<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder in News ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ "I've got some ideas." Glen Matlock open to writing new Sex Pistols material with Frank Carter ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ive-got-some-ideas-glen-matlock-open-to-writing-new-sex-pistols-material-with-frank-carter 58JjGZxttH2B5TnXq5ZSVn Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The word goth is stupid. I hate that word”: Evanescence’s Amy Lee has strong feelings about being called ‘goth’ – and they’re not positive ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/evanescence-amy-lee-hates-goth f5nZ22wx5kpgwzpGja5ciV Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:03:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Linkin Park tease details of a new Unshatter movie inside European tour t-shirts ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/films-tv-shows/linkin-park-unshatter-movie-shirts G3CoLSkD7w36NXg4zs4tnQ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:44:39 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:23:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Football unites us." Blur's Alex James to host Britpop party nights in London's Trafalgar Square ahead of England's World Cup group stage games ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/blur-alex-james-to-host-britpop-world-cup-party-nights-in-london SJ8p75sHpS9VHVfpuAQLiE Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:31:14 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:42:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phoebe Bridgers announces UK and European dates for The Lost Tour, with every ticket sold benefitting organisations supporting those impacted by sexual assault and violence ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/phoebe-bridgers-uk-and-european-dates-for-the-lost-tour YHLedx96BMXqawm2e8zFm Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:13:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "People went, 'That's woke.' Well, go f*** yourself." Elvis Costello explains why he's rewritten the most controversial lyric in his provocative 1979 single Oliver's Army and is playing it live again ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/elvis-costello-on-rewriting-the-most-controversial-lyric-in-olivers-army QiQGP3dLz9VQ26XLf7uGgc Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:26:55 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:32:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Goat announce 2027 UK tour including biggest-ever headline show at London's Royal Albert Hall ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/goat-announce-2027-uk-tour-including-biggest-ever-headline-show-at-londons-royal-albert-hall t75Y8vf7fmQfsyJoEhLZLS Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:52:40 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:14:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Just for once in your life, do something exciting." Ian Gillan offers advice as Deep Purple release video for frisky new single Diablo ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/deep-purple-diablo-single wDwC22CbxVDHSjTa4mvgva Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:04:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I would rather cut my hands off than be that miserable again." Ginger Wildheart responds to CJ Wildheart's reunion olive branch ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ginger-wildheart-responds-to-cj-wildheart-olive-branch 7HfMZXeFiJfgHao55CpEC Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:11:51 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:16:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The people that turned up to my concerts were psychos. But I've never experienced anything like Kylie Minogue's audience. They were terrifying." Nick Cave on the joy of working with Kylie, and the horrified reaction of her "monstrous" fans ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/nick-cave-on-working-with-kylie-minogue-and-her-monstrous-fans JV67Xw2RRQdGssoybpEXU5 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:51:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peter Hammill and Carl Palmer return to the Royal Albert Hall for the prog prom - Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/peter-hammill-and-carl-palmer-return-to-the-royal-albert-hall-for-the-prog-prom-prog-rock-a-fanfare-for-the-common-man M25V65VWXwX6QCdCTsS6US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:37:45 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:03:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I sent him an honest and open message." After three years of silence, CJ Wildheart is building bridges with Ginger Wildheart ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/cj-wildheart-reaches-out-ginger-wildheart HWY2AdWwkVSGPvTopNTtYH Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:15:00 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:58:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Drinking too much, too many drugs... and then a car accident!": Watch the trailer for the new Peter Frampton documentary, featuring Ringo Starr, Alice Cooper, Nancy Wilson and more ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/peter-frampton-documentary-trailer