
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

Watch the epic video for Yungblud's new nine minute single Hello Heaven, Hello
By Paul Brannigan published
Yungblud is back, sounding more ambitious than ever on an epic new single nodding towards classic British rock artists

Babymetal announce 24-date North American tour, with Jinjer and Bloodywood among supporting cast
By Paul Brannigan published
Babymetal line up summer shows across North America

Hollywood superstar Cate Blanchett names her favourite rock bands
By Paul Brannigan published
"I love their music, but I became addicted to it when I heard it live"

“It was like being plugged into an electrical socket that has charged me ever since.” Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody on the rock show that made him want to start a band
By Paul Brannigan published
“I haven’t ever felt the battery power of that night wane”

Def Leppard reveal spring / summer tour plans
By Paul Brannigan published
Do you wanna get rocked? Of course you do, silly question really

Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce 25th anniversary tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Yeah Yeah Yeahs reveal Hidden In Pieces tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary

Zakk Wylde says Black Sabbath's farewell show will be "special for everybody", but hopes it won't be Ozzy's last gig
By Paul Brannigan published
Zakk Wylde is excited for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's final bow this summer, but would be up for another Ozzy tour

"It's got the filthiest tenor saxophone solo ever." Blur guitarist Graham Coxon reveals the prog rock song that changed his life
By Paul Brannigan published
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon was a progressive rock fan as a teenager, and one song in particular captured his imagination

"Now this is hilarious!" Rob Zombie reacts to Daily Mail-concocted "outrage" over his "violent" new children's book Z Is For Zombie
By Paul Brannigan published
"Is it problematic to expose children [to this] and glorify characters who are depicted committing murder, torture, sexual assault, body mutilation, necrophilia etc?"

Stevie Wonder announced as final BST at Hyde Park headliner
By Paul Brannigan published
Legendary American funk/soul/R&B musician joins BST Hyde Park line-up on the same weekend as Neil Young and Jeff Lynne's ELO

Bob Mould, live in London: one man and his guitar elevating troubled souls in a manner that only the best music can
By Paul Brannigan published
Punk rock icon Bob Mould showcases his new album Here We Go Crazy at intimate London gig

“He used to call me Hitler. I’ve been called Sergeant Major, but Hitler takes the biscuit.” Iron Maiden's Steve Harris remembers "lovable rogue" Paul Di'Anno
By Paul Brannigan published
Steve Harris salutes the singer who helped launch Iron Maiden from London's East End to stadiums worldwide

Nick Cave once dismissed Red Hot Chili Peppers' music as “garbage”, now he's working with Flea
By Paul Brannigan published
“I was unable to fully grasp at that point in my life, that Flea was a human being of an entirely different calibre”

“This time, we’re going beyond 11.” Watch the first teaser for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
By Paul Brannigan published
Prepare to go one louder with David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, Derek Smalls, Elton John, Paul McCartney and more

Oasis' Liam Gallagher fears there is a "mole" inside the band's organisation leaking stories to the media
By Paul Brannigan published
It appears that some familiar faces are returning to the reformed Oasis line-up

Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion at Live Aid are brutal, and he refuses to be made a scapegoat
By Paul Brannigan published
The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned

Nova Twins share new single Soprana, reveal album details and UK and Europe headline tour dates
By Paul Brannigan published
Nova Twins say forthcoming third album Parasites & Butterflies is about “the bridge between chaos and beauty, embracing and accepting both sides”

Mastodon announce shock departure of guitarist Brent Hinds
By Paul Brannigan published
By mutual consent, Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon

"Ozzy is the real life Iron Man." Ozzy Osbourne's producer Andrew Watt gives an update on the singer's health
By Paul Brannigan published
Good news for those who managed to score tickets for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's farewell bow in Birmingham

Sex Pistols look back on their dangerously out-of-control 1978 American tour
By Paul Brannigan published
"We were thrown into the lion’s den and it was a pretty dark time."

Billy Corgan believes Smashing Pumpkins are “one of the most misunderstood bands in the history of rock ‘n’ roll”
By Paul Brannigan published
The Smashing Pumpkins don't get the credit they deserve, and Billy Corgan thinks he knows why

"It has some teeth!" Lady Gaga promises "electro grunge defiance" on her new album Mayhem, inspired by Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead and The Cure,
By Paul Brannigan published
Lady Gaga teases her '90s inspired new album, Mayhem

New Killing Joke, Ministry, The Mission supergroup Sevendials share debut single Zodiac Morals, reveal forthcoming album A Crash Course In Catastrophe
By Paul Brannigan published
Prepare yourself for "a staggering monolith of melody and malady, volume and velocity" from new alt. rock supergroup
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