<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder ]]> https://www.loudersound.com Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Tony was always saying, ‘We’ve gotta sound like Foreigner’, or ‘We’ve gotta sound like Queen’”: Chaos, walk-outs and an album Ozzy Osbourne called “disgusting” – the sad end of Black Sabbath’s original line-up ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/black-sabbath-technical-ecstasy-never-say-die-story-behind-albums A6ywGu6Ti3bQ2M4n2gKECZ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/best-new-metal-songs-loathe-uncle-acid-and-the-deadbeats-eivor yeYnTRPmmjGD3fWmMCaR4n Fri, 01 May 2026 15:07:29 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 15:13:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He took me out to his Rolls-Royce and played it. I was a little bit embarrassed because it's a bit saucy." The day that Spice Girl Mel C learned that Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis had written a song about her ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/spice-girl-mel-c-on-anthony-kiedis-writing-a-song-about-her qGGZ3ZXCUn4i7MsMfiZ2yc Fri, 01 May 2026 14:29:52 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 14:53:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Welcome to the carnival of sin." Corpse-painted nuns, sparklers and songs about sex: controversial metallers Dogma return to the UK ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/dogma-wolverhampton-2026 J4FVca2ytDPiUyZ2zXaPHJ Fri, 01 May 2026 13:27:49 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 14:53:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It looked like somebody had been sliced to bits with a chainsaw." Beavis And Butt-Head, Pantera and TiKTok - how sludge metal legends Crowbar have suddenly become bigger than ever ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/how-crowbar-got-an-unlikely-late-career-boost-from-tiktok oe8sJhMmFiF8JQ4DfFcWn6 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:10:59 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:58:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "And then that Wicked movie came out, and I was so p*****!" How Ariana Grande's blockbuster sequel ruined one key plan for the new Foo Fighters album ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/and-then-that-wicked-movie-came-out-and-i-was-so-p-how-ariana-grandes-blockbuster-sequel-ruined-one-key-plan-for-the-new-foo-fighters-album FKJ9Gu6eSNZxWz9CutSnmB Fri, 01 May 2026 12:39:50 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:40:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sounds of the universe crying”: This pop icon’s label wanted a pop solo album. He gave them a prog record instead. Which is why they suppressed it for three years ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/daryl-hall-robert-fripp-sacred-songs YetmJK4c6uAwD2AbtYctbT Fri, 01 May 2026 12:03:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everyone always looked at me like I was an alien. When I moved to the UK, it felt like freedom." The French misfit who found a home in the British metal scene - and has become one of its most exciting young vocalists ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/everyone-always-looked-at-me-like-i-was-an-alien-when-i-moved-to-the-uk-it-felt-like-freedom-the-french-misfit-who-found-a-home-in-the-british-metal-scene-and-has-become-one-of-its-most-exciting-young-vocalists LwF758Wiab8DUXJJZznZEX Fri, 01 May 2026 10:16:29 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 10:19:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Other than a forty-eight-piece string orchestra, everything else was the band or synths." The story of the global hit inspired by Lego and Simon & Garfunkel that soundtracked a Martian invasion ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/jeff-wayne-featuring-justin-hayward-forever-autumn cHQiyV43ZdNmjpj9RhoBLX Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Eddfest could even become a festival that didn't have Iron Maiden in it, just bands in the same spirit." Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden's Knebworth party could continue without them ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/bruce-dickinson-eddfest-could-continue-without-iron-maiden 4jmczk6ZDgGdwFfCdvKHzd Fri, 01 May 2026 07:45:00 +0000 Sat, 02 May 2026 00:22:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I can't physically breathe if I can’t play music." With a musical education from his grandfather, former busker Ty Freeman is now playing with his childhood heroes ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/ty-freeman-interview-one-way-love mqLkEEXZRgtD5J7M7iXVXZ Fri, 01 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You're never too old to learn a bit about technique." Colin Blunstone on The Zombies, keeping it in the family, and looking after what Suzannah Hoffs calls his "just plain sexy" voice ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/colin-blunstone-the-zombies-believe-in-miracles-interview pvxDnVPtJgoCDovLWf3BKn Fri, 01 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000 Sat, 02 May 2026 00:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nudity on stage, handing out drugs at shows, police searches, stabbings and a fatal crash: The roots of Hawkwind, the “barbarians with electronics” accused of stealing Paul McCartney’s bass ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/hawkwind-early-years-in-search-of-space awTci4J9aKjK3faJVKkHUA Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I think I kinda blew it." After her bid for stardom stumbled, Fiona became a suburban soccer mom. But the death of Warrant's Jani Lane inspired her to give rock one last shot ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/fiona-unbroken-interview 92TzN8RazwkXrWwvXEpGCE Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:04:48 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:30:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This band was and is my life." The new issue of Metal Hammer magazine celebrates 30 years of HIM with a world exclusive Ville Valo interview ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/this-band-was-and-is-my-life-the-new-issue-of-metal-hammer-magazine-celebrates-30-years-of-him-with-a-world-exclusive-ville-valo-interview 5zdJTcT8y3nUxgHS4SSjx9 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:42:53 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 10:19:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We live in a secluded village where the belief in witches was still very much alive just a few decades ago." Meet the