Articles by: John Doran | Louder

Articles by: John Doran

a portrait of nirvana in the early 90s

How Nirvana gave birth to a rock'n'roll revolution

By John Doran last updated 19 February 20

With the advent of grunge, heavy music was dominating the mainstream for the first time since punk. We look back at how Nirvana helped change the course of rock music forever

John Doran and Kerry King from Slayer

Slipknot, stabbings and Samurai: The hard lessons I learned working for Hammer

By John Doran last updated 21 September 22

The drunken trials and tribulations of being a heavy metal journalist

Dopethrone: Hochelaga

By John Doran published 28 April 15

Canada’s stoner/doom fanatics delve into the dread

Godflesh: A World Lit Only By Fire

By John Doran published 16 September 14

Birmingham's seminal eggheadbangers return

Swans: To Be Kind

By John Doran published 27 May 14

US legends conjure an epic act of deliverance

Killing Joke: In Dub

By John Doran published 27 May 14

Apocalyptic visionaries amplify the echoes of their past

Holy Mountain: Ancient Astronauts

By John Doran published 27 May 14

Psych rockers make their transformation complete

Mastodon: Once More 'Round The Sun

By John Doran published 27 May 14

Prog metal masters head back to the garage

Bong: Stoner Rock

By John Doran published 3 March 14

Tantric drone wizards look to their Sunn-y side

Sunn O)))/Ulver: Terrestrials

By John Doran published 4 February 14

Avant-metal overlords pool their forces

Black Mare: Field Of The Host

By John Doran published 4 February 14

Ides Of Gemini ice queen uncovers new sonic depths

Satelliti: Transister

By John Doran published 15 October 13

Mind-altering Italian electonic duo can see for Miles

Melvins: Tres Cabrones

By John Doran published 15 October 13

Washingtons’s avant-sludge originals return to their roots

Jesu: Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came

By John Doran published 17 September 13

Godflesh mainman summons up his wistful side once more

The Body: Christs, Redeemers

By John Doran published 17 September 13

Malevolent sludge duo introduce some choral grief

Grails/Pharaoh Overlord: Black Tar Prophecies/ Palmu

By John Doran published 11 December 12

Split release teams up stoner rock and Krautrock metallers

Family: Portrait

By John Doran published 13 November 12

Eclectic East Coast alt-rockers get broody

Wo Fat: The Black Code

By John Doran published 16 October 12

Stoner rockers induce that (kitchen) sinking feeling

Litmus: Slaughterbahn

By John Doran published 16 October 12

Mantras and Mellotronics from a long lost future

Obelyskkh: White Lightnin'

By John Doran published 18 September 12

A bolder, brighter vision for stoner rock

Troy Sanders of Mastodon performs live on day two of Pinkpop Festival at Megaland on May 27, 2012

Mastodon: Fear And Loathing In Atlanta

By John Doran published 21 September 11

Death, drugs and the mind-boggling highs and lows of being at home in Atlanta with Mastodon...

J Mascis: Several Shades Of Why

By John Doran published 2 March 11

Grunger bins the fuzz box.

Anna Calvi: Anna Calvi

By John Doran published 3 February 11

Roy Orbison reborn as a young female Londoner.

Wire: Red Barked Tree

By John Doran published 5 January 11

Nostalgia be damned on Wire’s glorious twelfth.

Humanfly: Darker Later

By John Doran published 13 October 10

Leeds post-hardcore doom revivalists strike blackened gold.

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