten Tour, a series of dates across the UK and Ireland set to take place this October. The Manchester alt-pop outfit will begin the run at Sunderland’s The Old Fire Station on 13th October, with shows continuing through to a final date at Cyprus Avenue, Cork on 30th October.…

Five days ago, Shame were supporting Wunderhorse at London’s Alexandra Palace. Now, they’re announcing their new album ‘Cutthroat’ and preparing for a sold-out gig at Brixton Jamm where they’ll play the new material in its entirety. We’re not sure what the world record is for shifting album campaigns, but ‘under a week’ has got to…

Giant Steps traces Derek Shulman’s career from Simon Dupree & The Big Sound through Gentle Giant to record executive working with Bon Jovi, Dream Theater, AC/DC and more… (LouderSound)

The Vangelis soundtrack for Ridley Scott’s epic 1492: Conquest Of Paradise will be reissued on coloured vinyl and CD in August (LouderSound)

Glastonbury isn’t the only major UK festival launching this week (LouderSound)

Drawing on Shinto, sci-fi and traditional Japanese folk, Kuunatic are one of metal’s most fascinating new bands (LouderSound)

“Futique is an exploration of ideas, objects or relationships that exist across time.” Biffy Clyro announce new album Futique (LouderSound)

hard life are teasing their new album ‘onion’, set for release on 18th July via Island EMI, with new single ‘y3llow bike’. The track follows previous singles ‘othello’ and ‘OGRE’, with the new album marking the band’s first full-length release since their recent legal battles. The record was primarily created in Tokyo, where Murray Matravers…

Biffy Clyro have announced their new album ‘Futique’, set for release on 26th September. The Scottish trio’s latest offering follows their recent single ‘A Little Love’, which topped the UK’s Official Vinyl Singles Chart after premiering as Radio 1’s Hottest Record and receiving its live debut at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Frontman Simon Neil explains…

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) have announced a new merchandise line called ‘Lifelines’, featuring donated lyrics from artists including Blossoms, Inhaler, Fontaines DC, and Tom Walker. The initiative, which aims to raise funds for CALM’s suicide prevention work, will release a series of t-shirts featuring hope-focused lyrics from each artist. The collection launches with Blossoms’…

A new documentary exploring the global BTS ARMY fandom is set for a limited theatrical release, beginning 30th July through Trafalgar Releasing. ‘Forever We Are Young’, directed by Grace Lee and Patty Ahn, examines the worldwide impact of BTS’s fandom, which currently stands at 90 million members globally. The documentary follows ARMY members across various…

The Beths are set to release their fourth album ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’ via ANTI- Records on 29th August, alongside sharing new single ‘No Joy’. The New Zealand quartet – Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce, Benjamin Sinclair, and Tristan Deck – explore themes of existential vertigo and cyclical personal growth on their latest full-length. The…

Sarah Maison has announced new single ‘Exister’, out today (25th June) via Capitane Records. The French alternative pop artist’s latest track marks a continuation of the sonic evolution displayed on her previous EPs, ‘Sarah Maison’ and ‘Soleils’, released in 2018 and 2021 respectively. “Exister is an ode to nature and a reflection on the absurdity…

Deafheaven have announced a twenty-five date European and UK tour for autumn/winter 2025, following the release of their new album ‘Lonely People With Power’ and recent performance at Outbreak fest. The San Francisco band have also recently shared a short film for album track ‘Winona’, directed by Nico and produced by Pulse Films, with creative…

Wisp has announced their debut album ‘If Not Winter’, set for release on 1st August via Music Soup/Interscope Records. The shoegaze artist has also shared a new visualiser for their recent single ‘Save Me Now’, described as their grungiest track to date. The album represents a complete realisation of their boundary-pushing approach to the genre,…

Mathew Horne is set to star in ‘The Battle’, a new comedy exploring the infamous 1995 Britpop rivalry between Blur and Oasis. The actor and comedian will take on the role of music executive Andy Ross in the production, which opens at Birmingham Rep on 11th February ahead of a major UK tour and West…

“Hello from rehearsals!” frontman Ozzy Osbourne writes on social media (LouderSound)

