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

Fall Out Boy and Sinead O'Connor

Watch Fall Out Boy pay tribute to Sinead O'Connor with a live cover of Nothing Compares 2 U

By Liz Scarlett published

Fall Out Boy pay their respects to the late Sinead O'Connor with a heartfelt cover of Nothing Compares 2 U at Georgia show

Truck Festival

Watch hilarious footage of an orchestra audience's wild mosh-pits at a recent UK music festival

By Liz Scarlett published

Metal and rock aren't the only genres you can mosh to, apparently, as the Oxford Symphony Orchestra discovered at Truck Festival

James Hetfield and Seal

"It sounds like a Nickelback song": This AI James Hetfield cover of Seal's Kiss From A Rose is both ridiculous and impressive

By Liz Scarlett published

The wonders of AI has brought us this cover of Metallica frontman "James Hetfield" singing Seal's Kiss From A Rose

Corey Taylor of Slipknot

"Boo!" Watch Corey Taylor get a taste of his own medicine as someone in a spooky mask gives him a fright

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot's Corey Taylor got spooked during a private tour of the haunted Ohio State Reformatory at this year's Inkcarceration Festival

Robert Smith of The Cure

Watch The Cure's Robert Smith burst into tears during a recent US show

By Liz Scarlett published

The Cure frontman Robert Smith got emotional while performing the band's 1989 track Plainsong at a recent gig in Atlanta

Lorna Shore vocal coach video

"I feel myself hyperventilating... he sounds like a demon!": Watch this vocal coach analyse Will Ramos' brutal delivery on Lorna Shore's To The Hellfire

By Liz Scarlett published

The Charismatic Voice, aka Elizabeth Zharoff, finds herself totally bewildered after analysing the vocals on Lorna Shore's To The Hellfire

Tom Morello and Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper releases new single White Line Frankenstein featuring Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello

By Liz Scarlett published

Shock rock legend Alice Cooper shares new track White Line Frankenstein featuring Tom Morello on guitar

Geddy Lee and Gene Simmons

"Geddy didn't understand what a blues scale was." Gene Simmons recalls the time he gave Rush's Geddy Lee a bass lesson on tour

By Liz Scarlett published

Kiss' Gene Simmons reflects on helping Rush's Geddy Lee with his bass knowledge while the two bands were on tour together

Papa Roach and Metallica

Jacoby Shaddix names Papa Roach and two other bands as the "next Metallicas"

By Liz Scarlett published

Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix flags who he thinks will be filling major venues like Metallica when the metal legends go into retirement

Demi Lovato, Alice Cooper and Nita Strauss

Alice Cooper and Demi Lovato have written a song together, according to Nita Strauss: "they both said that it went amazingly well"

By Liz Scarlett published

Nita Strauss reveals that Alice Cooper and pop-star-turned-rocker Demi Lovato have co-written a song

Dirk Verbeuren on Drumeo

Watch Megadeth's Dirk Verbeuren smash out The Killers' Mr Brightside perfectly on drums after hearing it for the very first time

By Liz Scarlett published

Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren is tasked with the challenge of recreating The Killers' indie rock classic Mr Brightside after hearing it for the first time

Corey Taylor and Aqua

The one thing missing from the new Barbie movie soundtrack is this Barbie Girl x Slipknot mash-up that everyone needs to listen to immediately

By Liz Scarlett published

This mix of Aqua's Barbie Girl and Slipknot's Psychosocial is the best Barbie mash-up since Barbenheimer

Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler recalls the time a stage invader with a knife tried to "sacrifice" Tony Iommi at a Black Sabbath show

By Liz Scarlett published

Ex-Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler remembers when a "lunatic" stage-jumper tried to attack Tony Iommi with a knife at a Black Sabbath show in Nashville

Justin Hawkins and Halocene

Watch this singer nail The Darkness' classic I Believe In A Thing Called Love a whole octave higher than the original - alongside Justin Hawkins' brilliant reaction

By Liz Scarlett published

Halocene frontwoman Addie Nicole blows Justin Hawkins' mind with a impressively high-pitched cover of The Darkness' I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Corey Taylor and Lars Ulrich

Corey Taylor says he "completely backed" Metallica and Lars Ulrich's Napster battle: "if more people realized how badly artists were paid, they might say something"

By Liz Scarlett published

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor backs Metallica's decision to sue Napster back in 2000

Justin Hawkins and Brian May

Justin Hawkins was chosen to become the frontman of The Darkness after doing an interpretive dance to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody at a party

By Liz Scarlett published

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins reveals what won the band over in making him their frontman, and it wasn't entirely his vocals

Louder tracks of the week artists

Here are the best alt. rock songs you'll hear this week, featuring Demi Lovato, Royal Blood, Wargasm and more

By Liz Scarlett published

Here are eight great alternative songs you may have missed this week: vote here for your favourite!

Sammy Hagar and Kiss' Gene Simmons

Sammy Hagar recalls exposing his genitals onstage while supporting Kiss in 1977: "I pulled my pants down, shook it at them and then smashed my guitar to bits"

By Liz Scarlett published

The Red Rocker reflects on an on-stage meltdown in 1977, which saw him flash an audience of angry Kiss fans, and describes the moment as "beautiful in its own way"

Brian May

"I find the world a very strange and screwed up place. I don’t feel comfortable in the world as it is now": Queen's Brian on why Britain's political landscape makes him depressed

By Liz Scarlett published

Queen legend Brian May slams the UK government for "wrecking" Britain, discusses how he copes with his depression

Starbenders

Starbenders share seductive new single Body Talk

By Liz Scarlett published

Atlanta's glam rockers Starbenders return with the new single, Body Talk, lifted from forthcoming album Take Back The Night

Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor reacts to Duff McKagan describing him as a young Bruce Springsteen: "That meant so much to me, 'cause I have not always been the easiest person to like in this business"

By Liz Scarlett published

Corey Taylor explains why he's so thankful to hear some rather complimentary words from Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan

Hayley Williams and Beyonce

Watch Hayley Williams deliver soulful Beyonce cover at recent Paramore show

By Liz Scarlett published

Paramore's Hayley Williams puts her vocal chops on full display with a soulful acapella cover of Beyonce's I Miss You

Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, Barbie's Ken

Listen to Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen play on Ryan Gosling's '80s-style power ballad I'm Just Ken from the Barbie soundtrack

By Liz Scarlett published

Guns N' Roses legend Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen serve up dazzling guitar work on I'm Just Ken, a power ballad sung by Ryan Gosling in the forthcoming Barbie film

Damon Albarn and Alex Turner

Blur's Damon Albarn pins Arctic Monkeys as "the last great guitar band", says no band has been as good as them since

By Liz Scarlett published

Blur frontman Damon Albarn thinks there's increasing "excitement" for guitar bands, but believes the sound grew "sterile" after Arctic Monkeys

Dani Filth

Dani Filth admits he would feel "uncomfortable" wearing Cradle Of Filth's infamous Jesus t-shirt today: "I don't want spit in my food"

By Liz Scarlett published

While Dani Filth doesn't regret Cradle Of Filth's controversial 1993 t-shirt, he says he wouldn't feel comfortable wearing it now

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