erZHRdhjNqPAd9x6PXUVw4 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:25:25 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:42:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A kick in the arse and a smack in the face, this album does what politicians don't - tell the truth." Irish punk Meryl Streek announces new album Stories They Don’t Teach You At School, shares single Rotten Fruit featuring Steve Ignorant from Crass ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/meryl-streek-announces-new-album-stories-they-dont-teach-you-at-school LyQWSPxBSm7T5H4z3NFFtQ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:14:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Voyage 35 share new reworking of Porcupine Tree classic Even Less ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/voyage-35-share-new-reworking-of-porcupine-tree-classic-even-less 6vs6gLP89E8hZVfZeHyq7R Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:48:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It reminds me of monkeys wanking in full view of the people standing around their enclosure." Chrissie Hynde slams fans who film concerts on their phones ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/chrissie-hynde-slams-fans-who-film-concerts-on-their-phones ieHXDtJM3cNR4DVBCQ9ipn Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:52:13 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:17:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now!" Chris Robinson scolds crowd after "U.S.A.! U.S.A!" chant breaks out at Black Crowes concert ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/chris-robinson-scolds-tampa-crowd vG9GgbekFCn74rFQrrn4FW Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:19:36 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:53:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Together, we expand and defend The Realm!" Fantasy-themed rising stars Castle Rat announce biggest headline tour to date ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/castle-rat-summon-the-beast-tour 8R2rEBcyii4sPmBgAH5Qj3 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:20:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bulgarian president touts Iron Maiden as “remarkably down-to-earth people” after meeting metal veterans at Sofia stadium show ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-welcomed-bulgaria-president-2026 P3zamMkNZdfkhg37M2N78Z Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:11:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were pushing ourselves musically and creatively in every direction..." Gentle Giant announce remixed and remastered reissue of In A Glass House ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/we-were-pushing-ourselves-musically-and-creatively-in-every-direction-gentle-giant-announce-remixed-and-remastered-reissue-of-in-a-glass-house oRwa5aVoL7AwESKEyEpzdY Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:09:06 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:01:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Metallica tear through Creeping Death and King Nothing during first concert of 2026 in Athens, Greece ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/metallica-release-live-footage-creeping-death-king-nothing-athens-2026 fG5gpqveXq3JhCjsmV4xqV Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:26:30 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:49:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My portion of the song is all about Brent, and for Brent”: Mastodon return with trippy single Your Ghost Again, a tribute to late founding guitarist Brent Hinds ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/mastodon-return-without-brent-hinds-your-ghost-again-single-2026 aPsnpALbhbzjNe4ChaVJ2Z Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:59:32 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:10:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roman legionaries! Lederhosen-clad dancers! Axl interviewed! Mythical Guns N' Roses documentary Perfect Crime leaked online ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/guns-n-roses-documentary-perfect-crime-leaked dUicBjyC75d57V7JXaJZBF Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:52:57 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:56:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He thinks he's so tough, but afraid of a girl? Let's see." After 14 years of protest, Pussy Riot announce debut album, launch single with Avenged Sevenfold and challenge Vladimir Putin to a cage fight ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/pussy-riot-debut-album-cyka bAsFYdL4v8x2fsa9tsPjBB Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:26:58 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The day we played, there were bears seen right across the river from the festival." Inside the fascinating new documentary that lifts the lid on enigmatic Nordic folk leaders Wardruna ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/the-day-we-played-there-were-bears-seen-right-across-the-river-from-the-festival-inside-the-fascinating-new-documentary-that-lifts-the-lid-on-enigmatic-nordic-folk-leaders-wardruna 2KMxiif8JFfMZNyzRK4xR5 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:39:42 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:40:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a