<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/feeds.xml Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:11:42 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Jethro Tull's M.U. The Best Of... to be reissued as a limited edition half-speed vinyl remaster in July ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/jethro-tulls-m-u-the-best-of-jethro-tull-to-be-reissued-as-a-limited-edition-half-speed-vinyl-remaster-in-july Ki5e3zVU3gSbHhUZymYW24 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:11:42 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:42:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/best-new-metal-songs-poppy-motionless-in-white-sleep 3GJwBMfvD5FnWghtmfGjFf Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:14:49 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:34:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "If this were a brand new album, it'd be the best alt. rock record of 2026." Thirty years after its original release, Placebo reimagine 1996 debut album to stunning effect with RE:CREATED ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/if-this-were-a-new-album-itd-be-the-best-record-of-2026-placebo-recreated-review Vg4wKJHBcAQGJLiPvrBPRR Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:13:15 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:15:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cool new proggy sounds from Arthur Brown, North Sea Echoes, Alex Henry Foster and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/music-videos/cool-new-proggy-sounds-from-arthur-brown-north-sea-echoes-alex-henry-foster-and-more-in-progs-brand-new-tracks-of-the-week bMqHnv3MvLLEXNvr34mq49 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:44:34 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:32:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-bruce-dickinson-reveals-toughest-support-act-to-follow-2026 yozfbANnBS68FZWEHDeQjE Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:42:54 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:45:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was having a peek at his guitar and I was just about to stroke it, and he went: 'Nobody touches it!' And bam!" The night that Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards got punched in the face by his hero Chuck Berry ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-night-keith-richard-got-punched-in-the-face-by-his-hero cLsGygnrsb3xTRzCoLpoha Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:18:48 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:28:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "She leaned over and kissed me on me lips. My knees went." The day that black metal legend Cronos from Venom met Kate Bush ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-day-black-metal-legend-cronos-from-venom-met-kate-bush Qm9yqGkuzvCLfnNJj7ghNN Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:46:02 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:15:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Bring Me The Horizon play Sempiternal cut Antivist with Lorna Shore singer Will Ramos at Hellfest ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-bring-me-the-horizon-sing-antivist-lorna-shore-will-ramos-2026 xBPZCYKnP9wMpEPzjmr7ZH Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:40:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson is on the cover of the new, gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/magazines/jethro-tulls-ian-anderson-is-on-the-cover-of-the-new-gift-packed-issue-of-prog-on-sale-now RpkyefLPi6SkQgxzs9gTMn Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:07:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Band members complained of a loss of feeling in their hands after only one song”: When Tesseract set a world record by playing on a stage built from ice ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/tesseract-ice-stage-world-record EzR6Sm6gxpYAjCvbgivhEg Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The time is right for a revolution in rock'n'roll. It's yours for the taking. I believe it’s coming." Def Leppard and Extreme are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists in a room ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/def-leppard-extreme-tour CXzZZSxYafgptYwHv3sSij Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The magic of what these guys do. It's just so identifiable. It speaks. It's musical, powerful!" Deep Purple return to work – only in the new issue of Classic Rock ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/magazines/classic-rock-355-deep-purple W4ZRJ6WevUgJSaCS3inPAN Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:39:45 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:38:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It has never ceased to amaze me how much use that one tune gets." The story of Sirius, the dramatic prog anthem played at every World Cup game ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/alan-parsons-sirius-world-cup fyJNFGYdShPowkhVpY38rE Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:39:11 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:01:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Band dynamics are always good when times are hard. When you achieve things the landscape shifts. There was an issue we couldn’t get past”: Richard Barbieri on why art rockers Japan split, and why their reunion imploded ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/richard-barbieri-japan-tin-drum-rain-tree-crow Uib75VYeMakG3LhcPmnSPn Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Bon Scott chose to hang out with us more than AC/DC. He thought they were boring": The rollercoaster story of Y&T, the greatest hard rock band never to become huge ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/y-and-t-the-greatest-hard-rock-band-never-to-become-huge eR7DDzQ7kGXRroLDMrTksR Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:36:29 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:02:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Music of vaulting ambition, cinematic in scope, literate, endlessly witty and intelligent." Nine 10cc albums you should listen to and one to avoid ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/10cc-best-albums rYZguXZHiJdBVHDZcqcZgS Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:21:03 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sales is not a mark of success": 10 brilliant rock bands from the '90s who should have been absolutely massive ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/brilliant-90s-rock-bands-who-should-have-been-absolutely-massive RGzULBXJuqXmCgpBtrc2N5 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:08:58 