Blues lifer Robin Trower picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names his favourite Robin Trower album (Hint: It’s not Bridge Of Sighs) (LouderSound)

Danish shrieker King Diamond has returned to the road with “a horror show set to music” (LouderSound)

By the time he reunited his 80s group for third album Unify, he’d replaced Chris Squire and started fronting Asia. None of it would have happened without Toto and Gentle Giant (LouderSound)

Hotter Than A Highway to Hell With The Devil will provide all the Satan you’ll ever need (LouderSound)

Writer Mick Wall has written books on Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Eagles and more (LouderSound)

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins and writer Pat Carty worked together as apprentice joiners in the 1990s: 30 years on, we put them together again (LouderSound)

FOLLOW DORK X 2000TREES ON SPOTIFY Making a long-awaited return with their first-ever appearance at 2000trees Festival this summer, letlive. arrive as a changed band from the one that stepped away in 2017. Their Sincerely Yours tour was initially interpreted as a final farewell but it’s become something else entirely. It is less of a…

Davey Havok’s influential punks set out their plans to conjure up their dark arts across the US and Canada (LouderSound)

The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream documentary is set for UK-wide release across all video platforms from July (LouderSound)

As 28 Years Later lurches its way towards box office success, we suggest the rock and metal albums that would best soundtrack a zombie killing spree (LouderSound)

Zara Larsson has released a new video for her single ‘Midnight Sun’, the title track from her forthcoming album. The video, drawing inspiration from Swedish summers, features a saturated, hyperreal aesthetic that pays homage to Y2K maximalism. The track was created with collaborator MNEK, producers Margo XS and Zhone, and songwriter Helena Gao. “I really…

YUNGBLUD is done fucking around. For years, YUNGBLUD has been punk rock’s answer to Bart Simpson, delivering bratty songs of rebellion with youthful angst. Live, the gigs have been about causing as much smirking chaos as possible. As he struts out onstage at Milton Keynes Bowl to close out the second instalment of his own…

Dublin post-punks Sprints return (LouderSound)

Slow Crush have shared new single ‘While You Dream Vividly’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Thirst’. The track arrives ahead of their third full-length record, following 2018’s ‘Aurora’ and 2021’s ‘Hush’. The new album, set for release via Pure Noise Records on 29th August, was recorded at The Ranch in Southampton with producer Lewis Johns.…

Thom Yorke’s new track, Dialing In, is the theme for Apple TV’s new drama Smoke, which airs on June 27 (LouderSound)

Sir Chloe is set to release their second full-length album ‘Swallow The Knife’ on 22nd August, alongside announcing a 36-date North American headline tour. The new record, produced by Steph Marziano, features drums from Sarah Jones across the majority of tracks. Sir Chloe, the moniker of vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Dana Foote, performs vocals, guitars,…

Gorillaz are set to headline Pulse of Gaia festival in Madrid this September, marking their only performance outside the UK this year as they celebrate their 25th anniversary. The virtual band will perform at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid on 20th September, joined by their full live band and featuring visuals from Jamie Hewlett. The performance…

SPRINTS have announced their second album ‘All That Is Over’, set for release on 26th September via City Slang worldwide and Sub Pop in North America – marking their first release with the legendary Seattle label. The Irish four-piece have also shared new single ‘Descartes’ alongside news of an extensive UK and European tour, including…

Poppy discusses one of the biggest metal team-ups of 2025 so far (LouderSound)

Line-up changes, cancelled tours, shyness, outside commitments left the Canterbury crew with no option but to gamble on their future. Their third studio album proves they won (LouderSound)

Chris admits that he hasn’t spoken to his guitarist brother since his Lamb Of God dismissal, which he claims happened via email (LouderSound)

One of When Rivers Meet’s albums was a chart first and the following hit the Top 5, but they “still think we’re a little band” (LouderSound)

PiL frontman and former Sex Pistol John Lydon on losing loved ones, living near the California fires, spoken-word gigs and underpants (LouderSound)

The former Yes vocalist and the Flower Kings leader spent two years creating and fine-tuning a record designed to be an in-depth experience – and surprised even themselves (LouderSound)

