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Nilles has also thanked fans for their “open-minded” reaction to her appointment (LouderSound)

Awesome new prog sounds you must hear from Hilary Woods, Lunar & The Deception, RO1, Oslo Tapes and more in this week’s Tracks Of The Week (LouderSound)

Dream Theater are currently on tour in the US performing the whole of new album, Parasomnia (LouderSound)

Charli xcx is set to appear in the forthcoming A24 film The Moment, directed by Aidan Zamiri. The project, which Zamiri co-wrote with Bertie Brandes, is based on an original idea by Charli and features music by A. G. Cook. The film follows the journey of a rising pop star as she grapples with the…

TessearcT will release concert film RADAR and soundtrack album , RADAR O.S.T. in December (LouderSound)

Live at Leeds: In The City has revealed the final lineup for its 2025 edition, scheduled for Saturday, 15th November. The festival, known for spotlighting emerging talents, will present over 100 artists across various independent venues in Leeds. The latest additions to the lineup include Dork faves Westside Cowboy, Radio Free Alice and Girl Group.…

Praise be for the persuasive powers of the music exec who brought Corgan round to his way of thinking (LouderSound)

This small Bluetooth speaker has real muscle – and it’s the best Flip yet (LouderSound)

Dexter In The Newsagent has released her latest single, ‘i told ya’, marking the South London artist’s third offering this year following her previous releases, ‘Special’ and ‘Eighteen’. Earlier this year, Dexter was featured on Jim Legxacy’s ‘Black British Music’ album and performed at Fête de la Musique in Paris, where she participated in a…

The extreme metal icons played their early shows in a region battling for independence, and they siphoned that political spirit into their defining song (LouderSound)

The Streets are set to take their seminal album ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ on the road across the UK in 2026, marking the first time the album will be performed in its entirety live. Originally released in 2004, the record features tracks like ‘Dry Your Eyes’, ‘Fit But You Know It’ and ‘Blinded…

The Orchestra (For Now), a seven-piece band from London, have released a new single, ‘Deplore You / Farmers Market’. This track is part of their upcoming second EP, ‘Plan 76’. Speaking about the single, the band explain: “It’s a front facing reckoning that explores ambition and fatigue, and the strains of failure and minor success.…

The Weeknd has revealed seven additional dates for the 2026 leg of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour’ across Europe and the UK. The tour will now include stops in Manchester, Copenhagen, Munich, Lille, Barcelona, and Lisbon, as well as an extra show in Paris, bringing his total appearances at Stade de France to…

Maisie Peters has made her return with the release of two new singles, ‘You You You’ and ‘Audrey Hepburn’, via Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records. These tracks mark her first original music in two years and signal the beginning of a new phase in her career, leading up to her forthcoming third studio album. “It’s about…

Ultravox also share video for new reconstruction version of Love’s Great Adventure (LouderSound)

There’s no clear consensus on the “worst” Iron Maiden album – but this one definitely isn’t it, OK? (LouderSound)

Well and truly rumbled, they fessed up – and the original writer didn’t even mind that much (LouderSound)

Bristol and Nottingham, grab your brushes and stick on that old band tee you don’t mind getting messy: brand new festival Paint By Numbers is ready to colour outside the lines this December. The inaugural, one-day-per-city edition lands at Thekla, Bristol on Saturday 6 December 2025, before rolling into Bodega, Nottingham on Sunday 7 December…

Pinkshift have unveiled their latest track, ‘Authority Problem’, as they gear up for an extensive UK and European tour with Grandson in 2026. This new release comes on the heels of their album ‘Earthkeeper’, out now via Hopeless Records. The Maryland trio, comprising vocalist Ashrita Kumar, guitarist Paul Vallejo, and drummer Myron Houngbedji, reflect on…

Sorry have released a new single, ‘Today Might Be The Hit’, from their forthcoming album ‘COSPLAY’, due out 7th November via Domino. The band have also announced special album launch shows titled COSPLAYOGRAPHY, with events set to be held at the ICA on the album’s release day and at Chalk, Brighton shortly after. The narrative…

Florence + The Machine are set to take the stage at the NOS Alive ’26 festival on 11th July. The band’s sixth album, ‘Everybody Scream’, due soon, is the result of a creative process spanning the past two years, featuring contributions from a close circle of collaborators, including Mark Bowen of IDLES, Aaron Dessner and…

East London’s All Points East is set to host Tyler, The Creator for an exclusive pair of headline shows at Victoria Park, scheduled for 28th and 29th August 2026. Known for his multifaceted career in music, fashion and television, Tyler will be headlining the festival for the first time. On Friday 28th August, Tyler will…

The frontman, who’d already added Flash Of The Blade to his setlist, wrapped up his latest tour with a stop at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Sunday (LouderSound)

Glenn Hughes has spent more than 50 years in rock – and he’s ready to talk about it all (LouderSound)

They hadn’t released an album in five years before turning things round with a heavily conceptual double release – and their struggles became part of their science-fiction saga (LouderSound)

Westside Cowboy have signed with Island Records imprint Adventure Recordings and announced their second EP, ‘So Much Country ‘Till We Get There’. The EP is slated for release on 16th January, with its first single, ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’, available now. It was recorded in New York with producer Loren Humphrey, known for his work with…

Like lion’s mane and blue spirulina? Then you’ll love Billy Corgan’s OG Goth smoothie (LouderSound)

The Bobby Lees have announced their signing to Epitaph Records, marking a new chapter for the Woodstock, NY-based band. The group’s first outing via the label is new single ‘Napoleon’. Their previous releases include three albums, notably ‘Skin Suit’ in 2020 and ‘Bellevue’ in 2022. Discussing the new single, Sam Quartin explains, “This song is…

The Belair Lip Bombs, the Australian quartet consisting of Maisie Everett, Mike Bradvica, Jimmy Droughton and Daniel “Dev” Devlin, have released ‘Back of My Hand’, the third single from their upcoming album ‘Again’. With the album set for release on 31st August via Third Man Records, this track follows last month’s ‘Don’t Let Them Tell…

PinkPantheress is set to release ‘Fancy Some More?’, a reimagining of her Mercury Prize-shortlisted mixtape ‘Fancy That’. This new project will feature 22 remixes from artists such as Anitta, Bladee, JADE, JT, Kylie Minogue, Oklou, Rachel Chinouriri, Ravyn Lenae, Yves and Zara Larsson. PinkPantheress comments on the project, saying, “With this remix project, Fancy some…

English Teacher are set to release ‘This Could Be A Remix Album’ on 10th October via Island Records. This new project features 13 remixes and reworks of their debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’, which won the Mercury Prize in 2024. The album includes contributions from Fontaines D.C. DJs, SHERELLE, Daniel Avery, Water From Your…

Gia Ford has unveiled her latest single, ‘God’, available through Chrysalis Records. This marks her first release since her 2024 debut album, ‘Transparent Things’, and coincides with two headline shows in the UK this month, with appearances in Manchester and London. Additionally, she will play at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris next month. The…

The Iron Maiden frontman has sung the Star Spangled Banner at another sporting event (LouderSound)

Geese have unveiled a new music video for their track ‘Au Pays du Cocaine’, taken from their latest album ‘Getting Killed’. The video, directed by Milo Hume, features frontman Cameron Winter alongside a cherubic baby. This release follows their recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where they performed ‘Taxes’, the lead single from the album.…

Jay Som, the project of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte, is set to release her new album ‘Belong’ this Friday, 10th October, via Lucky Number. Ahead of the album’s release, Jay Som has unveiled ‘Past Lives’, a track featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore. Duterte comments on the collaboration, stating, “It’s a dream come true to…

Blondshell is preparing to release ‘Another Picture’, a companion album to her recent record ‘If You Asked For A Picture’. This new release is scheduled for 14th November via Partisan, featuring new and live tracks, covers, and collaborations with artists such as Conor Oberst, Samia, Folk Bitch Trio, John Glacier and Gigi Perez. Blondshell, aka…

Sunday (1994) have revealed the support acts for their upcoming UK headline tour. This 12-date run, scheduled for November, marks their largest tour to date and will start at Manchester’s Gorilla, concluding at London’s Electric Ballroom. Joining them will be a selection of emerging artists: Girl Tones, Yes & Maybe, Bino Bames, Matt-Felix, Fiona-Lee and…

Gorillaz have released ‘The Manifesto’, featuring Trueno and Proof, as the second track from their upcoming album ‘The Mountain’. The song follows the previous release, ‘The Happy Dictator’. ‘The Manifesto’ explores themes of life cycles and the afterlife, featuring Argentine rapper Trueno and a posthumous verse by Proof. The track also includes contributions from Amaan…

The Kiss legend hit a parked vehicle and was transported to hospital (LouderSound)

London, brace yourselves: the spookiest night of the year just got even bigger. Night of the Living Dork 2025 is unleashed on Thursday 30th October at Colours Hoxton, with doors at 8pm and the horror-filled party running till midnight. Joining our already-announced headliner Catty is twst, bringing her razor-sharp pop brilliance to the graveyard shift. After a spell spent cooking up new music,…

Hatchie, the musical project of Australian artist Harriette Pilbeam, has released a new single ‘Only One Laughing’, ahead of her forthcoming album ‘Liquorice’, set for release on 7th November via Secretly Canadian. Explaining the inspiration behind the song, Hatchie says, “I wrote ‘Only One Laughing’ to air my frustrations with the state of the world…

