<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder in News ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:27:37 +0000 en <![CDATA[ The niece of late Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has become a WWE wrestler – and her gimmick is pure 80s metal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-clive-burr-niece-lizzy-rain-debuts-wwe-2026 mQtaMY2WBRgoYyrNmLoabU Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:27:37 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:28:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes reschedule postponed UK Fragile tour to May 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/yes-reschedule-postponed-uk-fragile-tour-to-may-2027 LzXSZ6xXqvVJGBMTHbCbdK Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:05:12 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:46:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "His songwriting, musicianship and distinctive spirit helped create music that has lasted far beyond its era." Steve Winwood pays tribute to fellow Traffic founder Dave Mason ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/steve-winwood-pays-tribute-dave-mason Yj95HfDEoubsknTXX9mbmh Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:09:32 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg reveals he first jammed with the band just 24 hours before they announced the departure of Joey Jordison ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/jay-weinberg-discusses-slipknot-audition-and-finding-out-joey-jordison-was-leaving DW4msiQ2vgcH7KbRGcFFKi Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:26:26 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:01:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition featuring her documentation of the creation, recording and live performance of Gilmour's Luck and Strange album ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/pink-floyd-collaborator-polly-samson-photo-exhibition FUTseuqZjoD79iP3NVg3UT Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:07:32 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:12:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Something we never could have imagined when this all began”: Songs by melodic death metal pioneers In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity to be performed by Gothenburg orchestra ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/gothenburg-orchestra-to-perform-in-flames-at-the-gates-dark-tranquillity-songs-2026 HPrQuhvQH7VERtSeVLwPVm Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:58:46 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:12:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Porcupine Tree offshoot Voyage 35 unveil full band line-up ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/porcupine-tree-offshoot-voyage-35-unveil-full-band-line-up VNZz4oMm4GeqN4jPqy9fkn Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:49:04 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The people who I know who’ve been on this journey… we’d never go back”: Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley opens up about quitting alcohol ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-blaze-bayley-opens-up-quitting-drinking-2026 cLxovdJkxfTV4CA9uVZpx8 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:07:08 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:09:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carl Palmer announces An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer shows in England for February 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/carl-palmer-announces-an-evening-with-emerson-lake-and-palmer-shows-for-england-for-february-2027 JEMXogdXtHYq9UCZTc54kG Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:10:16 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Traffic founder Dave Mason dead at 79 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/traffic-founder-dave-mason-dead-at-79 XdY65bux69vY8RBNLz6ujJ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:53:45 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:10:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Basically all their songs are about loss and dying." Emo-loving pop star PinkPantheress on her favourite My Chemical Romance song ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/pinkpantheress-on-her-favourite-my-chemical-romance-song C8343om462JE7oESMUxdJ8 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:46:23 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:54:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slayer to play two special US shows celebrating 40 years of Reign In Blood this autumn ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/slayer-announce-special-reign-in-blood-40th-anniversary-us-shows-2026 S4QdR4eUy4XgBZ3JuXza9F Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:38 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:15:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós, Mogwai and more sign open letter asking the European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from participating in Eurovision 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/peter-gabriel-brian-eno-and-more-sign-open-letter-asking-for-israel-eurovision-ban XsTgrGY7WkiZBnVxKuroLE Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:18:10 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:26:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With all the stuff surrounding his illness and eventually passing, I had a hard time listening to it”: At The Gates drummer couldn’t listen to new album until “recently”, due to late singer Tomas Lindberg’s cancer battle ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/at-the-gates-drummer-adrian-erlandsson-couldnt-listen-new-album-until-recently-tomas-lindberg-2026 DfRiwJDH4jwUB3zMuBJPDW Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:08:04 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:12:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ BBC's 2026 Proms season to feature a Prog Prom for the very first time! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/bbcs-2026-proms-season-to-feature-a-prog-prom-for-the-very-first-time 3dfALcScuyeDR5WfR8jPB5 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:21:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch former WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk walk out to an AFI song and pay tribute to Harm’s Way’s Bo Lueders during his WrestleMania entrance last weekend ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/wwe-champion-cm-punk-afi-theme-song-entrance-wrestlemania-2026 xRXWeRUDEWpbUzvzwLWG7o Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:59:45 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:14:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I won't stop until I'm able to actually sit down with Bob Seger, ideally playing darts, hopefully having a beer." Boston man goes viral for certifying bars as Bob Seger-friendly ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/seger-bar-certification 4hDyDqNYxxsBRVaBnqFW37 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:23:33 