Martin Kielty

Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time TeamRock Online News Editor Martin an established music journalist, having written for The Daily Record, The Sun, The Herald, The Scotsman and many others, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. For Louder, Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog on the print side, and at one time had written more articles for Louder's websites than any other writer on our books (and he's still not far off that top spot, if you're asking). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.

Articles by: Martin Kielty

Devin Townshen

Devin Townsend "wanted to hate" his new album

By Martin Kielty published

Lightwork project has left him “at piece” with “being a lunatic"

Herman Li playing on stage with Dragonforce

Dragonforce’s Herman Li: rock isn’t dead...it’s just too serious

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Dragonforce guitarist Herman Li says rock musicians seem to be “afraid to have fun”

Geezer Butler and Born Again cover

Geezer Butler has defended one of Black Sabbath's most maligned albums

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Bassist admits the mix on Born Again was poor, but believes the band played “great” on their only record with Ian Gillan

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada confirm new album Color Decay

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Listen to new single Salt from The Devil Wears Prada’s eighth record

Focus on Midnight Special 1973

Now that's what I call demented: Watch Focus play Hocus Pocus stupidly fast on Midnight Special

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The song was nearly seven minutes long – but the Dutch prog jesters only had four minutes to play it. The solution? PLAY IT FAST!

Botch cover

Watch Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Harkonen members cover Botch

By Martin Kielty published

New take on To Our Friends in the Great White North is first in a series of Hardcore Summer sessions

Fear Factory 2012

Fear Factory have added real drums to one of their previous albums

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Re-Industrialized is the 10th anniversary version of the acclaimed The Industrialist, featuring real drums and bonus tracks

Suicide Silence Mark Heylmun Eddie Iniguez

Suicide Silence's new album is ‘heavy as possible’

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Remember… You Must Die is Suicide Silence’s first record with drummer Ernie Iniguez

Matt Bellamy of Muse

Watch Muse debut heavy new track Kill Or Be Killed

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Muse delivered the “unusual” when they debuted unreleased song Kill Or Be Killed at Rock Am Ring.

Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor names his favourite song to cover - and he did it with its original writer

By Martin Kielty published

Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor enjoyed one his “favourite, favourite moments” while playing a cover version.

Cancer Bats

Cancer Bats detail UK tour

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Cancer Bats will tour the UK with Witch Fever and XL Life in September

Parkway Drive Glitch video

Watch Parkway Drive get trapped among teddy bears in video for new single, Glitch

By Martin Kielty published

UK and Europe arena tour dates with While She Sleeps come later this year

Serj Tankian Amber video

Watch Serj Tankian’s video for pro-unity song Amber

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System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian releases a duet with Sevak Amroyan, focusing on the continuing struggles of the Armenian people

Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy's international lineup is "worst idea ever", says Michael Amott

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Arch Enemy couldn’t arrange for Jeff Loomis to visit Europe during the pandemic for Deceivers sessions

Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Campbell of Motorehad

Stop calling Lemmy a Nazi, says Motörhead’s Phil Campbell

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Phil Campbell corrects Motorhead fan after Lemmy is described as a Nazi.

Geezer Butler

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler got fired from first job for being drunk all the time

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Future Black Sabbath hero Geezer Butler hated accountancy work so much he’d hit the pub first.

Maynard James Keenan

Maynard James Keenan is either "psychic or psycho"

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Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan explains his unique approach to writing lyrics

Paul Stanley

Kiss' Paul Stanley thinks 'cancel culture' is "more dangerous than what it wants to cancel"

By Martin Kielty published

Kiss star Paul Stanley has offered his thoughts on the never-ending debate about so-called cancel culture

Martin Kielty

Jacob Holm-Lupo and The Boozer Cruiser Release No Liars video

By Martin Kielty published

Prog writer sets billionaire against young woman: “No liars were harmed in the suppression of this truth.”

Stone The Crows

Stone The Crows: a story of the blues, tragic death and unfulfilled potential

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With Led Zeppelin’s manager behind them, Stone The Crows should have been a supreme success story, but fate had other plans

Clannad

Clannad: “The influences of bands like Yes, Marillion... We were eating them up!"

By Martin Kielty published

Irish band Clannad stake their prog credentials in a story that involves Phil Lynott, Def Leppard, Marillion, Nightwish, Peter Gabriel and loads more...

Def Leppard in 1987

How Hysteria took Def Leppard to hell and back

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The massive-selling Hysteria turned Def Leppard into global superstars, but recording the album took the band to hell and back – more than once

Solstice

Solstice caught live in Milton Keynes

By Martin Kielty published

This weekend folk proggers Solstice played a secret show at Milton Keynes Crauford Arms. Prog was in attendance...

Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington from The Blackheart Orchestra 2021

The Blackheart Orchestra reboot their back catalogue on instrumental album Mute

By Martin Kielty published

The Blackheart Orchestra's interim recording Mute is due out on May 7

Martin Kielty

White Willow's Jacob Holm-Lupo teams up with Prog writer for new concept work

By Martin Kielty published

Martin Kielty's new conceptual piece The Withy offers a theory as to how Stonehenge was inspired

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