Rush’s “evening with” shows will see the band performing two distinct sets from a catalogue of greatest hits and fan favourites (LouderSound)

Fcukers have unveiled their latest single ‘I Like It Like That’, produced by Kenneth Blume, formerly known as Kenny Beats, and released via Ninja Tune. The track is accompanied by an official video featuring both members Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis, directed by Scott Kiernan. Following their recent single ‘Play Me’, ‘I Like It…

Ex-bassist David Ellefson hopes the thrashers’ upcoming farewell shows aren’t “just an attempt to boost ticket sales” (LouderSound)

The rock’n’roll icon turned mentor for the trio the 90s and insisted they record a song together (LouderSound)

With Amazon Prime Big Deal Days coming to an end soon, there’s just enough time to grab the Loop Experience 2 for less in the US and UK (LouderSound)

For just a moment, it looked like the UK might have had an answer to Slipknot from the most unlikely of places (LouderSound)

Prime members can enjoy money off favourites including Hellboy, Hellraiser, 28 Days Later & more – and US customers can also get a special deal on Qello Concerts (LouderSound)

FOLLOW UPSET ON SPOTIFY It’s nearly the end of the year, and Alex Edkins is back in tour mode. “I’m packing my bags for a couple of shows this week in East Coast Canada,” he says. “Some of the first Weird Nightmare shows in a long time.” For the better part of two decades, Alex…

From Iron Maiden to Sleep Token, here’s every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK (LouderSound)

They eschewed prog cliches, inspired all of your favourite rock bands and made songs that still sound ground-breaking – for 50 years, Rush have been badass (LouderSound)

Bidding on a $300,000 West Des Moines property that the masked agitators tore up in 2004 will begin next week (LouderSound)

Marshall are running their very own sale covering their home audio products – here’s our pick of the best available (LouderSound)

As a child, the punk-pop star got increasingly upset that grandad hadn’t told him lately that he loved him (LouderSound)

I gave this turntable top marks when I reviewed it – and it could be yours this October Prime Day thanks to a massive discount (LouderSound)

The Pineapple Thief’s fourth studio album, 10 Stories Down, will be remastered and reissued on coloured vinyl in October (LouderSound)

With Amazon Prime Big Deal Days coming to an end later today, it’s your last chance to grab Lego Star Wars for less. Here’s my favourite discounts (LouderSound)

Balu Brigada haven’t exactly eased themselves gently into the launch of debut album ‘Portal’. Henry and Pierre Beasley spent the months leading up to the record’s release playing European arenas as the opening act for Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Clancy’ tour, and the week before the record dropped, they made their debut at Reading & Leeds…

M ikaela Straus is back in New York. After a few years living in the sprawling, sun-soaked streets of Los Angeles, it’s in the cacophonous mess of the Big Apple that she feels most herself. Calling in from her childhood home, equipped with a comfy hoodie and a boatload of snacks, she’s never seemed more…

Former singer with Dutch prog rockers Kayak and Ayreon contributor, Edward Reekers, has died after a short illness (LouderSound)

Queen top chart compiled to celebrate this year’s National Album Day (LouderSound)

Pattern-Seeking Animals keyboardist praises Banks’ ear, taste and understatement, which he argues is essential to everything Genesis achieved (LouderSound)

With input from Brian Eno and Adrian Belew, the creatively explosive 1980 album was a turning point for the American band – and many other artists (LouderSound)

They were The Beatles – or so amillion record buyers thought in 1977 (LouderSound)

In other news, Mike Portnoy reacts to Anika Nilles’ appointment as Rush drummer (LouderSound)

Yungblud reacts to Justin Hawkins’ reaction to his brother’s reaction to Yungblud (LouderSound)

Stella Donnelly has unveiled her latest single ‘Year Of Trouble’ from her upcoming album ‘Love and Fortune’, due for release on 7th November via Brace Yourself Records. The Australian singer-songwriter says, “This one is all heart no ego, all pain no gain. I originally tried to make this a dance-floor heartbreak but I was being…

Joyce Manor are set to release their new album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ on 30th January 2026 via Epitaph Records. The announcement comes alongside the release of a Lance Bangs-directed video for the lead single ‘Well, Whatever It Was’, which parodies The Great British Bake Off. The album is produced by Southern…

Austra, the musical project led by Canadian artist Katie Stelmanis, is set to release a new album titled ‘Chin Up Buttercup’ on 14th November via Domino. Teasing the release, her new track ‘Siren Song’ was co-written with Patrick Holland, a songwriter, musician, and DJ from Montreal. Stelmanis describes the single as a “dreamy trance-like plea…

Opus Kink have unveiled their latest single, ‘I’m A Pretty Showboy’, released via Hideous Mink Records and SO Recordings. The release follows the band’s involvement in ‘A Hideous Collective’, a compilation album that raises funds for Music Venue Trust and UK Artist Touring Fund and features contributions from artists like Wunderhorse, English Teacher and Katy…

In a new music video for ‘Day One’ featuring Dijon and Flock of Dimes, Justin Vernon, frontman of Bon Iver, stages an open casting call to find his replacement as he announces his “retirement”. The video showcases a wide array of hopefuls, including notable appearances from Cristin Milioti, Jacob Elordi, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, Flock…

Only 250 are in stock, so order fast! (LouderSound)

And no, not everybody picked Parkway Drive, OK?! (LouderSound)

Prime Big Deal Days is here and there’s a whole pile of band t-shirts to sift through – here are my pick of the best bargains in the US and UK (LouderSound)

Musically and aesthetically, the Mississippi musician thinks Sleep Token are “really, really cool” (LouderSound)

Tracks II: The Lost Albums features tracks recorded by The Boss between 1983-2018 and contains 82 previously unreleased songs (LouderSound)

The song follows developer Riot Games’ recent collaborations with Polyphia and Linkin Park (LouderSound)

Three and a half decades ago, Eddie Vedder and his new bandmates got in a practice room to see what would happen and the rest is history (LouderSound)

Embrace your inner Chewbacca and help rebuild C-3PO again in this epic Lego Stars Wars deal (LouderSound)

The pair say that the decision to get the prog rock luminaries back together was “relatively recent” (LouderSound)

From an unfinished solo album to drinking with André The Giant, these are the most surprising things we read in Ozzy’s posthumous book (LouderSound)

Why you should expect the expected and the unexpected at Todd Rundgren’s upcoming shows (LouderSound)

In 2012 Geddy Lee discussed their 20th studio title – their only end-to-end concept record – from the aspect of a band who’d come to terms with their youthful years and transformed into a pop-culture phenomenon (LouderSound)

From the late 60s through to the late 80s, some of the greatest and most influential albums ever made were doubles (LouderSound)

Written by Russ Ballard, it was a surprise solo hit for the Space Ace – and it’s still paying off (LouderSound)

Geddy Lee has also revealed how German drummer Anika Nilles became Rush’s choice for their first live shows in more than a decade (LouderSound)

These are the five albums that more fans of fretboard-shredding metal need to know about (LouderSound)

Olivia Dean has announced two additional dates for her residency at The O2 in London as part of her largest UK and European tour to date, which is set to begin in April 2026. This follows the successful release of her second album ‘The Art of Loving’ and her single ‘Man I Need’, both of…

Produced in collaboration with the Osbourne family, new feature-length film is said to take a “brave, unvarnished” look at the rock legend’s life (LouderSound)

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will be joined on their first live dates for over a decade by former Jeff Beck drummer Anika Nilles (LouderSound)

The genre is way behind pop and hip hop when it comes to diss tracks but here’s six cuts that prove indie is not immune to a bit of sonic argy-bargy when the need arises (LouderSound)

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from A Thousand Horses, Mirador, The Sheepdogs and more (LouderSound)

40 years in, Testament are still doing it louder and better than most bands that arrived in their wake (LouderSound)

Bleech 9:3 have released their debut single ‘Ceiling’. The Irish four-piece, who recently supported Keo on tour, are set to join Shame for their upcoming Ireland dates. The band is fronted by Barry Quinlan on vocals and guitar, and Sam Duffy on guitar. The two musicians met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, where Sam became…

In his new memoir Last Rites, Osbourne writes that sepsis from one of his spinal surgeries gave him arrhythmia and “a dodgy heart valve” (LouderSound)

In addition to a sold out UK show, the Aussie icon and his band will be heading on tour across Ireland and the Continent (LouderSound)

Dickinson reveals that he and his solo band will record the follow-up to 2024’s The Mandrake Project live in the studio (LouderSound)

Fields Of The Nephilim’s second album blends mysticism and the occult, referencing Aleister Crowley and HP Lovecraft (LouderSound)

Best known for his12 years with Steve Hackett, the US-born Swede explores his own life and times at last. And is that a Pink Floyd reference as sings about being frontman and sideman in someone else’s project? (LouderSound)

Their Bioscope debut arrived after the pair took advice from Steven Wilson, spent a week every winter exploring sounds and ideas, and borrowed Elbow’s drummer to fulfil their instrumental cinematic vision (LouderSound)

The footage was shot onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York (LouderSound)

The Nine Inch Nails duo only announced the Future Ruins film festival in May (LouderSound)

They’re back! Again! (LouderSound)

The rivalry between the two ex-Black Sabbath singers nearly spilled over into chaos (LouderSound)

