
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

Watch all hell break loose at Green Day's legendary Woodstock '94 mud fight
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
What do you get when you put three young punks and thousands of rebellious youths in a field full of stinking mud? An iconic moment in rock history, as Green Day unleash anarchy at Woodstock

Tool's Maynard James Keenan swaps his drummer's gong mallet for a dildo, and we're not entirely sure why
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
There's never a dull moment when Maynard James Keenan is around, as his bandmates are discovering daily on Tool's US tour

Watch Tool's Maynard James Keenan play Jenga behind Danny Carey, mid-show
By Elizabeth Scarlett last updated
It looks like Maynard James Keenan is getting a little bored of having to wait around for his vocal sections at Tool shows

Ghost to release trilogy of music videos for Impera
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Tobias Forge has revealed that Ghost are working on three consecutive music videos for their latest album, Impera

Sex Pistols announce new compilation album The Original Recordings
By Elizabeth Scarlett last updated
Sex Pistols will release a new compilation album to coincide with Danny Boyle's forthcoming Disney+ Pistol series

Will Smith's Oscars beef with Chris Rock gets a metal makeover, and it slaps
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
You might be tired of hearing about that Will Smith vs Chris Rock Oscars bust-up, but nothing is ever truly put to bed until Andre Antunes gets his fret-dancing fingers on it

Heart's Ann Wilson releases new single A Moment In Heaven
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Heart powerhouse Ann Wilson has shared new song A Moment In Heaven, lifted from upcoming album Fierce Bliss

Christine McVie to release new solo album of reworked Fleetwood Mac tracks
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Christine McVie has shared details of her forthcoming album Songbird, containing a compilation of her biggest hits

Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless announce joint US summer tour
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless are pairing up for a joint tour across the US this summer

Mein Gott! That time Rammstein almost set a whole stage on fire by accident
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
The serious on-stage fire in 1996 that inspired Rammstein’s Till Lindemann to become a pyro expert

Hot Milk announce The King And Queen Of Gasoline EP, share single Bad Influence
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Hot Milk have revealed details of their upcoming EP, The King And Queen Of Gasoline, and dropped its first single, Bad Influence

Eight-year-old covers Korn's Freak On A Leash, melts hearts, blows minds
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Eight-year-old Zoe Franziska scatting along to Korn's Freak On A Leash might be cute, but it's also outrageously impressive

Meg Myers unleashes electrifying '5D rock anthem' HTIS (Hiding That I’m Sexual)
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Meg Myers' new track HTIS (Hiding That I’m Sexual) sounds like Nine Inch Nails got an alt-pop makeover

Willow's new single Purge is surprisingly intense and heavy and we're here for it
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Willow has dropped a video for her heaviest track to date, Purge ft. Siiickbrain

Korn's tour bus shot at by gunman
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
A mystery shooter took aim at Korn's tour bus last week, and no-one knows why

The Pretty Reckless announce UK autumn tour
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Taylor Momsen and co. return to the road for their first tour in five years

Some genius has created the ultimate Saturday night soundtrack by mashing together Van Halen, Quiet Riot and Free
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
What's better than listening to Van Halen? Listening to Quiet Riot, Free AND Van Halen all at once, duh!

The unhinged Alice Cooper performance that led to the death of a chicken and years of questions
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Alice Cooper gave the most chaotic live performance the world had ever seen at Toronto's Rock & Roll Revival Festival in 1969, and it involved ill-fated chickens, on-stage fights and wild debauchery

That time Lemmy appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, laughed at The Clash and stormed off
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Motörhead's Lemmy once guested on TV music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks. The results were unsurprisingly amusing

Geezer Butler launches NFT project to raise money for Ukraine
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler has joined the NFT game with a digital graphic novel in aid of Ukrainian relief efforts

Ghost's Impera is the highest-selling album in the US so far in 2022
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Ghost's Impera has stormed the US charts and, in terms of physical copies purchased, has the best first week sales of any album released so far in America this year

Watch a young Trent Reznor in his pre-Nine Inch Nails synth-pop band
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
A pre-fame Trent Reznor is the least cheesy thing about Cleveland synth-poppers Slam Bamboo

Måneskin announce huge world tour stretching into 2023
By Elizabeth Scarlett last updated
Måneskin share details of 22-23 world tour across America, Europe and UK
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