
Paul Brannigan
A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth School Metallica Death, co-authored with Ian Winwood), his Eddie Van Halen biography (Eruption in the UK, Unchained in the US) emerged in 2021. He has written for Rolling Stone, Mojo and Q, hung out with Fugazi at Dischord House, flown on Ozzy Osbourne's private jet, played Angus Young's Gibson SG, and interviewed everyone from Aerosmith and Beastie Boys to Young Gods and ZZ Top. Born in the North of Ireland, Brannigan lives in North London and supports The Arsenal. Having worked in various editorial roles across Louder since its inception in 2017, Paul was named Contributing Editor in 2022, and is steering Louder's editorial direction to help further establish it as an all-encompassing alternative music, culture and lifestyle brand.
Latest articles by Paul Brannigan

The world's first Ozzy Osbourne exhibition will open in Black Sabbath's hometown, Birmingham, this summer
By Paul Brannigan published
Working Class Hero, the first exhibition dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne's storied career, will be hosted at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Watch Muse premiere new single Unravelling on the opening night of their European tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Muse are back in business

Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video has now been viewed more than two billion times on YouTube
By Paul Brannigan published
"The video was probably the key element in Smells Like Teen Spirit becoming a hit." Dave Grohl

"Edge left the band. He was feeling that he couldn't serve both god and man. I decided I couldn't either. So we both quit."
By Paul Brannigan published
Fears that Christianity was incompatible with life in a rock band caused much soul-searching for U2 in the early '80s, and almost led the band to break up

Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson dead at 82
By Paul Brannigan published
The death of Brian Wilson, founding member and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, has been announced by his family

Watch Sex Pistols and Primal Scream form an impromptu supergroup while rehearsing in the same building
By Paul Brannigan published
Ladies and gentlemen, for one night only, please welcome to the stage... Sex Scream!

Slash on Guns N' Roses' most controversial song, One In A Million
By Paul Brannigan published
"I can’t sit here with a clear conscience and say, It’s okay that it came out."

Sharon Osbourne says that blocking Ozzy from auditioning for a blockbuster film franchise is the biggest mistake she ever made
By Paul Brannigan published
In another reality, Ozzy Osbourne could have been a Disney film superstar, and Sharon Osbourne has some regrets

Rick Rubin tried to get Johnny Cash to record Robert Palmer's Addicted To Love
By Paul Brannigan published
Johnny Cash's American Recordings sessions with producer Rick Rubin yielded some incredible music, but not everything worked

Turnstile announce US tour schedule for September and October
By Paul Brannigan published
Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile will launch their American tour in Nashville in mid-September

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson announces More Balls To Picasso, a "reimagining" of his 1994 solo album
By Paul Brannigan published
"Putting more balls into Balls… was a labour of love' says Bruce Dickinson as he readies the re-release of his second solo record

"To get that nod was really nice." Turnstile's Brendan Yates on Charli XCX's prediction that this could be 'Turnstile Summer'
By Paul Brannigan published
Turnstile are enjoying rave reviews for their new album Never Enough, and Charli XCX's salute to the band at Coachella could well become reality

Tony Iommi is feeling "excitement mixed with fear" as Black Sabbath's last ever gig draws near
By Paul Brannigan published
"We’ll be touching on some stuff that we haven’t done for a long time” says Tony Iommi, ahead of Black Sabbath's final bow

Pulp's Jarvis Cocker on the '90s indie-rock explosion, and why he hates the word Britpop
By Paul Brannigan published
Don't mention the word 'Britpop' around Pulp's Jarvis Cocker

"We are missing one of our brothers." Watch Slipknot play to a massive crowd headlining Rock Am Ring festival without founding member Shawn Crahan
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch pro-shot footage of Slipknot's headline performance for 90,000 maggots in Germany

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's farewell shows are to be livestreamed globally: here's how you can watch
By Paul Brannigan published
Black Sabbath's history-making Back To The Beginning show is to be made available for pay-per-view worldwide

Creeper preview their forthcoming album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death with punky new single Headstones
By Paul Brannigan published
"This is the band at its most over-the-top and unashamedly dramatic." William Von Ghould

Watch Turnstile perform two songs on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon ahead of today's release of new album Never Enough
By Paul Brannigan published
Turnstile Summer has officially begun

"I want it to be like a religious experience." Yungblud announces UK and Ireland arena tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Yungblud begins to unvel his plans for 2026

Yungblud reveals the career advice he received from a machete-wielding rock star who sees him as a kindred spirit
By Paul Brannigan published
When an icon offers you career advice, you better be paying attention

Oasis' Liam Gallagher says it's "spiritual" playing with his brother Noel once again
By Paul Brannigan published
It's finally happening: Liam and Noel Gallagher are playing together again at last

Remember when Hollywood superstar Matt Damon transformed into an obnoxious punk rock singer?
By Paul Brannigan published
As a major Hollywood player, Matt Damon didn't need to take a bit part as a snotty punk in EuroTrip, but his reason for doing so was sweet

A new photo exhibition featuring portraits of some of the most iconic guitars in rock history is opening in London
By Paul Brannigan published
Images of guitars owned by Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher and more will be displayed at the Scale exhibition
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