Surely a Download Festival headline set is on the cards after this?! (LouderSound)

It was written on a $25 guitar and became one of the biggest hits of 1994 (LouderSound)

Ron Mael (the operatic one) and Russell Mael (the staring one) never discussed being different; but as LA brothers inspired by British prog and glam, they always were. They only rule they made was: “Shake up the universe” (LouderSound)

Tipping Point is the 1st single from Megadeth’s upcoming final album (LouderSound)

Drummer of 9 years splits with Trivium hours before they were due to perform at Aftershock Festival in California (LouderSound)

They played a gig at Bruce Dickinson’s school when he was 15 years old (LouderSound)

Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerkwill play 15 dates across the Uk and Ireland in May and June (LouderSound)

All the emotion came out during Ozzy’s solo set at Back To The Beginning (LouderSound)

It finally launched the career of one of rock’s greatest bands (LouderSound)

How one of the Irish rockers’ biggest hits got them back on track after a patchy period (LouderSound)

1975 album remains a fan favourite – and despite their struggle to make it, the band insist the spirit of love shines through the grief and anger amid the theme of absence and their feelings about Syd Barrett (LouderSound)

Nobody But You is the first single from The Sheepdogs since the departure of founding drummer Sam Corbett (LouderSound)

Though it’s sometimes slapdash, Paramount Plus’s two-hour documentary offers impressive insight into the Prince Of Darkness’ late-life struggles (LouderSound)

Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson are set to star in a new three-part documentary series for Netflix, capturing their journey across America in a road trip. The series promises to provide an inside look at their lives, and was directed by Nicola Marsh, known for her work on ‘Song Exploder’ and ‘Stay on Board: The…

American Express presents BST Hyde Park has announced Pitbull as one of the headliners for its 2026 edition. The event will feature the international star taking the stage on Friday 10th July at Hyde Park in London. Joining him is Kesha, with further acts yet to be revealed. Jim King, CEO of AEG Presents UK,…

BENEE has released a new track titled ‘Underwater’ from her forthcoming album ‘Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles’. The New Zealand-born, Los Angeles-based artist’s second album also features previous singles including ‘Cinnamon’, ‘Off The Rails’, ‘Animal’ and ‘Sad Boiii’. Discussing ‘Underwater’, BENEE says, “I wrote ‘Underwater’ about that disconnect between how effortless you seem and…

Sekou has unveiled his latest single, ‘Never Gunna Give You Up’, accompanied by a music video directed by RELTA. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter says of the track, “‘Never Gunna Give You Up’ is about freedom, but also that feeling of finding what’s yours and not letting anyone else have it.” In addition to his solo work,…

Megadeth, Lamb Of God and Avatar are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

Ashnikko has unveiled a new single titled ‘Wet Like’ featuring COBRAH. This release follows previous tracks ‘Smoochie Girl’, ‘Sticky Fingers’, and ‘Trinkets’, all part of the build-up to her forthcoming sophomore album ‘Smoochies’, due via Parlophone/Warner Records. Discussing the single, Ashnikko describes it as “pure carnal lust and hedonism. This is music to stomp down…

Lauren Spencer Smith has released her latest track ‘Thick Skin’, following her second album ‘The Art of Being a Mess’. The song, available now via Island Records/Republic Records, explores themes of resilience and strength. Spencer Smith comments, “I wrote ‘Thick Skin’ during a time when I felt both anger and power. It’s about realizing that…

Danny L Harle has teamed up with Caroline Polachek for his latest single, ‘Azimuth’, released via XL Recordings. This collaboration builds on their creative partnership, which began with Polachek’s solo album ‘Pang’ in 2019 and continued with ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ in 2023. Discussing ‘Azimuth’, Danny L Harle states, “‘Azimuth’s melody could…

Victoria Canal has released an extended version of her debut album ‘Slowly, It Dawns’ via Parlophone Records. This new edition, available digitally, includes the original album tracks, a new single titled ‘Body Behave’, and live recordings of fan favourites like ‘Pseudo Zen Buddhist: A Screenplay’, ‘Hollow’, ‘Vauxhall’ and ‘15%’. The newly released single ‘Body Behave’…

Jimmy Kimmel is currently hosting his show from a theatre in Brooklyn, so he brought in one of New York’s best rock bands for a special performance (LouderSound)

The thrash metal legends’ final album will drop next year (LouderSound)

The speedsters’ self-titled swansong is due out at some point next year (LouderSound)

Label: RepublicReleased: 3rd October 2025 Taylor Swift’s albums don’t just drop; they interrupt a conversation already underway. Titles are analysed to within an inch of their life before the songs are heard, and teasers accumulate endless footnotes. Years of spectacle have trained audiences to read the framing as closely as the lyric. ‘The Life of a…

FOLLOW HYPE ON SPOTIFY Ben Hambro has been a character before. As the frontman of Lazarus Kane, he played the part of an enigmatic American rock star, all swagger and absurdity. But when that project ended, somewhere between a pandemic, personal collapse and artistic exhaustion, something had to give. “In my old project, I was…

Swedish prog metallers Opeth will play Halifax’s The Piece Hall on August 1 (LouderSound)

“Me and Taylor sat down, and she says, ‘I can’t sing that line’, cos it was a bit too risqué”: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on duetting with the teenage Taylor Swift on an 80s rock classic – and the raunchy lyric they had to change (LouderSound)

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY When we speak to Déyyess, she’s surrounded by boxes, noise and just the right amount of chaos. “I’ve had a day of moving into a new studio with my girlfriend,” she says. “Currently waiting on piano movers!” It’s a fitting intro to someone who exists in the liminal space between camp…

Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1 is out now and features recordings from the band’s recent US shows (LouderSound)

If it’s classic hard rock that flicks your switch, here’s a band to flick it for you (LouderSound)

AFI embrace their love of The Cure, Bauhaus and Sisters Of Mercy to create a modern goth classic (LouderSound)

The Chicago rockers’ masterpiece double album will come with an additional disc of previously-unreleased live recordings unearthed by Billy Corgan (LouderSound)

Walter Trout on growing up, deep fakes, John Lee Hooker and John Mayall, defeating addiction and new album Sign Of The Times (LouderSound)

Northern Irish punk-pop trio Ash blast off with a wider perspective of sound and vision on ninth album (LouderSound)

The German collective’s opening salvo remains as uncompromising as ever (LouderSound)

A deep dive into the Oxford quintet’s game-changing fourth album as it turns 25 (LouderSound)

Guitar hero Michael Schenker follows his re-imagined UFO favourites with a set of his own new material (LouderSound)

3CD set shows the Curved Air man’s underdogs had plenty of bite in Canis Lupus, Saturation Point and Night Music (LouderSound)

Sofia Isella has announced her major UK and European headline tour, ‘Her Desire, The Nemesis UK/EU Tour 2026’. The tour will conclude with her largest London performance to date at the Roundhouse on 4th June. This announcement comes on the heels of her latest single, ‘Out In The Garden’. The track, co-written and co-produced with…

Momma have announced the deluxe edition of their latest album, ‘Welcome to My Blue Sky’. This expanded reissue, set to be released on 14th November via Lucky Number, will feature five additional songs. Among the new recordings is the single ‘Cross Your Heart’, accompanied by a video directed by Steph Rinzler. “We actually were messing…

Dundalk-based band Just Mustard have released their latest single, ‘Endless Deathless’, accompanied by a self-directed video. This track is the latest from their forthcoming third album, ‘We Were Just Here’, which was produced by the band and mixed by David Wrench and is due on 24th October. Katie Ball, vocalist for Just Mustard, explains, “I…

Fickle Friends are teasing their third studio album, ‘Fickle Friends’, due on 7th November via their own label, Palmeira Music. The Brighton-based indie pop band have dropped their latest single, ‘Joe’, following previous singles ‘Feral’, ‘Swoon’, ‘Dream’, ‘Happier’, and ‘UP!’. Vocalist Natassja Shiner explains, “‘Joe’ captures the thrills (and the meltdowns) of new love. That…

Luvcat has collaborated with Dr John Cooper Clarke for an anniversary edition of her single ‘He’s My Man’. The collaboration was born at The Northern Music Awards, where Luvcat received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award and Dr John Cooper Clarke was honoured. Reflecting on their meeting, Luvcat said, “I met John a few…

Cork-based band Pebbledash have released ‘Cell’, the second single from their forthcoming EP ‘To Cast the Sea in Concrete’. The track arrives ahead of the band’s inclusion in the upcoming Netflix series ‘House Of Guiness’, and follows their recent UK So Young Tour alongside Cardinals and Mên An Tol. Vocalist/guitarist Fionnbharr Hickey describes the track…

Chris Dreja played in The Yardbirds alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (LouderSound)

The bundle also comes with an alternate Metal Hammer cover (LouderSound)

When AFI frontman Davey Havok met his hero Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, he didn’t foresee what would happen next (LouderSound)

Safe to say that Alan Wilder is not a fan of this beloved indie-rock hit (LouderSound)

Despite all their rage, sometimes Billy Corgan & co. made some of the most perfectly tranquil music of the 90s (LouderSound)

The Paramore singer has opened up on the “racist country singer” referred to in the title track of her new album, and she’s done caring what he thinks (LouderSound)

Iron Maiden are the undisputed heavy metal daddies of live albums. Here’s every one they’ve released so far, in reverse order of excellence (LouderSound)

