Liz Scarlett

Liz Scarlett

Liz works on keeping the Louder sites up to date with the latest news from the world of rock and metal. Prior to joining Louder as a full time staff writer, she completed a Diploma with the National Council for the Training of Journalists and received a First Class Honours Degree in Popular Music Journalism. She enjoys writing about anything from neo-glam rock to stoner, doom and progressive metal, and loves celebrating women in music. '10 bands that rip off Black Sabbath but get away with it' is her favourite article she's written with Louder so far. When not writing, Liz enjoys various creative endeavours such as graphic design, as well as reading about rock’n’roll history, art and magic.  

Articles by: Liz Scarlett

Dog in mosh pit

We can't believe we have to say this but bringing your dog to a metal show is not a good idea, so please stop doing it

By Liz Scarlett published

A metalhead recently brought their golden retriever dog to a Motionless In White show, for reasons we're not totally sure of

Creeper

Listen to Creeper's deliciously-vampy new synth-soaked single Black Heaven

By Liz Scarlett published

Creeper return with the Depeche Mode-inspired Black Heaven, lifted from their forthcoming album Sanguivore

Rick Astley and Dave Grohl

"Are you in the mood for us to murder one of the best songs ever?" Watch Rick Astley cover Foo Fighters classic Everlong at Radio 2 in the Park (and totally NOT murder it)

By Liz Scarlett published

Rick Astley smashed out a pretty damn solid cover of Foo Fighters' Everlong at Radio 2 in the Park in Leicester

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson to pay fines and face 20 hours of community service for blowing nose and spitting a "big lougee" on concert camerawoman

By Liz Scarlett published

Marilyn Manson has pleaded no contest to spitting and blowing his nose on a videographer during a 2019 concert

Blink 182

"This is the last time we're going to f**k this up": Blink-182 announce reunion album One More Time...

By Liz Scarlett published

The classic Blink-182 line up announce their first new album together since 2011 and share a heartfelt trailer reflecting on life-changing moments within their career

Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody movie is no longer the biggest biopic of all time, thanks to the global box office success of Oppenheimer

By Liz Scarlett published

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer boots Bohemian Rhapsody out of the top spot as the highest-grossing biopic in history

Black Friday music deals 2023: Everything you need to know ahead of the big sales weekend

Black Friday music deals 2023: Everything you need to know ahead of the big sales weekend

By Scott Munro published

Get all the info you need about this year's Black Friday - dates, how to prepare, what you can expect to see and more

The Rasmus during the In The Shadows video

"Fans would go mad and start practising black magic on each other." How a drastic change in style, army-dodging and one “annoying hook” saw In The Shadows turn The Rasmus into goth rock superstars

By Liz Scarlett published

Avoiding army service? Sleeping in graveyards? Inter-fan warfare? The story behind The Rasmus' most famous song is an eye-opener

Doja Cat and identical album artworks

Doja Cat's new album artwork looks almost identical to a new album cover belonging to a German metal band, and The Internet is confused

By Liz Scarlett last updated

Updated: The artwork for the upcoming albums of Doja Cat and German hardcore band Chaver were practically the same, so now Doja Cat has unveiled new artwork, from the same artist.

Jason Momoa and James Hetfield

"These ****ers opened with Whiplash!" Watch Jason Momoa excitedly moshing at Metallica's record-breaking Los Angeles show at the Sofi Stadium

By Liz Scarlett published

Game Of Thrones star Jason Momao filmed himself having the time of his life at a recent Metallica show, and was also caught in the pit via fan-filmed footage

Joe Button and Michael Scott

Watch this drummer smash out a classic metalcore song with the unexpected special touch of Michael Scott from The US Office

By Liz Scarlett published

The US Office plus metalcore equals a fun, silly time

Axl Rose and David Bowie

The strange story behind Axl Rose allegedly getting into a fight with David Bowie after the 'Devil from Bromley' tried to steal Axl's girlfriend

By Liz Scarlett published

In 1989, David Bowie apparently decided to hit on Axl Rose's girlfriend Erin Everly during a Guns N' Roses video shoot. Unsurprisingly, trouble ensued

