
Liz Scarlett
Liz manages Louder's social media channels and works on keeping the 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

Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons announce special UK Motörhead set tour
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons will be slamming out Motörhead classics across the UK for a very special one-off tour

Deftones split with long-time bassist Sergio Vega
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Bassist Sergio Vega has shared a video message announcing his departure from Deftones

Heart's Ann Wilson shares new single Missionary Man
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Heart vocalist Ann Wilson has released a cover of Eurythmics' 1986 single Missionary Man from upcoming album Fierce Bliss

Zeal & Ardor share cinematic video for Death To The Holy
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
Swiss avant-garde metallers Zeal & Ardor premiere the video for Death To The Holy

ZZ Top announce new live album Raw and share 2022 tour details
By Elizabeth Scarlett last updated
Raw, the soundtrack behind ZZ Top's 2019 Netflix documentary That Little Ol' Band From Texas, is getting an official release

Gordon Ramsay shouting over metal riffs is terrifying and yet weirdly enjoyable
By Elizabeth Scarlett published
IT'S NOT EVEN PINK, IT'S RAAAW! Where were you when Chef-core became a thing?

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
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