Holding Absence singer Lucas Woodland urges fans to “oppose AI music” as a non-existent band overtake them on Spotify (LouderSound)

The Who: From pill-popping mod figureheads to Woodstock-generation rockers and beyond (LouderSound)

When bluesman Freddie King pulled out of a show in early 1970, a young band from Birmingham stepped in (LouderSound)

With 60s pop music going psychedelic, Morocco’s hippie trail inspired a song that took three years to come to fruition (LouderSound)

Their former leader found himself in serious trouble after his WOMAD festival lost money. So the classic line-up returned to stage their Six Of The Best show in 1982, leaving an indelible mark on prog history (LouderSound)

Flemming Rasmussen produced Metallica’s …And Justice For All and was as surprised as anyone else by the bass guitar sound (LouderSound)

AC/DC performed at Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital in the summer and – surprise, surprise – they were very loud (LouderSound)

Dave is set to release his third studio album, ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’, on 24th October. The record marks Dave’s first major release since 2023 – ‘Sprinter’, a collaboration with Central Cee – and follows the success of his previous albums, ‘Psychodrama’ and ‘We’re All Alone in This Together’, which both went to…

Actor and musician Finn Wolfhard released his debut solo album Happy Birthday earlier this year (LouderSound)

The Last Dinner Party have released a new track, ‘Second Best’, from their upcoming album ‘From The Pyre’. Set to be released on 17th October via Island Records, the full-length follows their debut ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’. The single, penned by guitarist Emily Roberts, explores the feeling of being infatuated with someone who repeatedly betrays you.…

Pet Shop Boys are set to bring their celebrated show, ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’, to the TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival 2026. This performance is scheduled for 4th July at the event in Lancashire, marking a significant homecoming for Chris Lowe, who hails from Blackpool on the Fylde coast. The duo’s first-ever greatest hits…

Jeff Wagner’s 540-page biography, Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse Of Voïvod is published in November (LouderSound)

Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda will release his eighth Lunactic Soul album, The World Under Unsun, in October (LouderSound)

Killswitch Engage? Converge? Architects? Tell us who’s the best of the blegh-st (LouderSound)

Witch Post, the duo comprising Alaska Reid and Dylan Fraser, have signed with Partisan Records, joining the roster alongside Geese, Blondshell and PJ Harvey. To mark this new chapter, they have released a new single, ‘Changeling’, following their breakout debut EP ‘Beast’ earlier this year. Reflecting on the inspiration behind ‘Changeling’, Witch Post share: “We…

Adult DVD have announced a series of headline shows across the UK and Ireland set for February 2026. These performances will follow the Leeds-based sextet’s upcoming appearances at SWN Festival, Mutations Festival, Live At Leeds and more this autumn. The band – formed by vocalist Harry Hanson and synth-player Greg Lonsdale, quickly expanded to include…

Louis Tomlinson has revealed plans for a substantial world tour, coinciding with the release of his latest single ‘Lemonade’. The tour, which will traverse Europe and North America, is set to commence in March 2026, and includes several nights in the UK – including London’s O2 Arena. In addition to the tour and single, Tomlinson…

The Peel It Back tour isn’t done yet, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross heading back out for a fresh batch of shows in the US and Canada (LouderSound)

The 60-minute special filmed between 2022-2025 focuses on Ozzy and Sharon’s return to the UK and the preparations for that legendary final show at Villa Park (LouderSound)

Hammer chats with global metal icon – and all-round metal legend – Iggor Cavalera (LouderSound)

TesseracT’s third album, Polars, saw singer Dan Tompkins return to the band’s line-up (LouderSound)

Almost a decade since Vimic first released music, their debut album Open Your Omen is finally here (LouderSound)

The Bad Seeds leader was answering a question about his political leanings and offered up a considered, non-partisan response (LouderSound)

The renowned YouTuber played in front of 82,000 people at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday (LouderSound)

The temperatures have dropped, pumpkin spice is creeping back onto coffee shop menus, and red leaves are strewn all over the place – autumn is well and truly here. But don’t stress, there’s still time for a final summer celebration on Hackney’s streets, brought to life by Estrellia Galicia in their biggest and boldest chapter…

The show, directed by regular Bowie filmmaker Francis Whatley, will mark 50 years since the icon’s arrival in the German capital (LouderSound)

Lola Young has announced a hiatus from her music career to focus on personal issues. The decision follows an incident where Young collapsed onstage during her performance at the All Things Go NYC Music Festival, after completing just five songs. The singer took to Instagram to inform her followers of the break, stating, “I’m going…

Global charity Choose Love are set to commemorate their 10th anniversary with a fundraising event this November, featuring performances by James Blake, Jessie Ware, and others. This event, titled ’10 Years Of Choose Love’, will take place on 20th November at the Royal Albert Hall, showcasing a variety of performers and special guests. Among those…

Björk has joined a growing list of artists participating in a campaign to block their music from streaming in Israel, as reported by the No Music for Genocide initiative. This movement, which includes over 400 musicians such as MJ Lenderman, Massive Attack, and Yaeji, along with labels like Bayonet, 10k, and Pan, aims to protest…

Øya Festival has announced its first wave of artists for the 2026 edition, set to take place from 12th to 15th August in Tøyen Park, Oslo. The Cure are confirmed to headline the opening night on 12th August, marking their only performance in Norway for 2026. Joining them as main support are Australian punk-rockers Amyl…

From Chepang’s philosophical grindcore to Slung’s sleek doomgaze, screamo revivalists Static Dress and chaotic metalcore mob Idle Heirs, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2025 (LouderSound)

LISTEN UP!, the Florida pop-punk’s 11th studio album, arrives in February 2026 (LouderSound)

The hour-long film airs on October 2 and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer and his wife/manager’s move from the US to the UK (LouderSound)

Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird tells the story of the friendship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (LouderSound)

2015 album saw the djent pioneers continue their move away from frenzied metal to thought-provoking prog, meaning the singer had to embrace a new way of creative thinking (LouderSound)

War, peace, dictators and a failed pursuit of young love were at the heart of the band’s attempt to make “proper grown-up music” in 1972 (LouderSound)

For a brief period in the late eighties, White Lion were genuine contenders for Bon Jovi’s hair metal crown (LouderSound)

In related news, Kiwis have voted Yungblud’s version of Black Sabbath’s classic Changes the seventh best rock song ever (LouderSound)

Mogwai, Slowdive, The Twilight Sad and more will support The Cure in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester in 2026 (LouderSound)

Nicko McBrain announced his retirement from touring with Iron Maiden earlier this year (LouderSound)

Ella Eyre has released her latest single ‘hell yeah’, a track featured on her forthcoming second album ‘everything, in time’, out 21st November. Describing the song, Ella says, “‘hell yeah’ has been a fan-favourite for a while and I’m SO happy it’s finally time to share it. It’s an upbeat, fun depiction of a wilder…

Sam Smith is set to headline an eight-night residency titled ‘To Be Free: San Francisco’ at the historic Castro Theatre. Opening on 10th February 2026, these performances will mark the venue’s reopening after extensive renovations. The announcement coincides with the release of Smith’s cover of Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, accompanied by a video filmed…

Australian hardcore band SPEED have shared their latest single ‘AIN’T MY GAME’ ahead of the release of their new EP ‘ALL MY ANGELS’, set to arrive on 23rd October. The EP, produced by Elliott Gallart at The Chameleon Studios, addresses the personal loss of three close friends of the band, focusing on themes of grief…

Louis Tomlinson has unveiled his new single ‘Lemonade’, marking the start of a new chapter in his solo career. “The most important thing was for the first single to sound ambitious sonically. It had to be big and fun,” he explains. “To me, ‘Lemonade’ really has instant and natural personality. It ended up being the…

The hardcore vocalist was first diagnosed with the disease in summer 2024 and said he was cancer-free in May (LouderSound)

There are dozens of last-minute deals to grab at Walmart’s massive Lego sale – but be quick as the clock is ticking (LouderSound)

Glorious footage of The Prince Of Darkness battling a Balrog is doing the rounds on multiple social media platforms (LouderSound)

The legendary In Utero and Surfer Rosa producer offered up some encouragement to a young drummer and his words of wisdom are worth listening to (LouderSound)

Hot Topic have a massive 30% off site-wide sale right now. Save on band t-shirts, hoodies, merch, accessories, patches, posters & more… but be quick (LouderSound)

Doja Cat has unveiled new 2026 dates for her ‘Tour Ma Vie World Tour’, extending her schedule across Latin America, Europe, the UK and North America. The tour will commence in São Paulo, Brazil at Suhai Music Hall, covering key cities like Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Dublin, London, Lisbon, Paris, Chicago, Denver, Vancouver, Los Angeles,…

A woman who attended Louder Than Life festival claims that she was knocked out after a crowd-surfer got dropped on her during Sleep Token’s performance (LouderSound)

War Child UK have unveiled the support acts for their forthcoming Day of the Girl concerts, which will feature headline performances by girli, English Teacher and Katy J Pearson. Girli is set to perform on 9th October at London’s Oslo, with Dirt Flirt (pictured) as the supporting act. English Teacher, last year’s Mercury Prize winners,…

Dry Cleaning are set to release their third studio album, ‘Secret Love’, on 9th January 2026. Produced by Cate Le Bon, the album’s announcement comes alongside the release of its first single, ‘Hit My Head All Day’, accompanied by a visualiser featuring choreography by dance duo BULLYACHE. Florence Shaw explains: “The song is about manipulation…