Keith Richards and the Playboy Mansion

"There’s bells ringing and people running down the corridor. As we left the bathroom, it burst into flames": That time Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards almost burned down the Playboy Mansion

By Liz Scarlett published

The Rolling Stones Keith Richards once almost set the Playboy Mansion on fire while doing drugs in a bathroom

Corey Taylor

"Do the holes for your neck in your t-shirts have to be cut bigger for that neck you have?": Watch Corey Taylor react to hilarious trash talk from fans

By Liz Scarlett published

Corey Taylor asked fans to send him mean comments in celebration of his new single Talk Sick

Dave Grohl and Tom Petty

"It would just have reminded me of being back in Nirvana. It would have been sad, for me personally": Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl on why he turned down joining Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

By Liz Scarlett published

Tom Petty once asked Dave Grohl to become an official Heartbreaker, but the Foo Fighters frontman wasn't keen

Corey Taylor and St. Anger

"When it came out, I was a raging alcoholic prick...I wasn't paying attention to the songs": Corey Taylor on why he now loves Metallica's St. Anger

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot's Corey Taylor explains how he went from hating Metallica's St. Anger to being a fan

Lemmy milk ad

"I have never drunk milk, and never will": Revisiting Lemmy's bizarre appearance in the Finnish milk advert filmed weeks before his death

By Liz Scarlett published

Motorhead's iconic frontman Lemmy kept busy until his final days, and even appeared in a promotional ad for Finnish dairy company Valio, despite never drinking milk

David Draiman and Taylor Swift

Disturbed's David Draiman would "love" to collaborate with Taylor Swift: "She's a brilliant woman and one of the great songwriters of our time"

By Liz Scarlett published

Disturbed frontman David Draiman is a total Swiftie, and would "collaborate with Taylor if she ever wanted to, on any given day"

Guns N' Roses, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith

Are Guns N' Roses and Aerosmith making new albums? Alice Cooper seems to think so

By Liz Scarlett published

Alice Cooper may have accidentally let slip that Guns N' Roses and Aerosmith have new albums in the works

The Wicker Man

“It was horrifying. The heat was intense and I felt at times that I was really burning”. The insane story of The Wicker Man, the folk horror cult-classic with a disastrous background

By Liz Scarlett published

As The Wicker Man celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, we look at the making behind it and why it's such a masterpiece

Corey Taylor of Slipknot

"I promise you this, as long as you are here, I will always be here for you": Watch Slipknot's Corey Taylor break down in tears during an emotional speech to fans

By Liz Scarlett published

At a recent event to celebrate the release of his new solo album CMF2, Corey Taylor gets emotional during a touching, heartfelt speech about mental health

Prince and Mick Jagger

"He’s a prince who thinks he’s a king already": The day a young Prince supported The Rolling Stones, and was abused and brought to tears by thousands of food-throwing racists

By Liz Scarlett published

The Rolling Stones appeared to blame Prince for their audience's deplorable reaction to his performance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on their 1981 Tattoo You tour

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

"There was talk that I would have to appear to prove that I was alive". The FBI once launched an investigation into the murder of Trent Reznor. Two years later, they realised he was still alive.

By Liz Scarlett published

In 1989, the FBI launched an investigation into the apparent murder of an unidentified man in a video, who was later revealed to be Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. They later realised that Reznor was (and is!) still alive

Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor: "For eight years I was married to the wrong woman. It was a very toxic relationship and it ate a part of me that I don't know if I'll ever get back"

By Liz Scarlett published

Corey Taylor discusses the "real life sh*t" that inspires his solo songwriting, from PTSD and depression to his "toxic" second marriage

The Beach Boys and Charles Manson

"One of our group members unknowingly invited Satan into our midst": When The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson became friends with The Manson family his life changed forever

By Liz Scarlett published

Nude dinner parties, acid orgies and death threats: The life of The Beach Boys' co-founder Dennis Wilson was turned upside down after Charles Manson's murderous cult overtook his life, his home and his finances

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