<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/feeds.xml Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:32:47 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Exclusive Magenta Tarot bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/magazines/exclusive-magenta-tarot-bundle-with-limited-edition-t-shirt-on-sale-now PimjFmLPidYVJWZYC9wFpU Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:32:47 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:38:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Great new proggy sounds you need to hear from Einar Solberg, Evergrey, MONO, Crippled Black Phoenix and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/music-videos/great-new-proggy-sounds-you-need-to-hear-from-einar-solberg-evergrey-mono-crippled-black-phoenix-and-more-in-progs-brand-new-tracks-of-the-week afraqhF2arbvyKqDdZYL7D Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:32:17 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:34:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Attention all planets of the Solar Federation! Rush have assumed control of the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/magazines/attention-all-planets-of-the-solar-federation-rush-have-assumed-control-of-the-cover-of-the-new-issue-of-prog-on-sale-now gufnUDhgALCUMQ6Zc4ew3b Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:08:01 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:14:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ All hail the Rat Queen! Hotly-tipped fantasy doom metallers Castle Rat launch video for bombastic single Siren ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/music-videos/castle-video-siren HcGHcgkh22gsC5JXsYydkj Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:22:22 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:22:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "What began to change us was success. When your dream comes true, where do you go from there?” Kansas: an everyday story of success, failure, religion, drugs, booze and jealousy ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/kansas-story Yu5uddUWtp4CR3FinXUWBf Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:03:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Then there was this. I was floored!" Long-lost promo video for Led Zeppelin's Good Times Bad Times found in University of Georgia archive ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/films-tv-shows/led-zeppelin-good-times-bad-times-the-now-explosion TrZ5dt6BNAMCqFQx3eiJ54 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:44:23 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:43:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jack White expands 2026 tour, with UK and Irish headline dates sandwiched between American tours ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jack-white-expands-2026-tour p3qQbpcz4ij3WJPAfrWHvF Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:04:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There was an old fella who screamed that we'd been sent by Oliver Cromwell. He jumped on the bonnet of the car and tried to boot the windscreen to pieces." Not everyone was pleased to see The Rolling Stones on their first Irish tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/rolling-stones-first-irish-tour c2FrfmieB8dbdiymZf8jqm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:27:41 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:31:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to watch the Coachella 2026 livestream: Iggy Pop, Wet Leg, Turnstile, David Byrne, Die Spitz, Interpol & Nine Inch Nails' set with Boys Noize just some of this weekend's highlights ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/how-to-watch-coachella-2026 AzUq4RqaTcViKUhsy7XMvd Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robert Plant and Saving Grace breathe new life into a Led Zeppelin classic on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/robert-plant-and-saving-grace-led-zeppelin-ramble-on w9YPb5W9izKvQiQQLAijk6 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:54:19 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:49:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Its venom did a number on my system." The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen has been bitten by yet another animal on the AC/DC tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/pretty-reckless-taylor-momsen-spider-bite-acdc-tour LncvRWVi98BAkFnei86ywJ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:48:06 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:41:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’d have to be careful if I did wear a big, flowing dress onstage… I’d be worried about pyro setting me on fire." Cliff Burton, Wicked and real-life High School Musicals: Five fun minutes with Amaranthe's Elize Ryd ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/amaranthe-interview-metal-hammer-2026 V2motdCZGSVX5Qp4eSmp9S Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:14:43 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:18:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We’re here for you, Randy. Might be time for a beer or three." Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan offers support to the US Army's top general ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/maynard-james-keenan-us-army-general-randy-george-support cjedxM3tu65y3NWQJBULJS Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:06 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There are a lot of people who don't seem interested or even notice that the world's on fire." Puscifer's Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round discuss soundtracking the end times ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/puscifer-normal-isnt-interview qHCpKHzxncQ73obdGE3oSG Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ "No-one writes rock ’n’ roll better than this.” The story of the AC/DC album that true AC/DC fans love best ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-story-of-powerage-the-ac-dc-album-that-true-ac-dc-fans-love-best CUpeag5hNG4QQ5Wgx8KBM8 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:22:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They were the inadvertent godfathers of the independent music scene." Power-pop nirvana met emotional baggage and personal tragedy in the story of Big Star, a band destined to fail ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/big-star-nothing-can-hurt-me hEXCoGZVSrizBstWABEdMi Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the first keyboard solo I’d heard on the radio for a very long time”: The Marillion song that proves Mark Kelly’s genius, by Adam Wakeman ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/adam-wakeman-marillion-mark-kelly EaxhSYK5KU7NdQnwEmb9Dd Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everybody I know is sending me the clip!" Kansas react to viral Carry On Wayward Son sketch on Saturday Night Live ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/films-tv-shows/kansas-react-to-carry-on-wayward-son-sketch-saturday-night-live 8joe6yiQt8XcxBVsgu82G4 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:12:58 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:56:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "English people don't really want to feel that much." The curious tale of Robert Smith's least favourite Cure album, despite him telling the world "anyone who doesn't like this just doesn't like the Cure" ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-curious-tale-of-robert-smiths-least-favourite-cure-album kekNCXM8YuLkTDgCHW4mn8 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:12:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Slipknot is a big scary monster and we're losing control of it." How Slipknot's angriest and sweariest song helped the metal icons land the heaviest number one album in history ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/the-story-behind-people-equals-slipknot oienYaFLvE5zcpg3A7spLm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:33:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ "People were throwing coins and smashed up cups. It was horrifying!" This is what it's like supporting metal legends Iron Maiden in front of a hostile crowd, according to Atreyu guitarist Dan Jacobs ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/people-were-throwing-coins-and-smashed-up-cups-it-was-horrifying-this-is-what-its-like-supporting-metal-legends-iron-maiden-in-front-of-a-hostile-crowd-according-to-atreyu-guitarist-dan-jacobs akrYLW2g4DPRP6xSokUdjB Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:03:22 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:03:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A starting point for new listeners to discover the depth and breadth of their peerless album catalogue." Pink Floyd announce new compilation album including extended version of classic track ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/pink-floyd-compilation-album-8-tracks AzLw2z5sZLfqgtLg3hxPUc Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve often wondered if other people knew what I was talking about!” This is why Roger Chapman sings about his shoe in Family classic Burlesque ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/family-burlesque KYr4mat7ZyZAjPxKEgVQjG Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’m not the first woman in metal. I just did it a little more my own way." The trailblazing black metal star who worked with Martin Scorsese and Michael Bolton before taking on the mother of all career changes ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/the-story-of-myrkur-amalie-bruun 3evRVYrJhRdih2KjVYABR4 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:44:11 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:05:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There can be more spices – we have a choir on three songs – but the foundation must be secure." 16 albums into a 44-year career, German thrash veterans Kreator are still doing their own thing ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/kreator-krushers-of-the-world-interview LgJJTGnpVsWkAuShZy3HUA Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Their record label couldn't figure out whether they were the next Poison or the first Guns N' Roses." The story of Jetboy, the band who could have saved glam metal but didn't ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/jetboy CnY9hx8tzWQpgcrDnukTEc Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re back to being the opening act – a difficult pill to swallow. But I see a great opportunity”: Textures pioneered djent but never received full credit. Can their comeback album secure their achievements? ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/textures-genotype 5DhiijwQWAm4RuBeLUEfcW Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There are certain signature sounds that come directly from his playing – not from the equipment, but from him." New Rush drummer Anika Nilles reveals her thoughts on Neil Peart's playing ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/rush-drummer-anika-nilles-on-neil-peart jTuZdnWcZc3U7ftghPvEeQ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:18:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Twisted Sister announce first show with Sebastian Bach - and it's in Alaska ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/twisted-sister-first-shows-with-sebastian-bach ghnrHruaQ8eC9cn4V8L9UU Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:41:29 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:04:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take a tour of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Los Angeles home – and if you like what you see, it's yours for $17 million ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-hancock-park-home-sale sGMYDF6twu3waHT6fenywi Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:11:12 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:04:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It was scary when we were getting death threats over social media." After angering the far right by pretending to murder Donald Trump, alien monster metallers Gwar couldn't believe people were trying to censor them ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/it-was-scary-when-we-were-getting-death-threats-over-social-media-after-angering-the-far-right-by-pretending-to-murder-donald-trump-alien-monster-metallers-gwar-couldnt-believe-people-were-trying-to-censor-them Bib7QMBVzV9tTmU2TgTgWW Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:27 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I am your Rat Queen! We're on a mission to defend the realm from those who seek to destroy it." Watch one of the most hyped young bands in heavy metal battle on stage as Castle Rat slay a brilliant new live set ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/i-am-your-rat-queen-were-on-a-mission-to-defend-the-realm-from-those-who-seek-to-destroy-it-watch-one-of-the-most-hyped-young-bands-in-heavy-metal-battle-on-stage-as-castle-rat-slay-a-brilliant-new-live-set cdhLYokviQeQ2XtgPR2V4K Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:14:01 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:14:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Hawkwind release unearths the late Huw Lloyd-Langton's final recording with the band ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/new-hawkwind-release-unearths-the-late-huw-lloyd-langtons-final-recording-with-the-band XthF5PupULnq2ukayfoKQ5 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:03:23 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:20:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was never a fan of it and I didn't even want it to be on the record." The emotional Linkin Park anthem that Chester Bennington didn't originally like but became one of the biggest rock songs of all time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/linkin-park-numb-meaning-and-story-of-song