After all, why reply with a short response when you can weave a long tale involving Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and more instead? (LouderSound)

Geese are set to expand their ‘Getting Killed’ tour with two additional UK dates. The New York City band will perform at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom on 26th August and at London’s Troxy on 1st September. The band recently released their third studio album, ‘Getting Killed’, through Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam. In a…

Lots of metal bands want to tear the house down – Slayer are doing their damnedest to burn it down (LouderSound)

Label: ESCHOReleased: 12th September 2025 Debut albums often behave like calling cards, keen to show they can stand upright under bright lights. ‘Goodbyehouse’ chooses another path. It carries itself like a space in the middle of being emptied, with belongings half-packed and doors standing open. Snuggle seem uninterested in perfection. The point is to catch the…

Label: Atlantic RecordsReleased: 12th September 2025 Twenty One Pilots have always thrived on puzzles. Records came layered with codes, videos hid symbols in their corners, and live shows teased escape routes. Yet the scavenger hunt never felt like homework. It worked because the songs themselves carried the room. If you wanted to dig, there was a…

FOLLOW UPSET ON SPOTIFY “I always say that Creeper is more in the magic business than the music business a lot of the time,” says frontman Will Gould, as cats materialise from nowhere and crawl across him in his home. “Trying to work out how to catch people off guard, especially in an age where…

The ex-Smiths man was unsuccessful in his mission to moonlight as a screenwriter for his favourite soap opera (LouderSound)

The Richmond groove metal heavyweights are hinting that something will go down on Thursday, October 2 (LouderSound)

Bleed From Within supported Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine at multiple US shows, and singer Scott Kennedy says the co-headliners’ falling-out “wasn’t as bad as it was made out to be” (LouderSound)

Interviewing the Prince Of Darkness was not like interviewing other members of the rock royalty (LouderSound)

When The Beatles cranked up the guitars, they really cranked up the guitars (LouderSound)

Mikael Åkerfeldt on his violent games, hotel balcony prank, soaking a label exec in vodka, and being left to make music his own way (LouderSound)

David Bowie’s back catalogue is one of the boldest in rock’n’roll, fizzing with reinvention and renewal – and these are his best albums (LouderSound)

Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall and Alan Gratzer joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s marching band for a homecoming medley of REO Speedwagon classics (LouderSound)

Join Axl Rose as he becomes entwined in a deadly conspiracy (LouderSound)

Down With Boring is back tonight (29 September) on Dork Radio, and we’ve got a bumper show lined up. This week, Friends of the Magazine and former Dork cover stars Sprints swing by, with Sam and Jack chatting all about their brand new – and properly ace – album, plus plenty of nonsense besides. We’re…

Orbit Culture return with yet more evidence of why they’re one of the best bands in the current European metal scene (LouderSound)

Domino are set to launch a new archival imprint, Domino Vault, which will focus on reissuing rare and out-of-print releases from their extensive catalogue. The imprint’s inaugural release will feature The Amazing Snakeheads’ 2014 debut album, ‘Amphetamine Ballads’, which will be presented on 180g heavyweight vinyl, with only 200 hand-numbered copies available. The Glasgow garage…

Bad Bunny is set to take centre stage at the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, announced by Apple Music, the NFL, and Roc Nation. The performance will occur at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Bad Bunny comments, “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself. It’s for those who came before me and ran…

The Wonder Years have announced a UK headline tour set for January 2026. The tour includes performances at Manchester’s Albert Hall and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, with tickets available from Friday 3rd October at 10am. Emerging from Lansdale, PA, north of Philadelphia, The Wonder Years most recent album was 2022’s ‘The Hum Goes on…

Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival has confirmed its headliners for 2026, with Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris and The Cure topping the bill. The festival will feature a diverse lineup including Teddy Swims, Tom Grennan, Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, The Kooks, Feeder, Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems, Rick…

One of the world’s most famous actors was present for one of the biggest reunions in history (LouderSound)

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Creeper, Gluecifer, The Hot Damn! and more (LouderSound)

North America! Prepare to get Ghosted! (LouderSound)

It’s been about 18 months since Sprints released their debut album, ‘Letter to Self’. A collection of tracks rooted in vocalist and guitarist Karla Chubb’s personal experiences and social commentary, it laid a solid foundation for the group and packed out the year ahead with shows. The road unwound endlessly before them, nights turning into…

The California four-piece offer another platter of soulful rock’n’roll that bucks trends and plucks heartstrings (LouderSound)

Young British vocalist Jesse Smith will front Rick Wakeman’s English Rock Ensemble on their upcoming The Return Of The Caped Crusader Part 2 dates (LouderSound)

The new episode of Peacemaker featured a hell of a plot twist – and showrunner James Gunn turned to heavy metal to soundtrack it (LouderSound)

The bassist, who used to play in Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band, compares seeing Sabbath onstage to watching Muhammad Ali in the ring (LouderSound)

Released 17 years after The Replacements broke up and sold for pocket change, the album was a perfect metaphor for Paul Westerberg’s chaotic, brilliant career (LouderSound)

The drummer decided to make a simple album with a good band, featuring guest spots from Jon Anderson and Steve Howe. With the exception of an ill-advised cod reggae track, it’s all good – if undemanding (LouderSound)

The album that took Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks away from their day jobs into the belly of the Fleetwood Mac beast (LouderSound)

The collaboration took place at Vedder’s annual Ohana Festival in California (LouderSound)

It turns out that lengthy, multi-part instrumentals and concept albums aren’t prog after all (LouderSound)

5 Seconds of Summer surprised audiences with a performance at the Sun Rose in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The Australian band took to the stage for the first time in nearly two years, following the release of their single ‘NOT OK’, from upcoming sixth album, ‘Everyone’s a Star!’, due 14th November. The location of…

The Futureheads are set to release their first Christmas album, titled ‘Christmas’, on 21st November. The album was recorded over nine months in Sunderland, and features both reimagined Christmas classics and two original tracks: ‘The Coldest Winter in 100 Years’ and ‘Christmas Was Better in the 80s’. The idea for the album originated from the…

Honey Revenge and Rain City Drive have unveiled plans for a co-headline tour across the EU and UK, set to take place in January 2026. The tour will feature Rain City Drive closing in mainland Europe, while Honey Revenge will conclude the UK leg of the tour. Supporting both bands on all dates will be…

FKA twigs has announced her new album ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow’, which will serve as a continuation of her previous album ‘EUSEXUA’. Originally intended as a deluxe edition, ‘Afterglow’ has evolved into a standalone project featuring an entirely new tracklist, due 14th November. The album’s announcement is accompanied by her latest single ‘Cheap Hotel’, along with a…

Magdalena Bay have introduced their latest track ‘Second Sleep’, accompanied by an official video directed by Amalia Irons. This release is part of a double single, which also includes ‘Star Eyes’. These tracks represent the band’s first new material since their second album ‘Imaginal Disk’. “‘Second Sleep’ and ‘Star Eyes’ are two songs we made…

Sigrid has unveiled ‘Two Years’, the latest track from her upcoming third album ‘There’s Always More That I Could Say’, set for release on 24th October via Island / EMI. Crafted in Tokyo alongside long-time collaborator Askjell, the song explores a partner’s viewpoint. Sigrid comments, “It was trying to see the situation from another person’s…

Creeper have unveiled their latest single ‘Prey For The Night’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death’. This new project, set to be released on 31st October, continues the narrative established in their previous album ‘Sanguivore’, following a British rock band on an American tour during the 1980s Satanic Panic, leaving a…

YONAKA are back with their new single ‘Problems’. This track marks the first release from the Brighton rock trio’s forthcoming second studio album, which is yet to be announced. The band, comprising Theresa Jarvis, George Edwards and Alex Crosby, have recently signed with Distiller Records. Theresa explains, “‘Problems’ is about when love starts to turn…

Fickle Friends have announced their upcoming third studio album, ‘Fickle Friends’, which is set to be released on 7th November via their label, Palmeira Music. The Brighton-based band are also gearing up for a UK album release tour, commencing in November, including a performance at the Green Door Store in their hometown on the album’s…

Fletcher has released a special live performance EP titled ‘Would I Still Love Me If I Really Knew Me? (Live from California)’, featuring tracks from her third studio album ‘Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?’. The live EP features intimate renditions of five tracks, accompanied by Grammy Award-winning producer and co-executive…

Sofia Isella has unveiled her latest single, ‘Out In The Garden’, a track co-written and co-produced with Mr Hudson that critiques blind faith and explores themes of piety intertwined with malevolence. Reflecting on the inspiration behind the track, Isella comments, “I got called demonic for the first time. I call it, losing my demonic virginity.…

THUMPER have released their new track ‘Bad Mood’, marking their third single of 2025. The Dublin alt-rockers are following up on their debut album ‘Delusions of Grandeur’, which was nominated for the Choice Music Prize, with the single exploring themes of mental health and modern technology. Frontman Oisin Furlong Leahy comments on the single, saying,…

Just like the Pied Piper… (LouderSound)

The classic debut albums that shaped metal’s golden decade (LouderSound)

The tragic story of one of rock’s lost greats (LouderSound)

