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

By Paul Brannigan Published
Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

By Paul Brannigan Published
Not everyone understood My Chemical Romance when they gatecrashed the mainstream

By Paul Brannigan Published
Mastodon were informed of Brent Hinds' death via a phone call from the guitarist's ex-wife

By Paul Brannigan Published
Work on the follow-up to 2022's The End, So Far has begun

By Paul Brannigan Published
Iggy Pop's attempts to kick his drug addictions in the 1970s weren't always helped by his famous friends

By Paul Brannigan Published
"I knew this thing wasn’t gonna be forever"

By Paul Brannigan Published
"I was very close to dying"

By Paul Brannigan Published
Rolling Stones frontman expresses regret about never having met Elvis Presley

By Paul Brannigan Published
Watch the video for the first new song from QOTSA since 2023

By Paul Brannigan Published
Ann Wilson on how Heart had to sell a little bit of their souls to survive

By Paul Brannigan Published
"Being surrounded by creativity slowly brought us back to life"

By Paul Brannigan Published
"You always hope that you’re a so-called normal person underneath"

By Paul Brannigan Published
Peal Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready covered a Bob Dylan classic at one of the most star-studded concerts ever staged, then headed out to party with the folk-rock legend

By Paul Brannigan Published
How the career of one of Britain's most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse

By Metal Hammer Published
Hear these fine offerings from Anthrax, Hanabie, Amon Amarth and more, then vote for your favourite

By Paul Brannigan Published
"A bunch of guys broke down the door, shouting with handguns drawn"

By Paul Brannigan Published
"Maybe Charlie is overlooking us and giving us some more inspiration"

By Paul Brannigan Published
"England, I love you"

By Paul Brannigan Published
Released on July 9, 2002, By The Way proved that the Red Hot Chili Peppers' rebirth with John Frusciante was no fluke, and became the LA band's first UK number one album

By Paul Brannigan Published
News of the powerhouse Welsh singer's death in Portugal has been confirmed on her website

By Paul Brannigan Published
King Gizzard album number 28 is incoming, and it's a whole new trip

By Paul Brannigan Published
US hardcore legends outline details of shows in Germany, Holland, France, and the UK in support of new album Hum of Hurt

By Paul Brannigan Published
"I thought it was some old black woman"
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