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Guitar hero Steph Carter talks amps, amps and more amps with Marshall
By Louder published
The former Gallows guitarist is powering his new band Lyoness courtesy of some Marshall excellence

Looking for a new tent this festival season? Go Outdoors has a massive camping gear sale happening now...
By Louder last updated
Get money off festival camping essentials including Vango tents, Outwell sleeping bags and more in this epic Go Outdoors sale

This past weekend, Mystic Festival proved once again that it's Poland's most essential heavy metal event
By Louder last updated
Watch our exclusive interview with the festival's co-founder now

How we test and rate products at Louder
By Louder published
Louder tests and reviews everything from headphones and turntables, to speakers and music streaming services. This is how we approach testing

OPPO Find X5 Pro Empowers Music Fans at Coachella
By Louder last updated
America's biggest music festival now has the perfect phone to capture the experience

The 15 songs that defined Dillinger Escape Plan
By Louder published
In 2016 we asked Greg Puciato to pick the ultimate Dillinger Escape Plan playlist

Best Sonos deals 2025: find the lowest prices on Sonos One, Sonos Play, Sonos Beam, Sonos Sub and more
By Louder published
Make big savings across the entire range of Sonos speakers and soundbars

Best Beats headphones deals 2025: Don't miss a beat
By Paul Dimery, Louder published
Get your hands on the biggest, baddest and bassiest Beats headphones deals online right now

Gifts for metalheads: Slipknot jumpers, Metallica vinyl and more - it’s all going on in EMP’s big Christmas sale
By Louder last updated
EMP have slashed the price of t-shirts, hoodies, CDs, vinyl and much more in their Christmas sale - including a warming 25% off their range of winter must-haves

In Memoriam: Remembering those we lost in 2021
By Louder last updated
Remembering those we lost in 2021 from the world of music

Rob Zombie, Mastodon and Mudvayne are the metal pirates of the Caribbean on the Voragos cruise
By Louder published
How does a five day cruise in the Caribbean sound right now?

Brody Dalle fined, ordered to conduct community service after criminal contempt conviction in custody row
By Louder last updated
The Distillers’ Brody Dalle escapes jail, receives community service sentence for her criminal contempt conviction stemming from custody battle

Best AirPods deals February 2022: big money off AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, AirPods 3 and more
By Louder, Scott Munro published
Updated Today's best Black Friday deals on Apple AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max - plus everything you need to know about Apple's epic earbuds

The best alcohol advent calendars 2022: Gin, whisky, bourbon, rum, beer!
By Louder published
Chocolate advent calendars are all well and good, but we've selected the best booze-filled treats to add some Christmas spirit to your annual festive countdown

Black Country, New Road share new single Bread Song
By Louder published
Listen to Bread Song, the second single previewing the new Black Country, New Road album Ants From Up There

Mark Lanegan details his fight against Covid-19 in ‘terrifying’ new memoir
By Louder published
New Mark Lanegan book Devil in a Coma chronicles the former Screaming Trees frontman’s life-or-death battle with Covid-19

Watch Eddie Vedder’s daughter Olivia perform My Father’s Daughter
By Louder published
Watch Olivia Vedder perform My Father’s Daughter, co-written by Eddie Vedder, and featured on Sean Penn film Flag Day, with an all-star band

Posies disband as Ken Stringfellow is accused of sexual misconduct
By Louder published
Posies co-founder Ken Stringfellow faces accusations of sexual misconduct from three women, as bandmates exit group

Green Day unearth rare live-in-the-studio tracks for new The BBC Sessions album
By Louder published
Pop-punks Green Day dig out some long-buried nuggets for 16-track live-in-the-studio album The BBC Sessions

Nirvana win court case over copyright dispute on 1989 ‘Vestibule’ T-shirt design
By Louder published
US judge dismisses court case accusing Nirvana of infringing a 1949 illustration of Dante’s Inferno

“This is a 44-year-old man remembering how much he fell in love with Pearl Jam in 1991”: watch Coldplay cover Pearl Jam in Seattle
By Louder published
Watch Coldplay perform Pearl Jam’s Nothingman in Seattle in tribute to Eddie Vedder’s band

Watch the lyric video for new Feeder single Wall Of Silence
By Louder published
BritRock veterans Feeder share lyric video for Wall Of Silence, the first ‘official’ single from the forthcoming Torpedo album

Dave Grohl was “scared” to write about Kurt Cobain’s death in The Storyteller
By Louder published
Dave Grohl says writing about Kurt Cobain’s death was the most challenging part of penning his memoir The Storyteller
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