The Anchoress, Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel, Auri’s Johanna Kurkela, The Blackheart Orchestra’s Chrissy Mostyn and Exploring Birdsong’s Lynsey Ward celebrate the 1985 album’s enduring magic and influence (LouderSound)

Box office bomb, killer soundtrack (LouderSound)

The opening night of McCartney‘s US tour saw him perform a Beatles classic for the first time in full since 1965 (LouderSound)

Band’s official social media accounts make a Washing Machine-related post – which is shared by Kim Gordon (LouderSound)

A decade of classic debut albums, year by year (LouderSound)

How Helloween’s Pumpkins United has reinvented power metal’s first breakout stars (LouderSound)

The shows will be rescheduled for January (LouderSound)

Noah Hawley gave Alien: Earth a metal as hell soundtrack. What did you think of the show? (LouderSound)

New singer, new sound, the start of a whole new era (LouderSound)

Ghost will be hitting the screen again (LouderSound)

The Paramore singer has never been averse to hopping on someone else’s songs and here’s seven of her best (LouderSound)

Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai have just released Beat Live on Blu-ray, vinly and CD (LouderSound)

The folk rock hero reflects on what the world lost when groups of hopeful artists stopped forming their own schools, like he did in the 60s with Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Alexis Korner, John Martyn, Al Stewart and others (LouderSound)

Rick Wakeman will release his brand new studio album, Melancholia, in October (LouderSound)

Propagandhi have been putting out top-notch punk/metal for four decades (LouderSound)

The hottest metal docuseries of the year explores the death of guitarists Randy Rhodes and Dimebag Darrell, Judas Priest’s legal troubles, and so much more (LouderSound)

Judas Priest, Kreator and Soulfly are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! (LouderSound)

The charges brought against Kneecap’s Mo Chara have been dismissed on a technicality. The Belfast rap group had their case moved to Woolwich Crown Court due to unforeseen circumstances, where the charge was deemed “unlawful” and “null” by Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring. The allegations against Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh,…

In a sea of new music festivals, there’s something about Reeperbahn that stands apart. Set across the buzzing streets of Hamburg, it’s a city bursting with music culture. You can talk about The Beatles and their early days, but what’s more immediate is Hamburg’s hook on the new. It’s a place where bands lay their…

The period around The Boss’s 1982 masterpiece Nebraska forms the basis of the new Jeremy White Allen-starring biopic (LouderSound)

FOLLOW PLAY ON SPOTIFY Z ara Larsson has spent the past 12 years releasing radio-friendly dance-pop bangers. “If you look at the numbers, I’m kind of in my flop era right now,” she admits, a month away from releasing her fifth studio album, ‘Midnight Sun’. “But I feel like it’s the complete opposite,” she continues.…

Jethro Tull’s classic 1971 album Aqualung was recorded live for SiriusXM in 2005 and is newly remastered for coloured vinyl, CD and digital release in November (LouderSound)

Master Peace has unveiled the video for his new track, ‘Spin The Block’. Currently, Master Peace is on tour in the U.S. as a special guest for Franz Ferdinand throughout September and October. Additionally, he is set to support Bastille on their upcoming arena tour dates in Newcastle and Glasgow. Both ‘Spin The Block’ and…

Nell Mescal has unveiled her new single ‘See You Again’, a track featured on her forthcoming EP ‘The Closest We’ll Get’. The EP is scheduled to be released on 24th October via Atlantic Records, with ‘See You Again’ the third preview so far. Mescal describes ‘See You Again’ as a song about the internal struggle…

One of the world’s biggest bands just popped up with one of the world’s biggest streamers (LouderSound)

Godfather of goth metal, Paradise Lost’s Nick Holmes shars his wisdom (LouderSound)

UNIVERSITY have released their latest EP, ‘YES’, today via Transgressive. This three-track, 25-minute collection follows just three months after their debut album, ‘McCartney, It’ll Be OK’, and is described as furthering the band’s exploration of sound. UNIVERSITY will perform at Dia De Los Deftones in San Diego on 1st November 2025, and have also announced…

Ethel Cain is set to expand her sold-out Willoughby Tucker Forever tour through 2026, adding new dates across the UK and Europe. Following her recent announcement for Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026, this extension includes headline performances at venues such as Cardiff Castle, Dublin’s Fairview Park, and Halifax’s The Piece Hall. The announcement comes ahead of…

Tame Impala has announced a new tour in support of fifth album ‘Deadbeat’, due 17th October via Columbia Records. Alongside the tour news, Tame Impala has released a new single titled ‘Dracula’, accompanied by a video directed by Julian Klincewicz. This follows previous teasers from the album, including ‘Loser’ and ‘End of Summer’. The dates…

It’s the latest cut from their forthcoming sequel record Sanguivore II, due out on Halloween next month (LouderSound)

Alessi Rose has released her latest single ‘First Original Thought’, along with its accompanying music video. This track marks the first release from the upcoming deluxe edition of her EP ‘Voyeur’, due 7th November. Alessi explains, “‘Voyeur Deluxe’ stemmed from me continuing to write on tour after ‘Voyeur’ was completed and craving some more big,…

Irish alt-rock trio NewDad have released a new video for their single ‘Misery’, a cut from their second album ‘Altar’, out now. The band have also not long confirmed their participation in Primavera Sound 2026, and their debut performance at Coachella next year. The video for ‘Misery’ was developed by creative partners Rory Mullen and…

Dodgy have released their first new music in a decade with the single ‘Hello Beautiful’, marking a return for the Britpop pioneers. The track is out today (26th September) through Flip Flop Records and heralds a new chapter for the band as they prepare for their upcoming sixth studio album of the same name, which…

FOLLOW UPSET ON SPOTIFY HUNNY is in a new era. While starting out over a decade ago as a fully-fledged group, this is the first release where vocalist and guitarist Jason Yarger is all that remains. Hailing from Newbury Park, California, HUNNY formed in 2014. The long-term lineup featured Jason alongside guitarist Jake Goldstein, bassist…

Annie Haslam and JimMcCarty will present The History Of Renaissance live shows in the US in November (LouderSound)

Sprints have evolved into confident, fully formed masters of their craft (LouderSound)

Proceeds from the all-Brummie collab will go to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s (LouderSound)

The Paramore star joined the New Yorkers to sing on a full-throttle rendition of their song What Happened (LouderSound)

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention’s landmark album One Size Fits All, reissued with extra bells, whistles, kitchen sink, etc (LouderSound)

Honest Ron’s finest moments, starring the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, the Faces, Chrissie Hynde and more (LouderSound)

The quartet’s relaxed yet enthusiastic approach means they never sound indulgent as they segue between pachyderm-impersonating dissonance and languorous ambience (LouderSound)

One of the great prog albums of its era, expanded, plus a live show (LouderSound)

With its many component parts and forward-thinking modernism, their most celebrated yet debated album finally receives the release it deserves (LouderSound)

Apart from The Boss, only two people knew what was coming (LouderSound)

The former Kiss guitarist will be 75 years old in April (LouderSound)

Witch Club Satan’s vocalist/guitarist shares the 10 records that changed her life (LouderSound)

The Swedish hard rock band cancelled the first night of a planned concert trilogy in Mexico City due to Forge contracting food poisoning (LouderSound)

PinkPantheress has put the handbag down. On stage at Brixton Academy for the first of two nights headlining, her signature shoulder bag is nowhere to be seen. The running gag has seen her through practically her entire career so far, but shedding it was necessary in order to enable the phenomenal step up she’s made…

“The idea that Gwar is normalising violence is patently absurd,” says frontman Blöthar The Berserker (LouderSound)

A head of her 2021 debut album ‘Skin’, Joy Crookes looked set to follow in the footsteps of Adele, Amy Winehouse and other incredible female singers from the UK. She’d been shortlisted for the Rising Star award at the BRITs the year before, alongside Beabadoobee and Celeste, and placed fourth on the BBC’s Sound Of…

Head to the Louder webstore and you can get Metal Hammer’s complete history of Ghost with a t-shirt and a sweatshirt you won’t find anywhere else (LouderSound)

Nixon add the Special Edition Sentry Wobble to their Nirvana watch range – and it’s available right now in the US and UK (LouderSound)

Snarky Puppy will release Omni, their second collaboration with Dutch orchestra Metropole Orkest, in November (LouderSound)

The likes of Massive Attack and Fontaines D.C. have already signed up for the campaign, protesting Israel’s military actions in Palestinian territories (LouderSound)

Deftones might be nu metal elder statesman, but they’ve never been more popular – or influential (LouderSound)

Shelf Lives are set to open a new chapter with ‘like heR’, a fresh single that arrives as the London duo sharpen their electro-bass punk blueprint. The track was co-written with Pat Alvarez and features a guest spot from Lola Sam of Hot Wax on bass. Described by the pair as a response to identity…

TEED is set to release third studio album ‘Always With Me’ on 5th December via Nice Age Records, introducing a stripped-back direction and sharing new single ‘My Melody’. Following 2022’s ‘When the Lights Go’ and 2012 debut ‘Trouble’, Orlando Higginbottom’s latest full-length broadens scope from immediate, lyric-led concerns to a wider reflection on memory and…

Oasis have released ‘Morning Glory (Unplugged)’, taken from ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)’, which collects five new unplugged versions of classic cuts. The expanded edition, due 3rd October, features reworked takes on ‘Morning Glory’, ‘Cast No Shadow’, ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Champagne Supernova’ and the previously issued ‘Acquiesce’. The unplugged tracks were produced and…

