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

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Friends and family of Oscar-winning Dublin-born singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard mourn his passing in the Irish capital

By Paul Brannigan Published
Friends with the Ramones and Lou Reed, ex-boyfriend of Debbie Harry, and underground rock musician, Penn Jillette is a Las Vegas entertainment legend with a rock 'n' roll past

By Paul Brannigan Published
Greta Van Fleet's follow-up to 2023's Starcatcher will be released later this year

By Paul Brannigan Published
Tony Iommi's upcoming solo album From The Dark features his old friend Brian May on a song called Death Wake

By Paul Brannigan Published
"A Rush fan is a certain type of person, you feel like you’re part of a secret club"

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"It's time for a little more Satanic Panic. Let's get it going again"

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The story behind Bush's debut single Everything Zen

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3CAG will get a vinyl release for the first time in September

By Paul Brannigan Published
Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes was originally set for release in July 2025 until Sharon Osbourne intervened on behalf of the band

By Paul Brannigan Published
Tom Morello shares "which side are you on?" single Date Night

By Paul Brannigan Published
Dublin-born frontman of The Frames, who also played guitar with Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings, killed in motorbike crash

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“Americans are pigs! You can quote me on that"

By Paul Brannigan Published
How Courtney Love and Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon provided inspiration for one of the greatest songs of the grunge era

By Paul Brannigan Published
In celebration of their imminent return, here are the 10 best Faith No More curios that may have passed you by

By Paul Brannigan Published
"If you’re our age and were interested in music at all, those lyric quotes are there in your mind"

By Paul Brannigan Published
The last filmed live performance of the band with Freddie Mercury, Queen Budapest is of huge significance to fans and band members alike

By Paul Brannigan Published
"It doesn't matter if you're left or right, we're all dead unless we all unite"

By Paul Brannigan Published
Black Crowes vocalist and former White Stripes frontman get their blues on in the Windy City

By Paul Brannigan Published
"Some people in the audience obviously didn’t like us"

By Paul Brannigan Published
Watch Bruce Dickinson onstage with The Coverups at San Diego Comic-Con

By Paul Brannigan Published
If you only know Avenged Sevenfold via Hail To The King, prepare to have your mind blown by what they sound like in 2026

By Paul Brannigan Published
Meryl Streek shares second single from forthcoming record, Stories They Don’t Teach You At School

By Paul Brannigan Published
Check out the video for Un Life, the debut single from M. Shawn Crahan's new musical venture O' Day Monster

By Paul Brannigan Published
New Pulp film promises to deliver "a vibrant tribute to a band of brilliant misfits"

By Paul Brannigan Published
Star-studded documentary promises to lift the lid on the history of LA's legendary rock 'n' roll bolthole, the Sunset Marquis
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