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:24:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was jolted back to life to watch America go to hell!”: What this Norwegian prog band did after their singer’s near-fatal onstage heart attack ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/i-was-jolted-back-to-life-to-watch-america-go-to-hell-what-this-norwegian-prog-band-did-after-their-singers-near-fatal-onstage-heart-attack 9DC9PrjUjJpCmfpf59RV6g Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 6 bands who won Rock For People festival 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/the-6-bands-who-won-rock-for-people-festival-2026 KBqyozotNwq5Dw2RcdKMPC Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:10:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to watch The Cure's headline set from the 2026 Isle Of Wight Festival ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/streaming-services/how-to-watch-the-cure-at-the-isle-of-wight-music-festival qY5jhAihamVbZEDaicXQbQ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Fallon and The Painkillers announce US, UK and European tour dates ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/brian-fallon-and-the-painkillers-announce-us-uk-and-european-tour-dates DisruBLMkP6rttgtyZdhKA Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It feels like a Camel band effort." Andrew Latimer releases new suite of music, From The Vault ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/it-feels-like-a-camel-band-effort-andrew-latimer-releases-new-suite-of-music-from-the-vault PWoMZfGEf5YERb4XzG4LNT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:50:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "America is not the same place as it was." Mick Jagger reveals why The Rolling Stones' new album Foreign Tongues features a political message about modern-day America ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/why-the-rolling-stones-foreign-tongues-features-political-message-about-america nFpGKLTYMMBh7RWyepomPD Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:38:41 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:41:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They were like, ‘Are you going to choose heavy metal? Or are you going to join the police?’" Black market bootlegs, tours with Iron Maiden and rock'n'roll monks: The Hu's Enkush Batjargal on how he became a folk metal icon ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/the-hu-life-lessons-2026 mdQeiiYpJ5n6t6tWbfbxAU Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:32:30 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:05:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "People bringing my father into this saying, 'Oh, Ozzy would not approve. He's rolling over in his grave.' Shut the f**k up. You did not know my father." Jack Osbourne responds to backlash for attending Donald Trump's White House UFC Event ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/jack-osbourne-ufc-white-house z5YzxhvWNhbpniCRm8hsJ6 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:17:52 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:48:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "While Damon Albarn is mainly known as a charismatic Britpop darling, we’d argue that he's actually music's ultimate wingman." Gorillaz charm and delight Rock For People during a varied and entertaining headline set ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/while-damon-albarn-is-mainly-known-as-a-charismatic-britpop-darling-wed-argue-that-hes-actually-musics-ultimate-wingman-gorillaz-charm-and-delight-rock-for-people-during-a-varied-and-entertaining-headline-set JmSje4iv2UmjCdmJBmZjx3 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:31:25 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:41:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could walk out of here, go get a drink and within a week I could be dead. But I’m not interested in doing that”: how Trent Reznor pulled back from the abyss to make Nine Inch Nails’ Year Zero ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/how-trent-reznor-pulled-back-from-the-abyss-to-make-nine-inch-nails-year-zero XiH8EGyg5FFRhNiZMQXbV4 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:28:37 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:29:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’ve been whipped, stabbed and had to have surgery. Most recently, I got licked on the tongue by Alice Cooper's snake." Nita Strauss shares the battle scars that shaped her into a modern guitar hero ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/nita-strauss-metal-hammer-interview-big CVf9TDXtXm4CHkgBNWkhjL Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:41:43 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:41:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It isn’t my fault. The band was going nowhere. I haven’t spoken to him for years – there’s nothing new to say”: How Styx finally got happy and achieved closure with their past ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/styx-crash-of-the-crown frR32SEexA7rgbh2QyAJ8T Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:01:08 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:01:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I don't think there is any musician that I've worked with that has ever come close to that." How Jimi Hendrix recorded Purple Haze – on a guitar he'd never played before ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/jimi-hendrix-purple-haze EZgB4jag84jsgAtLMHLxvU Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They're not gonna get anybody heavier than me, are they?" In 1971 Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant was asked how he dealt with bootleggers ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/peter-grant-pink-floyd-bootleggers sLQEuyrPTEenDW5LbVppKc Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:34:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I loved the idea of playing noisy, heavy rock, but calling ourselves after something diametrically opposed to that."Nine Budgie albums you should listen to and one to avoid ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/budgie-best-albums uSHRFSicHSafbq9mX2QEt9 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:23:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He used to do stupid things that smashed the reputation of the band. That's all over now." The frosty relationship between Saxon's Biff Byford and former guitarist Graham Oliver has thawed after more than 30 years ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/bands-artists/saxon-biff-byford-graham-oliver-relationship-thawed PFox2C89T63h74tgJSG7fj Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:36:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was