<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder in Bands-artists ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:51 +0000 en <![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 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:22:29 +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 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:21:10 +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[ "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[ "They looked good from the audience, but if you were near them there were an awful lot of casualties." The day the Rolling Stones accidentally killed thousands of butterflies ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-rolling-stones-dead-butterflies C2XhRmRuFAgr3g3Djv2SuT Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I opened the curtains a bit and said, ‘Look at all these people who’ve paid to see us!’ I didn’t realise that was the worst thing I could have done”: Carl Palmer on Keith Emerson, and how his death wasn’t the worst part of losing him ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/carl-palmer-remembers-keith-emerson wtJRyZPghZaS65YiYJp7q4 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:26:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They were doing something totally unique and otherworldly. It was mysterious and thrilling." 10 songs that Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland wishes he had written ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/10-songs-wes-borland-wishes-he-had-written HjuWzqedga3fjkGHo7kZxh Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:37:23 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:41:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We learned everything from the Wipers." The story behind the obscure debut album which inspired Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and changed the sound of Seattle rock ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-obscure-debut-album-which-inspired-nirvana JqrdbWLvXpvFZV972Chx4K Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:05:09 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:50:38 +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[ "I was embarrassed turning that song in because it was an obvious hit." How Smash Mouth wrote an anthem for bullied fans and accidentally became a pop culture phenomenon thanks to Shrek ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/smash-mouth-the-story-behind-all-star-and-shrek-memes jQht6KYtx8fXGBjVmN2yvL Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:04:05 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:36:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He went off at the deep end with drugs and I was just beside myself with frustration and depression.” Paramore, Deftones and Tool love them. This album broke them. The story of Failure's Fantastic Planet ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/failure-fantastic-planet-oral-history KqSDUZbPSq2bEt4MTbLnQm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:33:11 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:05:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There was that feeling of like, ‘Wait, are we breaking up?'" Why Dave Grohl walked out on Foo Fighters and joined Queens of the Stone Age in 2002 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/why-dave-grohl-joined-queens-of-the-stone-age H2CVuzzmmSa49jJ8oekWTJ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He was in chainmail, said he needed it for protection." From communist Hungary to joining metal's most murderous band and working with Slipknot's Joey Jordison, Attila Csihar is an extreme metal pioneer ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/mayhem-attila-csihar-interview-2026 jkpaWS4GrDGEZ4mGomQapf Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This wasn’t party rock any more. It was fusion and progressive music, and I absolutely loved it”: Paul Gilbert on the genius of Allan Holdsworth, and the one song that proves it ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/paul-gilbert-on-allan-holdsworth jrsEUCs2uATv4nnJ2TcZUZ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I had a bad flu and was delirious, but the lyric was so great that it lifted me up in my sick bed." How Ann and Nancy Wilson poured their feelings about love and the state of the world into a debut single that became an evergreen rock classic ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/crazy-on-you-heart YohFAFiGVdxfD4fZnUMGtG Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:45:00 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:19:09 +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[ “I listen now and think, ‘This is a young man’s game!’ I’m proud of the albums”: How future members of Marillion, Soft Machine and Caravan got their start via Darryl Way’s Wolf ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/i-listen-now-and-think-this-is-a-young-mans-game-im-proud-of-the-albums-how-future-members-of-marillion-soft-machine-and-caravan-got-their-start-via-darryl-ways-wolf nMxaqFi4GeuFAT7gJcyW3P Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Growing up, I noticed bands like Motorhead, Limp Bizkit and Drowning Pool were always part of it. Now I understand why." How heavy metal became a lifelong passion for WWE Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/growing-up-i-noticed-bands-like-motorhead-limp-bizkit-and-drowning-pool-were-always-part-of-it-now-i-understand-why-how-heavy-metal-became-a-lifelong-passion-for-wwe-womens-champion-stephanie-vaquer 5rs7vVRpGCz73QiQPs5cW7 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:39:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned I was dead." How one final, heartbreaking TV performance marked the end of an era for Alice In Chains - and a swan song for their brilliant but troubled frontman, Layne Staley ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/the-story-of-alice-in-chains-unplugged 9GgcqS3Z6wyhXRDAbfWZHS Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "On our first tour one of the venues burned down, and the cops would shut things down." Police raids, venue fires and murderous rednecks: the story of Converge, the band who defined metalcore for a generation ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/how-converge-redefined-metalcore-for-a-generation hdwhotUEub9AvfKZY6Dg5i Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:31:59 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:43:27 +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 <![CDATA[ “Two iconic albums! One unforgettable night!” Thirty Seconds To Mars announce A Beautiful Lie vs This Is War arena tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/thirty-seconds-to-mars-announce-2027-tour eDiyxGWjttVYJhVXvUtRoi Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d love it to become a musicians’ platform – curated, high-quality, and fair”: Why Steven Wilson launched Headphone Dust ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/steven-wilson-headphone-dust Vw6mGZZ4JpQCPwHETSNgoX Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:27:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The band's accountants possibly didn't figure in the cost of their eccentric new guitarist insisting upon recording his parts inside a bespoke chicken coop." The 10 most eye-wateringly expensive rock albums ever recorded ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/10-most-expensive-rock-albums-ever-recorded 7eQ5BjQs6Zd5QVi4tX4zNH Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:54 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:13:38 +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[ 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[ "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[ "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[ "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[ "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[ "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[ "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[ "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[ “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[ “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[ "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