Briony Edwards

Briony Edwards

Briony is the Editor in Chief of Louder and is in charge of sorting out who and what you see covered on the site. She started working with Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and Prog magazines back in 2015 and has been writing about music and entertainment in many guises since 2009. She is a big fan of cats, Husker Du and pizza.

Articles by: Briony Edwards

Andy Rourke onstage

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died aged 59

By Briony Edwards published

Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr announced the news that the band's bassist Andy Rourke had died on his social media

A montage of shoegaze bands

A beginner's guide to shoegaze in five essential albums

By Briony Edwards published

Music industry in-joke or one of the most influential sub-genres in alternative history? Here's the story of shoegaze in five must-hear albums

Blink 182 performs at Coachella on Friday, April 14, 2023 in Coachella Valley, CA

Tom DeLonge used gratuitous auto-tune at Blink-182's recent show and fans are divided about it

By Briony Edwards published

It appears Blink-182 vocalist Tom DeLonge was relying on some pretty heavy autotune at the band's recent reunion shows, and fans aren't quite sure what to make of it

A still from a video which shows Katy Perry on stage with P.O.D

We need to talk about the time Katy Perry joined P.O.D.

By Briony Edwards published

Back in 2006, P.O.D. were on the hunt for a female vocalist when they stumbled upon a Christian rock singer named Katy Perry

A photograph of Pink Floyd in 1971 with Joey Jordison superimposed in the bottom right corner

Slipknot's Joey Jordison once picked this as his favourite Pink Floyd song: "It freaked the f*** out of me"

By Briony Edwards published

Back in 2009, we asked Joey Jordison to name his favourite ever Pink Floyd song - his answer surprised us

Nirvana

The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever - and the stories behind them

By Briony Edwards published

We asked you to vote for the 30 best Nirvana songs ever. Here's how they ranked, and the story behind each one

Elton John seated at a grand piano

How lyrics scribbled on tea-stained paper gave Elton John everything he needed

By Briony Edwards last updated

Elton John and Bernie Taupin's Your Song was written over breakfast and took a year to become a hit, but it gave Elton's career the push it needed to go stratospheric

Sister Rostetta Tharpe, Suzi Quatro, Debbie Harry, Doro Pesch, Alissa White-Gluz

50 women who changed the course of rock'n'roll forever

By Briony Edwards last updated

We pay respect to 50 women who worked, fought hard and played harder to made rock'n'roll a much better place

A still from the Jackass Forever movie

The story behind the Jackass theme (Corona by Minutemen)

By Briony Edwards published

It may have become synonymous with "people getting tasered in the balls", but Minutemen’s Corona has a poignant story at its heart

Marilyn Manson attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Marilyn Manson's Grammy nomination shows why our musical gatekeepers can't be trusted

By Briony Edwards published

Marilyn Manson has been included in this year's Grammy nominations via his contribution to Kanye West's song Jail, proving how little progress we've made when it comes to convincing the industry to care about abuse

Red Hot Chili Peppers in a sunny Californian background

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2022 tour via madcap video, and we have thoughts and questions

By Briony Edwards last updated

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce a global tour for 2022 in typical bizarro fashion

A still from Iron Maiden's video for Stratego

Iron Maiden release epic animated video for single Stratego

By Briony Edwards last updated

Iron Maiden have released the video for latest single Stratego, taken from new album Senjutsu

A still from Iron Maiden's new video Stratego

Here's a first look at Iron Maiden's brand new Stratego video

By Briony Edwards last updated

Exclusive Iron Maiden have announced they'll be dropping the video for latest single Stratego today – and we've got some exclusive stills for you to take a look at while you wait

A photo montage of Paul Stanley and James Hetfield

Kiss' Paul Stanley: "How could you not be a Metallica fan?"

By Briony Edwards last updated

Kiss frontman Paul Stanley pours praise on Metallica's legacy, as he credits The Black Album for them becoming a "worldwide phenomenon"

A composite image of KK Downing and Rob Halford

KK Downing on the bust up between Judas Priest and Rob Halford: “It all got proper ugly”

By Briony Edwards published

Former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing opens up about what happened when Rob Halford left the band in 1990, calling it "an ugly affair"

A photo of Iron Maiden producer Kevin Shirley at a mixing desk

Iron Maiden producer Kevin Shirley got “death threats” when he took over from Martin Birch

By Briony Edwards last updated

Iron Maiden producer Kevin Shirley has revealed that some fans were less than thrilled when he stepped in to take over production duties from legendary former producer Martin Birch

A montage of images of Kirk Hammett and Kurt Cobain

Kirk Hammett admits he was "surprised" by how much of a Metallica fan Kurt Cobain was

By Briony Edwards last updated

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett opens up on the impact he believes the band's 1991 Black Album had on the wider alternative music scene at the time

A photo montage of bruce dickinson and metallica

Bruce Dickinson: None of us had the balls to step up – but Metallica did

By Briony Edwards last updated

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson shares his thoughts on how Metallica took metal to the next level when they released the Black Album

A crowd gathered at the railing at a festival

Louder Than Life, Aftershock and Inkcarceration festivals introduce vaccine requirements

By Briony Edwards published

A brace of prominent US festivals will now be requiring proof of vaccination or a negative covid-19 test for entry, while AEG adopts a proof of vaccination policy for all concertgoers and staff

A portrait of Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson tests positive for Covid-19

By Briony Edwards last updated

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson has tested positive for Covid-19, while rockstars including Gene Simmons and Sebastian Bach continue to urge their fans to get vaccinated

Sonny Starkey (L) and Gene Gallagher attend the UGG + Eckhaus Latta FW19 collection launch

Liam Gallagher’s son and Ringo Starr’s grandson to be tried for racially aggravated assault and affray

By Briony Edwards published

Gene Gallagher and Sonny Starkey will go on trial for racially abusing and fighting staff at a Tesco Express in Hampstead

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Guns N' Roses announce they're 'F'n back' with summer 2021 tour dates

By Briony Edwards published

Guns N' Roses have announced they'll be touring the US with Wolfgang Van Halen this summer

A shot of a busy crowd at a gig

Florida promoter charging unvaccinated people $999 to get into his show

By Briony Edwards published

A Florida promoter is charging unvaccinated people $999.99 to get into his upcoming show – $18 if you're vaccinated – in an effort to convince more people to get jabbed

Musician/artist Jason Newsted poses for a photos front of his artwork at VIP Preview for Art New York

Bad news, thrash fans: Jason Newsted isn't joining Megadeth

By Briony Edwards last updated

Jason Newsted's wife Nicole has dismissed rumours that the former Metallica bassist will be joining Megadeth

A press shot of Powerwolf

Powerwolf release new single Beast Of Gévaudan

By Briony Edwards published

Powerwolf unveil the video for new single Beast Of Gévaudan, taken from upcoming album Call Of The Wild

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