
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.
Latest articles by Liz Scarlett

"Thank you so much for really changing my life with your music": Watch Paramore's Hayley Williams do a surprise performance of crushcrushcrush with Finneas at his show in Nashville
By Liz Scarlett published
Hayley Williams performed Paramore classic crushcrushcrush with Finneas in Nashville last night

Kiss' Gene Simmons says there are no more big rock bands: "They don't exist. Name one, if you can think"
By Liz Scarlett published
Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says rock music isn't as "fashionable" as it once was because of the popularity of popstars, such as the "fabulous" Ariana Grande and the 'Jesus-like' Taylor Swift

"He smashed his iPad. He smashed headphones. My lyrics got torn up and thrown on the ground – he goes: ‘F*** off, Brandi": Elton John threw some "classic" temper tantrums during the volatile making of his new collaborative album with Brandi Carlile
By Liz Scarlett published
Brandi Carlile shared many tense moments with Elton John during the recording sessions for their new collaborative album Who Believes In Angels?

The Smashing Pumpkins announce 2025 UK tour including a huge London show at Gunnersbury Park with Skunk Anansie and White Lies
By Liz Scarlett published
The Smashing Pumpkins are set to play a series of incredible venues on their Aghori tour this summer with shows in Gunnersbury Park, Colchester Castle and more

The best new metal bands you need to hear in February 2025
By Rich Hobson published
Conquer Divide/Avoid/Defences/Faetooth

Arctangent 2025 announces headliners Wardruna and Tesseract, adds over 50 bands to the lineup
By Liz Scarlett published
Arctangent Festival 2025 is stacking up their bill with over 50 names, including Clown Core, Leprous, Mew, Slift, Green Lung and many more

Why Rosalie Cunningham broke the fourth wall with her third album To Shoot Another Day
By Liz Scarlett published
Inspired by a passion for Bond movies, she investigates movie glamour, fake mediums, teenage drinking and her smutty partner in her third solo album – the first one she’s made at home

Fleetwood Mac fans! Can we finally all admit that Tango In The Night is better than Rumours?
By Liz Scarlett published
Here's why I think Tango In The Night is Fleetwood Mac's greatest record

I’ve listened to every single King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard album and I can tell you that these are their five very best
By Liz Scarlett published
Want to get into Australian psych-wizards King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard but intimidated by their 26 album-strong catalogue? Fear not, we've whittled down the lot to their finest five for your listening pleasure in this definitive list

“I think he did it to take the p*** out of it and it blew up in his face": Toto guitarist Steve Lukather isn't so keen on Weezer's cover of their hit Africa
By Liz Scarlett published
Toto guitarist Steve Lukather shares what he thinks of Weezer's take on their 1982 classic Africa, says that he tried to reach out to Rivers Cuomo but "it just got weird"

“I should have been dead that night!”: Ace Frehley looks back on Kiss' wild on-stage mishaps, including the trick that doctors warned could have left him in a wheelchair
By Liz Scarlett published
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley fell down many, many times...and once even almost died on stage

"After shaking her hand, I went out and had like five cigarettes in a row just to calm myself down. I get starstruck easily": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the time he met ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and had dinner with her
By Liz Scarlett published
Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was starstruck after meeting fellow Swedish legend, Agnetha Fältskog from ABBA

"You sound sexy": Watch Kid Rock once again prove to be one of the most cringeworthy rockers on the planet as he attempts to flirt with a BBC News reporter during a live TV interview
By Liz Scarlett published
During an appearance on BBC News ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, Kid Rock couldn't quite contain himself over hearing the sound of a female journalist's voice and invites said professional skiing

"Or are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?": R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe encourages fans to stay off social media in protest of the "gross" far-right
By Liz Scarlett published
R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe is calling for a boycott of all Meta-owned social media platforms due to policies allegedly enabling a rise of far-right content across America

Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy names his favourite British TV shows
By Matt Mills published
You know about Myles Kennedy’s work with Alter Bridge and Slash. You probably don’t know about his love for quaint UK TV programmes, though.

Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark"
By Liz Scarlett published
Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show

Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
By Metal Hammer published
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024

"Slash comes up to me and gives me a hug, and that was a moment that I will take to my grave." We asked Myles Kennedy to make us a playlist, and what he gave us is pure gold
By Liz Scarlett published
From rock icons like Guns N' Roses and Queens Of The Stone Age to metal behemoths Gojira, it's safe to say Myles Kennedy knows his way around a riff

"I've always existed between two cultures." Meet Lowen, 2024's breakout prog metal sensation inspired by System Of A Down and Akercocke
By Liz Scarlett published
Lowen's Nina Saedi is reclaiming a cultural heritage she is exiled from through a stunning mix of doom and prog metal

Oli Sykes says Bring Me The Horizon are considering going on hiatus: "We need time to recharge our batteries and have that time away"
By Liz Scarlett published
Metalcore heroes Bring Me The Horizon may be taking a break soon, frontman Oli Sykes says he's "so fried"

Gojira share official music video for Grammy-nominated Olympic single Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
By Liz Scarlett published
French metal heavyweights Gojira have released the official music video for their Grammy-nominated single Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)

The 10 best prog metal albums of 2024
By Matt Mills published
Leprous, Opeth, Slift and others have presented some truly forward-thinking excellence this year

Cyber Monday CD player deals: Save a bundle on a top CD player - even though the big sales day is over
By Scott Munro last updated
We've picked out a selection of excellent discounted CD players that are still on sale - but these discounts could end at any moment
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