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Louder is the definitive guide to the world of rock, metal and alternative music and the online home of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog magazines
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The chaotic birth of Guns N’ Roses and the wild road to Appetite For Destruction: “If Axl thought someone was looking at him weird, he would just haul off and smack ’em”
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (1801+ words) Sex, strops and strippers – how a bunch of feral LA rockers became The World’s Most Dangerous Band ”I watch MTV and it’s hard not to throw shit at the TV set because it’s so fucking boring. Even the bands around…...
Zombie metal lunatics Dominum are here for everyone who loves Sabaton, Ghost and The Walking Dead: “There’s pirate bands, there’s Viking bands, why is there no zombie band?”
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1677+ words) With their albums invading the top 10 at home in Germany, Dominum's brand of zombie metal is proving infectious We were informed on entering that we only had an hour to make it out or we’d join the Puppet Master’s show…...
That time Slade's Noddy Holder reviewed Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Nick Cave and more
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (263+ words) A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth…...
Nicko McBrain would be “delighted” to drum on Iron Maiden’s next album – on one condition
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (559+ words) The 74-year-old retired from the stage in December 2024, almost two years after suffering a mini-stroke which paralysed the left side of his body Semi-retired Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain wants to record with the band again, despite stepping down from…...
When Steven Wilson took a big risk on his first solo tour
4+ day, 56+ min ago (665+ words) His Grace For Drowning road trip was a massive financial gamble – but he had to prove it wasn’t a Porcupine Tree side project Steven Wilson was in a storm of change when he prepared his first solo tour in 2011. Having…...
Rob Halford opens up about Judas Priest's classic tracks and hard times
5+ day, 51+ min ago (1815+ words) With a Best Of album in the shops and a documentary on the big screen, Rob Halford looks back over four decades of Judas Priest Rob Halford was disappointed. It was April 1975, and Judas Priest had been invited to make…...
“Prog was a dirty word. But so much music of the time was inspired by Yes, Genesis and King Crimson, and no one was talking about it. So I spoke up to buck that trend”: Elbow only made it by reconnecting with their progressive roots
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1217+ words) Guy Garvey recalls being played Genesis songs as a baby, forcing his bandmates to listen to Yes, embracing unusual inspirations and using a glass lampshade as a musical instrument When Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize for 2008 album The Seldom…...
Mysterious woman on cover of Black Sabbath album releases rock opera
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (269+ words) Indreba's Alice follows the release of two songs about being the woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album Louisa Livingstone, the woman whose ghostly figure adorns the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album, has released a rock opera…...
"By 12th grade, people gave us a certain amount of respect. But we were never rock stars, just the weird guys who did music." The story of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's high school prog metal band Avant Garde
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (299+ words) A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth…...
“I’ve heard Robert Fripp say no to everybody. David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, you name it, he always has an excuse not to play… He’s a wonderful husband but professionally it’s done me no favours”: Toyah Willcox is more than just Mrs King Crimson
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (912+ words) From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall Most people think they know…...