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:30:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sammy Hagar downsizes Best Of All Worlds UK tour to more "intimate" venues ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/sammy-hagar-downsizes-best-of-all-worlds-uk-tour-to-more-intimate-venues EnQ8sDWnWgeeidZzQctKvV Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:23:22 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:14:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's been too long since we've been in the UK!" Joan Jett And The Blackhearts announce first UK headline tour in 16 years ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-uk-tour t4RdSUMkHxmm37xjRHcrua Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:49:18 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:30:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I've got a couple of ideas I've been working on for quite some time": Fred Durst wants to set up an alternative to Coachella for musicians who aren't invited to Coachella ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/fred-durst-alternative-to-coachella icExyEf5wyww76U7Vi25aZ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:23:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to duet on Macca's new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/beatles-paul-mccartney-and-ringo-starr-to-duet-on-maccas-new-album-the-boys-of-dungeon-lane aavsaf3oX2rWyvQ6biyYGM Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after social media post in which she suggests she will attend Tommy Robinson's anti-immigration rally ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/charity-cuts-ties-with-sharon-osbourne-after-social-media-post-in-which-she-suggests-she-will-attend-tommy-robinsons-anti-immigration-rally QU7zLFBRtf2DMWBc5T9yU8 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:28:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The fans always come first." Iron Maiden won't be attending their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/iron-maiden-wont-be-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction fjFUnSUdhkM7DBtoSQ3T3X Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:48:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ A petition has been launched to save the legendary London studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast and Def Leppard recorded Pyromania ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/petition-launched-to-save-legendary-london-studio ZuLCdZt6GyDLEMLuFdAEcd Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The largest tape transfer project in the history of rock'n'roll." Grateful Dead release official Play Dead streaming app ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/grateful-dead-release-official-streaming-app co74KKbYr5aW8wAGDkx9sC Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:22:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This track is arriving in an atmosphere of chaos." Tom Waits and Massive Attack collaborate on haunting, politically-charged new single Boots On The Ground referencing "the militarisation of police forces fusing with neo-fascist politics" ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/tom-waits-and-massive-attack-collaborate-on-new-single-boots-on-the-ground ucNfCvkaP9fGrqfTRV5NFQ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:15 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:49:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I told her to write a poem about batteries that are dying that cannot be recharged”: Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan explains how Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia ended up on Look Outside Your Window ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/slipknot-clown-explains-lacuna-coil-cristina-scabbia-look-outside-your-window-2026 2yTTD2mdisptsssV9A7KqL Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:47:44 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:49:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There’s injustice, and so much hate and fear, and it’s such a drag." Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl says it's difficult not to feel angry and disillusioned about the state of America in 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/theres-so-much-hate-and-fear-dave-grohl-on-america-2026 bZ5S26t4JnGLD8QiLnuiRc Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:45:59 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:58:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We had a lot of fun revisiting these songs and hope you enjoy. Listen LOUD." Trent Reznor reveals details of the forthcoming Nine Inch Noize album, coming later this week ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/trent-reznor-reveals-details-of-nine-inch-noize-album wZHEQ4e3izfkTYUPtBaUMR Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:45:29 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:49:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ There's now a massive archive of thousands of indie rock gig recordings online, and it's awesome ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/archive-of-thousands-of-indie-rock-gigs fn7jbAyRVgHzEoEB4gRiVf Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:40:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I just feel so lucky to be considered in the same breath as some of the other artists on there." Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley shares his feelings on being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/blaze-bayley-on-iron-maiden-being-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame GT6q5meo8NffxCxFZh3ysg Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:56:33 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:51:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joey was the best that ever did it. The greatest drummers would come to our shows to watch this guy play”: Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson pays tribute to his late former bandmate Joey Jordison ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/slipknot-sid-wilson-remembers-joey-jordison-2026 LzjejhdmygtPf7CFvvJQTR Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:36:06 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:14:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch R&B superstar Thundercat play bass for his former band, thrash metal hellraisers Suicidal Tendencies, at Coachella last weekend ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/thundercat-plays-bass-suicidal-tendencies-2026 WR5gVYCS6YywnVHgyvFjtW Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:04:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The great thing about being an icon is you can stay young forever." Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley talk up Kiss avatar show, set to launch in Las Vegas in 2028 with new Kiss songs ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/gene-simmons-and-paul-stanley-talk-up-kiss-avatar-show DSsHE5nZAVDuKoQoXjTtkf Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The vibe is definitely Slipknot except no screams." Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd after getting early listen, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia appears ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/slipknot-fan-compares-look-outside-your-window-to-pink-floyd hc77QLNxVBkU6tK5ikkhoX Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:10:35 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There’s beauty in the fact we didn’t strangle each other at the end." Ville Valo would love to reunite goth metal icons HIM ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ville-valo-would-love-to-reunite-him nYDahENxaiAM6gxywZWNWR Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:24:58 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:58:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He’s already got worst President in the history of America on lock, but I’m gonna go ahead and take the honour of pronouncing Trump Worst American of All Time." Jack White is distinctly unimpressed by Donald Trump's now-deleted AI Jesus post ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jack-white-calls-trump-worst-american-of-all-time NFrhyomUCnfRk6Wa79RyoX Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:53:15 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This was something else. I could feel it in every part of me." What it was like seeing metal legends Metallica in their early days, according to fellow thrash veteran and Death Angel frontman Mark Osegueda ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/this-was-something-else-i-could-feel-it-in-every-part-of-me-what-it-was-like-seeing-metal-legends-metallica-in-their-early-days-according-to-fellow-thrash-veteran-and-death-angel-frontman-mark-osegueda 9QaBRphNd9XJs7cfMHLN8V Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:47:52 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:48:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad and will live on forever." Singer Moya Brennan has died, aged 73 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/her-voice-was-the-signature-sound-of-clannad-and-will-live-on-forever-singer-moya-brennan-has-died-aged-73 JEFswu3v3Tj6WZErVguKFF Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:57:34 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Afghan Whigs announce UK shows to extend their 40th anniversary celebrations ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-afghan-whigs-announce-uk-shows-to-extend-their-40th-anniversary-celebrations MpVcYQd4BZZtg9C9GUxwMm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:51:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I got called into the principal’s office because our songs didn’t say ‘Jesus’ enough." Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale opens up about stepping away from church as a teenager ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/i-got-called-into-the-principals-office-because-our-songs-didnt-say-jesus-enough-halestorms-lzzy-hale-opens-up-about-stepping-away-from-church-as-a-teenager DGLhjpY6PoVHauW7GTquCV Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:25:08 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:25:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden, Oasis, Billy Idol and Phil Collins to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this year ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/award-shows/iron-maiden-oasis-billy-idol-phil-collins-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame CSH5jYbW4a4XH8XRgE76z4 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:29:56 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:23:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Trust me, the music that he's into, it’ll make your songs be like Mary Had a Little Lamb." How Sopranos legend Stevie Van Zandt persuaded Bruce Springsteen to take a chance on future Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/how-stevie-van-zandt-persuaded-bruce-springsteen-to-take-a-chance-on-teenage-drummer-jay-weinberg cqDCzzkJHZFHbTnDo5rEjM Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:02:47 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:41:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Following their Justin Bieber support slot at Coachella, The Strokes announce world tour in support of new album Reality Awaits ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-strokes-announce-world-tour-in-support-of-reality-awaits KrkUokxAumTLmUW2xP3GGW Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metalcore icons Bring Me The Horizon have announced a special one-off show where they'll play a classic early album in full - and it's probably not the one you think ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/metalcore-icons-bring-me-the-horizon-have-announced-a-special-one-off-show-where-theyll-play-a-classic-early-album-in-full-and-its-probably-not-the-one-you-think BZbdvppm9qFR7w8gt3FqT5 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:22:02 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You are my god!" Watch Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi praise Ian Paice as she meets her Deep Purple heroes ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/japanese-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-meets-deep-purple 2CLNunDaci6zwYVZAraGSP Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:24:10 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:03:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's been a struggle, it's a struggle every day." No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/no-doubt-guitarist-tom-dumont-diagnosed-early-onset-parkinsons-disease Si397Y9z9zV4w8f2tNG6A3 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:25:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That dude just showed me a dead alien." Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin on his wedding day – when Blink 182's Tom DeLonge let Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor see something very odd on his phone ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/that-dude-just-showed-me-a-dead-alien-foo-fighters-drummer-ilan-rubin-on-his-wedding-day-when-blink-182s-tom-delonge-let-nine-inch-nails-frontman-trent-reznor-see-something-very-odd-on-his-phone uuuz7JGuivDdh5WBHUMaVU Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:10:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turnstile open Coachella set with video of singer Brendan Yates' father who is recovering from alleged attempted murder attack by band's former guitarist Brady Ebert ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/turnstile-open-coachella-set-with-video-of-singer-brendan-yates-father-who-is-recovering-from-alleged-attempted-murder-attack-by-bands-former-guitarist-brady-ebert i6qrgPg6zdMrYULhrbVqg Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:04:05 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Rolling Stones are releasing a new song tomorrow, but under a fake name ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/rolling-stones-to-release-new-song-as-cockroaches HDwfH8BvEXqkkJKwRrkYnU Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:07:52 +0000