forest-dwelling duo exploring Hungary's wild and magical folklore through black metal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/witcher-explore-hungarian-magic-through-black-metal kHDRn7xiRnzmYq4jT3K5nb Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:56:56 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:30:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I said, ‘You are making a huge mistake – you get pulled over for any reason and they find those guns in there… well, there’s nothing more wrong than being shot with your own gun.’" How Megadeth reinvented themselves with Countdown To Extinction ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/megadeth-story-behind-countdown-to-extinction ZBXrirzoryZyuKsEguzwXY Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:20:04 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:23:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ "All the melancholy and darkness could be traced to my dog. He was my furry brother." Gothic metal legend Ville Valo reveals some of the surprising influences behind his much-missed band, Him ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/all-the-melancholy-and-darkness-could-be-traced-to-my-dog-he-was-my-furry-brother-gothic-metal-legend-ville-valo-reveals-some-of-the-surprising-influences-behind-his-much-missed-band-him kfmNaTRKLoLX3L73RWXgqb Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:14:09 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:14:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/metallica-the-story-of-banned-in-philly-free-car-park-gig-1997-reload pDp4BBXkkEwsc3jewprU5X Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:21:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soho Dukes started as a 19th-century drinking club. Now they're bringing fun back to rock'n'roll ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/soho-dukes-nighthawks-acrobats-and-everything-under-the-moon-interview SAQaqhx5rbD5vZ7ceFpx6e Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was pissed off. This disrespects the band." Dave Brock slams BBC suggestion that Hawkwind were anti-Beatles and stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/documentary/dave-brock-hawkwind-paul-mccartney-stolen-bass wGtpjNahbKftCtYBweC3He Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:48:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounded like they were shouting ‘Peter!’ and we thought they wanted Mr Gabriel back. It wasn’t that, but we never got to the bottom of it”: Don’t ask Tony Banks about Genesis’ live album Seconds Out ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/tony-banks-genesis-seconds-out FuMZdtWxAMzhKv9sgi5Q3j Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:47:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end." Details of the final album by The Alarm confirmed ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/details-of-final-album-the-alarm-confirmed XutjUuXiYauQHWSS6NXGz7 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Our casting team reached out to fans from all around the world. They provided the emotion, the soul and the humanity." Iron Maiden's creative director Ben Smallwood grew up around the band – and now he's helping tell their story ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/documentary/ben-smallwood-iron-maiden-creative-director S4t8TV3BBjZ6JXCSDa6tSL Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:53:56 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A welcome return to the cranked-up amps, distortion and rawness that first fuelled them." The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/the-black-keys-peaches hcdZDitw35xHPA4tX6pne4 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:14:55 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The album careens so quickly between clever and stupid that I'm surprised it hasn't become a cult classic." A story of flick-knives, tyre-irons, and Desmond Child's little-remembered 'gang rock' phase ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/desmond-child-gang-rock fUUZugpUb4TApmyyTyp88C Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:29:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This album is the absence of God. It’s a futuristic, pre-apocalyptic record." The album that made it clear Ghost were about to become one of the biggest metal bands on Earth ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/ghost-story-behind-meliora qzDKkHpdV298MXcABR5gYj Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:20:43 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:27:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Time is short and I have things that I need to make before I die”: Kristoffer Rygg won’t discuss the darkness that led Ulver to latest album Neverland and a new positive energy ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/ulver-neverland 7SGe4fmXnTigPA8A5hUwEd Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:56:30 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:56:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exodus mainman Gary Holt on his singer situation, cartel violence, and what he listens to in the car ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/exodus-goliath-interview uDZdQY6hucLgN75zexPSmK Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Seeing Maiden live shows is an expression of joy, of pleasure, of commitment with music”: Javier Bardem reveals how Iron Maiden changed his life ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/how-iron-maiden-changed-javier-bardem-life-2026 QYgXURA9ttPR9BNZtGEGJC Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:56:32 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:37:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were a bunch of Black kids whose parents had passed away and we were feral." From falling out with Manic Street Preachers and writing songs for Ozzy to a number one album, how Skindred's Benji Webbe became a British metal icon ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/how-skindreds-benji-webbe-became-a-metal-icon edFgaNYgdhB4yVzXLBiCpM Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:30:46 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 10:22:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The industry told us, ‘You will have zero fans. You can't bring Satan into the gospel scene!'" How a Satanic doo-wop duo bewitched metal fans - without playing a single note of metal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-story-of-twin-temple gXHYuiRdEWZYSpqxz9GafP Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:23:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/metallica-to-reissue-reload-2026 