Steely Dan brought jazz smarts and lyrical sophistication to rock, conjuring up brainiac music that sold millions – just don’t mention ‘yacht rock’ (LouderSound)

Turnstile have soundtracked a new Taco Bell commercial featuring skateboarding icon Tony Hawk, with two tracks from their album ‘Never Enough’ appearing in the spot. The Baltimore hardcore quintet’s songs ‘Seein’ Stars’ and ‘Birds’ feature in the advertisement for Hawk’s Build Your Own Luxe Cravings Box campaign. The collaboration continues the band’s relationship with Taco…

Barry Can’t Swim has shared new single ‘All My Friends’, the final track to be released ahead of his upcoming album ‘Loner’. The new album, set for release via Ninja Tune, follows his Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut ‘When Will We Land?’. The electronic artist’s recent achievements include a nomination for Best Dance Act at the 2024…

The Prodigy have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for April 2026, with Carl Cox joining as special guest. The electronic pioneers will perform tracks from across their seven UK number one albums, while Cox returns to his signature three-deck vinyl setup for two-hour opening sets each night. “We’re bringin back that full experience…

Citizen are set to release a 10th anniversary edition of their second album ‘Everybody Is Going To Heaven’ via Run For Cover Records on 27th June. The expanded reissue features previously unreleased track ‘Nail In Your Hand’, alongside a reimagined version of ‘Heaviside’ by Wisp and various demos from the album’s recording sessions. Originally released…

Wet Leg have revealed ‘davina mccall’, the third track from their upcoming second album ‘moisturizer’. The new single is a soft, lovelorn ballad that draws inspiration from Big Brother and Shakira, accompanied by a stop-motion animated video directed by Chris Hopewell. The visual features the band as clay figures searching for a feather-stealing goblin, connecting…

Royel Otis have announced their sophomore album ‘hickey’, set for release on 22nd August via OURNESS/Capitol/Island Records. The announcement comes following the release of their debut album ‘PRATTS & PAIN’ in February 2024. The Sydney-based duo have recently been playing pop-up shows across the United States, previewing new material alongside their latest single ‘moody’. Speaking…

Dolly Parton has announced her first extended Las Vegas residency in 32 years, with six shows scheduled at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace this December. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will perform a selection of hits spanning seven decades, including ‘9 to 5’, ‘Jolene’, ‘I Will Always Love You’, and ‘Coat Of…

Duran Duran are set to bring their Halloween spectacular to Manchester’s Co-op Live for an exclusive UK show on 31st October. The British band will present their annual Danse Macabre Halloween Party in the UK for the first time, following its inception at Las Vegas’ Wynn Theatre in 2022. The show promises to feature their…

Mick Ralphs’ death has been confirmed in a statement from Bad Company (LouderSound)

The Prodigy promise to bring the heat, and new music, on UK and Ireland arena tour (LouderSound)

It’ll be just like seeing QOTSA perform underneath Paris surrounded by millions of skeletons, except completely different (LouderSound)

The National Bowl at Milton Keynes plays home to an underserved tribe in a celebration of 80s alternative music (LouderSound)

Siân Rebecca Berry, the member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion, wants the opening show of Manson’s UK tour pulled (LouderSound)

Our guide to every full-length studio album made by one of alternative music’s most fascinating and unpredictable creatives (LouderSound)

The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production, dedicated to the godfathers of heavy metal, will hit the road from September to November (LouderSound)

German metalcore veterans Heaven Shall Burn deserve to be far bigger outside of their homeland. Is this the album that will make that happen? (LouderSound)

“It’s a full-on 8th grade girl revenge song” Evan Dando on new Lemonheads single In The Margin (LouderSound)

Featuring Joe Bonamassa, The Hives, Enuff Z’nuff and five other raiders of the lost art (LouderSound)

Think Glastonbury Festival is all about mainstream artists? Think again (LouderSound)

Matt Bellamy’s hard rock powerhouse played a short snippet of Stranded at one of Europe’s biggest metal festivals last weekend (LouderSound)

