
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

Psychologist says people that listen to heavy metal think more logically and are less stressed than those who don't
By Liz Scarlett published
According to science, heavy metal is doing wonders for our brains

Classic Rock tracks of the week: eight new songs you need to hear right now
By Liz Scarlett published
Extreme, Queens Of The Stone Age and David Lee Roth are among the best new rock songs this week. Vote for your favourite

Classic Rock tracks of the week: eight new songs you need to hear right now
By Liz Scarlett published
Rival Sons, Cadillac Three and Sophie Lloyd are among the best new rock songs this week. Vote for your favourite

Classic Rock tracks of the week: new music from Greta Van Fleet, Skindred and more
By Liz Scarlett published
Foo Fighters, Joan Jett and Liliac are among the eight contenders for this week's Best New Song In Rock Music title - vote for your favourite

Foo Fighters, The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Turnstile and more announced for Riot Fest 2023
By Liz Scarlett published
Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie and Queens of the Stone Age are set to headline Riot Fest in Chicago in September

Classic Rock tracks of the week: new music from Nita Strauss, Wolfmother and more
By Liz Scarlett published
Eight reasons to stop whatever it is you're doing and do this instead: includes Dolly Parton, Pretenders, Black Stone Cherry and more

Classic Rock tracks of the week: new music from Black Rainbows, H.E.A.T and more
By Liz Scarlett published
Eight meaty sonic morsels including Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Dirty Nil, 3Teeth and several other glorious disciples of rock

Classic Rock tracks of the week: new music from Girlschool, Rival Sons and more
By Liz Scarlett published
A round-up of rock music that'll make your ears vibrate happily including The Gaslight Anthem, Chris Shiflett, Saint Agnes and more

New data shows that nu metal is more popular than it's been in almost twenty years
By Liz Scarlett published
It's time to bring out the baggy pants and backwards caps, because according to new Google data, nu metal is a big deal again

Watch Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson perform Deep Purple's Burn with an orchestra
By Liz Scarlett published
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson performed a fiery cover of Deep Purple's Burn as part of Jon Lord's Concerto For Group And Orchestra

Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: new music from Foo Fighters, Skindred and more
By Liz Scarlett published
Music your ears will thank you for, from Black Spiders, Uriah Heep, John Mellencamp, The Damned and more

Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: new music from The Lemon Twigs, Sophie Lloyd and more
By Liz Scarlett published
Outstanding new tunes from Danko Jones, Elegant Weapons, Smashing Pumpkins and more

Jack Black has released a frankly deranged music video for his new Super Mario Bros. Movie single Peaches
By Liz Scarlett published
Watch Jack Black's wild and eccentric Peaches video immediately

A Christian store is stocking a Lamb Of God mug unaware they're a heavy metal band, and guitarist Mark Morton is not happy
By Liz Scarlett published
"I ain't mad at Jesus, but y’all can’t just be out here bootleggin' my s**t"

Joe Elliott duets with a younger version of himself on new Def Leppard album
By Liz Scarlett published
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott says singing with his younger self on forthcoming orchestral album Drastic Symphonies was like "singing with a ghost that's still alive"

Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn and more announced for Aftershock 2023
By Liz Scarlett published
Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Godsmack, Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age, Limp Bizkit and many more are set to play at Sacramento's Aftershock festival this year

A guitarist played Buddy Holly every day until Weezer duetted with him. Rivers Cuomo finally responded on day 990
By Liz Scarlett published
After almost 1000 days, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo has duetted the Buddy Holly lick with one very determined guitarist

Watch grannies rip through some gnarly death metal and shoot fireworks from their backsides in this hilarious advert for Liquid Death iced tea
By Liz Scarlett published
Water company Liquid Death have brought out a range of new iced tea drinks alongside a bizarre advert starring a group of skateboarding, death metal-playing grandmas

Paramore share eccentric and surreal music video for Running Out Of Time
By Liz Scarlett published
Paramore unveil the accompanying music video for Running Out of Time, the latest single to be lifted from their recently-released This Is Why album

Radio X launches new radio station dedicated to classic rock music
By Liz Scarlett published
Journalist Sunta Templeton will host the new Classic Rock radio station, “dedicated to the greatest classic rock music of all time from across the decades"

Dana Dentata transforms into a murderous bodybuilder in new video for Dstock '99
By Liz Scarlett published
Nu gen frontrunner Dana Dentata has dropped the gruesome video for Dstock '99, a track lifted from 2021's Pantychrist

Spiritbox reveal that they are already working on eight new songs
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
In the wake of their monumental success of their 2021 debut album Eternal Blue, Spiritbox have revealed that they are already working on new material

Primus take aim at paranoid conspiracists on wacky new track Conspiranoia
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Primus have announced that they will be releasing the three-track EP Conspiranoid and drop its first track, Conspiranoia
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