Dream Nails have released a new track, ‘The Information’, taken from their forthcoming third album, ‘You Wish’, due on 6th February. Recorded with producer and engineer Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Katy J Pearson, Sorry, Yard Act), ‘You Wish’ arrives via Marshall Records and sees the London trio – now operating as a tighter unit with…

Slam Dunk is preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026, and the first lineup announce is out. The festival will feature a few exclusive performances, including Good Charlotte‘s only European appearance and Sublime‘s first-ever UK show, as well as sets from A, Motion City Soundtrack, Set Your Goals, President, Stand Atlantic, Taking Back Sunday,…

Indigo De Souza has released a new single, ‘Serious (feat. Mothé)’, and expanded her touring schedule into 2026. The track arrives alongside a Rick Horoky-directed video that finds De Souza and collaborator Mothé in clown make-up roaming Los Angeles. The song lands ahead of De Souza’s autumn US run with Mothé and follows her latest…

Primavera Sound Barcelona has unveiled its lineup for the 2026 festival, featuring a diverse range of artists including The Cure, Doja Cat, The xx, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Addison Rae, PinkPantheress and My Bloody Valentine. The festival, now in its 24th edition, will host over 150 artists representing various musical genres and eras. The event will…

Oceansize’s final album, 2010’s Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up, to be reissued on triple vinyl in October (LouderSound)

Liverpool indie band Circa Waves have introduced their latest single ‘Old Balloons’, a track that reflects on the experience of touring and the life left behind at home. The single is part of the second chapter of their upcoming album ‘Death & Love Pt.2’, which is to be released via Lower Third/[PIAS]. The full 18-track…

Vessel performed The Boss’s 1984 hit by himself during his band’s show in Philadelphia on Wednesday (LouderSound)

Robert Plant, Suzi Dian and band breathe new life into a classic and contemporary catalogue (LouderSound)

One of the great American heartland rock’n’rollers, Detroit’s favourite son Bob Seger mixed high octane rockers with the most magical of ballads for 50 years (LouderSound)

Monty Python star Eric Idle reflects on the 1999 attack on The Beatles’ George Harrison, in the latest episode of The Adam Buxton Podcast (LouderSound)

The revered double bassist worked with Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, John Martyn, Bert Jansch and countless others. On 2012 album Connected he assembled some of his proudest moments (LouderSound)

Queen guitarist May wants to put on a “stupendous” run at shows at the revolutionary venue in Nevada (LouderSound)

The Mötley Crüe frontman was able to return to the stage in Las Vegas earlier this month (LouderSound)

Last year the Butthole Surfers said they’d turned down “six-figure offers” to reunite (LouderSound)

The Metal God Rob Halford tied the knot with his long-term partner in a simple, private ceremony (LouderSound)

Florence + The Machine have released a new single, ‘One Of The Greats’, taken from Florence Welch’s forthcoming sixth album, ‘Everybody Scream’. The track received its first play as Jack Saunders’ Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1. The single follows the album’s title track, unveiled last month with a video directed by Autumn de Wilde.…

How heavy metal’s original madman became a global icon (LouderSound)

Danny Thompson was a founding member of Pentangle and worked with John Martyn, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk and more (LouderSound)

Label: City Slang / Sub PopReleased: 26th September 2025 If their ‘Manifesto’ EP introduced Sprints as a vital new voice, and debut ‘Letter To Self’ underlined it in permanent marker, then ‘All That Is Over’ is their blazing coronation. It’s confident, clever, loud and deliberate – an album that doesn’t just know what it’s doing, but…

Label: Capitol / Polydor RecordsReleased: 26th September 2025 Good Neighbours’ debut album ‘Blue Sky Mentality’ is pure indie-pop sunshine – 14 tracks built for dancing, shouting along and pretending everything’s a-ok for 45 minutes. Formed in late 2023 by Oli Fox and Scott Verrill, the duo channel big feelings through even bigger choruses. From the bouncing…

Courting have released a new collaboration with New York rapper RXKNephew, ‘rollback freestyle’, and confirmed details of the deluxe edition of their third album, set to arrive on 24th October via Lower Third Recordings. The expanded record is titled ‘How to Thread the Needle and Come Out the Other Side to Tell the Story, Or:…

5 Seconds of Summer have returned with a new single, ‘NOT OK’, their first new music in three years, and confirmed they have signed to Republic Records. The track arrives ahead of the band’s sixth full-length album, ‘Everyone’s A Star!’, due 14th November, which was created across 2024 and 2025 in Los Angeles and Nashville.…

The synth-pop trailblazers’ most recent record came out a decade ago and increasingly looks like a fantastic and fitting farewell (LouderSound)

Label: Capitol RecordsReleased: 26th September 2025 Olivia Dean’s second album ‘The Art Of Loving’ isn’t really a concept album in the traditional sense, but in terms of illuminating the conceptual idea of what drives Olivia and her work, it is the perfect collection of the musical passions and emotional desires that fuel her writing and give…

Label: Music For NationsReleased: 26th September 2025 When they first burst onto the scene, VLURE were lumped in with post-punk, often sharing festival stages with dour bands who wouldn’t crack a smile if their label deal depended on it. In the years since then, the band have proved time and time again that they suit a…

Label: Insanity RecordsReleased: 26th September 2025 ‘Juniper’ is an album borne of one of the toughest times Joy Crookes has ever experienced. Falling in love whilst also falling into an anxious spiral that threatened to ruin all she’d worked for, it is a record with identity embedded into its fabric and explored with Joy’s now trademark…

Label: Chess Club RecordsReleased: 26th September 2025 Coach Party’s second album ‘Caramel’ is sharp, punchy and full of charm. At just 10 tracks, it’s refreshingly lean – no filler, no faffing. Across its 33 minutes, the Isle of Wight quartet pin down all the messy bits of being alive: having a crush, being exhausted, pushing through…

Label: Epic RecordsReleased: 26th September 2025 Zara Larsson knows her way around a pop banger. ‘Lush Life’, ‘Never Forget You’, ‘Symphony’, ‘Can’t Tame Her’, ‘Ruin My Life’… the list goes on. The title track to fifth album, ‘Midnight Sun’, is easily up there with her most deliciously catchy, decadent pop anthems. A song about the eternal…

Ghost fans! Get your hands on this essential bundle about the complete history of the band (LouderSound)

Gilles Peterson, Fontaines D.C. and Ezra Collective are among the winners at the 15th Independent Music Awards, unveiled by the Association of Independent Music (AIM) in London on 23rd September. Peterson received ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ (in association with Merlin), recognising more than four decades of influence as a broadcaster, DJ and label founder. Fontaines…

Label: EpitaphReleased: 26th September 2025 ‘SPIRIT!’ is exactly what it says on the tin: HUNNY’s latest is a wild, fizzing celebration of youth. Now led solely by Jason Yarger, the LA indie-pop project leans hard into its instincts, and the result is a record bursting with hooks, humour and high-energy weirdness. The early ‘title track’ sets…

The reissued album, out in November, will feature a new mix, unreleased outtakes, rare live performances and more (LouderSound)

Jean-Michel Jarre will play Samarkand’s Registan Square on November 1 to celebrate the city’s hosting of the 43rd UNESCO General Conference (LouderSound)

Pet Shop Boys are set to release ‘Disco 5’, the latest entry in their long-running series of dance-focused albums, on 21st November via Parlophone Records. The 12-track collection collates recent Pet Shop Boys remixes for artists including Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Tina Turner, Claptone and Wolfgang Tillmans, alongside a rework…

A US writer has shared the story of a contretemps that occurred at the event in New York in 2008 (LouderSound)

Brògeal have shared a new single, ‘Draw The Line’, from their debut album, ‘Tuesday Paper Club’, will arrive on 17th October via Play It Again Sam. The Falkirk five-piece’s latest track leads with accordion and draws on small-town portraits from their hometown. Introducing the song, singer Daniel Harkins says: “Draw the line is a song…

Home Counties have released a new single, ‘Meet Me In The Flat Roof’, a nod to London’s flat roof pubs and the latest preview of their second album ‘Humdrum’, due 24th October on Submarine Cat Records. The band have also confirmed an in-store run around the UK to mark the album’s arrival, with stops in…

Witch Fever have released a new single and video, ‘SAFE’, the final preview from their second album ‘FEVEREATEN’, due 31st October via Music For Nations / Sony. The Manchester four-piece are currently on the road as special guests to Volbeat across the UK and Europe, with arena shows in Manchester and London in November, and…

Hannah Jadagu has released the official video for ‘Gimme Time’, a new track from her forthcoming second album ‘Describe’, due 24th October via Sub Pop. The song was co-produced by Jadagu and Sora, mixed by Blue May in Los Angeles, and mastered by Heba Kadry in Brooklyn, while the ‘Gimme Time’ video was co-directed and…

The costumed five-piece, who sing about the Devil and sexual liberation, will play 22 US dates in October and November (LouderSound)

The Swedish hard rockers still hope to play in Mexico City on September 24 and 25 (LouderSound)

The Best Of Creed is the first set pulling together tracks from all four of the Florida rockers’ albums (LouderSound)

Deluxe 10-disc earbook Through The Magick Valley features the band’s years from 2002 to 2015 (LouderSound)