TNH6igxXWrJtm7ePWZkiuH Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:23:52 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:20:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Record the show, put it online. There are a lot of people who won't be able to see it, so let’s give them a little joy." John 5 on why he's bucking the anti-phone movement at gigs ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/john-5-get-your-phones-out rtfRGMctwNp7PHarutKG9Z Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eivør breaks two-year silence with atmospheric new track Healer, and confirms more tour dates for 2026 and 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/eivor-healer-single-tour-dates BLMsgdXSL3MpKV3qK7ptKj Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When I sing Twisted Sister music, I'm like a steamroller. I'ma beast. I'm out of control." Twisted Sister's Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French on life after Dee Snider ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/twisted-sister-sebastian-bach-jay-jay-french-life-after-dee-snider tyqiwFnLpoRuC5ru5sKkXW Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A true fighter with a heavenly voice": A tribute to The Alarm's Mike Peters ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/mike-peters-tribute zGzNRHqwVX4eC4kuJk6GM5 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:08:13 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:08:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden: Exclusive new interviews and 50 years of Burning Ambition - only in the new issue of Classic Rock ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/magazines/classic-rock-353-iron-maiden k5TCWjfwg3XTgQC3MDvhyg Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:14:13 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:35:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "An impressive candle on a monumental birthday cake." Iron Maiden's Burning Ambition movie is a must-see for ardent fans ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-review BZ7FessApoJaGrGdRJGhan Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:08:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Europe announce new album featuring Ghost's Tobias Forge and Opeth's Michael Åkerfeldt ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/europe-come-this-madness-one-on-one GHxjpSGvffuBFGGmSNZRT6 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:15:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford among 50 guests to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of German metal institution Accept ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/ghost-tobias-forge-metallica-kirk-hammett-judas-priest-rob-halford-appear-accept-50th-anniversary-album-2026 9EJJecxV2GEexBtRFpQt9H Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:36:44 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:54:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "No one in Panama is doing what we're doing." The awesome Central American metal duo named after a pastry who are breaking out of their country via big, fat riffs (just don't call them the new White Stripes) ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/no-one-in-panama-is-doing-what-were-doing-the-awesome-south-american-metal-duo-named-after-a-pastry-who-are-breaking-out-of-their-country-via-big-fat-riffs-just-dont-call-them-the-new-white-stripes zNETqyLjK75oVa8QzEDphb Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:56:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You haven’t truly danced until you’ve thrown shapes to Rational Gaze in a festival field”: Why Meshuggah are my comfort band ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/why-meshuggah-are-my-comfort-band LgvZteZ6S7Zs2UEzS2L6WT Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:45:55 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:41:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrate Star Wars Day with a huge streaming saving: This Disney+ £3.99 a month deal is hotter than Tatooine's twin suns ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/streaming-services/celebrate-star-wars-day-with-this-disney-plus-discount 53fpXkAVmfuL7uHFcZJeFK Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:37:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slipknot become early frontrunner for ‘weirdest collaboration of the year’ award as (sic) pops up in hallucinogenic Gucci advert ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/hear-slipknot-sic-gucci-advert-2026 vrC2M2qR9EUW8k6LYYcVgm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:32:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Genocide still occurs today. We have not learned our lesson of people over profits”: Watch System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian sing heartfelt prayer for genocide victims at Sick New World festival last weekend ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/serj-tankian-system-of-a-down-sings-prayer-genocide-victims-sick-new-world-2026 t6qHE5rbotNEfvKbyfguH3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:46:12 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:11:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "My chin hit this broken bottle on the stage. I pulled it out, there was blood gushing down my face." Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe comes clean on sobriety, UFOs and what he'd have as his final meal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/lamb-of-god-randy-blythe-all-star-interview PZMbscaJcrV2UQf9icv2rV Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The album cover and title song video are so sexually potent it almost makes you forget how Canadian the rest of the record is." What happened when Lee Aaron declared herself the Metal Queen ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/lee-aaron-metal-queen VFSCEixSNUxubmVQiPR3E6 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was going to step out into the water and pretend to be the Son of God!" The story of the day Steve Harley's Jesus trip was spoiled by overheated fans ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/steve-harleys-crystal-palace-bowl w6kpVYV9J3Govj2WMmhjw7 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:20:10 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘The music is one thing, but we’re here to put on a show.’ And that’s what he did”: Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/keith-emerson-flying-piano 5rPX9LYHBDAKtFCnKvuckX Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:16:49 +0000