veritable smorgasbord of musicality for the curious and a buffet of favourites for the fans.” Career-spanning Frank Zappa collection to be released on vinyl for the very first time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/its-a-veritable-smorgasbord-of-musicality-for-the-curious-and-a-buffet-of-favourites-for-the-fans-new-career-spanning-frank-zappa-collection-to-be-released-on-vinyl-for-the-very-first-time 5xXjjGpUhBoMaTry656fRi Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:13:50 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:13:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ The nation rejoices as a corpse-painted Robert Fripp sings in the latest edition of Robert and Toyah's Sunday Lunch ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/robert-and-toyah-rock-and-roll-all-nite 5qQk4DTVenAMjfeNJVibDU Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billy Gibbons and Keith Urban join forces on fuzz-friendly new single Brown Paper Bag ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/billy-gibbons-brown-paper-bag ZHMoHCMvqni56BwfY4yrhS Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:45:46 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:45:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You haven't lived until you've burned a condom. They go up quite well." Beatles icon Sir Paul McCartney recalls cinema stunt that saw him deported from Germany ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/you-havent-lived-until-youve-burned-a-condom-they-go-up-quite-well-beatles-icon-sir-paul-mccartney-recalls-cinema-stunt-that-saw-him-deported-from-germany YMgRhQMpHdYpNPCoZ9smub Sun, 31 May 2026 23:07:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Dave Grohl join Sepultura onstage in Los Angeles to jam on a 90s classic ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/watch-dave-grohl-jam-with-sepultura-onstage-in-los-angeles iRzx8sMiBoBzwNiJxgLu6e Sun, 31 May 2026 14:12:52 +0000 Sun, 31 May 2026 14:46:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s more than just an exhibition. People want to be part of something, whether that’s signing the condolence book or just being part of a bigger event”: Inside the Birmingham museum that’s keeping Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy alive ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ozzy-osbourne-exhibition-birmingham eauD6mmf7Awg5Mi3RXKCc6 Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Sun, 31 May 2026 13:51:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's about trying to find a place, your place, how you fit in." Peter Gabriel shares dark, brooding new single A Hard Lesson ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/its-about-trying-to-find-a-place-your-place-how-you-fit-in-peter-gabriel-shares-dark-brooding-new-single-a-hard-lesson C8krbzEQnRfrLQpywjpTDT Sun, 31 May 2026 10:34:21 +0000 Sun, 31 May 2026 18:02:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were the first heavy metal band." Roger Daltrey says The Who pioneered the genre of music we all love so much ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/we-were-the-first-heavy-metal-band-roger-daltrey-says-the-who-pioneered-the-genre-of-music-we-all-love-so-much pD3aLCFzLR9cHgjNp5iBD5 Sat, 30 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was giving it everything I had to keep up with the song's intensity, and just making it through to the end was already a challenge:” Babymetal reveal the story behind one of their earliest fan favourites ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/babymetal-reveal-the-story-behind-one-of-their-early-fan-favourites tZfXY3XaENmceQyAoeWwE5 Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Sat, 30 May 2026 12:16:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Kim, I’m reading a lot of weird s**t on the internet. Somebody posted ‘RIP: Chris Cornell’ on my Facebook page.” Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reveals how he learned the devastating news of Chris Cornell's death ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/soundgarden-how-kim-thayil-learned-of-chris-cornell-death 4PxgrmWhXYYPJJhvbaTnwi Fri, 29 May 2026 18:25:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "People don’t know this side of me." Jack White opens first public art exhibition at Damien Hirst’s gallery in London ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jack-white-opens-art-exhibition-at-damien-hirsts-gallery-in-london dZzowTQMjRYzVehbmLVtWa Fri, 29 May 2026 16:45:51 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:47:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The flagship of the song is irreverence. It's this beautiful nature of seizing a moment." Greta Van Fleet launch video for strutting new single Play Your Games ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/greta-van-fleet-play-your-games 7uDxXpT9WtTr8xnNaTXzsm Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everyone misses them. It’s not just me." Paul McCartney reflects on the loss of his dear friends, and Beatles bandmates, John Lennon and George Harrison ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/paul-mccartney-ron-the-loss-of-john-lennon-and-george-harrison T3hGfM9PfsoZfr6gkJG64T Fri, 29 May 2026 13:53:21 