Stef Lach
Stef wrote close to 5000 stories during his time as Assistant Online News Editor and, later, as Online News Editor at Louder's former incarnation, TeamRock, between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers including The Herald and the Glasgow Times, and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, setting just outside of Toronto, Ontario. He returned to Louder as a contributing news writer in late 2022, with his next 5,000 stories now firmly in his sights.
Latest articles by Stef Lach

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Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour got off to a brilliant start in Budapest – even if some "selfish" fans broke no-phone rule

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Metallica release pro-shot footage of Enter Sandman performance in front of raucous audience on North American tour

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Billy Joel has been diagnosed with rare condition that affects hearing, vision and balance

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Josh Freese, Zak Starkey and Jason Bonham have been let go – which Portnoy says makes it a weird time for drummers

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Book claims Freddie Mercury had a close relationship with his secret "daughter" until his death in 1991

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Watch heartwarming moment Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine roadies join firefighters to rescue kitties

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The Boss said some things about The Don ... then The Don hit back in a way that surprised no-one. Popcorn, anyone?

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Dwayne Rosado and his son spent a day with Kiss star Gene Simmons and talked about sex, (a lack of) drugs and rock'n'roll

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The 'Metallica Quake' was measured by the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory during Enter Sandman

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Jake Holmes' Dazed and Confused was covered by the Yardbirds before Led Zeppelin reworked it and made it a stone cold classic

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Only 666 of Ghost's 7-inch purple adult toys were made available – and fans snapped them up swiftly

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Sepultura founder and Soulfly star Max Cavalera thinks metal is the greatest – and who are we to argue?

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Iron Maiden frontman offers advice to young musicians looking to make their mark

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Joe Louis Walker was a member of the Blues Hall of Fame and was hailed as a musician's musician by his peers

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Sinners director says One from Metallica's ...And Justice for All album was the inspiration for his new hit horror film

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Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot band Vimic could finally see their debut album released thanks to family's crowdfunding effort

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Avenged Sevenfold divided audiences with their latest album – and they aren't likely to play it safe next time around either

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Metal giants Disturbed share sweet moment with one of the stars of massive Netflix hit Love on the Spectrum

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A bus flooded with toilet water, missed flights, death, crew member quitting – Nothing More frontman recalls the tour from hell

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Blink-182 man Mark Hoppus recalls awkward moment with one of his heroes – but insists that he "wasn't bummed in the slightest"

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Track is taken from Babymetal's upcoming fifth album Metal Forth

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Fyre Festival was an unrivalled disaster and subject of two documentaries – now part 2 looks to be off to a less than ideal start

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Canadian punk heroes Sum 41 bid farewell with Rage Against The Machine cover for Spotify Singles series

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Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all
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