The latest iteration of Sony’s best-selling over-ear headphones feature arguably the best noise cancelling yet. Tuned by studio engineers, they sound pretty good too (LouderSound)

Yep, punk is officially half a century old (LouderSound)

And no, it’s not a track from The Poison (LouderSound)

The Kinks’ US tour of 1965 was eventful even before the Killer Clown got involved (LouderSound)

Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album (LouderSound)

Brian Wilson’s celebrated masterpiece, reappraised (LouderSound)

Could these be the final AC/DC shows ever? (LouderSound)

The Who’s Pete Townshend describes Zak Starkey’s sacking saga as “a mess” (LouderSound)

The proto-prog trio’s crunching 80s revamp revisited, with extras and a live set (LouderSound)

It’s true, just ask Radiohead, Blur, Fontaines D.C., Red Hot Chili Peppers and more… (LouderSound)

Linkin Park cancelled show in Bern due to “medical issue” and so far there’s been no update (LouderSound)

In 1975 some of the biggest names in prog became the backing band for comedian Charlie Drake to record the Gabriel-penned song You’ll Never Know. It was an utter flop (LouderSound)

Stunning collaboration yields two albums that are different – while also, somehow, the same (LouderSound)

The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote his timeless classic (LouderSound)

The multi-platinum success of Born In The USA made Bruce Springsteen a household name, but The Boss still harbours reservations about the album (LouderSound)

Biohazard, Omnium Gatherum and Beyond The Black are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

Dork has officially hit the big 1-0-0, and we’re celebrating in style. Issue 100 – available to order now, and online from this coming Monday (23rd June) – is a bumper, triple-cover spectacular, with Fontaines D.C. and CMAT revealed as our brand new cover stars alongside the already-revealed Bastille. We already announced an ultra-intimate celebratory…

PinkPantheress has shared unreleased track ‘Close to you’, accompanied by a new music video. The song, which was originally teased on Soundcloud in 2021, has been one of her most requested unreleased tracks. PinkPantheress recently performed the song live during an intimate show at Banquet Records’ Pryzm, where attendees received promotional CDs of the track.…

Great new prog you need to hear from Tribe3, Esthesis, Fields Of Næcluda and more in our Tracks Of The Week… (LouderSound)

FOLLOW HYPE ON SPOTIFY When Dork drops KuleeAngee a line, they’re mid-cleanup. “We just finished up cleaning our studio ‘cos Kesh had his birthday here the other night,” they admit, half-apologetically, half-proudly. “We’re sweating buckets and now doing this interview, haha.” You get the sense that this combo – hedonism and hustle – is precisely…

Lola Young has released a new single ‘Not Like That Anymore’, taken from her upcoming third album ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’. The South London artist’s new album, set for release on 19th September via Island Records/Day One, follows her recent single ‘One Thing’, which has reached the UK Top 20 Singles Chart. The album, co-written…

Alessi Rose has announced details of her debut Polydor Records EP ‘Voyeur’, alongside new single ‘That Could Be Me’. The eight-track EP, set for release on 25th July, follows her recent single ‘Same Mouth’ and features production from Josh Scarbrow, Benjy Gibson, and Oli Fox, alongside Sam De Jong, John Hill, and Sammy Witte. ‘That…

Sam Fender has released a new version of ‘Rein Me In’ featuring Olivia Dean, following its live debut during his recent stadium shows. The track, which originally appeared on Fender’s third album ‘People Watching’, has been reworked to include a new verse written and performed by Dean. The collaboration marks Fender’s first recorded duet since…

The music business can be brutal, as the Sex Pistols discovered in March 1977 when they signed and then lost a record deal in a single week (LouderSound)

BENEE has shared new single ‘Off The Rails’, co-written with songwriting and producing duo Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd. The track, which arrives alongside a music video directed by Bedroom, was produced by Kloser and Anderfjärd with BENEE’s frequent collaborator Josh Fountain. The New Zealand-born, Los Angeles-based artist explains the song’s origins, saying, “It’s an…

Lorde has shared new track ‘Hammer’, taken from her upcoming fourth studio album ‘Virgin’. The track, which opens the eleven-song record, is co-produced by Lorde alongside Jim-E Stack. It follows previous single ‘Man of the Year’. Alongside the song, Lorde has released a music video directed by Renell Medrano, marking their first collaboration. The video…