just magical. You're part of a magical event where this incredible band is getting back together." Aimee Mann reacts to performing with Rush in Los Angeles ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/aimee-mann-rush-reunion-reaction kd6E28AGxwyhD7J6tVDWNG Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:45:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We're definitely going to be in Europe. We're definitely going to be in South America, and Australia, and the US." Faith No More bassist Bill Gould confirms that the band will return in 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/bill-gould-confirms-faith-no-more-return-in-2027 BUdcrkhvRcpLRi9BNMafLM Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:57:41 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "NME said we were the best thing since the Sex Pistols. Sounds said we were the worst group they'd ever seen." Why William and Jim Reid feared that The Jesus And Mary Chain's classic debut album Psychocandy might never get released ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-feared-psychocandy-might-never-get-released zFTk5TAfWUA6bfzQf4KthU Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:35:45 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:39:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Foreign Tongues had been rock's worst-kept secret for some time before album opener Rough And Twisted dropped in April to acclaim and relief. Media duly frenzied. Mission accomplished." The Rolling Stones roll on with album number 25 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/the-rolling-stones-foreign-tongues-album-review QxXjT5KCPCMYr4LsPza9CE Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:05:10 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:37:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more... ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/syd-barrett-80th-birthday-celebrations-include-tribute-concert-in-cambridge-and-tribute-album-featuring-pink-floyd-david-gilmour-and-more u923iFMbPytXtFPJXGyCMQ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:57:00 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ 8 totally wildcard artists that we'd love to see play Download 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/8-totally-wildcard-artists-that-wed-love-to-see-play-download-2027 4qtohdN8vx85T99BCzZT4c Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:50:57 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:12:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Steve Harris will tour and tour and tour and tour until he probably dies onstage”: Bruce Dickinson would rather Iron Maiden “do another album” than head back on the road right away ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-bruce-dickinson-prefer-new-album-to-touring-2026 LMvwtmHJMcuLf4ic5czhEe Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:29:37 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:36:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just hope they cleaned the cabin after they got out of it”: Police investigating couple allegedly caught in ‘intimate act’ on Download festival Ferris wheel ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/police-investigate-intimate-act-download-festival-2026 Y4XPfiuGx4qVngUF7AEeoB Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:19:09 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:36:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It might seem odd for a death metal band to love him, but he gave us a sense of ourselves”: Joe Duplantier on the prog rock icon who became Gojira’s guiding light ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/gojira-mike-oldfield Fvax8tLqgaH22EW7yndNij Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New charity launches in honour of former Big Big Train frontman David Longdon on what would have been his 61st birthday ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/david-longdon-charity v9B32VJFEjhKoWn4wRLFf9 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:57:15 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:38:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If it wasn’t us, it would’ve just been someone else, because there are so many great female-fronted bands”: Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/linkin-park-react-becoming-first-band-female-singer-headline-download-festival-2026 zyBEdnihqPsCUxX8DDDQ66 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:49:15 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:53:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A vibrant tribute to a band of brilliant misfits, whose unique blend of irony, rebellion, and razor-sharp social commentary helped define an era of British culture." New Pulp documentary What Do You Do For An Encore? to stream this autumn ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/films-tv-shows/pulp-documentary-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore-incoming 8ZT6N6xDeiVLHj2YL3M5xX Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:44:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/greatest-final-metal-albums-history 2BgkXaXNrV44XM3NWkaNiD Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:12:44 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:36:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ "John orders 12 bottles of champagne. I thought he was going to treat everybody in the club, but he turned to me and said, 'Go on, drink it – that's yours.'" What happened when John Bonham was best man at Tony Iommi's wedding ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/tony-iommi-john-bonham-best-man mWgi8ZN7m7iMSojUDmJKmL Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'd listen to Great Balls Of Fire on repeat for hours at a time." For Jim Jones, rock'n'roll is way more than just music, it's something other-worldly, something sacred ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jim-jones-cat-fight-interview 4WY8ZNhCcpkibMJFrFFfL Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:36:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn't tell the band, but I went to the gig and sat at the back. It was strange to see this other guy singing my lines… I really felt for him”: Michael Sadler was always going to rejoin Saga, and they knew it ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/michael-sadler-saga-20-20 5m9XXAqaPTKqm5GcAAN6Fi Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jimi Hendrix was here: An interactive London map ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jimi-hendrix-london-an-interactive-map QfZGbZK8q5HLtTwC6Dmc6Y Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:49:39 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:55:55 +0000