Latest articles by Merlin Alderslade
"You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along." Oasis announce North American tour for 2025
The biggest reunion on Planet Earth continues as Oasis confirm they will roll into North America next year
From Aretha Franklin to Gravediggaz, Julie Christmas makes us a soundtrack of her life
Unique noise/post-rock maverick Julie Christmas makes us a playlist and tells us the stories behind her picks
Linkin Park's London O2 show is a celebration of one of 21st century metal's most impactful and important bands
Linkin Park and new singer Emily Armstrong roll out the hits and some promising new material for a delighted London crowd
Why I love Slipknot's debut album, by Jamie Campbell Bower
The Bloodmagic frontman and Stranger Things actor on why Slipknot's first album remains unlike any other in metal
Watch Killswitch Engage reunite with ex-singer Howard Jones at emotional homecoming show in Massachusetts
Howard joined his old bandmates for the performance of three songs on Saturday night
"A true believer, sharp as a knife, heart of gold." A tribute to Michelle Kerr, the ass-kicking, passionate PR legend who helped shape modern metal as we know it
Michelle Kerr, PR for Slipknot, Machine Head, Slayer, Megadeth and many more, died on Saturday. She leaves behind a legacy as one of the metal industry's most beloved figureheads
Get exclusive t-shirts, vinyl, signed artist bundles and more at the official Louder store
From exclusive band designs you can't get anywhere else to awesome memorabilia and signed rarities, we've got it all
"We will likely never play many of these songs again." Iron Maiden announce 50th anniversary world tour for 2025, confirm biggest ever UK headline show
The tour will run into 2026 and exclusively feature material from Maiden's 1980 debut up until 1992's Fear Of The Dark!
"I love being a poser!" Five minutes with Fernanda Lira of fast-rising Brazilian death metallers Crypta
Can you be TRVE while rocking a Beyonce tattoo? According to Fernanda Lira, hell yeah
Korn kicked off their 2024 North American tour with some rare cuts - including one classic song not played in 25 years
Korn, Gojira and Spiritbox are officially on the road, and Korn are packing bangers
Listen to Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel team up with Ukrainian metallers Blind8 on new single Labyrinth
Blind8 with join Within Temptation on their upcoming European tour
Listen to Lamb Of God and Mastodon's explosive new team-up single, Floods Of Triton
Two of modern metal's greatest bands have united, and the results are killer
Watch footage and check out the monstrous 26-song setlist from Linkin Park's second comeback show at the Kia Forum in California last night
Linkin Park kicked off their 2024 comeback mini-tour with a setlist stacked with hits and some rarities
Watch the video for Jinjer's pulvering new single Rogue
What do we think of the new Jinjer single?
"The ultimate musical island-hopping adventure!" Listen to new Nightwish single An Ocean Of Strange Islands now
The latest preview of new Nightwish album Yesterwynde is here
Slipknot's Clown on why the band rarely discuss their much-missed former bandmate, Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison died in 2021 at the age of 46
Every Outkast album ranked from worst to best
Hip hop's most creatively fearless duo haven't released a new album in almost two decades, but their influence still looms large
“I would like to do a duet with Bonnie Tyler!" Five minutes with Hammerfall's Joacim Cans
Hammerfall's frontman chats power ballad karaoke, why he hated living in America and touring with Death in the 90s
What Mushroomhead think of fellow masked metallers Slipknot now
The beef between Slipknot and Mushroomhead was legendary in the nu metal era, but Steve 'Skinny' Felton says it was exaggerated by the media
Every Alien film ranked from worst to best
From Ridley Scott's original masterpiece to newest offering Alien: Romulus, we rate the entire franchise so far
Listen to lairy new Pendulum single Napalm, featuring Joey Valance & Brae
The drum 'n' bass icons have teamed up with rising hip hop duo Joey Valance & Brae for a grubby new banger
The biggest rock tour of all time has officially been confirmed - and it's Coldplay
According to new data, Coldplay's latest tour has officially surpassed the likes of U2, The Rolling Stones and Elton John
Babymetal and Electric Callboy team up with WWE for Bash In Berlin with Ratatata
One of the year's most ludicrously fun metal anthems will officially soundtrack this month's huge WWE show in Berlin, Germany