JADE has released her new single ‘Plastic Box’, taken from her forthcoming debut solo album ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!’. The track, co-produced by Oscar Görres and written by JADE alongside GRADES and Lauren Aquilina, explores themes of jealousy and insecurity. “Plastic Box is about that irrational and toxic insecurity within us when we think about our…

Reading & Leeds have announced over 80 new artists for their 2025 edition, including Leigh-Anne, Skye Newman, and Waterparks. The festival, taking place from 21st-24th August at Richfield Avenue in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds, will see Waterparks and Demae join the Main Stage lineup ahead of D-Block Europe and Travis Scott. Leigh-Anne, Still…

From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code (LouderSound)

Coldplay have announced the support acts for their upcoming UK stadium shows, including a record-breaking ten-night run at London’s Wembley Stadium and two dates at Hull’s Craven Park. The Wembley shows will feature Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela as opening acts. Main support across the dates will come…

Dua Lipa has surprised fans at her Radical Optimism pop-up store in Shoreditch ahead of her sold-out Wembley Stadium performances. The global pop star made an appearance at Protein Studios, where she spent time meeting fans, taking photographs, and creating her signature drink ‘Pickle And Jalapeño Diet Coke’. The pop-up store, presented by American Express,…

Oasis have announced the launch of their official Live ’25 Fan Stores across the UK and Ireland, with the first location opening today (20th June) in Manchester’s Spinningfields. The nationwide rollout of stores will feature the official Live ’25 merchandise collection, including menswear, womenswear, children’s wear and accessories. The collection includes a collaboration with adidas,…

Soft Play are set to mark the tenth anniversary of their debut album with a deluxe reissue of ‘Are You Satisfied?’ on 29th August. Originally released under their previous name Slaves, the 2015 record debuted in the UK Top 10 and earned both Gold certification and a Mercury Prize nomination. The expanded anniversary edition will…

Muse have returned with their first new music since 2022’s ‘Will Of The People’ album, sharing new single ‘Unravelling’. The track, released via Warner Records and produced by Dan Lancaster, was debuted during an intimate warm-up show at Helsinki’s House of Culture before being performed to 50,000 fans at Finland’s Rockfest on 14th June. The…

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY It’s a strange contradiction: something soft, malleable, flexible, and yet strangely resilient. Plasticine doesn’t shatter. It just bends. For Australian songwriter, producer and occasional doctor Gordi, it became the perfect metaphor for the shapeshifting stretch of her past few years – and the guiding principle behind her third album, ‘Like Plasticine’.…

Here we go, then. Our Very Very Special Guests for Dork’s 100th issue celebrations have officially been revealed – and honestly? We’ve outdone ourselves when it comes to squeezing a VERY big band in a VERY small space. Multi-time cover icons Bastille will headline a once-in-a-lifetime live show at London’s legendary 100 Club on Thursday…

Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mike Peters, Buckcherry, Adam Duritz, Battlesnake, Eureka Machines, H.E.A.T, Steve Lillywhite, Live Aid USA and more (LouderSound)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s Millie Earl wants to “reinforce the message that violence against women and girls isn’t something that’s acceptable in our community” (LouderSound)

UK trio Muse have released new single Unravelling, their first new music since 2022’s Will Of The People (LouderSound)

The brand new issue of Prog is on sale now, and also featuring Richard Sinclair, Gentle Giant, Peter Baumann, Katatonia (LouderSound)

Listen to Dölly Crüe’s version of the classic power ballad Home Sweet Home now (LouderSound)

Best known as Steve Hackett’s live vocalist, he moves away from his usual tone with darker, more personal music than his earlier solo output (LouderSound)

With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, there’ll be some surprises as Sparks tour their MAD! album (LouderSound)

Metal is more the singer’s thing, but he’s in awe of his bandmate’s achievements with Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Colosseum II and others (LouderSound)

Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything (LouderSound)

A second album of fevered garage rock from Pretenders’ guitarist (LouderSound)