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:23:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I am not ashamed to ask for help, as we desperately need it." The founder of one of the UK's greatest thrash metal bands has set up a Gofundme to help he and his family deal with some mounting debt ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/i-am-not-ashamed-to-ask-for-help-as-we-desperately-need-it-the-founder-of-one-of-the-uks-greatest-thrash-metal-bands-has-set-up-a-gofundme-to-help-he-and-his-family-deal-with-some-mounting-debt UVfWQpYNKfXz4ZAb2wzRtA Fri, 29 May 2026 10:28:22 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 10:28:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Please experience the increasingly mysterious glow of Pink." Japanese noise legends Boris announce UK and European tour dates to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Pink album ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/boris-announce-uk-and-european-pink-tour SYcpLZ2afMMiDCTBAjNGKb Thu, 28 May 2026 15:22:01 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 15:24:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Things are spiralling out of control!” Evanescence are on the cover of the latest issue of Metal Hammer, which comes with two exclusive gifts ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/things-are-spiralling-out-of-control-evanescence-are-on-the-cover-of-the-latest-issue-of-metal-hammer-which-comes-with-two-exclusive-gifts ZZNoDsSbgQH8UdBaRb3yt5 Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 09:49:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's a myth to believe that people who listen to this kind of music are aggressive." Why this respected author listens to death metal to calm herself while writing ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/its-a-myth-to-believe-that-people-who-listen-to-this-kind-of-music-are-aggressive-why-this-respected-author-listens-to-death-metal-to-calm-herself-while-writing etv5EjvnWTrTBGxNbaTXgN Thu, 28 May 2026 10:28:28 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:29:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Stranglers laughed at AC/DC's long hair when they shared a stage in 1976. They weren't laughing after AC/DC played ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/stranglers-laughed-at-ac-dc-when-they-shared-a-stage-in-1976-but-not-for-long QSNPArddz95zimH9Kt624d Thu, 28 May 2026 09:34:28 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 11:51:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'm still looking for the next challenge. This album is part of that journey." Sixty years into his career, Slade's Dave Hill is releasing his first solo album - produced by Noddy Holder's son ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/dave-hill-dirty-foot-lane yvp3a3kYEsLdTqaaoSD9i Thu, 28 May 2026 05:15:00 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:12:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Wait till you hear the s**t Keith’s playing. It’s unbelievable." Rolling Stones producer Andrew Watt says the band's forthcoming Foreign Tongues is "rawer" than Hackney Diamonds ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/andrew-watt-rolling-stones-foreign-tongues-rawer-than-hackney-diamonds LnNYLfxBMttDsTvzjSV3y4 Wed, 27 May 2026 17:03:29 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 17:09:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everything health-wise caught up with me at the same time. Whatever could go wrong did go wrong." Phil Collins is feeling a lot better, but won't be performing at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/phil-collins-not-performing-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction 6C3NasGAovuTCVnHEbodZQ Wed, 27 May 2026 15:09:43 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:15:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein to bring entire saga to the live arena with European tour later this year ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/films-tv-shows/stranger-things-music-tour mPKNAQf3MNgjRnqPhQ8kWb Wed, 27 May 2026 14:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The first electric guitar ever taken into the death zone!" How you could win a unique signed guitar that's scaled a Himalayan mountain, and help underprivileged kids in the process ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/win-the-first-electric-guitar-taken-into-the-death-zone WsnPttZUEaP5y6RKn9u9iJ Wed, 27 May 2026 13:59:48 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 14:06:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Emerson, Lake & Palmer announce newly remastered reissue of Works Live ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/emerson-lake-and-palmer-announce-newly-remastered-reissue-of-works-live V75Des3frUgdpWepQNYd6e Wed, 27 May 2026 12:25:26 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 12:35:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The reality of being a musician means you need to have very rich parents, the willingness to ruin yourself financially, or a label with very deep pockets." Why that hotly-tipped band you love might not be touring this year ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/crown-lands-tour-expenses fEKhdBFJA2UWw8frd9zjt5 Wed, 27 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000