Qgn2SYYAVqDf4M7PEbJUfi Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:30:46 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:44:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When I wrote that song I was really going through it...I was almost embarrassed by it." From Brazil to the UK, the hardcore punk four-piece channelling Distillers fury via some deeply personal lyrics ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/when-i-wrote-that-song-i-was-really-going-through-it-i-was-almost-embarrassed-by-it-from-brazil-to-the-uk-the-hardcore-punk-four-piece-channelling-distillers-fury-via-some-deeply-personal-lyrics xsJ8SxmdAkmVhj3zCEKEcW Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:35:21 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:32:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Someone put toilet paper in my back pocket and set fire to it. I sat in the sink and fell asleep. The soundtrack to that night was Gong!” How Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway got into prog ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/barney-greenway-gong w536Zf5H3wUGRyExobLUTD Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:37:39 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:36:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 11 best songs from 1973 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/the-11-best-songs-from-1973 6tfewG3tb99yAGNQFBx7n9 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My partners lived bohemian lives but ran the band like a capitalist corporation. Exploiting other people makes you feel lonely, I guess”: Why Karl Bartos had to leave Kraftwerk ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/karl-bartos-kraftwerk d3q7CqmDSFM5s9dK2iFC7H Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:48:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I first met Phil Lynott completely by accident during my first ever acid trip." Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on the birth of the band and his relationship with their "gentle and romantic" frontman ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/thin-lizzy-eric-bell-the-birth-of-the-band 7VQBy6XWhD5hoYCG5mSb5N Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "My role in life was to be a proud, bold lion, to tell the truth, and stick up for what's right." Dave Mustaine on Megadeth's final chapter, his love for Ozzy, finger numbness, and trading mosh pits for a silver-screen future ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/dave-mustaine-megadeth-album-legacy-interview iQfL2j7MSEE44Ee4ufHqgm Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:38:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:37:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Like Blondie with Teeth." Shakin' Street mix high-energy rock with post-punk pop sensibility on album starring Ross The Boss and Fabienne Shine ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/shakin-street-shakin-street Njf5vUr5o9Uf6hM3RXN7rK Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:40:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The atmosphere was intense. Manson said hello and I froze. There was a feeling of extreme evil in the room”: Jon Keliehor went from an unknown psychedelic group to playing with The Doors, turning down The Byrds and rubbing shoulders with Charles Manson ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-atmosphere-was-intense-manson-said-hello-and-i-froze-there-was-a-feeling-of-extreme-evil-in-the-room-jon-keliehor-went-from-an-unknown-psychedelic-group-to-playing-with-the-doors-turning-down-the-byrds-and-rubbing-shoulders-with-charles-manson uTE2NyuMiaQzj6gAF2GhT6 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were invited to a séance by some girls in Italy. It all got a bit out of hand, a bit freaky. That was the first and last time we tried to summon spirits of the dead." How Uriah Heep's Demons And Wizards album turned them into global superstars ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/uriah-heep-demons-and-wizards-turned-the-british-rockers-into-superstars G4PwdwkfMVcKaBYCaLoiKT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:54:20 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:39:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 6, 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/classic-rocks-tracks-of-the-week-april-6-2026 au8NgphzmVjbnYmkXegQaT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:27:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We didn’t always know what we were doing on this record, and I think that’s the beauty of it." Jonathan Davis and Munky share the stories behind every song on Korn's game-changing debut album ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-stories-behind-every-song-on-korn-debut-album t8nhT3cpCNWsrNT3gMcpCH Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:05:19 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:07:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When you’ve got the helicopter, the yacht, the private jet, what do you do? ‘I’ll go into space and pretend it’s for research!’” Ian Anderson wonders if he should have sent a flute into the cosmos, and regrets William Shatner went there too ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/ian-anderson-flute-in-space cLNUonBMcYCKQ55yEz8fiZ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former King Crimson drummer Michael Giles returns with Shadows/Solo, his first album for 25 years ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/king-crimson-drummer-michael-giles-returns-with-shadows-solo-his-first-album-for-25-years e2uZybFZ8gxbGKmGRWXkS6 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:46:19 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:58:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used to cringe when I heard my voice on those songs, and then it went to Number 1! I remember it blasting out of radios. I was mortified”: The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde wrote a classic late 70s hit. She’s still not sure why it was so popular ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/pretenders-brass-in-pocket-story-behind-the-song Q7pZWmSkFk9USjN3jsbtu9 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “How dare he revolutionise rock’n’roll then give it all up and just walk away without a word!” Syd Barrett was never lost. He just didn’t want to be found ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/syd-barrett-after-pink-floyd 9gBYbmZkqNnopWgjh8NFBE Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whoever listens closely to Hallelujah will discover that it is a song about sex, about love, about life on earth”: How Jeff Buckley turned a Canadian troubadour’s forgotten song into a one-man tour de force – and launched a million bad cover versions ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jeff-buckley-hallelujah-story-behind-song i4tKScDyX37aDxwEDWKyzi Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:23:22 +0000