The comeback kings have unveiled the second of five unplugged interpretations that feature on forthcoming reissue edition of their second record (LouderSound)

The Metal God, who has homes in both the UK and USA, is “angry and upset” over the homophobia that persists in American culture (LouderSound)

White-hot Austin, Texas ragers Die Spitz deliver scorching debut for Jack White’s Third Man Records (LouderSound)

The metal icons will also be giving away a specially-designed T-shirt to Aussie donors (LouderSound)

After Black Sabbath’s triumphant reunion shows in 1997, a nervous young writer was granted an audience with the Prince of Darkness and his cohorts (LouderSound)

Its lyrics evoked vintage Scott Walker and posed the question of destiny vs. free will. More importantly, it didn’t sound like U2 (LouderSound)

The American singer didn’t even know what a concept album was when 2112 knocked him off his feet, launching a lifelong love affair with the Canadian trio (LouderSound)

How “Little Led Zeppelin” became global stars and carved out a place for women in rock along the way (LouderSound)

The Lip Service podcast promises in-depth interviews with the Rolling Stones’ inner circle (LouderSound)

Galway’s NewDad display remarkable growth on second record, Altar (LouderSound)

Danny Brown is set to release his seventh studio album, ‘Stardust’, on 7th November via Warp Records, and has shared its first single, ‘Starburst’. Written and created in sobriety, ‘Stardust’ marks a new chapter for Brown, highlighting a sharpened focus and collaborative reach. The project draws from experimental pop and underground electronics, with contributions from…

Biffy’s new album is a banger, and you can help celebrate it by picking up this exclusive tee (LouderSound)

FOLLOW HYPE ON SPOTIFY When Finneas O’Connell and Ashlyn Wilson first crossed paths almost a decade ago – long before either had become an international success – the spark was immediate. In a world of fleeting, surface-level conversations, their instant chemistry has endured the test of time. “People always compare session writing to speed dating,…

Pixies are set to mark 40 years since their formation with a 2026 headline run, ‘Pixies 40’, with the first dates confirmed across the UK and Europe in May, June and July next year, including their debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Founding members Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering will be joined by…

Porridge Radio have announced cinema screenings in November for their live performance film, ‘Pieces of Heaven Live at the Centre Pompidou’, with events in Bloomington, London and New York. Captured at Paris’s Centre Pompidou, the film documents a one-off performance that also provided the visual source for the videos for ‘Sick Of The Blues’, ‘A…

ZAYN is set to open 2026 with his first Las Vegas residency, confirming seven shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM in January. The run will span material from across his four studio albums. The announcement follows activity in Las Vegas this week, with a helicopter travelling the Strip to trail the dates. Tickets go…

Get your hands on this bundle before the Aussie metalcore crew hit the UK next month (LouderSound)

Last year, Biffy Clyro found themselves teetering on the brink. This is how they found a path forwards again (LouderSound)

Art rockers Cardiacs released LSD, their first new studio album for 26 years in September (LouderSound)

Watch the Swedish hard rockers’ single Lachryma get a mariachi overhaul in their latest TikTok video (LouderSound)

After years out of print, Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s pre-Fleetwood Mac album was finally reissued last week (LouderSound)

From debut album Lost Paradise to the brand-new Ascension, we revisit and re-order the back-catalogue of one of metal’s most despondent bands (LouderSound)

Robert Smith & co. appear to be gearing up for a busy 2026 – but is it the beginning of the end? (LouderSound)

The alt-rock trailblazers will play six gigs in the UK and Ireland as part of their Pixies 40 shows (LouderSound)

Simon Day and Rhys Thomas, creators of the TV mockumentaries, identify the Gabriel song that got them started and the one time the ex-Genesis singer refused them – but won’t name the band they wouldn’t allow to take part (LouderSound)

Kate Bush’s The Other Sides was a collection of all the B-sides and other songs that didn’t exist on any album and was originally part of 2018’s Remastered II Box Set (LouderSound)

The intergalactic heavy metal warlords from the planet Scumdogia are being accused of having Democratic sympathies and inciting political violence (LouderSound)

We’re talking Rammstein levels of pyro and stage gimmicks here (LouderSound)

Dinner with Jimmy Page, late-night chaos in hotel rooms and secret gigs: Crazed Aerosmith encounters across the decades (LouderSound)

Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse singer Greta Valenti chooses her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and admits to having multiple guilty pleasures (LouderSound)

Warning: contains the very latest in musical fart technology (LouderSound)

Proof that there’s much more to Boston and the man who almost single-handedly created their sound than More Than A Feeling (LouderSound)

The opening was attended by Queen guitarist Brian May and Freddie Mercury’s sister Kashmira Bulsara (LouderSound)

Led Zeppelin fans hoping for something to purchase on Record Store Day Black Friday appear to have had their hopes dashed (LouderSound)

We talk to Jason Eisener and Evan Husney – co-creators of new eight-episode series Into The Void: Life, Death & Heavy Metal – about bringing some of metal’s darkest days to TV screens (LouderSound)

Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives world tour has added three massive dates for next year (LouderSound)

Label: The OrchardReleased: 19th September 2025 ‘conditions of an orphan//’ is a bold, bruised step forward for KennyHoopla, trading the stadium-sized polish of his previous mixtape for something rougher and more human. Travis Barker is gone, Paramore’s Zac Farro and genre-skipping producer Mike Elizondo step in, and the result feels raw, alive and full of intent.…

Label: Breakfast RecordsReleased: 19th September 2025 Eades have always had one foot planted in the past – their scrappy debut was laced with shades of indie sleaze and that post-Libertines fallout – but on ‘Final Sirens Call’, they’ve properly settled into that nostalgia, for better or worse. Opening track ‘The Other Side Of Life’ sets things…

Label: SubPopReleased: 19th September 2025 For most people searching for music to soundtrack emotionally tough periods, a synth-heavy record may not be the obvious answer. But across their discography, and especially on latest project ‘Dance Called Memory’, Nation of Language have made it their mission to flip that assumption on its head. Here, synthesisers become a…

Label: Darkroom RecordsReleased: 19th September 2025 The debut album from The Favors – the duo project of FINNEAS and Ashe – is as theatrical, tender and quietly devastating as you’d hope. ‘The Dream’ is packed with rich harmonies, playful detours, and songwriting that balances depth with just the right amount of daft. It opens with the…

Label: Atlantic RecordsReleased: 19th September 2025 For a band with songs that scream so loudly in quiet ways, NewDad still feel like one of the most underrated acts around. ‘Altar’, their second album, doesn’t try to fix that: it just gets on with being brilliant. Moving between whispered vulnerability and righteous rage, ‘Altar’ captures the push-and-pull…

Label: Island RecordsReleased: 19th September 2025 On ‘I’m Only Fucking Myself’, Lola Young bares it all: gloriously unfiltered, sharply observed and often very funny. It’s a record full of impulse and contradiction, where sex, shame, addiction and arrogance all bleed into one another. Every song sounds like it could be a single – just not always…

From Mayhem to Emperor, black metal is full of fearless innovators, and we want you to tell us which band reign supreme (LouderSound)

Label: RCA RecordsReleased: 12th September 2025 From the first juddering seconds of ‘Angel of My Dreams’ it’s obvious JADE has no intention of offering the usual polite, risk-averse introduction to her solo career; instead she barrels in with something stitched together like a mad cabaret act, flipping through styles like a magician riffling a deck of…

Biffy Clyro have struck gold again with album number ten (LouderSound)

Kate Bush is set to release ‘Best of The Other Sides’ on 26th September via Fish People, delivering a new compilation drawn from material originally included in 2018’s ‘The Other Sides’ collection. The record arrives in response to demand from listeners who were unable to access ‘The Other Sides’, the B-sides and rarities set that…

My Chemical Romance are set to take ‘The Black Parade’ across stadiums in North America, the UK, and Europe next year, marking the 20th anniversary of their third album with 17 newly announced dates. The announcement follows the band’s Long Live: The Black Parade tour, which wrapped earlier this month. The UK and European run…

Lottery Winners are set to play their biggest UK headline show to date with a hometown stadium event at Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Greater Manchester, on 30th May 2026. The one-off show will see the Leigh four-piece hosting a bill that features on-stage special guests Frank Turner (also pictured) and Reverend & The Makers, with…

Thrice are set to tour Europe and the UK in early 2026, with a run that starts in Copenhagen and finishes at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town. The band will be on the road in support of their new album, ‘Horizons/West’, which arrives on 3rd October via Epitaph Records. Positioned as a companion to 2021’s…

The US metalcore giants talk all about new album Violent Nature inside our latest issue (LouderSound)

They’ve also added a third Wembley date and there’s two new UK shows as well (LouderSound)

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Black Stone Cherry, Karnivool, Royal Republic and more (LouderSound)

New set of Rick Wakeman’s stamps celebrates his connections with the Isle Of Man, where he lived and recorded in the 80s and 90s (LouderSound)

It’s just rumours, apparently… (LouderSound)

Governor Gavin Newsom made the ruling in a statement last weekend, seemingly to continue the discourse around freedom of speech that’s been raging since Jimmy Kimmel was taken off-air (LouderSound)

The post-hardcore trailblazers will hit the road in support of their 12th album Horizons/West, due out in early October (LouderSound)

The Hot To Go! star was playing at New York’s Forest Hills stadium when the Heart star joined her for a guest spot (LouderSound)