
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

Alice In Chains announce co-headline US tour with Breaking Benjamin
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Alice In Chains will be setting off on a co-headline tour across the US this summer with Breaking Benjamin

Watch Sophie Burrell smash killer guitar cover of Lamb Of God's Redneck
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Meet Sophie Burrell, a guitarist with some serious, serious skill and a taste for the heavy

Ghost hunter 'strangled' in Toyah Willcox's haunted home
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
On a recent episode of Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted, ghost hunters investigated Toyah Willcox's home with unexpected consequences

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx ramps up beef with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Motley Crue leader Nikki Sixx doesn't understand why Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder decided to take a "swipe" at his band, but has a pop back anyway

Slash salutes English rock legends for creating "the heaviest riff of all time"
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Slash names the guitar riff he thinks packs the most punch, and it's not one of his own

Machine Gun Kelly and Oli Sykes tease new song Maybe
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Machine Gun Kelly and Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes premiered the collab at an LA club night on Friday

Watch this 5-year-old play every instrument on a cover of Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
What were you doing at age 5? Playing every instrument on pop-punk covers? Thought not

Deathcore screamer's cover of Vanessa Carlton's A Thousand Miles wins karaoke
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
TikTok is delivering the goods today, throwing up this unexpected deathcore makeover of a 2002 pop hit

Jinjer launch donation campaign to raise money for Ukraine
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Ukrainian metallers Jinjer have released new merch designs to help raise funds to support their embattled country

Bored of Wordle? Then why not try Weezer's own version, Weezle
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo has launched a Wordle spin-off game called Weezle, because of course he has

Remember that Fountains Of Wayne song Stacy's Mom? Well say hello to Stacy's Dad
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Is the world truly ready for DILF-rock? Sub Radio clearly think so, and have reworked hornball pop-punk anthem Stacy's Mom with new Daddy-centric lyrics

The Prodigy remember Keith Flint on the third anniversary of his death: "Your fire will never go out"
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
The Prodigy have paid their respects to their friend and former frontman Keith Flint on the third anniversary of his death

Meshuggah unleash lethal new single Light The Shortening Fuse
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Meshuggah return with Light The Shortening Fuse, the second single from their upcoming new album, Immutable

Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen once took Alexi Laiho to Disneyland and the pair had a lovely, lovely time
By Elizabeth Scarlett, Rich Hobson published
Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen recalls the wholesome time he spent at Disneyland with his good pal Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom

Nirvana butchering Smells Like Teen Spirit on Top Of The Pops is still hilarious over 30 years on
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
In 1991, reluctant rock stars Nirvana took advantage of Top Of The Pops' miming rule with unforgettable results

Greta Van Fleet announce huge arena tour across the US and Canada
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Greta Van Fleet will be hitting the road this autumn for a massive 42-date tour across the US and Canada

Spiritbox add second London headline show, get bumped up Download bill
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
After tickets for their debut headline show in London sold out in under one minute, Spiritbox have added an extra date

Spiritbox announce first ever UK headline show
By Elizabeth Scarlett last updated
Spiritbox's debut UK headline performance will take place the day after their appearance at Download Festival

Stevie Nicks curses Vladimir Putin in diary letter: "I hope you turn to dust"
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks writes open letter cursing Vladimir Putin, and condemning him for the "killing of children and young people"

Alex Lifeson teases the possibility of new music with Rush bandmate Geddy Lee
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson discusses the possibility of writing new music with Geddy Lee

The world lost out on a Rolling Stones movie featuring Brad Pitt and Ben Stiller
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Ben Stiller proposed making a Rolling Stones comedy film in the 1990s, but the band weren't so keen on the idea

Stevie Nicks on Vladimir Putin: "This is Hitler coming back to haunt us"
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks expresses sorrow and outrage over the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Dee Snider says he "absolutely" approves of Ukrainians using Twisted Sister's We’re Not Gonna Take It as their battlecry
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider approves of Ukrainians adopting We're Not Gonna Take It as their resistance rallying cry, but not "infantile" anti-maskers

Machine Gun Kelly's old Paramore and Linkin Park covers have sent the internet into a frenzy
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Machine Gun Kelly's takes on Paramore's Misery Business and Linkin Park's Numb haven't gone down too well on TikTok

That time Nine Inch Nails got cussed by TV presenters before playing the heaviest Glastonbury set ever
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
While introducing Nine Inch Nails' headline performance on Glastonbury's Other Stage in 2000, BBC presenters Adam and Joe suggested viewers skip the set to go make a cup of tea instead. Rude!
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